Indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at the U.S. Courthouse in New York City, July 26, 2023. Amr Alfiky | Reuters Twelve jurors in a lower Manhattan courtroom have begun to deliberate the fate of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried following a month of testimony from nearly 20 witnesses. The case was handed to the jury
A Chinese flag flies outside a residential compound in Beijing on April 30, 2017. Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images Chinese companies have gained ground in global patent holdings in the cybersecurity technology sector amid growing U.S.-China tensions, according to a report from Nikkei Asia on Sunday. Chinese firms such as Huawei and Tencent accounted
A mayor in Alabama has died in an apparent suicide – days after a right-wing site published pictures of him wearing women’s clothes and makeup. F.L. “Bubba” Copeland – who was also a pastor at a nearby church – fatally shot himself on Friday, according to Sky’s US partner NBC News. Mr Copeland had
“Jaden” was stabbed a couple of weeks ago while walking the streets of Croydon, south London. Luckily for him, it wasn’t serious. But a week later, he was arrested for carrying a knife of his own. When we meet him, he tells us he is appearing before the magistrates in the morning. The thing is,
More than 16 million people have missed payments on key household bills this year – two million of them for the first time. The government-backed Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) says 30% of British adults have fallen behind on at least one payment in 2023. Credit card repayments were the most common bill that went
The leader of Burnley Council and 10 other councillors have resigned from the Labour Party this evening over Sir Keir Starmer’s decision not to push for a ceasefire in Gaza, Sky News understands. Afrasiab Anwar, who has been in the party for 10 years, was among those calling for the leader to step down on
Here at Electrek we have spent countless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through those thousands of miles of riding, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bicycles
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Government exhibit in the case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Source: SDNY Over the past month, lawyers in the criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried have brought close to 20 witnesses to the stand and presented hundreds of exhibits to the 12 jurors who will decide the fate of the
The Beatles’ last song has become their 18th number one single. Now And Then was written and recorded by John Lennon in New York in the late 1970s, before being developed by the other band members, including George Harrison, in 1995. Lennon’s wife Yoko Ono had given the recording to the remaining Beatles the previous
Elon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meet Grok, the first technology out of Elon Musk’s new AI company, xAI. Grok, the company said, is modeled on “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” It
The England footballer Ollie Watkins is among a group of investors ploughing new funds into a fast-growing British online sneaker and streetwear marketplace. Sky News understands that Mr Watkins, who played for Aston Villa on Sunday in the 2-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest, is backing The Edit LDN, which has operated concessions in department stores
Prince William has arrived in Singapore, where he’ll announce the winners of his Earthshot Prize, a £1m award for green innovators. The Prince of Wales said it was “fantastic to be back” as crowds gathered around the world’s largest indoor waterfall at Changi Airport. Travelling without the Princess of Wales, who stayed at home to
Nov 5, 2023, 09:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HONG KONG — Sarit Suwannarut won the Volvo China Open by six strokes Sunday as the Thai player blitzed the course with 10 birdies to overcome a three-shot overnight deficit and take the title ahead of Taichi Kho and Chen Guxin. Sarit completed his final round
Nov 4, 2023, 12:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kris Lees’s Kalapour has booked a place in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup by winning the Lexus Archer Stakes at Flemington. Ridden by legendary jockey Damien Oliver, Kalapour led from start to finish in the 2500m Group 3 contest at Flemington on Saturday. The John O’Shea-trained Athabascan and
Thousands of people were left without water on Sunday due to an issue at a Thames Water treatment works. Thames Water apologised to residents in Godalming, Surrey, and said it was investigating. Jeremy Hunt, the MP for the area, said a major incident had been declared. He posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that
Day after day, the victims of the Hamas terror attacks arrive at the National Center of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv. For the scientists trying to identify them, it’s heavy work and it’s getting a lot harder. Warning: This report contains images of human remains and graphic descriptions of injuries – which some people might
The deputy prime minister has said he fears there has not been the “moral clarity” that “Jewish lives matter” after the Hamas attack on Israel. Oliver Dowden warned the Jewish community in the UK was “fearful” after a number of pro-Palestinian marches. Rishi Sunak’s deputy drew comparisons with the Black Lives Matter protests after the
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he is committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state in an unannounced visit to the West Bank – as Hamas claims Israel struck a refugee camp in Gaza. Continuing his tour of the region, Mr Blinken met the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, in the city
Tesla’s Cybertruck is finally hitting the road at the end of this month, but it was spotted today in a special color – matte black, the first time we’ve seen the Cybertruck in anything other than basic unpainted stainless steel. We’ve technically seen the Cybertruck with other wraps, but those were mostly camouflage or jokes
Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, arrives on the day of a hearing at Manhattan federal court in New York City, January 3, 2023. David Dee Delgado | Reuters In Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial, prosecutors won quickly by keeping it simple. Jurors needed