Mark Zuckerberg (R) is about to surpass Jeff Bezos as the world’s fifth richest man. Getty Images When Amazon’s Jeff Bezos steps down as CEO later this year, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg will be the last founding CEO left at any of the big tech companies. Apple transitioned from founder Steve Jobs to Tim Cook in
Month: February 2021
Boris Johnson’s adviser tasked with protecting the UK union is set to leave the role amid heightened concern about the threat posed by Scottish independence campaigners. Luke Graham, who missed out on being re-elected as MP for Ochil and South Perthshire in the 2019 election despite the Conservative landslide, is losing his job as head
In November 2007, just months after images of her shaved head and umbrella attack on a paparazzi car had made front pages around the world, Britney Spears was back in the charts with album Blackout and the single Piece Of Me. A response to the intense press hounding that had followed her since she released
America’s top infectious diseases expert says double masking is a “common sense approach” to preventing the spread of coronavirus. Dr Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, recommended using two masks at a COVID-19 response news conference on Wednesday, saying there was “no harm” if people wanted to for added protection. He said
February 3rd, 2021 by Jennifer Sensiba A recent article by Liam Denning and Elaine He at Bloomberg gives readers a really cool set of infographics showing how much energy EVs could save the US economy. They answer the question of “where would all that electricity come from” and make some really good points. The biggest
7:41 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Here comes Frankie Edgar again. UFC cageside announcers have made that pronouncement on many fight nights through the years as Edgar went on the attack, or battled back, or rose above expectations. Edgar has shown, as much as anyone in mixed martial arts, that when you’re perpetually in motion, you
The coronavirus infection rate in the UK is “still alarmingly high”, the prime minister has said, but England’s chief medical officer has suggested we are past the current peak. Boris Johnson told a Downing Street news briefing that while there were “signs of hope”, as he hailed the UK passing the milestone of having administered
Claims that Sir Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson had an “angry altercation” over COVID-19 vaccines in private after Prime Minister’s Questions have been played down by allies of both party leaders. Some reports suggested the pair had a “heated discussion” or a “tiff”, and one Tory MP was reported to have claimed Sir Keir was “puce with
Russia’s foreign minister has described reaction from Western countries to opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s jailing as “hysteria” – telling them to keep out of Russia’s affairs. At a news conference in Moscow, Sergei Lavrov said: “As for the coverage of events happening in Russia, not just those related to Navalny, but to everything in general,
The Golden Globes have kicked off a delayed awards season, with British stars leading the way in some of the biggest categories. Revenge thriller Promising Young Woman earned its leading lady Carey Mulligan an acting nod, while filmmaker Emerald Fennel picked up two nominations, both for best director and best screenplay. The Crown’s Josh O’Connor
Boris Johnson has vowed to “do everything we need to do” – including an attempt to override post-Brexit arrangements with the EU – in order to “ensure there is no barrier down the Irish Sea”. Having held talks with Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster on Wednesday morning, the prime minister later raised the prospect
Hollywood’s awards season may be delayed due to COVID-19 this year, but the Golden Globes has now kicked things off with its nominations reveal. British stars including Carey Mulligan, Riz Ahmed, Sacha Baron Cohen, Olivia Colman and more all feature on the Golden Globes shortlist for 2021 – here’s the list of all the nominees.
Harley-Davidson has just unveiled its new 5-year plan known as The Hardwire. And while some old-school motorcycle media had previously speculated that Harley-Davidson would drop electric motorcycles, they couldn’t have been more wrong. For anyone who has actually ridden the LiveWire electric motorcycle and talked with the Harley-Davidson execs that were responsible for bringing that
Workers photographed walking past a section of solar panels at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai on March 20, 2017. STRINGER | AFP | Getty Images BMW said Tuesday it had started to source and use aluminum that has been produced using solar energy, a move the German carmaker described as “an
Indecision over state support for Britain’s airports risks leaving a “closed for business” sign hanging over the country, Boris Johnson has been told by one of his most prominent backers for the Conservative Party leadership. Sky News has seen a letter from David Davis, the Tory backbencher, and Lord Blunkett, a former home secretary under
Police in Myanmar have filed a charge against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been remanded in detention until 15 February. Ms Suu Kyi, who was detained on Monday as Myanmar’s military staged a coup, is charged with breaching the country’s import and export laws. A police document states that four illegally imported
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