The chair of the COVID inquiry says it is up to her to decide what evidence is “relevant or potentially relevant” amid a legal row with the government over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages. Baroness Hallett refused to withdraw her order for the government to hand over unredacted material for her investigation as she formally opened
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In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple launched its Vision Pro headset at its annual WWDC event on Monday, ending months of speculation that the Cupertino tech giant was getting ready to launch its own VR or augmented reality product. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Apple’s mixed-reality headset debut
Energy producer SSE has been hit by a nearly £10m fine for charging the national grid – and bill payers as a result – too much money to power down during times when electricity infrastructure can’t take all the traffic on the system. Energy regulator Ofgem levied the £9.8m fine against SSE for breaching its
The government is still being “too slow” to recover taxpayer money lost to fraud and error over the pandemic, MPs have said. The cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) also said Whitehall needs a “step change” in its approach to risk in order to prevent a similar “panic response” in the future. In a wide-ranging report,
Ferrari’s (RACE) CEO, Benedetto Vigna, said on Monday the Italian luxury sports carmaker’s so-called e-building will be ready next summer. Although Ferrari’s first EV isn’t due out for at least another two years, Vigna claimed he doesn’t expect to see margins shrink. Ferrari CEO says margins will be maintained with EVs Speaking at Bloomberg’s Italy
Imaginima | E+ | Getty Images Oil prices jumped following OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia’s decision to cut production by another million barrels per day. On Sunday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners — collectively known as OPEC+ — made no changes to its planned oil production cuts for this year, but coalition
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple announced its mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro, on Monday during its developer conference. The headset is its first major new product since the Apple Watch in 2014. The Vision Pro will allow users to see apps in a new way, in the spaces around
US regulators have filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Binance alleging a string of violations including the misuse of investor funds. Cryptocurrencies and shares in crypto and blockchain-related companies tumbled after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed 13 charges against the world’s largest exchange and its founder Changpeng Zhao. The watchdog claimed they artificially
Lewis Capaldi has cancelled all his upcoming commitments until he is due to perform at Glastonbury later this month. The Scottish singer-songwriter said he needed time to rest and recover after the last few months had been “full on both mentally and physically”. He is scheduled to play on Glastonbury‘s iconic Pyramid stage on Saturday
The chair of the COVID inquiry has been warned the “only logical response” if she lost the WhatsApp battle with the government would be for her to resign. Solicitor Elkan Abrahamson, who represents the COVID-19 Bereaved Families for Justice campaign group, spoke following the government’s decision to launch a judicial review into Baroness Hallett’s bid
Prince Harry is expected to give evidence at the High Court today over alleged unlawful information gathering by journalists working for Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) – in what will be a landmark appearance in the witness box from a senior royal. Harry, 38, is suing the publisher, attempting to prove that reporters for the Daily
The Russian Ministry of Defence has claimed that Ukraine launched a “large-scale offensive” in the south of the Donetsk region. Ukraine is attempting an information blackout on any possible offensive – but what evidence is there online? Sky News’ data and forensics team has been monitoring videos posted to social media and various Russian war
Russian reports that the Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun are being used to distract from Russian losses in Bakhmut, the Ukrainian deputy defence minister has said. The comments from deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar come after Moscow said it had thwarted a major Ukrainian assault in the south of Ukraine‘s Donetsk region. Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian
Former vice-president Mike Pence has declared himself a candidate in the 2024 Republican race for the White House – pitting himself against Donald Trump. Mr Pence‘s campaign filed a declaration of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. He will formally launch his campaign with a video and a speech in the early nominating state of
Elon Musk‘s brain implant startup Neuralink, which was valued at close to $2 billion (roughly Rs. 16,500 crore) in a private fundraising round two years ago, is now worth around $5 billion (roughly Rs. 41,300 crore) based on privately executed stock trades described to Reuters by five sources with knowledge of the matter. Some purchases by bullish
Tesla is boosting its referral program to help sales at the end of the quarter with $1,000 off and 3 months of free Full Self-Driving for Model S and Model X, and more credits for Model 3 and Model Y. While Tesla recently said that it will try a little advertising, it still relies on
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has named former economy chief Mehmet Simsek as his new treasury and finance minister. Source: World Economic Forum In the unveiling of his new cabinet, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan named former economy chief Mehmet Simsek as his new treasury and economy minister, leading to some optimism that the country
Kidney disease could become a public health emergency without more government funding, a charity has warned. The illness already costs the UK economy £7bn a year, according to a new report by Kidney Research UK, and that could rise to £13.9bn in the next decade if no action is taken. That covers the direct cost
Tesla’s new inventory vehicles are going down following a high earlier this year as recent discounts, new tax credits, and referrals appear to be working. High-interest rates and inflation have made the auto market have reduced the pool of new car buyers and made the auto market more competitive. To compete, Tesla has slashed prices
A loud boom in the Washington DC area which residents of the US capital said shook houses and sounded like an explosion was caused by military jets which had been scrambled to deal with an airspace violation. US officials have confirmed that the sound was the sonic boom of fighters pursuing a light aircraft that