Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Erin Scott | Reuters An advocacy group backed by Facebook received a $34 million donation from an anonymous donor as it waged a battle against antitrust legislation that would have more tightly regulated the tech industry. A person who works with the group, American Edge Project, told CNBC that
admin
In this article AAPL AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Gina Raimondo, US secretary of commerce, speaks at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Standing against conservative critiques of the Biden administration’s conditions on computer chip-manufacturing funding, the tech
Food prices increased by a record high of 15.7% last month as pressure continues to mount on household finances. Fresh food prices saw a record jump of 17.8% year-on-year for April, while the price of ambient products, such as tinned goods and other store-cupboard items, went up 12.9%. The latest figures come as the average
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Getty Images New York City Mayor Eric Adams and his police department have asked residents to help fight vehicle theft in the city by placing Apple AirTags in their cars. AirTags are small, circular tracking devices that allow users to monitor the location of their
A body has been found in the search for a teenager who went missing in the River Thames near Lechlade-on-Thames. Police were called at around 10pm on Sunday after a 17-year-old boy failed to resurface after going into the water in the River Thames near Lechlade-on-Thames in Gloucestershire. A group of five people had been
Police are continuing to search for a teenager who went missing in the River Thames in Gloucestershire on Sunday evening. The boy had been with three others at the “location together” near Lechlade-on-Thames. Some of the group had entered the water to try to find him, police said. The National Police Air Service, Gloucestershire Fire
An oil tanker being serviced by a bunkering vessel. Courtesy: Hafnia If you think that life at sea is like the movie franchise “Pirates of the Caribbean,” think again. The movies, which feature ambushes, looting and a drunken captain, are far from real life, according to shipping veteran Ralph Juhl. “That is, of course, a
Tesla has inexplicably decided to stop taking orders for the Model S and Model X orders in several of right-hand drive markets. The refreshed Model S and Model X vehicles are just starting to reach markets far from North America and yet, Tesla appears to have decided to stop taking orders in many of them.
Tesla claims that its Model Y AWD is the “most efficient ‘SUV’ ever built”, but it’s not even Tesla’s most efficient SUV ever made. As we previously reported, Tesla has been way more active on Twitter since Elon Musk bought the platform. While the company would previously only use the social media platform to share
Nurses could keep holding strikes “up until Christmas” if the current dispute is not resolved, the leader of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has told Sky News. Pat Cullen, the head of the RCN union, was speaking as her members picket today – although the period of action is truncated after judges ruled the
The King’s Coronation Concert will feature a Union Flag-shaped stage. Around 20,000 members of the public are expected to attend the event next Saturday where they will be greeted by a stage lit in red, white and blue against the background of the East terrace of Windsor Castle, according to mock-up pictures released by the
National exemptions are in place to provide critical care during strike action by nurses, a union leader has insisted, telling Sky News staff would never leave patients unsafe or create more risk. Royal College of Nursing (RCN) general secretary Pat Cullen was speaking to Sophy Ridge On Sunday ahead of a 28-hour walkout by members
Each day Ron and Maxine Flewett wait for the phone to ring, hoping it is the news they have waited 20 months for. Mr Flewett has a health condition causes scarring on the lungs – he relies on a constant supply of oxygen and now he is waiting for a transplant. His wife, who is
7:56 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — One of the most eventful weeks in New York Jets history began Monday with the trade for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. It ended Saturday with the last of seven draft picks. In a news conference to wrap up the draft, coach Robert Saleh was asked to describe the week,
3:07 PM BST England beat a spirited France 38-33 to win their fifth straight women’s Six Nations title with a Grand Slam in front of a record-breaking crowd at Twickenham on Sunday to give coach Simon Middleton a fitting farewell. With 58,498 fans in attendance, top-ranked side England struggled with nerves at first before pulling
1:48 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer MEXICO CITY — By the time the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants take the field Saturday for their historic two-game series at Mexico City’s Alfredo Harp Helu Stadium, a flurry of Major League Baseball officials will have waxed poetic about the capital city’s warm reception and appetite
England have won the woman’s Six Nations rugby grand slam after beating France 38-33 at Twickenham. England led 33-0 at halftime following a ruthless first half display, scoring five tries. But France came back strongly in the second half, scoring three tries of their own. The Red Roses managed to add another to their haul,
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian, right, arrives on stage as Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai exits during the Google Cloud Next event in San Francisco on April 9, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images When Google hired Oracle’s Thomas Kurian four years ago to run its cloud business, the internet search company had a
11:05 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday awarded the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to the Air Force Academy for winning football games against its rival U.S. service academies. “Simply put, you can’t talk about the soul of the nation without talking about our service academies,” Biden told the team gathered in the
After taking Wrexham FC to new heights, it appears Ryan Reynolds may have a new sporting venture on the horizon – this time in Canada. The Deadpool star, alongside his business partner and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia actor Rob McElhenney, took over the Welsh football club last year, and got it promoted to the