SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 14, 2024 – Visitors visit the Galaxy S24 phones at SAMSUNG booth at AWE2024 in Shanghai, China, March 14, 2024. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Samsung Electronics on Friday said it expects to post a 931% increase in first quarter operating profit, as chip prices rebound. Operating profit in
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Israel has announced it is opening new routes for humanitarian deliveries into Gaza. The Ashdod Port is set to temporarily reopen, while the Erez Crossing into northern parts of the Gaza Strip will be accessible for the first time since the Hamas attacks of October 7. Israeli officials have also said they are planning to
Tesla (TSLA) is turning to deep discounts on new vehicles early in a new quarter as inventory is piling up. Earlier this week, Tesla reported its Q1 delivery and production results, and it delivered far fewer vehicles than anyone expected. The automaker added over 46,000 vehicles to its global inventory. Generally, the automaker introduces incentives and
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk‘s social media site X began rolling out free premium features, including verification badges known as “blue checks,” to select users late Wednesday in an effort to reward what it calls “influential” people on the platform. For most users, X Premium is a paid subscription service that
Parts of a south London hospital were sealed off while treating a woman who had swallowed poison, police have said. Two officers were also exposed to the substance and remain at Croydon University Hospital, formerly Mayday Hospital. Officers were alerted at 3.46am by London Ambulance Service to reports of a woman having ingested poison at
The world’s oldest man has died at the age of 114, just under two months before his 115th birthday. Juan Vicente Perez, from Venezuela, was confirmed to be the world’s oldest living man by Guinness World Records when he was aged 112 years and 253 days as of 4 February 2022. He attributed his longevity
Google is considering charging users for “premium” internet search results powered by artificial intelligence (AI), according to a report. The tech giant is said to be exploring several ideas about how to use the technology, including incorporating enhanced search tools as part of its premium subscription services. Google‘s main search engine would remain free to
Elon Musk’s xAI, an artificial intelligence startup, has poached yet another engineer from Tesla in a clear conflict of interest. Last year, Musk launched a new AI startup, xAI, and it has been a controversial endeavor – primarily because he has himself described Tesla as “an AI company”. A few years prior, Musk had left OpenAI
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – 2018/01/24: A foreigner is seen with a Malaysia flag as a background. Kuala Lumpur or commonly known as KL is the national capital for Malaysia and is the fastest growing metropolitan regions in South-East Asia. The urban city is also well known to the world for tourism and shopping. Kuala Lumpur
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has said he is taking “full responsibility” for his part in a car crash that left four people with minor injuries. On Saturday, two cars caused a chain-reaction crash that involved six vehicles along a Dallas highway. The 23-year-old American football player was leasing a Lamborghini SUV that
Zimbabwe has joined Zambia and Malawi in declaring a state of disaster over a devastating drought sweeping across much of southern Africa. President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the emergency declaration in a speech on Wednesday and called for two billion dollars (£1.6bn) in humanitarian aid. He said more than 80% of the country had received “below-normal
Tesla is launching 0% interest loans for a limited time in China as a new incentive amid the automaker losing market shares in the critical market. Just as end-of-quarter incentives ended, Tesla is already bringing new incentives in place in its most important market: China. China is the world’s biggest auto market and EV market.
A pumpjack is shown outside Midland-Odessa area in the Permian basin in Texas, U.S., July 17, 2018. Image taken July 17, 2018. Liz Hampton | Reuters Crude oil futures rose on Wednesday, adding to a recent streak of gains after an OPEC+ committee meeting ended without recommending changes to production policy. The West Texas Intermediate
School closures, pet care and fake glasses are just three of the things that have prompted warnings ahead of Monday’s total solar eclipse. Residents in multiple US states, as well as parts of Mexico and Canada, will be able to witness the natural phenomenon on Monday 8 April. The first place to experience ‘totality’ –
In this article SPOT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Spotify logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, Dec. 4, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Spotify shares jumped 6% on Wednesday after a Bloomberg report said the company will increase prices for
Online comments made by Harry Potter author JK Rowling have not been recorded as a non-crime hate incident, Police Scotland has confirmed. It comes after the force said no further action would be taken over social media posts made by the writer in response to Scotland’s controversial new hate crime laws. A non-crime hate incident
The price of oil has climbed following a Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s third-largest refinery. The attack on the Taneco facility, in the province of Tatarstan, appears to have been Kyiv’s deepest strike inside Russian territory since the invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago. The strike on Tuesday started a fire which took
The moon will get its own time zone after the White House directed NASA to develop a unified lunar time standard by the end of 2026. The Coordinated Lunar Time, or LTC, would provide a time-keeping benchmark for lunar spacecraft and satellites that will require extreme precision for their missions. Having a standard lunar time
Visitors will be able to tour parts of Balmoral Castle used by the Royal Family for the first time this summer. Balmoral Castle, set in the Scottish highlands, is widely believed to have been Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite residence and is where she spent most of her summers. Guided “castle interior tours”, which will take
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