U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., August 7, 2024. Erica Dischino | Reuters Instagram has failed to remove toxic comments directed at Vice President Kamala Harris and other leading female politicians from its app as the 2024 election nears, according to research
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rick Osterloh, Senior Vice President of Devices and Services at Google, speaks during the Made By Google event at Google’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, California, on August 13, 2024. Google announced new Pixel phones, watches and AI technology. Josh Edelson | AFP |
As the riots raged in the U.K., Elon Musk began making incendiary comments about the situation, including the statement: “Civil war is inevitable.” Musk is the owner of X, the social media platform formerly known as X. Aytug Can Sencar | Anadolu | Getty Images LONDON — Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government is considering ways
People living in areas at the highest risk of flooding face cuts to key services due to a sharp rise in flood defence costs, councils have warned. The government is being urged to overhaul funding for the bodies overseeing flood alleviation as soaring costs have seen an average rise of 28% over the past two
Tennis star Naomi Osaka has said she doesn’t feel like she is in her own body, having returned to tennis after giving birth. The four-time Grand Slam champion returned to professional tennis in January after giving birth to her first daughter, Shai, last July. But since her comeback, the 26-year-old has struggled for consistency, failing
Liam Napier Aug 7, 2024, 05:38 AM Open Extended Reactions A cloud of uncertainty accompanies the return of the southern hemisphere’s premier rugby competition. What is the future of the Rugby Championship? At this point, no one really knows. This year’s tournament – as with the vast majority of the previous 12 editions – appears
In this article RDDT GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange prepares for the social media platform Reddit’s initial public offering in New York City on March 21, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images For nearly a decade, Tom Wahlin’s popular travel gear site Pack Hacker
Thailand’s prime minister has been removed from office after a court ruled he violated ethical standards. Srettha Thavisin was dismissed after judges said he failed to perform his duty with integrity after his appointment of a cabinet member who had been imprisoned over an alleged attempt to bribe a court official. The court ruled 5-4
The world’s only self-driving taxi company has been forced to fix a fleet of cars after residents complained about their constant honking. Waymo’s autonomous cars arrived in a car park in San Francisco, California, a few weeks ago, where they wait between jobs. However, the cars were installed with an update that made them beep
Two men found dead in a burned-out car in Sweden were British nationals, officials say. Juan Cifuentes and Farooq Abdulrazak were reported missing in July after failing to return home from a business trip to Denmark and Sweden. Swedish prosecutors say they have now identified remains as belonging to the two men. The car was
A Ukrainian soldier holds up a Russian rifle taken from inside Russia. “A trophy,” he says, smiling. One of his colleagues, also grinning, produces a military uniform patch that reads “Armed Forces of Russia” and a 10 rouble note. “Russian money,” he says. Image: Ukrainian ‘trophies’ – a Russian military uniform patch and a 10-rouble
The Scottish government has confirmed it will no longer provide winter fuel payments to all pensioners. The once universal benefit will now be means-tested and replicate a UK government decision. The introduction of a replacement Scottish benefit has also been delayed. It comes amid reports that Finance Secretary Shona Robison has written to cabinet colleagues
A police officer in Ohio accused of fatally shooting a pregnant black woman has been charged with murder. Ta’Kiya Young, 21, was shot in the chest after being suspected of stealing bottles of alcohol from a supermarket last August. Her unborn daughter, who was due three months later, also died. On Tuesday, a grand jury
Footage of Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff shortly after his Top Gear crash has been shown for the first time, revealing the extent of his injuries. The TV presenter and former England cricket all-rounder sustained serious facial injuries and broken ribs after a crash while filming Top Gear at Dunsfold Aerodrome, Surrey, in December 2022. The incident
In this article 700-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tencent showed off its tech at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 8, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tencent beat second-quarter top and bottom line estimates as growth in its key gaming division accelerated. Here’s how Tencent did in the
On the eve of crucial Gaza ceasefire talks, Iran has dramatically upped the ante. For two weeks Israel has faced a nerve-wracking wait for Iranian retaliation for the assassinations of two Hezbollah and Hamas figures in Tehran and Beirut. Now Iranian officials say Iran will attack Israel directly if Gaza ceasefire talks, scheduled tomorrow in
Katy Perry’s latest video is being investigated in Spain after unauthorised filming allegedly took place on protected sand dunes in the Balearic Islands. The Lifetimes video shows the star on the beaches of Formentera, on a boat and jumping in the sea, and partying in the clubs of nearby Ibiza. In a statement, the Spanish
The US Department of Justice is considering breaking up Google, according to reports from Bloomberg, the New York Times and others. Last week, a federal court in the US ruled the tech giant had broken antitrust law by spending billions on creating an illegal monopoly and becoming the world’s default search engine. Read more: Google
The first increase in inflation this year is less a reason for panic than a signal that, after almost three years of wild volatility, the UK’s measure of price increases is returning to a period of what looks far more normal fluctuation. The primary reason CPI stepped up to 2.2% in the year to July
The price of food bought by poorer people during the cost of living crisis rose more quickly than it did for those with higher incomes, according to new research. Goods disproportionately consumed by people on lower incomes became more expensive faster than costlier kinds of food, thinktank the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said. Money