In this article SNAP Co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc. Evan Spiegel attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 17, 2022. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Snap is laying off 20% of its workforce, which equates to over 1,000 employees, according to
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Food prices rose at their fastest rate since 2008 in August – up 9.3% after a 7% increase last month. The figure comes from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and NielsenIQ index, which blamed the Ukraine war and its effect on the price of animal feed, fertiliser, wheat, and vegetable oils. Fresh food prices were
Fantasy fans have waited years for something to fill the Game of Thrones shaped hole in their TV schedules, and just weeks after the first prequel House of the Dragon was released, Tolkien now gets the telly treatment thanks to the deep pockets of Amazon. The first episodes of Lord of the Rings: The Rings
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died aged 91 – with President Biden leading tributes and calling him “a man of remarkable vision” who helped avert the prospect of nuclear war. One of the most significant figures of the 20th century, Mr Gorbachev was known for ending the Cold War without bloodshed, but failed to
After Tory MPs sprinted through five rounds of voting for a new party leader in just a week, the battle for the votes of party members has already been a six-week marathon. For Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak it’s almost the end of the road as they prepare for the 12th and final Conservative Party
Connected vehicle system developer Sibros has added a new partner to its Rolodex. This time it isn’t an automaker but Google Cloud. By adding Google’s advanced scalable data infrastructure, Sibros looks to bolster its connected vehicle management technology to support a number of data-driven functions to its EV customers, like fleet management and OTA updates.
Connie Black makes adjustments to the manufacturing line for the series 6 solar panels seen during a tour of a First Solar plant in Walbridge, Ohio, October 6, 2021. Dane Rhys | Reuters First Solar announced Tuesday that it will build a new solar panel manufacturing facility in the U.S. on the heels of the
In Germany, coal is making something of a comeback. A power station once marked for closure in the town of Bexbach is being resurrected. For the last few years, the plant was in the “grid reserve”, meaning it was called upon to supplement shortages in the power network a few days a year. Now, it’s
Transport for London has secured around £1.2bn in funding from the government, but the city’s mayor has warned the agreement is “far from ideal”. The funding package replaces TfL’s last bailout, which was the fourth since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. Transport for London commissioner Andy Byford said the agreement, which
Aug 30, 2022 Mike CoppingerESPN Just last year, the 135-pound division was the weight class to watch, as Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis all called it home. Now Lopez and Garcia campaign at 140 pounds, and suddenly, the junior welterweight division is one of the sport’s most competitive weight classes. The
The pregnant partner of a rapper stabbed to death at Notting Hill Carnival has shared pictures of her baby bump and told how she will keep his memory alive for their unborn son. Oshian Edwards paid tribute to Takayo Nembhard, 21, from Bristol, saying she would see him in their son “every day”. Mr Nembhard,
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN For the next three days, the owners of the National League’s two best records will share the field when the New York Mets host the Los Angeles Dodgers for three games at Citi Field. With just over a month left in the regular season before the MLB playoffs begin, it
Olivia Pratt-Korbel was scooped up by police and taken to hospital after being shot, as an officer tried to save her by using his hand to cover the chest wound, an inquest has heard. The nine-year-old schoolgirl died after being attacked by a balaclava-clad gunman who chased another man into her house in Liverpool at
In this article TWTR In this illustration, Elon Musk’s Twitter account is displayed on the screen of a mobile phone with the Twitter logo in the background. A whistleblower’s complaint that Twitter misled federal regulators about the company’s security risks could provide Elon Musk with fresh ammunition in his bid to get out of buying
U.S. intelligence warns that Russia is planning to launch fresh attacks ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day on Wednesday. Security and Defence Analyst Professor Michael Clarke gives an analysis of the current troop movement from the north of Ukraine towards the south-west. #SkyNews #Ukraine #Russia SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us
Former Nixon White House counsel John Dean says that the redacted affidavit supporting the FBI search of former Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home will not be good for Trump. #CNN #News
Astronomers have found the oldest visible planetary nebula (PN) inside a 500-million-year-old galactic open cluster (OC). The rare celestial jewel has been discovered inside a cluster called M37 and is believed to be of high astrophysical value. Planetary nebulas (PNe) are glowing shrouds ejected from dying stars that shine with distinct colours and shapes offering
The government’s target to bring gigabit broadband to “every home and business across the UK” by 2025 seems to have been scaled back to reach 85% of the country instead. Boris Johnson made the initial pledge as part of his 2019 manifesto, with £5bn of funding behind the scheme. However, in a press release published
Greenland’s ice sheet is reported so out of balance with the Arctic climate that it can no longer hold on to its current size, a new report claims. Furthermore, it is suggested that the ice sheet is irreversibly committed to reduce by 59,000 square km, which is considerably larger than the area of Denmark, Greenland’s
The UN is appealing for $160m (£136m) in emergency funding to help Pakistan deal with devastating floods. More than 1,150 people have been killed and nearly half a million displaced in the disaster. “Pakistan is awash in suffering,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video message for the launch of the appeal. “The Pakistani