In this article MMAT Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., demonstrates an Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset and Oculus Touch controllers. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta will hold its annual virtual reality conference, Connect, on Oct.11, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday. In an announcement post
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Elon Musk is signaling that Tesla is ramping up Powerwall production and will finally increase the availability of the home battery pack. Tesla has been production constrained with the Powerwall for a long time. The demand has been strong in several markets, like the US and Australia, but production hasn’t been able to catch up
Russia’s move to indefinitely suspend gas flows to Europe via Nord Stream 1 is seen as a further escalation of its policy to inflict economic pain to Germany. Lisi Niesner | Reuters Europe has been thrown into its biggest energy crisis in decades with natural gas supplies from Russia becoming volatile and unpredictable even before
In this article AAPL A customers holds the new green colour Apple iPhone 13 pro shortly after it went on sale inside the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York, March 18, 2022. Mike Segar | Reuters Apple will announce its latest hardware products, including new iPhone 14 models, at its launch event Wednesday,
The co-founder of Lastminute.com and dozens of other leading British start-up founders are urging Liz Truss to host a new national competition for entrepreneurs as the incoming premier seeks ways to kickstart a faltering UK economy. Sky News has seen a letter signed by Brent Hoberman, co-founder of the online travel site, and Samir Desai,
Memphis Police have said that a body found in a three-day exhaustive search for heiress Eliza Fletcher, who was allegedly kidnapped while jogging, has been identified as the missing woman. Confirmation comes from Tennessee authorities after a man, Cleotha Abston, 38, was charged on Saturday as a suspect of Fletcher’s kidnapping and for tampering with
It’s not every day Uri Geller shows you a mysterious alien object given to him by John Lennon, reads you CIA certification of his paranormal abilities or invites you to become a citizen of his micronation. But after chatting to the 75-year-old Israeli-born illusionist for just a few minutes, it’s easy to see how an
7:00 AM ET Predicting that New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes would be a breakout player last season was about as bold as forecasting that a dog would win best in show from the Westminster Kennel Club. Sometimes, the signs are just obvious that it’s time for an NHL player’s glow-up. In 2020-21, his second
Authorities in Pakistan are rushing to widen a breach in its biggest lake to keep the waters from overflowing, as an unprecedented monsoon season threatens a 4,500-year-old archaeological site. Unprecedented floods have affected 33 million people and killed at least 1,325, including 466 children, national disaster officials have said. Record-breaking rains have inflicted damage on
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe reacts to the FBI executing a search warrant at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents, including classified documents, that may have been brought to Florida, three people familiar with the situation say. #CNN #News
Liz Truss has become the prime minister of the United Kingdom after being officially asked by the Queen to form a new government. The former foreign secretary beat her rival Rishi Sunak to win the Conservative leadership race on Monday and will replace Boris Johnson in Number 10. In a break with tradition, Ms Truss
A Malaysian contractor at the centre of the US navy’s worst corruption scandal escaped house arrest in California over the weekend after cutting off his GPS anklet, federal agents have said. Leonard Francis, known as “Fat Leonard”, who admitted to offering $500,000 in bribes to US navy officers, has reportedly gone on the run before
Hollywood stars Sean Penn and Ben Stiller have been included on a list of 25 US citizens sanctioned by Russia in response to their public criticism of the war on Ukraine. The foreign ministry included the actors on a new list of mostly politicians, trade officials and industrial executives that it was placing under sanctions
US space agency NASA has a significant impact in all areas of human life. The commercial sector has traditionally benefited from technological transfers from NASA. As part of its most recent effort to improve human life, he space agency has financed technologies that can help relieve symptoms of menopause. In a release, NASA said that
Boris Johnson has delivered his valedictory speech to the nation, describing himself as a “booster rocket that has fulfilled its function”. Speaking outside a packed Downing Street, the outgoing prime minister said: “This is it folks.” Mr Johnson vowed to “get behind Liz Truss every step of the way” and told the Conservative Party that
Five of Asia’s biggest economies are expected to see exponential growth of solar, positioning the region to become a global hub of solar power, according to independent energy think tank Ember. Ember analyzed existing national power sector development plans across China, Japan, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines. It found that solar capacity is expected to grow
Oil pumping jacks operate in an oilfield near Almetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia, on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Indian Petroleum Minister Shri Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said the country will carefully assess whether to support a G-7 proposal to impose a cap on the price of Russian oil. “There
In this article 6758.T-JP NTES 700-HK Revenue from mobile games accounts for more than half of the mobile gaming market. Sony is looking to diversify beyond consoles with its new dedicated PlayStation mobile gaming division. Mateusz Slodkowski | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Asia’s biggest gaming firms — Sony, NetEase and Tencent —
6:57 PM ET Baseball history could be on the horizon as Aaron Judge approaches the elite mark of 60 home runs. The New York Yankees outfielder came one step closer with his 54th homer on Monday versus the Minnesota Twins. The Yankees outfielder has had an outstanding season at the plate, batting .302 and logging
Liz Truss is making a frantic 1,000-mile dash to see the Queen before launching her premiership with a £100bn energy price freeze that could last until the next election. She is flying 500 miles each way to Balmoral to be handed the keys to No 10 by the monarch before addressing the nation from Downing