A model of Angry Birds character ‘Red’ sits on display inside the reception area of the Rovio Entertainment Oy headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japanese gaming giant Sega announced Monday it has made a 706 million euro ($776 million) offer for the maker of the
Sega Sammy, the gaming firm behind Sonic the Hedgehog, has agreed a deal to buy rival Rovio Entertainment – best known for Angry Birds. The pair confirmed that the Japanese firm would pay €706m (£625m) for Rovio just days after takeover talks were revealed. The acquisition comes as Sega seeks to accelerate its growth in
Elon Musk’s SpaceX made final preparations early on Monday to launch its powerful new Starship rocket system to space for the first time, on a brief but highly anticipated uncrewed test flight from the Gulf Coast of Texas. The two-stage rocketship, standing taller than the Statue of Liberty at 394 feet (120 m) high, was
SpaceX will launch its Starship rocket system for the first time today. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued Elon Musk‘s company with a licence to put its most powerful rocket system through its paces, saying it met all safety and environmental requirements. The Starship rocket is due to blast off for its debut orbital
Air France and Airbus have been found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter over the crash of Flight 447 in 2009 that killed 228 people. The Airbus A330 was travelling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean during a thunderstorm in June 2009, killing people from 33 countries. Both Air
The Phantom Of The Opera is no longer in New York – and has taken its final bow after a record-breaking 35-year run on Broadway. The show, which tells the story of a disfigured phantom who haunts a Paris opera house and falls in love with a singer there, was Broadway’s longest-running show, and ended
A disability campaigner has told police forces they should “do more” to combat a rise in hate crimes targeting people with disfigurements. It comes after “sobering” research shows 33% of people with visible differences or disfigurements said they had experienced a hate crime – compared with 28% in 2019. The Changing Faces survey also suggests
The European Space Agency is sending its first ever dedicated mission to Jupiter. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will launch from French Guiana on an Ariane 5 rocket. Sky’s Science and Technology Editor Tom Clarke tells you everything you need to know. #skynews #jupiter #europeanspaceagency SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
LaTavia Washington McGee and Eric Williams join CNN’s Anderson Cooper to share the harrowing details of their kidnapping by a Mexican cartel. #CNN #News #Shorts
Government spending on storing personal protective equipment (PPE) in China increased by £2.35m in the year to January – as households struggle to make ends meet amid the cost of living crisis. According to data revealed by the Labour Party, the taxpayer paid £23.5m to store life-saving protective equipment from February 2021 to January 2022
This morning, Chinese EV automaker XPeng Motors unveiled its next-generation EV architecture that will be the backbone to future models going forward. XPeng states the new SEPA 2.0 platform will not only shorten future models’ R&D cycles, but offer a modular, interchangeable, end-to-end solution that will support a multitude of vehicle types – like its
Sales of the sub-$30,000 Chevy Bolt, being assembled here in Orion Township, Michigan, allowed GM to recently pass Ford as a distant No. 2 behind Tesla in EVs. Joe White | Reuters From the headlines, car buyers might think the most important force driving down the cost of electric vehicles is the $7,500 tax credit
11:37 AM ET ESPN News Services The New York Yankees placed Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain, the team announced Sunday. Stanton was replaced by a pinch runner after hitting a double in the seventh inning of Saturday’s 6-1 win over the Minnesota Twins. Manager Aaron Boone said Stanton
Barclays is joining the ranks of global investment banks taking the axe to jobs amid a slowdown in dealmaking and stock market flotations. Sky News has learnt that the British lender will this week cut more than 100 roles in its investment bank, with sources saying the layoffs would not be confined to a single
8:00 AM ET Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs are upon us. While the Boston Bruins set all sorts of records
In this article VORB SPCE ASTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Virgin Orbit started as a program of Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic in 2012, before being spun off into a separate company five years later. In the private space race, Virgin Orbit contended its method of launching its rockets — known as “air launch”
Multiple people have been injured and four have been killed in a shooting in Alabama, officials have said. The incident is reported to have taken place at a teenager’s birthday party late on Saturday evening in the city of Dadeville, in Tallapoosa County. It was not immediately known if a suspect was in custody. WRBL-TV
Controversial Labour attack adverts targeting Rishi Sunak were not a mistake and there are more to come, a senior shadow cabinet member has told Sky News. Wes Streeting argued it was “absolutely right to take the gloves off” and hold the government to account for its record. The social media campaign in which the opposition
Sudan waits to see how high the price of peace will be There are no heroes in this story. Both the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been responsible for committing atrocities against civilians. Hundreds have been killed since the 2019 revolution and many more injured. Now, the power pact that brought the two
The Pentagon is racing to find the source behind the leaking of a slew of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war. The documents appeared to reveal potential vulnerabilities in Ukraine’s defences, as well as the numbers of UK special forces allegedly active in the country. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/pentagon-leaks-and-the-ukraine-war-what-do-the-highly-classified-documents-say-and-how-did-they-get-out-12855540 #pentagonmeeting #documentleak #ukrainedocuments SUBSCRIBE to