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Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Former Arsenal wonderkid ‘banished by Ajax over WHATSAPP and told only to arrive at training ground when pals have left'
Star opened up on an offer from Saudi Arabia Tough to Chu Former Arsenal wonderkid 'banished by Ajax over WHATSAPP and told only to arrive at training ground when pals have left' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CHUBA AKPOM has been brutally axed from the Ajax first-team over WHATSAPP, according to reports. The former Arsenal star is one of seven players who have allegedly been told to find new clubs this summer. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 Chuba Akpom has been axed from the Ajax squad over WHATSAPP Credit: Getty 4 He is one of seven stars informed of the decision Credit: Getty 4 It comes as part of a new direction under John Heitinga, who left Liverpool last month to take up the role Credit: Getty Akpom, 29, is on a list with Carlos Forbs, Borna Sosa, Kristian Hlynsson, Christian Rasmussen, Jay Gorter and Branco van den Boomen. Club bosses want to sell the seven players to raise funds for new arrivals. According to De Telegraaf, Akpom and co will not even be allowed to use the field and gym facilities until AFTER the first team has had lunch. The Dutch giants technical director, Alex Kroes, messaged each of the affected players and told them they would not be welcome at the club after Sunday. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL WISH ROO WERE HERE? Wayne Rooney pictured looking glum on holiday with Coleen & Utd legends Furthermore, their car parking spots have been taken away and there is now only one physiotherapist available between them. Sun Sport has contacted Ajax for comment. It comes as part of a brutal cull by new boss John Heitinga. The 41-year-old left his role as Liverpool assistant last month to take up the job. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK He made more than 200 appearances for the Eredivisie outfit as a player before spells as the reserve team boss and interim head coach. Arsenal academy graduate Akpom joined Ajax from Middlesbrough in 2023 for £10.5m. Christian Norgaard to Arsenal LATEST | Transfers Exposed After struggling for minutes at Ajax this season he joined Ligue 1 side Lille on loan in the winter transfer window. He recently opened up on how he laid awake for days after receiving an offer from Saudi Arabia when he was with the Championship outfit. Akpom told LavieCutz on TikTok: "Before I signed for Ajax, I received an offer from Saudi Arabia. "I barely slept for five nights. When you hear that there is interest in you, it is different than when you actually see it on paper. "Then all kinds of things happen in your body. Everything starts to itch. I lay awake for days. My girlfriend and I were lying in bed thinking about everything. "You're about to get a certain amount of money, but you don't have it yet, but in your head, you're already spending it. "My girlfriend and I were in Disneyland and thinking about everything we could get…" 4 TRANSFER NEWS LIVE - KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LATEST FROM A BUSY SUMMER WINDOW
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Former Arsenal wonderkid ‘banished by Ajax over WHATSAPP and told only to arrive at training ground when pals have left'
CHUBA AKPOM has been brutally axed from the Ajax first-team over WHATSAPP, according to reports. The former 4 Chuba Akpom has been axed from the Ajax squad over WHATSAPP Credit: Getty 4 He is one of seven stars informed of the decision Credit: Getty 4 It comes as part of a new direction under John Heitinga, who left Liverpool last month to take up the role Credit: Getty Club bosses want to sell the seven players to raise funds for new arrivals. According to The Dutch giants technical director, Alex Kroes, messaged each of the affected players and told them they would not be welcome at the club after Sunday. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL Furthermore, their car parking spots have been taken away and there is now only one physiotherapist available between them. Sun Sport has contacted It comes as part of a brutal cull by new boss John Heitinga. The 41-year-old left his role as Liverpool assistant last month to take up the job. Most read in Football BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK He made more than 200 appearances for the Eredivisie outfit as a player before spells as the reserve team boss and interim head coach. Arsenal academy graduate Akpom joined Ajax from Christian Norgaard to Arsenal LATEST | Transfers Exposed After struggling for minutes at Ajax this season he joined Ligue 1 side Lille on loan in the winter transfer window. He recently opened up on how he laid awake for days after receiving an offer from Akpom told LavieCutz on TikTok: "Before I signed for Ajax, I received an offer from Saudi Arabia. "I barely slept for five nights. When you hear that there is interest in you, it is different than when you actually see it on paper. "Then all kinds of things happen in your body. Everything starts to itch. I lay awake for days. My girlfriend and I were lying in bed thinking about everything. "You're about to get a certain amount of money, but you don't have it yet, but in your head, you're already spending it. "My girlfriend and I were in Disneyland and thinking about everything we could get…" 4
The Irish Sun
16-06-2025
- The Irish Sun
All WhatsApp users unlock free ChatGPT perk inside app – but you'll have to enter special code to find it on your phone
WHATSAPP users can unlock a handy new ChatGPT feature directly within the messaging app. The popular AI platform was Advertisement 1 New feature comes to ChatGPT in WhatsApp Credit: Alamy Anyone can access ChatGPT via WhatsApp by entering a secret code. You simply need to add But today the feature gets an enhancement, creators OpenAI exclusively revealed to The Sun. ChatGPT on WhatsApp now has the ability to generate images. Advertisement Read more about AI There are two ways you can do this. Either, ask for any image you want by typing it out. Or, you can upload a photo from your camera roll and describe how you'd like to transform it. Users without a ChatGPT account can generate one image per day, with the option to link a ChatGPT account for additional images. Advertisement Most read in Tech Those who link their existing account will have higher usage limits per day. It comes only a few months after OpenAI added shopping features to ChatGPT. WHAT'S IT LIKE? By Jamie Harris, Assistant Technology and Science Editor at The Sun I tried out ChatGPT's new image generation within WhatsApp and it came back with some fun results. I uploaded a photo of myself on holiday and asked it to turn the image into a cartoon. "Got it - I'm working on creating that image but it might take a bit," ChatGPT responded. "I'll send it as soon as it's ready." Three minutes later and it came back with the pretty cool image seen here.
