The electricity, phone and broadband provider arm of Shell has been fined £1.4m by the communications regulator for breaking customer protection rules. Shell Energy was hit with the fine for failing to flag contract ends and the best deals for phone and broadband customers, Ofcom said. More than 70,000 such customers were not properly prompted
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Israel’s government has agreed to back a deal with Hamas for the release of some hostages in Gaza and a temporary pause in the fighting. The agreement involves swapping the hostages for Palestinian prisoners being detained in Israel. The prime minister’s office said the deal involves the release of 50 women and children being held
Workers inspect smart phone components at the visual inspection area of the surface mount technology workshop inside the Realme factory in Greater Noida, India, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Chinas Realme closing in on market leaders Xiaomi, Samsung, yet hurdles loom in treacherous market where many stumbled. Photographer: Anindito Mukerjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg |
Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) has sued the watchdog group Media Matters alleging it manufactured a report to show advertisers’ posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist content. Major US companies including Disney, Warner Bros and Sky News’ parent company Comcast pulled advertising from X over concerns about their ads showing up next to hate speech
Tesla has started bringing Cybertrucks to US showrooms ahead of the official production launch at the end of the month. We are finally less than two weeks away from the Cybertruck delivery event. After unveiling the pickup truck four years ago, we are finally going to get all the production specs and pricing with the
Gas prices at a Chevron gas station in Newhall, CA. Monday, September 18, 2023. The average price of a gallon of regular gas in Los Angeles County rose 4.8 cents today to $5.915, a day after increasing 13.6 cents. The average price has risen 52 times in the last 57 days, increasing 94.3 cents, according
Israel’s latest evidence is the most convincing yet of Hamas military activity at al Shifa hospital, Gaza’s largest. Thus far, it falls short of proving there was a substantial secret subterranean command and control base below the medical complex. What it does show is the presence of men with guns inside al Shifa, something doctors
Argentina has elected a right-wing populist known as “el Loco” (the Madman) as its new president. Javier Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist who has been compared to former US president Donald Trump, promised to deal with Argentina’s soaring inflation and rising poverty. “The model of decadence has come to an end, there’s no going back,” Mr
LEVERKUSEN, Germany — Ukraine coach Serhiy Rebrov has said UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin made his players “angry” when he said it would be a “disaster” for Euro 2024 if Italy fail to qualify for the tournament. Reigning European champions Italy face Ukraine the German city of Leverkusen on Monday — all of Ukraine’s Group C
The government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is “probably dead” after it was ruled unlawful this week by the Supreme Court, one of its former justices has said. The court confirmed its “unanimous” decision on Wednesday after 18 months of legal battles, saying those sent to the country would be at “real risk”
Gaza has lost its largest hospital. Al Shifa has been the beating heart of the strip’s medical infrastructure for almost eight decades, but now is “basically not functioning”, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Thirty-two babies still in hospital ‘death zone’ – live updates The WHO’s findings pose some very difficult questions for Israel
Mia was just 10 years old when she and her family knew she needed mental health support. But their attempts to access help were met with delays and denials that lead to such a severe deterioration in her condition it nearly cost Mia her life. “I wasn’t deemed sick enough, I was told it was
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk lashed out at large advertisers and Media Matters, a media watchdog group, on Friday after several major brands decided to pause spending on X, the social media platform he owns and runs as CTO. Musk wrote late Friday night, “The split second court opens on Monday,
Tesla is only going to deliver 10 Cybertrucks at the upcoming delivery event, according to a company executive. After a lot of anticipation, years of waiting, and some delays, Tesla is finally going to deliver the Cybertruck at an event on November 30th. We have been suspecting that Tesla would only deliver the electric pickup
Despite concerns over a cooling EV market, Hyundai and Kia are “very bullish” as demand for their electric vehicles remains strong. Over the past few months, I’m sure you’ve read headlines like “Automakers overestimated EV demand,” but some believe they are right on track. This includes Hyundai, Kia, and several others. Senior executives from the
Major US companies including Disney, Warner Bros and NBC parent company Comcast have pulled advertising from X (formerly Twitter) amid a row over Elon Musk’s alleged endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory. The Tesla chief on Wednesday agreed with a post on X that falsely claimed Jewish people were stoking hatred against white people, saying the
In this article IBM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook looks on following a conversation on mental health, during a spousal program on the last day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week at Apple Park in San Francisco, California, on November 17, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty
Associated Press Nov 17, 2023, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Alison Lee birdied four of her last five holes Friday to extend a hot streak that stretches from Saudi Arabia to South Korea to Florida. Her 8-under 64 gave her a share of the lead with Nasa Hataoka in the season-ending
Products at the showroom of the Nvidia Corp. offices in Taipei, Taiwan, June 2, 2023. I-Hwa Cheng | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech investors are marching towards Thanksgiving with plenty of holiday cheer. The Nasdaq rose 2.4% this week, bringing its three-week gains to 12%. It’s the strongest rally over that amount of time since
A290 French automaker Renault is looking to investors, including China’s Geely, to funnel some cash into its Alpine racing and sports car brand. Alpine, best known for its A110 sports coupe, is looking to reinvent itself as an all-around player in the EV space with a line of all-electric hatchbacks, SUVs, and crossovers. The brand