A fire which killed 19 people at a secondary school dormitory in Guyana was deliberately set by a student, according to an official. The suspect – who is among the injured – was upset that her mobile phone was confiscated, investigators believe. She had been disciplined by the dormitory administrator for having an affair “with
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In this article GOOG UBER Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Passengers ride in an electric Jaguar I-Pace car outfitted with Waymo full self-driving technology in Santa Monica Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Uber‘s ride-hailing and delivery services will soon be offered by Waymo’s autonomous vehicles
Donald Trump has appeared in court via video link to receive a warning from a judge over evidence sharing in his criminal hush money case. It was his first appearance in court – albeit this time not in person – since his arraignment on 5 April where he pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts
Boris Johnson has been referred to the police by the Cabinet Office over new claims he broke COVID lockdown rules. The former prime minister’s ministerial diary has revealed visits by friends to Chequers during the pandemic. The visits to the grace-and-favour residence were highlighted during preparations for a public inquiry into COVID, according to The
Niche performance automakers Lotus Cars and Renault Group subsidiary Alpine have announced that after two years, they are no long co-developing an all-electric sports coupe that was slotted to replace the combustion-dependent Alpine A110. Here’s the latest. Let’s start with Alpine. The automaker’s history dates back to the 1950s, working consistently with fellow French company
Tesla announced the expansion of its massive virtual power plant in South Australia to 3,000 more homes. The program specifically aims to help low-income households with their electricity costs. Australia, and especially South Australia, has had a lot of power issues over the years as it retires aging infrastructure and tries to manage a high
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event on the company’s campus in Redmond, Washington, on Feb. 7, 2023. Chona Kasinger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft said Tuesday that it will offer Bing as the default search engine in OpenAI’s viral ChatGPT chatbot. It’s
South Wales Police has referred itself to the policing watchdog as CCTV footage showed a police van following two people on an electric bike before a fatal crash which sparked a riot in Cardiff. Serious disorder broke out in the Ely area of the Welsh capital last night after the deaths of two boys, Kyrees
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Microsoft’s cloud and artificial intelligence group, speaks at the Microsoft CIO Summit in Redmond, Washington, on Feb. 1, 2023. Microsoft Microsoft‘s hefty investment in artificial intelligence chatbots is finding its way into data analysis. Following its reported $13 billion
In this article AAPL AVGO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook holds the new iPhone 14 at an Apple event at their headquarters in Cupertino, California, September 7, 2022. Carlos Barria | Reuters Apple on Tuesday announced a new multibillion-dollar deal with Broadcom to develop 5G radio frequency components in the
Lewis Capaldi has been memorialised in papier-mache, ping pong balls and bronze spray paint by pupils at his former school. Students at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, presented the singer with the sculpture, which principal art teacher Bryan Johnstone said was “intentionally bad, bizarre and odd-looking”. Capaldi described the statue as “the most
Cryptocurrency prices moved higher on Tuesday after Hong Kong’s securities regulator announced it will allow retail trading of certain crypto assets starting June 1. Bitcoin rose 1.7% to $27,293.64, according to Coin Metrics. The largest cryptocurrency has been trading in a small range throughout May, struggling to break meaningfully above $30,000 but staying above $25,000.
United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy delivers remarks during a news conference with White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki at the White House in Washington, July 15, 2021. Tom Brenner | Reuters U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned in a new advisory Tuesday that widespread social media use among kids and teens poses a significant
In this article BIDU BABA BABA 700-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Chinese tech giants Tencent and Alibaba touted artificial intelligence as a transformative technology on company earnings calls this week. Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s technology giants are banking on artificial intelligence to bolster their businesses, touting new features for
Facebook’s failure to stop open containers of baby formula being traded online has put infants in danger, campaigners and charities say. It comes after a Sky News investigation into the desperate measures some families are having to take because they cannot afford the rising prices of infant formula milk. Hartlepool Baby Bank highlighted the “horrendous”
International students who come to study in the UK will no longer be able to bring family with them except under specific circumstances in a government bid to bring immigration down. International students will no longer be able to bring dependants with them unless they are on postgraduate courses that are currently designated as research
A British-based company which uses thermal imaging to detect heat loss from buildings anywhere on Earth has secured nearly £13m in additional funding. Sky News has learnt that Satellite Vu (SatVu) will announce this week that Molten Ventures, the London-listed investment group, has led a Series-A2 round which adds to financing already secured from companies
In this article SHEL-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Shell reported adjusted earnings of $39.9 billion for the full-year 2022. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — British oil giant Shell‘s annual general meeting Tuesday looks set to be an acrimonious one, with climate-focused investors seeking to ramp up pressure on the
Britain is no longer expected to suffer a recession this year, nor will it have the weakest economic growth in the group of seven leading industrialised economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today. Unveiling a dramatic upgrade to its outlook for Britain, the Fund, which previously predicted Britain would face the worst 2023 of
WhatsApp will allow users to edit their messages – but only for 15 minutes after they have been sent. The Meta-owned messaging service has started rolling out the new function and it will be available to all users in the coming weeks. Messages will carry a label showing they have been edited – but they