Scottish Sun
16-06-2025
- Scottish Sun
All WhatsApp users unlock free ChatGPT perk inside app – but you'll have to enter special code to find it on your phone
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) WHATSAPP users can unlock a handy new ChatGPT feature directly within the messaging app. The popular AI platform was added as a free chatbot to WhatsApp at the end of 2024, allowing users to ask questions and start a conversation. 1 New feature comes to ChatGPT in WhatsApp Credit: Alamy Anyone can access ChatGPT via WhatsApp by entering a secret code. You simply need to add 1-800-CHATGPT as a contact. But today the feature gets an enhancement, creators OpenAI exclusively revealed to The Sun. ChatGPT on WhatsApp now has the ability to generate images. Read more about AI FAKING IT Apple made eerily lifelike AI clone of me – can you tell which body part is fake? There are two ways you can do this. Either, ask for any image you want by typing it out. Or, you can upload a photo from your camera roll and describe how you'd like to transform it. Users without a ChatGPT account can generate one image per day, with the option to link a ChatGPT account for additional images. Those who link their existing account will have higher usage limits per day. It comes only a few months after OpenAI added shopping features to ChatGPT.
The Journal
16-06-2025
- Business
- The Journal
Widespread advertising set to be rolled out on WhatsApp for the first time
WHATSAPP HAS ANNOUNCED it will introduce widespread advertising features for users, marking a significant shift for the messaging platform that has largely remained ad-free since its launch. The move is a sensitive one for the company, whose chief has previously denied any plans to explore advertisements as it sought to boost revenue. Unlike Facebook, Instagram, and other social platforms, WhatsApp has maintained minimal advertising since Meta acquired it over a decade ago. Users and regulators have kept a close watch on whether the social media giant would seek to monetise an app that was primarily used to chat with friends and family. Until now, the platform's advertising consisted primarily of WhatsApp Business promotional messages to opted-in customers and some limited Status ad testing in select markets. The messaging app has long had no display ads in chat feeds or conversations. The company said it will roll out three new monetization features exclusively within its Updates tab, which houses both Channels and Status features used by 1.5 billion people daily and became widely available last year. The company stressed that users who only use WhatsApp for personal messaging will see no changes to their experience, as all new features are confined to the Updates tab that can be deactivated in the settings. 'We've been talking about our plans to build a business that does not interrupt your personal chats for years and we believe the Updates tab is the right place for these new features to work,' WhatsApp said. Advertisement The new features include paid channel subscriptions, promoted channels in the Discovery directory, and advertisements within Status, WhatsApp's version of Instagram Stories. WhatsApp emphasized that the new advertising features are designed with privacy safeguards. 'I want to be really clear about one thing: Your personal messages, calls and statuses will remain end-to-end encrypted. This means no one, not even us, can see or hear them, and they cannot be used for ads,' Nikila Srinivasan, vice president of product management at Meta, told reporters. The company committed to never selling or sharing phone numbers to advertisers and said personal messages, calls, and group memberships will not influence ad targeting. 'To show ads in Status or Channels, we're going to use basic information like your country or city, your device language and your activity in the Updates tab,' Srinivasan said. The introduction of advertising represents Meta's effort to monetize WhatsApp's massive user base of over two billion monthly active users. Industry analysts have long speculated that Meta would eventually bring advertising to WhatsApp given its scale and engagement rates. The timeline for these features was not specified in the announcement. 'They're going to be rolling out slowly over the next few months, so it might be a while until you see them in your countries,' Srinivasan said. – © AFP2025
