The chairman of the Post Office is on the verge of being forced out of the role amid frustration in Whitehall over the state-owned company’s governance as it reels from the Horizon IT scandal. Sky News has learnt that Henry Staunton, who only became chairman of the Post Office in December 2022 after a long
Tesla has announced a new $500 million project to build a giant Dojo supercomputer cluster at Gigafactory New York in Bufallo. Dojo is a new supercomputer designed from the ground up by Tesla specifically to train AI with videos. The project suffered significant delays, but it seemed to be getting some momentum last year as
Children walk near a billboard bearing the image of targeting ships, on the day Yemen’s Houthi-run forces targeted an American ship in the Red Sea, on a street in Sana’a, Yemen, on Jan. 10, 2024. Mohammed Hamoud | Getty Images An oil tanker operated on behalf of Trafigura was struck by a missile on Friday
The US is reportedly planning to move nuclear warheads to the UK in response to the growing threat from Russia. Senior figures on both sides of the Atlantic have called for preparations to be ramped up in case of a potential war between NATO forces and Russia. To reinforce the alliance, the Telegraph reports Pentagon
Spoiler alert: This article contains details of the final of the second series of The Traitors. You have been warned. Judas level treachery, the advent of Jazatha Christie, and death by fizzy rosé – this series of The Traitors has had it all. After 12 episodes, the nail-biting finale saw baby-faced British army engineer turned
Superdry, the London-listed clothing retailer, is weighing a radical restructuring that could involve significant numbers of store closures and job cuts after reporting weak sales. Sky News has learnt that Superdry and its advisers at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) are initiating work on plans that could lead to a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) or restructuring plan, both
A New Yorker has been fined thousands for hoarding around 100 animals, including a young South American ostrich. State and local authorities seized the creatures – some of which were exotic or endangered – from 32-year-old Matthew Spohrer’s home in North Bellmore, Long Island on Tuesday. Among the animals kept in Spohrer’s basement and backyard
WWE co-founder and wrestling icon Vince McMahon has resigned from the organisation’s parent company after being accused of sexual misconduct and sex trafficking. Former employee Janel Grant filed a graphic lawsuit on Thursday that included claims she was offered to an unnamed star wrestler for sex. McMahon denies the allegations but has stepped down as
I’m officially a bad liar. With a blood pressure cuff pumped tight around my arm, straps around my chest monitoring my breathing, and sensors on my fingers to pick up any traces of sweat, veteran polygraph test examiner Don Cargill says he can easily spot the signs I’ve told him a fib. I’ve denied writing
New Englanders, rejoice – at last, Vermont’s first Tesla store is being fitted up in South Burlington and will open soon. January 26: The Vermont Tesla store is so not going to open in the latter half of January, as we initially expected. One of our readers (thanks, Doug!) went past the store today and spoke
ESPN News Services Jan 25, 2024, 10:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Joc Pederson and the National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a $9.5 million, one-year contract that includes a mutual option for 2025, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez. The 31-year-old Pederson has been a consistent power threat for
Olga Rolenko | Moment | Getty Images Oil prices are on pace for a weekly gain as U.S. economic growth and stimulus in China raise hopes for more robust crude demand this year. The West Texas Intermediate contract for March fell 90 cents, or 1.16%, to trade at $76.46 a barrel Friday morning, while the
In this article INTC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks during an event called AI Everywhere in New York, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. Intel shares slumped 12% on Friday and headed for their steepest drop since July 2020, after the chipmaker issued a forecast for the current quarter that came
Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $83.3m in a defamation case to a woman who accused him of sexual assault – with the former US president saying her allegation was a lie. The court said Trump should pay $18.3m (£14.4m) in compensation and $65m (£51m) in punitive damages to E Jean Carroll. Trump posted
US President Joe Biden’s spokesperson has said fake, sexually explicit images of Taylor Swift that circulated online were “very alarming”. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Friday that social media companies have “an important role to play in enforcing their own rules”, as she urged Congress to legislate on the issue. The fake
An oil tanker is on fire in the Red Sea after a missile attack by Houthi fighters. In a statement, the ship’s owner Trafigura, which has offices in Britain, said firefighting equipment on board was being deployed to control the flames and the safety of the crew is its “foremost priority”. A spokesperson for the
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin pushed higher to end the week as investors took some comfort in the idea that outflows from the Grayscale Bitcoin ETF (GBTC) could be starting to taper off. The price of the cryptocurrency climbed more than 3% to $40,989.80 according to Coin Metrics. At one point Friday
The father of a 14-year-old girl who took her own life after being bullied on social media by fellow pupils at her school has said someone needs to be held “accountable” for her death. Mariano Janin said his daughter Mia was bullied “in person and online” and that police should set up a “special division”
New Brexit border controls will leave British consumers and businesses facing more than £500m in increased costs and possible delays – as well as shortages of food and fresh flowers imported from the European Union. The new rules are intended to protect biosecurity by imposing controls on plant and animal products considered a “medium” risk.
In this article AMZN GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq. Peter Kramer | CNBC The S&P 500 is trading at a record and the Nasdaq is at its highest in two years. Alphabet shares reached a new pinnacle on Thursday, as did Meta and Microsoft, which ran