Elon Musk speaks via video during the opening ceremony of 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, on July 6, 2023. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Elon Musk believes China is in a strong position when it comes to the development of artificial intelligence and that the country will be “great
The parents of a girl seen limping after a Land Rover crashed into a school in Wimbledon looked “absolutely shell-shocked”. Seven children and two adults were injured in the crash – with one child seen by the Sky News team on the scene being carried away with a cut to her leg. Wimbledon school crash
The UK is planning new powers to sanction Iran after at least 15 “credible threats” to kill or kidnap people in Britain who are deemed as a threat by the regime, the foreign secretary has announced. James Cleverly told Sky News the proposed sanctions regime would give “us the tools to take further action in
Cillian Murphy and the makers of Peaky Blinders have said they “strongly disapprove” of the use of clips from the show being used in a video shared by supporters of Ron DeSantis’ US presidential campaign. A statement released on behalf of creator Steven Knight, Murphy and the show’s production companies said the footage used was
A car has crashed into a primary school in Wimbledon, south-west London. Police say officers are at the scene in Camp Road – adding several people have been hurt. London Fire Brigade said firefighters are also at the school. Merton Police tweeted that “a car collided with a building at the school”, adding: “Several people
UK housebuilding has fallen at the steepest rate in more than a decade – outside of the pandemic years – as high borrowing costs impact demand, according to a closely watched survey. The June downturn in housebuilding was “steep and accelerated”, according to the S&P Global/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI). Residential construction decreased at
A cameraman was injured after he was hit in the head by a baseball during a match between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles. Pete Stendel of YES Network was struck by a hurried throw in the fifth inning. Wednesday’s game in New York was delayed for around 17 minutes as training staff and
The St Petersburg palace of Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has been raided by Russian security services. The FSB says it found guns, ammunition, gold bars, a stuffed alligator and a cupboard full of wigs at the opulent residence the mercenary leader was forced to abandon after his aborted coup attempt last month. The pro-Kremlin
Singer Pink was left stunned after a fan threw a bag with her mother’s ashes on stage at the British Summer Time show in London’s Hyde Park. #pink #concert #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow
The Supreme Court says colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as an express factor in admissions, a landmark decision that overturns long-standing precedent that has benefitted Black and Latino students in higher education. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the 6-3 opinion. #cnn #news #race #college #university #affirmativeaction #scotus #supremecourt
Global energy tech company Enphase Energy just announced the first shipments of its microinverters made in Columbia, South Carolina. In April, Enphase, which supplies microinverter-based solar and battery systems, announced that it would begin manufacturing its products in the US. A microinverter is a device used with solar arrays to convert the energy that’s generated (Direct
Global commodities have seen a more than 20% slump compared to the same period last year, as reflected by the S&P GSCI Commodities index. Jung Getty | Moment | Getty Images Prices of commodities like crude oil and iron ore have been sliding this year, underlining a continuing economic rout across the globe and possible
In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are in a fierce business rivalry that has spilt over into a playground spat, with the two men offering to fight each other in a cage. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Meta has officially debuted its
At least 24 people have died in South Africa due to a suspected gas leak, local media reported. The state-owned broadcaster SABC said the incident happened in the district of Boksburg, near the city of Johannesburg. A search operation was ongoing. A spokesperson for the local disaster and emergency management services, William Ntladi, told SABC:
A man has been jailed for life for raping a nine-year-old – who then had to travel to another US state for an abortion. Gerson Fuentes admitted attacking the girl in Columbus, Ohio. The 28-year-old, the live-in boyfriend of the child’s mother at the time, impregnated the girl. She then had to travel from Ohio
Labour peer and professor Lord Winston has admitted he is “not optimistic” about the future of the NHS as the health service celebrates its 75th anniversary. The distinguished professor said he did not believe enough money was being spent organising how the NHS is run and the “national poverty” was undermining the delivery of the
Police have seized up to £130m worth of cannabis as part of a nationwide crackdown, described as the “most significant” operation of its kind in UK law enforcement history. Officers discovered more than 180,000 cannabis plants during the series of co-ordinated raids, aimed at unearthing and disrupting organised crime groups (OCGs) across England and Wales.
