Gina Raimondo, U.S. secretary of commerce, during a “First Tool-In” ceremony at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. facility under construction in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Caitlin O’Hara | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. government is seeking to turn metro areas in middle America into the next hot spots of tech innovation
Police are preparing to dig for the remains of a missing student after an alleged confession to her murder by serial killer Levi Bellfield. The former nightclub bouncer told detectives, in a prison interview this week, that he had hidden her body in woodland 24 years ago. Elizabeth Chau, 19, a computer studies student at
A well-connected Tory police and crime commissioner triggered two different police investigations into political opponents in recent weeks, Sky News can reveal. Steve Turner, PCC for Cleveland, was attempting to become a Tory councillor in Redcar in the Tees Valley, in addition to his existing £73,300 role overseeing the area’s police service. During the campaign,
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMay 12, 2023, 12:46 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 12, 2023, 08:00 AM ET STEVE KERR SAT in his Vancouver hotel room pining over one of his players during the Golden State Warriors‘ preseason trip to Canada in 2016. He called assistant Chris DeMarco to his room, and the two sat and discussed their then-second-year center, Kevon Looney. “I don’t know
In this article CMCSA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Linda Yaccarino, chairman of advertising and partnerships at NBC Universal Media LLC, speaks during a panel session on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images NBCUniversal global advertising
May 12, 2023, 08:41 AM ET The next few weeks will set the table nicely in the boxing world. As an expected big-fight summer approaches, the middleweights and featherweights will take center stage and feature a number of competitive bouts that feature some of the quickest and most powerful fighters in the world. Up first
Japanese games giant Nintendo hopes the latest instalment in their Legend Of Zelda franchise will sell in similar numbers to its predecessor. The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom has been met today with overwhelmingly positive reviews from print and online outlets. Sky News played the game the day before its release and first
Mike Lynch, former chief executive officer of Autonomy Corp departs the Rolls Building on June 27, 2019 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images LONDON — British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been extradited to the U.S. to face fraud charges in relation to the sale of his software company Autonomy to Hewlett Packard.
An image of new Twitter owner Elon Musk is seen surrounded by Twitter logos in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on 08 November, 2022. STR | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk said Thursday that Twitter is getting a new CEO and that he will move to a product and technical role. Musk said
Rishi Sunak has criticised the decision by Eurovision bosses to block Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from addressing the event. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which produces the contest, said it declined Mr Zelenskyy‘s request to address the audience on Saturday in order to avoid politicising it. Mr Sunak’s official spokesman said the prime minister was “disappointed”
Two Metropolitan Police officers are under criminal investigation after a man threatening to jump from a fifth-floor balcony was tasered and fell to his death. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said the Met was called to a flat in Rye Hill Park in Peckham, south London, shortly before midnight on 11 April after
Sir Keir Starmer has praised Sue Gray as “a woman of incredible integrity” after it emerged she was in contact with the Labour chair of the partygate inquiry while still a civil servant. On Thursday, Sky News’s political correspondent Joe Pike revealed that the Labour leader’s incoming chief of staff was in personal contact with
The Royal Mail chief executive is to step down, parent firm International Distributions Services has announced. As first reported by Sky News, Simon Thompson had been in talks to leave the company after his credibility was challenged by MPs who recalled him for questioning at the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee. The company
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is to be released on bail for two weeks following a decision from the Islamabad High Court. Pakistan’s former prime minister was back in court following his arrest on Tuesday on corruption charges, which sparked countrywide violence that left at least 10 people dead and dozens injured. The country’s
A football club has announced it has retired a shirt number in honour of a six-year-old boy who died suddenly. Tributes have been pouring in for schoolboy Jack Stewart, who died on Sunday. The Sidlaw View Primary School pupil had been a Dundee West FC player from the age of three. As well as retiring
