In an aerial view, dry cracked earth is visible at Nicasio Reservoir on June 16, 2021 in Nicasio, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images California water officials warned on Tuesday that the state is set to face another dry year after experiencing a significant lack of snow in January, potentially marking its third consecutive year of
A bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal is installed outside the BitCluster cryptocurrency mining farm in Norilsk, Russia, on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cryptocurrency start-ups are having a solid start to the year, bagging hundreds of millions of dollars in fresh cash even as investors grow wary about
A digital platform which allows consumers to buy, sell and swap designer handbags has won backing from a host of luxury goods executives including a former boss of Jimmy Choo. Sky News understands that Luxury Promise, which was founded in 2017, will announce this week that it has raised $11m in a funding round led
Another Tory MP has revealed he has submitted a letter of no confidence in the prime minister over his handling of partygate allegations – the third today. Sir Gary Streeter, one of the Conservative Party’s longest-serving MPs, is the latest to add his name to the list of those who have publicly announced they are,
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
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
Google parent Alphabet said its board approved plans for a 20-for-1 stock split on Tuesday as part of the technology company’s quarterly earnings statement. Alphabet stock was up as much as 8% following the news. The move comes a year and a half after Apple most recently split its stock, giving three shares for each
Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood has told Sky News he will be submitting a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson today. The senior Tory, who is chair of the Defence Select Committee, revealed in an interview with Kay Burley that he would be making the move. He said it is “time to resolve this” as
Santander has flagged up the likelihood of a mortgage price battle as lenders fight to offer the best deals even as the Bank of England raises interest rates. In a results statement revealing a big rise in annual profits for 2021, the Spanish lender’s UK arm said it expected its margin on loans this year
The executive producer and host of Gimlet Media’s Science Vs podcast said she would devote her fact-checking show exclusively to contradicting misinformation on other podcasts carried by parent company Spotify. The announcement by Wendy Zukerman builds on protests by Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and others against Spotify’s Joe Rogan Experience Podcast. They say Spotify is
A two-year-old girl has been found dead in a back garden after being reported missing. The toddler was found unresponsive in Reede Road, Dagenham, east London, shortly before 5pm on Saturday. Paramedics tried to save her but she was pronounced dead at the scene. The Metropolitan Police said officers went to the home at around
Google owner Alphabet defied the gloom surrounding the tech sector as its surging internet ad business helped it deliver better than expected results. Shares rose nearly 9% in after-hours trading after Alphabet said revenues for the fourth quarter jumped by 32% year-on-year to $75.3bn and profits rose 36% to $20.6bn. For the full year, sales
Marks and Spencer and Aldi have reached a settlement in a copyright dispute over the design of their caterpillar cakes. M&S launched legal action against the German discount store in April 2021, accusing its rival of copying the design of its Colin the Caterpillar cake in a bid to force Aldi to take its Cuthbert
7:39 PM ET Australian fighter Tai Tuivasa said his heavyweight bout with Derrick Lewis is a fantastic opportunity, even if he agreed to the UFC 271 showdown against the American while “pissed.” Riding a four-fight win streak after a bumper 2021 that saw him defeat Harry Hunsucker, Greg Hardy and Augusto Sakai, Tuivasa has solidified
In this article GOOGL A Google sign is pictured during the company’s presentation of a detailed investment plan for Germany outside the Google office in Berlin, Germany, August 31, 2021. Annegret Hilse | Reuters Alphabet announced a 20-for-1 stock split in its Q4 2021 earnings report on Tuesday – for all 3 classes of its
Chinese spying in the US has become so widespread the FBI is launching an average of two counterintelligence investigations a day to challenge the activity, the director of the bureau has said, accusing Beijing of launching hacking operations and stealing American innovations. Christopher Wray said he was “blown away” by the scale of Chinese efforts
Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from US talkshow The View for two weeks after her comments about Jews and the Holocaust. Kim Godwin, president of ABC News, which carries the show, said: “Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments. “While Whoopi has apologised, I’ve asked her
The Pacific nation of Tonga has gone into lockdown following the discovery of two coronavirus infections in the community. The two cases are local port workers who had been helping to distribute aid received after a volcanic eruption and tsunami last month. The disaster polluted drinking water, severed communications, killed three people, and left dozens
In this article AMD Lisa Su, president and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), holds a 3rd generation Ryzen desktop processor while speaking during a keynote session at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Jan. 9, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images AMD reported fourth-quarter earnings after
In this article PYPL PayPal shares fell as much as 16% after hours on Tuesday after reporting mixed results and Q1 guidance that fell below analyst estimates. Here are the key numbers: Earnings per share: $1.11 per share, ex-items vs. $1.12 per share expected, according to a Refinitiv survey of analysts Revenue: $6.92 billion vs.