In this article FB Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a live-streamed virtual and augmented reality conference to announce the rebrand of Facebook as Meta, in this screen grab taken from a video released October 28, 2021. Facebook | via Reuters Facebook is set to report fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday. Here are
Analysis by Jon Craig, political correspondent It’s being called D-day for the cost-of-living crisis. And Rishi Sunak is determined to be centre stage and show the public and Tory MPs that he has the right measures to tackle it. On a day of good news and bad news, on which the bad threatens to outweigh
In this article FB Building the metaverse isn’t cheap. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, revealed the financials of its Reality Labs division for the first time in its Q4 2021 earnings report on Wednesday. That’s the segment of the company tasked with building CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for the metaverse. It also includes revenue from hardware,
3:30 PM ET Luis Diaz to Liverpool. Dusan Vlahovic to Juventus. Ferran Torres to Barcelona. Robin Gosens to Inter. Julian Alvarez to Manchester City. These are five of the biggest deals in the transfer window that just closed… and, generally, five moves that were hailed as good business. Time will tell, of course, but when
Boris Johnson must encourage the EU and Joe Biden to provide aid for Afghanistan to prevent a “needless loss of lives”, Gordon Brown has said. The former prime minister was speaking after viewing a Sky News report from the Taliban-run country, showing “malnourished, horribly weak” children and a toddler who had frozen to death. Multiple
Four men have been arrested and charged in relation to the death of The Wire actor Michael K Williams. Williams, 54, was found dead by family members at his penthouse apartment in Brooklyn, New York, last September. New York City’s medical examiner ruled he had died of acute drug intoxication. US Attorney Damian Williams and
The global market share of electric cars more than doubled in 2021, marking a clear acceleration of electric vehicle adoption around the world – albeit some markets lag behind. For years, industry analysts have failed to understand how quickly the transition to electric vehicles is happening. Every year, they adjust their predictions to be more
In this article ENR-DE IBE-ES SHEL-GB Wind turbines photographed in Aragon, Spain. Pepe Romeo / 500px | 500px | Getty Images Plans for a huge project aiming to produce green hydrogen and ammonia have been announced, with those behind it hoping construction of the first phase will begin in late 2023. On Tuesday, Copenhagen Infrastructure
Soldiers around the world often perform martial arts shows for their national leaders. But these North Korean soldiers took it to another level in front of their leader, Kim Jong Un. A warning, these stunts are extreme from the start – and might bring tears to your eyes. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more
CNN’s Jean Casarez takes a look at former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst’s final Instagram posts before she died by suicide. #CNN #News
In this article PYPL Shares of PayPal were down more than 25% on Wednesday, a day after the company provided weak guidance that it blamed in part on inflation. PayPal reported mixed results for the fourth quarter. Earnings per share of $1.11, ex-items, missed the $1.12 expected. It beat on revenue estimates, though, reporting $6.92 billion
The energy regulator will reveal this morning the extent of the additional financial pain households face through its revision to the price cap. Ofgem is expected to confirm a rise from 1 April of up to 50% – about £700 – taking a typical annual bill for gas and electricity up towards the £2000 mark.
Rain Neuromorphics, a startup designing chips that mimic the way the brain works and aims to serve companies using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, said on Wednesday it raised $25 million (roughly Rs. 187 crore). Gordon Wilson, CEO and co-founder of Rain, said that while most AI chips on the market today are digital, his company’s
President Joe Biden has approved the deployment of thousands more US troops to Poland and Germany in the coming days amid fears Russia will invade Ukraine, an administration official says. Some 2,000 troops will be sent to Poland and Germany, while the US will also reposition part of a 1,000-strong infantry squadron currently in Germany
The Olivier Awards, which celebrate the best in UK theatre, are set to return in April, after a pandemic-enforced two-year hiatus. The event, which will be held on 10 April at the Royal Albert Hall, will crown the best shows, actors, actresses and technical and creative teams in British theatre. However this year organisers are
Millions of households will discover on Thursday how much their energy bills will rise this spring after the regulator brought forward its announcement of the new price cap. Ofgem will reveal what is expected to be an increase of up to 50% to the price cap for gas and electricity, adding around £700 to bills
RAF jets have been scrambled to track “unidentified aircraft” north of Scotland. The Typhoon jets were launched from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray and joined by a Voyager air-to-air refuelling tanker from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. An RAF spokesman declined to provide more information on the operation until it is over. An image taken from
A former teacher has won the coveted Costa Book of the Year award, with a collection of sonnets inspired by her experiences of working in an inner-city school. Hannah Lowe’s The Kids won the £30,000 prize, beating off favourite from Claire Fuller for Unsettled Ground. The award pits the winners of the first novel, novel,
Speculations about a second Trojan asteroid sharing Earth’s orbit have come to an end. Researchers have confirmed that it’s indeed real. Astronomers believed they had discovered a second Trojan asteroid orbiting Earth in 2020, which sparked rounds of speculation. Scientists affirm that the first confirmed Trojan asteroid isn’t an exceptional case after the most recent
Boris Johnson has told Vladimir Putin of his “deep concern about Russia’s current hostile activity” on the Ukrainian border amid fears Moscow is planning to invade its neighbour. More than 100,000 Russian troops have amassed near the border in a major military build-up. The prime minister spoke to the Russian president in a phone call