“Neither of them are blessed with natural charisma.” This rather damning assessment of both Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer – the UK’s choice of future prime minister – focuses on their speech and body language, not how they might lead the country. The leaders of the two main parties face weeks of interviews, speeches,
A Chinese spacecraft is on its way back to Earth after becoming the first ever probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-6 lifted off just after 12.30am UK time on Tuesday to begin its journey home, according to the China National Space Administration. Officials said it had been successful
Core Scientific’s 104 megawatt Bitcoin mining data center in Marble, North Carolina Carey McKelvey AUSTIN — For five years, bitcoin miner Core Scientific has quietly been diversifying out of mining and into artificial intelligence, a market that will require immense amounts of power to handle the training of AI models and the massive workloads that
In this article GOOG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, speaks at a cloud-computing conference held by the company in 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet is laying off employees from several teams in Google’s cloud unit, one of its fastest-growing businesses, CNBC has learned. The
Ford CEO Jim Farley wants the company to deliver affordable EVs like Henry Ford did with the Model T. However, the hard part is doing so profitably. After China’s bet on EVs “paid off” so far, Ford wants to compete with the best, including BYD. Ford moves to affordable EVs Farley believes its next-gen EVs
For the past three weeks or so I’ve travelled the entire length of Mexico, from its border in the south with Guatemala to its northern state of Chihuahua that borders the US. In cities, towns, and villages, ubiquitous billboards for the various political parties and candidates dominated the skyline. Claudia Sheinbaum’s face was as common
Jun 2, 2024, 06:16 PM Open Extended Reactions Rugby League legend Rob Burrow has died at the age of 41, following a long battle with motor neurone disease (MND), his former club Leeds Rhinos said on Sunday. Burrow was diagnosed with MND in 2019 and subsequently dedicated himself to raising awareness of the disease, as
In this article SPOT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Daniel Ek, founder and chief executive officer of Spotify, attends the Cannes Lions 2016 on June 22, 2016 in Cannes, France. Antoine Antoniol | Getty Images Spotify announced on Monday it is increasing the cost of its premium subscription plans in the U.S., marking the
Wales’s first minister has lost a confidence vote. Vaughan Gething has only been first minister since March, but in that time he has faced questions over a controversial £200k donation to his leadership campaign from a man convicted of environmental offences. Mr Gething said the donations had been made in line with party protocols and
The Maldives says it will ban the entry of Israelis amid public anger in the predominantly Muslim archipelago over the war in Gaza. The office of Maldives’ President Mohamed Muizzu said his cabinet had decided to change laws to prevent Israeli passport holders from entering the country, and it will establish a subcommittee to oversee
Logo of Aramco, officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Group, Saudi petroleum and natural gas company, seen on the second day of the 24th World Petroleum Congress at the Big 4 Building at Stampede Park, on September 18, 2023, in Calgary, Canada. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Saudi state oil giant Aramco commenced its
At 5pm today, Sky News will publish the first YouGov poll-based projection of the campaign. The pollster, which has partnered with Sky News for the election, pioneered the technique to call every seat in Great Britain on the basis of extensive polling. This will allow Sky News to bring you YouGov’s projected winner and the
Donald Trump warned “it would be tough for the public to take” if he was imprisoned after becoming the first former US president to be criminally convicted. The former president was found unanimously guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up “hush money” payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels on Thursday.
Shein, the online fashion behemoth, is on the verge of taking a huge stride towards a London flotation that would value it at about £50bn and rank among the most significant – and contentious – deals in the UK’s capital markets for years. Sky News can exclusively reveal that Shein, which was founded in China
Diane Abbott has said she will run to be Labour’s candidate in Hackney North and Stoke Newington following speculation she may choose to stand down. Ms Abbott also denied she had been offered a seat in the House of Lords in the event she chose to retire. In a post on social media, Ms Abbott
OPEC+, a group of 23 oil-producing nations led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, will convene on Sunday to decide on the next phase of production policy. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The influential Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, on Sunday agreed to extend their official crude
Manisha has been waiting for hours in the scorching heat for the water tanker. Hundreds of residents like her from the Vivekanand camp have lined up their empty container along the sidewalk with hose pipes. While the tanker is rolling into this narrow lane young boys and girls climb atop the moving vehicle. A dozen
A 13-year-old girl from Wales has died while on holiday in the US. Anna Beaumont was found unresponsive in a pool at Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said she was transported to hospital in critical condition on Tuesday but died the next day. In a statement, the force said: “We
Police are reviewing a Conservative candidate’s campaign adverts after receiving allegations of election fraud. Robert Largan, who is fighting to keep his High Peak seat, has published a number of campaign materials in the colours of Labour and Reform UK. The graphics also included the phrases “Labour for Largan” and “Reform for Robert”. Live updates
Mexico’s election has become its bloodiest in modern history after the number of assassinated candidates reached 37 before today’s vote. The election is likely to give Mexico its first woman president as voters decide between a former academic who is promising to advance the current leader’s populist policies and a former senator and tech entrepreneur