Kevin Spacey subjected a man he met at a celebrity event to a “barrage” of “vile” sexual comments before grabbing his crotch “like a cobra getting hold”, a court has been told. Jurors at Southwark Crown Court in London heard this evidence from the third of four men who have accused the Hollywood actor of
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday integrated the encapsulated assembly containing Chandrayaan-3 with the launch vehicle — LVM3 at Satish Dhawan Space Centre. “Today, at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, the encapsulated assembly containing Chandrayaan-3 is mated with LVM3,” tweeted ISRO. The space agency’s chairman S Somnath last month told ANI that they
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg completely ignored questions about the Privileges Committee’s report, which listed some of his previous statements as one of the “most disturbing examples” in a “campaign of interference in the work” of the committee. #politics #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett died Tuesday in an apparent drowning off a Florida Panhandle beach, a county sheriff’s office said, as rip currents have claimed at least 11 lives in two weeks along the Gulf Coast. #ryanmallett #tombrady #nfl #patriots #florida #arkansas #razorbacks
SAIC Motor, a Chinese state-owned automaker, is doubling down on its EV strategy in Europe following encouraging sales so far this year. The massive automaker recently shared plans to erect a new EV production facility overseas, to help deliver models to its growing audience in the market. SAIC Motor (aka Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) is
Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud speaks during a panel discussion at the 10th Arab-China Business Conference in Riyadh, on June 11, 2023. Fayez Nureldine | Afp | Getty Images The latest round of voluntary crude oil output cuts evidence the cooperation between heavyweight producers and allies Russia and Saudi Arabia, the
Higher wages are the “biggest driver of price rises” for two-thirds of businesses, according to the findings of a report which will do nothing to ease worries at the Bank of England that inflation is coming under control. The British Chambers of Commerce’s (BCC) economic survey of its members, covering April to June, showed that
Jul 5, 2023, 08:06 AM ET The heavyweight division continues to tease boxing fans with potential megafights this year. One of those potential bouts is a battle between two former champions, Deontay Wilder and Andy Ruiz Jr., but will that fight come to fruition, or is the business of boxing getting in the way of
The logo of Threads is displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of a computer screen displaying the logo of Instagram in Ankara, Turkiye on July 04, 2023. Emin Sansar | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Meta will officially release Threads, its text-based Twitter competitor, on Thursday, but for those who want to get ahead
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 5, 2023, 07:55 AM ET YAIR RODRIGUEZ AND Brandon Moreno stood barefoot on the mat, each with one arm around the other. Their sweaty, wet hair stuck to their baby faces and the wrinkled Brazilian jiu-jitsu gis they wore hung from their shoulders haphazardly. Moreno posted the grainy photo on
The UK is now the only country in the G7 group of rich nations still dealing with rising inflation, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said. The Paris-based OECD – a club of 38 rich countries – said inflation in the UK rose to 7.9% in May, up from 7.8% in April,
A former supermarket worker was encouraged by an AI “chat bot” in a “Star Wars-inspired” plot to kill the Queen, a court has heard. Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, was wearing a handmade metal mask and armed with a loaded crossbow when he scaled the perimeter of the Windsor Castle grounds on Christmas Day 2021. He
The 2023 NHL draft was a pivotal moment for the Chicago Blackhawks — who selected Connor Bedard No. 1 overall — but the action wasn’t limited to the coronation of a new face of the franchise for Chicago. Each team made improvements in one way or another during the course of the week, whether by
Short-term policy making and a decade of underinvestment has left the NHS in a “critical condition” as it turns 75, health experts have warned. Three leading thinktanks said the service may not reach its 100th birthday without more resources being pumped into it and fundamental reforms. Separately, NHS Providers – which represents hospital trusts –
Adele has warned concertgoers about throwing things on stage after a spate of recent incidents. In a video posted on Instagram by a concertgoer, the 35-year-old singer had a special message for her fans, which she delivered as she paced the stage with a t-shirt gun in her arm. Adele, performing at her Weekends with
Ukraine has claimed “explosive devices” have been placed on the roof of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of “dangerous provocations” at the facility. The Ukrainian armed forces quoted “operational data” as saying that the devices had been placed on the roof of the plant’s third and fourth reactors on Tuesday, adding