Nadhim Zahawi arrives at 10 Downing Street
Nadhim Zahawi arrives at 10 Downing Street shortly before being appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, following the resignation of Rishi Sunak.
Nadhim Zahawi arrives at 10 Downing Street shortly before being appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, following the resignation of Rishi Sunak.
Investors appear to be losing patience with Big Tech's prodigious artificial intelligence investments this week after Meta Platforms signaled deeper spending and a long road to profitability. The concession from Meta in its quarterly report late on Wednesday cast a cloud over Microsoft and Alphabet, which will both report quarterly earnings on Thursday. Meta's stock sank 15% in extended trade after it forecast higher AI spending next year, while Microsoft was down 2%, Alphabet fell 3% and Nvidia dropped 1.4% in reaction.
Toyota launched a public transport pilot on Thursday with nine fully electric Hilux Revo pickup trucks in Thailand, a key Southeast Asian battleground for electric vehicles where Chinese players are challenging the dominance of Japanese automakers. "The battery EV Revo have been modified into song-taews for public transportation," Toyota Motor Thailand Executive Vice President Surapoom Udomwong said Thursday, referring to the pickup trucks that have been re-purposed for public transit.
The West Kootenay is the wet Kootenay compared to the rest of the province when it comes to snow accumulation this spring. According to the Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin — issued by the B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship on April 1 — the West Kootenay region was sitting at 72 per cent of normal. That figure is one of the highest in the province, with the provincial average sitting at a paltry 63 per cent — last year it was 88 per cent — the lowest average snowpack sinc
Riot police clashed with pro-Palestine protesters as they were ordered to clear college campus demonstrations that have spread across the US.
Disruption has hit the morning rush-hour on Thursday after a train crashed into an obstruction near Watford. Trains to and from Euston are among those affected. National Rail warns trains are having to run at reduced speeds on the line towards Milton Keynes Central.
Visiting chipmakers has become one of President Biden's most common reasons for getting on the road. He will do so again Thursday as he travels to Syracuse to award Micron $6 billion in federal money.
Whole milk and 2% cow’s milk emerged as the top choices of milk, beating out plant-based milk.
Republican China hardliner Marco Rubio is calling on the Biden administration to block all sales to Huawei after the sanctioned Chinese tech company released a new AI-enabled laptop powered by an Intel AI processor chip. The release of Huawei's first AI-enabled laptop, the MateBook X Pro powered by Intel's new Core Ultra 9 processor, last week drew fire from Republican lawmakers, who said it suggests that the Commerce Department had given the greenlight to Intel to sell the chip to Huawei.
The regulatory package will set the first greenhouse gas limits on power plants and halve the time it takes to get new transmission lines permitted.
Former 'Apprentice' winner Marnie Swindells celebrated the expansion of her Bronx Boxing Gym this week, which was partly funded by Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment, and she was supported by this year's winner Rachel Woolford at the launch.
'Hairy Bikers' star Si King has thanked fans for their 'continued support' after Dave Myers' tragic death.
Last September, 32-year-old Arielle Townsend came home to a letter from the federal immigration department stating her Canadian citizenship was at risk of being revoked. Townsend, who lives in Ajax, Ont., was "completely blindsided." She'd come to Canada as an infant in 1992. She was not yet a year old when a Mississauga, Ont., citizenship office issued her a citizen card."I was shocked and completely in disbelief," she said. "It's almost like you go to bed as one person, and then you wake up an
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) causes persistent symptoms of restlessness, concentration problems and impulsive behaviour. “I call it the ‘hungry brain’”, says Dr Max Davie, a neurodevelopmental paediatrician specialising in ADHD and the co-founder of the charity ADHDUK.
David Gilmour worked with his wife and children on 'Luck and Strange'.
Congressman Chuck Edwards is facing penalties for violating the rules regarding franked mail after making accusations against the Biden family in newsletters he sent in 2023.
‘If we got nesting flamingos it would be absolutely historic and proof that we’re getting it right in the Florida Everglades.’
Halifax is planning to open more designated sites for people experiencing homelessness, as the number of unhoused individuals in the municipality continues to grow and encampments become more cramped. According to a new staff report, four designated tenting locations are over capacity with more people regularly moving in. Meantime, tents and other structures are going up in non-designated locations, including in Dartmouth's Northbrook Park, Halifax Common and Point Pleasant Park.Max Chauvin, the
See how Princess Beatrice of York inspired Queen Maxima of the Netherlands' go-to statement headwear
The Toronto Maple Leafs fell behind in their first-round series again without star winger William Nylander on Wednesday, and Thursday's schedule presents two teams in need of a win. Here are five things to know heading into Thursday’s post-season action: WHERE'S NYLANDER? Nylander missed a third straight game to open Toronto's first-round series with the Boston Bruins on Wednesday as he continues to work his way back from an undisclosed injury. The 27-year-old took part in line rushes at Wednesd
UNC quarterback Drake Maye, a Charlotte-area native, is considered a top-tier quarterback prospect in this week’s NFL Draft.