Mae Muller says she can’t wait to get on the Eurovision stage on Saturday night, where she will perform against 25 other countries in a bid to take home the coveted glass microphone. The UK’s Eurovision hopeful was born in 1997 – the same year the UK last won the competition. Speaking ahead of the
In this article 9984.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT SoftBank’s Vision Fund posted a record loss in the year ended Mar. 31, 2023. The flagship tech investment unit has been hit by the falling prices of tech stocks. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Japanese tech investor SoftBank fell on Friday
Taylor Swift fans made a mystery memoir into a bestseller before it had even been published – and it’s now been revealed the star is not the author after all. The book previously known as 4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023 now goes by the name Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record Of BTS. That has
The View were forced to abandon a gig after the lead singer apparently threw a punch at the band’s bass guitarist during an onstage bust-up. The incident occurred during the Dundee band’s gig at The Deaf Institute in Manchester on Wednesday night. Footage shared online by fans of the Scottish indie rock band shows singer
The UK economy grew slightly in the first three months of the year, according to official figures – but contracted in March. Growth of 0.1% was recorded by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) in the three months up to March, the lowest amount possible to still be classed as growth as IT and construction
Mike Lynch, the British software tycoon, has been extradited to the US weeks after losing a long-running legal battle against the move. Sky News understands that Mr Lynch arrived in San Francisco on a United Airlines flight on Thursday lunchtime, paving the way for the former Autonomy chief to be tried on criminal charges. One
The chaos and confusion at the border today is exactly what President Joe Biden wanted to avoid when he announced a major change in immigration policy. A makeshift campsite has sprung up between two 30ft fences which divide San Diego in the United States from Tijuana in Mexico. There has been a significant increase in
Thousands of migrants have been making their way to the US border as the Title 42 immigration law changes. The rule, which had enabled the swift expulsion of migrants, has now expired. Record numbers had made their way to the US southern border in the hope of crossing before the midnight deadline. Read more: Why
Almost two thirds of young women have experienced sexual harassment, bullying or verbal abuse at work, according to a new poll. Some 62% of those in the 25-to-34 age group reported being pestered or persecuted on work premises – as well as during virtual meetings, over email and on the phone, the survey by the TUC found.
Astronomers have uncovered the largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed – and it’s lasted more than three years. The explosion, known as AT2021lwx, is believed to have come as a result of a vast cloud of gas – thousands of times bigger than the sun – being sent into a black hole after coming off its
A demonstrator supported Ross Ulbricht, creator and operator of the Silk Road underground market, in front of a federal courthouse on Jan. 13, 2015, in New York City. Getty Images James Ellingson allegedly dealt cocaine, LSD, ecstasy and marijuana on Ross Ulbricht’s Silk Road marketplace, and accepted more than $500,000 worth of bitcoin from Ulbricht
Pakistan’s information minister has defended the arrest of Imran Khan on the day the Supreme Court ruled it was unlawful. In an exclusive interview with Sky News, Marriyum Aurangzeb said: “A person who has defied court, who does not abide by the law, who avoid courts and who thinks he’s untouchable and cannot be questioned,
A 24-year-old US Marine Corps veteran is expected to be charged with manslaughter following the death of a homeless man on a New York subway train. Prosecutors in Manhattan said they will bring criminal charges against Daniel Penny on Friday after he used a fatal chokehold to pin Jordan Neely, 30, to the ground in
As daylight broke on the English local election results a week ago, Sir Keir Starmer popped up in the Kent council district of Medway – which Labour had just captured from the Conservatives – to declare that Labour is “on course for a majority government”. He stuck to his line doggedly this week under tough,
Elon Musk has announced he has found a new Twitter chief executive – but is yet to name her. “Excited to announce that I’ve hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks!” Musk said in a tweet on Thursday. He added that his role within the company will transition to
Harriet Harman, the chair of parliament’s partygate inquiry, was in personal contact with Sir Keir Starmer’s incoming chief of staff Sue Gray while she was still a civil servant. In the early stages of the parliamentary probe, the veteran Labour MP privately said of her fact-finding efforts: “I just speak to Sue.” Sky News understands
Encouraged by high-profile successes elsewhere, India wants its private space companies to increase their share of the global launch market by fivefold within the next decade — an effort boosted by the personal support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the year after the country opened the way for private launches in 2020, the number