There is a danger on days like today of focusing on dazzling but smaller-scale revelations that have come out of today’s evidence at the COVID inquiry hearings. This includes the eye-opening WhatsApps appearing on the courtroom screens, the biblical language about the cabinet and prime minister, the misogynist comments about officials, a prime minister on
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The King has said there is “no excuse” for “abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence” committed by the British against Kenyans in the past, during a speech at a state banquet in the country. Past wrongs during colonial rule are a cause of the “greatest sorrow and deepest regret,” the monarch added. The King, who
Stellantis, the parent company behind Jeep, Ram, Dodge, and 11 others, is launching several new affordable EVs in 2024. The automaker aims to reduce prices on electric models to take on industry leaders like Tesla and incoming Chinese EV makers. Jeep owner takes stake in Leapmotor Days after announcing it will invest $1.6 billion (€1.5
Tesla is ramping up hiring for its humanoid robot program, Optimus, including some reinforcement learning engineers. It was hard to take Tesla Bot seriously when Elon Musk announced it by having someone dressed as a robot dance on stage. To this day, many people are taking the project seriously, but Tesla certainly is. The latest
Not only are more cities and states promoting financials incentives to help residents buy electric bicycles, but the incentives are often growing in value, too. Electric bicycles have proven to be a popular alternative form of transportation for many former car drivers. As prices have dropped and the number of models available has skyrocketed, more
The boss of Google DeepMind pushed back on a claim from Meta’s artificial intelligence chief alleging the company is pushing worries about AI’s existential threats to humanity to control the narrative on how best to regulate the technology. In an interview with CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal, Hassabis said that DeepMind wasn’t trying to achieve “regulatory capture”
In this article BTC.CM= GBTC BNB.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Umit Turhan Coskun | Nurphoto | Getty Images The price of bitcoin could rise to $150,000 by 2025, Bernstein said Tuesday in a note citing optimism about a bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani said the firm expects the Securities and Exchange
In this article META PINS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Pinterest app on a mobile phone. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pinterest stock rose more than 18% Tuesday after beating earnings estimates for the third quarter and assuaging concerns over potential ad revenue loss due to the Israel-Hamas war. The company
Israel’s military says it was targeting a Hamas commander in a strike on a refugee camp in Gaza in which dozens of people are believed to have died. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) say the commander of Hamas’s Central Jabaliya Battalion, who it says was one of the leaders of the massacres in Israel on
Police shot a woman in Paris after she allegedly threatened to blow herself up and made death threats on a train. Two police officers together fired eight shots, seriously injuring the woman, after stopping her at a train station, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. It marks the latest security incident in France, which has been
In this article BABA BABA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Alibaba Group sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 6, 2023. Aly Song | Reuters Alibaba on Tuesday launched the latest version of its artificial intelligence model, as the Chinese technology giant looks to compete with U.S. tech
The King and Queen have begun a four-day state visit to Kenya, which could be eclipsed by calls for an apology over abuses during British colonial rule. The royal couple were welcomed by President William Ruto and the first lady at the State House in Nairobi. The King will deliver a significant speech at a
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentOct 30, 2023, 08:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí has won the Ballon d’Or Féminin after a record-breaking year with club and country. Bonmatí, 25, helped Barça win Liga F and the Champions League last season, before leading Spain to World Cup glory in the summer.
A stake of up to 10% in the Premier League football club West Ham United has been put up for sale, providing the latest test of international investors’ appetite for a slice of one of England’s top-flight clubs. Sky News has learnt that Vanessa Gold, daughter of the late businessman David Gold and a joint-chair
Israel has said its forces have attacked Hamas gunmen inside the militant group’s vast tunnel network beneath Gaza as fighting shows no sign of stopping. After the first successful rescue of a hostage held by Hamas, Israeli troops appeared to push further into Gaza, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejecting calls for a ceasefire. Hamas
Israel said its forces have attacked Hamas gunmen inside the militant group’s vast tunnel network beneath Gaza as fighting shows no sign of stopping. After the first successful rescue of a hostage held by Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls for a ceasefire and vowed to crush the group’s ability to govern Gaza.
Police have cordoned off a beach in Portsmouth after a body was found on the shore. Officers were called to Eastern Parade seafront in Southsea at 6.39am today after the discovery. Police and coastguard members attended the scene. Dog walkers were diverted around tape which cordoned off the closed section. Image: A police cordon at
The BP logo is displayed outside a petrol station near Warmister, on August 15, 2022 in Wiltshire, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Oil major BP on Tuesday reported a steep year-on-year fall in profits, missing analyst estimates. The British energy giant logged underlying replacement cost profit, used as a
Boris Johnson suggested he saw COVID as “nature’s way of dealing with old people” and was “obsessed” with them accepting their fate, the inquiry into the pandemic has heard. During a hearing on Tuesday, notes were shared from the government’s former chief scientist describing a “bonkers set of exchanges”. Sir Patrick Vallance wrote in one
Picture taken on May 3, 2022 shows a general view of Slovakia’s largest mineral oil refinery Slovnaft in Bratislava, Slovakia. Joe Klamar | Afp | Getty Images Record high oil prices could be on the horizon in the event of a conflagration of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the World Bank cautioned. Should the conflict expand