US Microsoft’s AI ‘copilot for work’ can write your emails and let you skip meetings March 16, 2023 Microsoft has revealed an AI “copilot for work” that can write your emails and allow you to catch up on skipped meetings. The tech giant is bringing the ChatGPT-like assistant…
US Facebook and Instagram owner Meta to lay off another 10,000 staff March 14, 2023 Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is axing another 10,000 jobs to cut costs. The company said on Tuesday it will reduce the size of its recruiting team and…
US World Cup expansion to have more matches than originally planned March 14, 2023 FIFA is set to approve an expansion of the men’s World Cup today with 40 more matches from the 2026 tournament in North America, Sky News understands. The decision to…
US US inflation falls to 6% making Fed’s expected interest rate rise even less likely March 14, 2023 US inflation dropped to 6% over the 12 months to February, complicating the picture for interest rates as banks and stock markets feel the hit from the Silicon Valley Bank…
US Biden to approve scaled-back version of controversial $7bn oil and gas drilling project March 13, 2023 Joe Biden’s administration will approve a scaled-back version of a controversial $7bn oil and gas drilling project. The move comes despite criticism from environmentalists who say the development of the…
US Trump invited to appear before grand jury next week, lawyer says March 10, 2023 Donald Trump has been invited to testify before a New York grand jury next week as part of an investigation into hush money payments made on his behalf during the…
US Millions of rats in New York ‘could carry COVID’ March 9, 2023 Millions of rats living across New York City are susceptible to COVID-19, researchers have found. Like humans, the rodents have proved vulnerable to multiple variants of the virus, from the…
US ‘It’s a relief she’s not laying in a ditch’: Husband finds out wife who went missing 30 years ago is still alive March 4, 2023 A US woman who was declared legally dead after disappearing more than three decades ago has turned up alive in Puerto Rico, her family and police have said. Patricia Kopta,…
US Biden to fight judge’s ruling to halt approval of abortion pill mifepristone March 4, 2023 US approval of the abortion medication mifepristone has been revoked, in a decision that could further disrupt reproductive healthcare for millions of people. Mifepristone blocks the hormone needed to maintain…
US Tennessee becomes first US state to ban public drag performances March 3, 2023 Tennessee has become the first US state to ban public drag performances. The state’s Republican governor Bill Lee signed the bill, which classifies the performances as adult cabaret, into law…
US The diabetes drugs repurposed as weight loss wonders March 2, 2023 Drugs designed to treat diabetes and repurposed as miracle diet aids have taken over TikTok. The weight loss caused by these weekly injectables is rapid and previously unattainable, people boast,…
US China accuses US of ‘abusing state power’ over TikTok ban February 28, 2023 China has denounced the US over its TikTok bans, saying it has been “abusing state power”. Congress and more than half of US states have banned TikTok from government-issued mobile…
US Florida governor takes control of Disney’s self-governing district in apparent LGBTQ+ bill retaliation February 27, 2023 Disney’s self-governing district that it uses to run its Florida theme parks has been taken over by the state’s governor, in an apparent punishment for its opposition to legislation about…
US COVID most likely leaked from Wuhan lab, says US Energy Department February 27, 2023 The COVID-19 virus most likely leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan, according to the US Energy Department. In a report seen by the Wall Street Journal, the US agency said…
US Biden administration proposes tougher rules on asylum at US-Mexico border February 22, 2023 The United States could bar tens of thousands of migrants from arriving at the US-Mexico border under a proposed plan which would require some asylum seekers to book a meeting…
US Chinese president does not want to ‘rip the relationship’ with US over ‘spy’ balloon, Biden says February 16, 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping does not want to damage relations with the US over the “spy” balloon shot down over North America, President Joe Biden has said. “I think the…
US Trump bids ‘good riddance’ to ‘failed woke extremist’ Sturgeon after resignation February 15, 2023 Former US president Donald Trump has bid “good riddance” to Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon following her shock resignation announcement. Referring to Ms Sturgeon as a “failed woke extremist”, he…
US China has high-altitude balloon programme linked to army, White House says February 13, 2023 The White House has determined that China has a “high-altitude balloon programme” for intelligence gathering. It comes as tensions are mounting between the US and China after the US shot…
US China claims US balloons flew over its airspace ‘more than 10 times over the past year’ February 13, 2023 China has claimed US high-altitude balloons have flown over its airspace more than 10 times over the past year. Beijing has made the claim after Washington accused China of operating…
US Kansas City Chiefs fight back to narrowly beat Philadelphia Eagles in classic Super Bowl February 13, 2023 The Kansas City Chiefs fought back to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in a classic Super Bowl that will be remembered as one of the greatest of all time. The Chiefs’…