Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, May 10, 2021 amid the Colonial fuel pipeline ransomware attack. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images With ransomware attacks surging and
Tony Danker, the former director-general of the CBI, is to receive in the region of £500,000 from the business lobbying group in a settlement reached nearly a year after he was ousted in the midst of a wider sexual misconduct scandal. Sky News has learnt that Mr Danker, who left the organisation in April 2023,
The son of Jimmy Lai, the tycoon and pro-democracy activist jailed in China, has called for “urgent” intervention from the UK as his father’s health deteriorates in solitary confinement. British citizen Mr Lai, one of the most prominent critics of the Chinese Communist Party, has been in prison in Hong Kong since December 2020. He
The world “will not tolerate any more excuses on humanitarian assistance” from Israel on the situation in Gaza, the prime minister has said. Speaking following a meeting with US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron, Sir Keir Starmer sought to make the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar a
LONDON — Cybersecurity firm Wiz is seeking to hit $1 billion of annual recurring revenues next year, the company’s billionaire co-founder Roy Reznik told CNBC, adding that the firm will go public “when the stars align.” Wiz makes software that connects to cloud storage providers like Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure and scans for
A recent breakthrough by researchers at the German Primate Center, led by Andres Agudelo-Toro, a scientist in the Neurobiology Laboratory, has significantly advanced the field of brain-computer interfaces. The study, conducted with rhesus monkeys, has resulted in a training protocol that enables precise control of prosthetic hands purely through brain signals. This novel approach focuses
A former police detective has been jailed for 19 years for stealing cocaine from work to sell on the streets of Manchester. Andrew Talbot, who worked for Greater Manchester Police’s serious crime division, was found guilty of misconduct in public office and supplying class A drugs last month. The 54-year-old took almost 4kg of cocaine
The founder of BrewDog has claimed that entrepreneurs will abandon Britain if capital gains tax is increased. James Watt, the founder of the brewery and pub chain, told Sky News that a significant rise in the tax “will do far more damage to our economy” and deal a hammer blow to the prosperity of every
Singer Cheryl has posted about Liam Payne’s death, saying their seven-year-old son Bear “has to face the reality of never seeing his father again”. The Girls Aloud star and former X Factor judge also hit out at “abhorrent reports” about Payne, saying: “It is breaking my heart further that I cannot protect (Bear) from that
Recent research has established that approximately 70 percent of all known meteorite falls can be traced back to three young asteroid families: Karin, Koronis, and Massalia. This significant finding emerged from a collaborative effort involving scientists from the CNRS, the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and Charles University in the Czech Republic. These families formed through
Simon Cowell has said he is “devastated” and “heartbroken” over the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne. The X Factor judge – who mentored the band on the show and later signed them to his label – posted a tribute on Instagram to the 31-year-old singer, who died after falling from a hotel
The release of drone footage by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) of Yahya Sinwar’s final moments has provoked a torrent of different views across the Middle East. The video shows the Hamas leader in a smashed-up apartment, sitting in an armchair, clothed like a rank-and-file militant. He turns to the drone and throws what appears
Overhauling workers’ rights could cost businesses around £5bn a year, the government has said. The Employment Rights Bill, which aims to tackle low pay and poor working conditions, is being debated by MPs today as it passes through its next stage in parliament. Within the bill are a series of reforms branded the biggest overhaul
Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh-based fund manager, has told staff to return to full-time office working, the latest in a string of employers to cool on pandemic era remote working practices. Sky News understands that Baillie Gifford’s roughly-1,800 employees were notified in a video call several weeks ago that they were expected to attend its offices
A Tesla Model 3 vehicle warns the driver to keep their hands on the wheel and be prepared to take over at anytime while driving using FSD (Full Self-Driving) in Encinitas, California, U.S., October 18, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Tesla faces a new investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, concerning
Oct 17, 2024, 08:14 PM Open Extended Reactions Hosts and favourites England were grouped with Australia and the United States while six-times winners New Zealand will face an awkward clash with Ireland after the draw for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup was made on Thursday. Reflecting huge growth in the women’s game, the tournament
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., July 27, 2024. Kevin Wurm | Reuters Donald Trump’s crypto project, World Liberty Financial, published a 13-page document Thursday that described its mission and how tokens can be allocated, and that indicated that the Republican presidential
Donald Trump has outdone himself. His rhetoric has long been extreme but, in campaign remarks as it heads towards a close, it’s more so. Consider the direct quotes from his “enemy within” interview on Fox News on 13 October. Asked about “bureaucrats undermining you” in a second term, he replied: “We have two enemies: we
The third floor room at the Casa Sur hotel where Liam Payne was staying is now sealed off with police tape. Hotel guests walk up and down the corridor but a police officer is on guard to ensure nobody interferes with what is still the scene of an active investigation. How and why did the
NASA and NOAA have confirmed that the Sun has entered its solar maximum phase, the most active part of its 11-year cycle. During this period, the Sun becomes more volatile, and an increase in solar storms and activity can have various effects on Earth and space. Solar maximum marks a peak in sunspot numbers, leading