In this article FB Peter Thiel, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and hedge fund manager. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Billionaire tech investor and PayPal Co-founder Peter Thiel will step down from board of Facebook owner Meta, the company announced Monday. Thiel, an early Facebook investor, will not stand for re-election to the board at the company’s
RAF aircraft have been scrambled for a second day, after Russian combat planes came close to UK airspace. Russia forces released footage from their flight, upping the ante as tensions heighten over mobilisations on the border with Ukraine. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on
Fani Willis, a Georgia prosecutor investigating former President Trump for his actions after the 2020 election, says she is heading into “phase two” of her investigation. #CNN #News
The US is offering a reward of up to $10m each for information on the leader of ISIS-K and those responsible for the attack on Kabul airport. Last week the Pentagon said the deadly attack on US troops at the airport in August was carried out by a lone suicide bomber, and there were no
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been bundled into the back of a police car after being confronted by protesters shouting “traitor” and “Jimmy Savile” at him. In video footage posted on social media, the Labour leader was seen walking near to parliament surrounded by police officers while being mobbed by a group. At one
MPs have mocked Boris Johnson’s triple-jobbing chief of staff after he declined to appear in the House of Commons to explain his new role. Following an exodus of senior advisers from Number 10 in the wake of the partygate scandal, the prime minister has appointed Steve Barclay as his new top aide. He has been
Asda said it had “taken on board” comments by food poverty campaigner Jack Monroe as it announced it would stock low-price ranges in all of its 581 stores. Ms Monroe had highlighted, in a series of recent tweets, the lack of availability of many of the supermarket chain’s “Smart Price” products. Asda currently stocks 150
Six years after leaving clutching an armful of awards, Adele is back at the Brits and competing on an equal footing with Dave, Ed Sheeran and Little Simz for the most prizes at this year’s ceremony – where male and female categories have been dropped and “big performances are back”. New Brit Awards host Mo
8:04 AM ET The NHL’s journey with the city of Las Vegas has been a fascinating one. In a span of five years, we’ve gone from the league discouraging its new expansion team from adopting a name associated with gambling to having NHL players shooting pucks at playing cards on The Strip in a blackjack-inspired
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Recently our college football reporters examined the biggest strength for every team in our 2022 Way-Too-Early top 25, breaking down what makes the best teams so good. Now we’ll turn the tables and look at each team’s biggest question mark. What could keep them from reaching their preseason aspirations? What
Boris Johnson’s new communications chief has said the PM welcomed him into the job with a rendition of ‘I Will Survive’. In his first interview since being appointed as Downing Street director of communications, Guto Harri told Welsh-language website Golwg360 the pair launched into the Gloria Gaynor classic after he asked Mr Johnson if he
Andrew Garfield, Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Dame Judi Dench and Kenneth Branagh lead the British charge at the Oscars, after bagging nominations for this year’s awards. Garfield bags a best actor nomination for musical tick, tick… BOOM!, while Cumberbatch gets a nod for Netflix western Power Of The Dog. Previous winner Olivia Colman gets recognition
Jacob Rees-Mogg has been made minister for Brexit opportunities and government efficiency in a mini-reshuffle as Boris Johnson fights for his premiership. Mr Rees-Mogg, who was leader of the Commons, will remain a member of the cabinet in his new role, Downing Street said. Both of his new jobs have been newly created as the
The CEO of audio platform Spotify has waded into the Joe Rogan row, telling employees while he does not support the podcaster’s use of racial slurs, the company will not be cutting ties with him. A number of artists have removed music from the platform, including Joni Mitchell and Neil Young, over Rogan’s comments where
Belgium-based urban electric bicycle manufacturer Cowboy has shared interesting data gleaned from its ridership, providing insight on how much fitness benefit is offered by electric bikes. Fitness is just one of the many draws of electric bicycle riding. Many riders have switched away from cars or buses for their commute, opting instead for electric bicycles.
Whinstone CEO Chad Harris takes CNBC on a tour of the largest bitcoin mine in North America. As a major winter storm descends on Texas, crypto miners are powering down operations to help ease the burden on the state’s already beleaguered power grid. The chief concern is that we might see a repeat of last
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has installed a new supercomputer which is claimed to be one of the most powerful of its kind in the country. It is commissioned Param Pravega and has been installed under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), it is claimed to be the largest supercomputer in an academic institution. IISc’s Param
Sky News understands that Northern Ireland’s First Minister Paul Givan will resign today. Sky’s David Blevins says the decision was triggered by an impasse over Brexit negotiations and will render the devolved government effectively powerless. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow
Conservative attorney George Conway blasts the Republican National Committee resolution calling the January 6, 2021 Capitol Hill attacks “legitimate political discourse”. #CNN #News
Planets do not take much longer to form after stars have formed. For example, the Sun formed 4.6 billion years ago and the Earth about 4.5 billion years ago. However, scientists now say it is not necessarily the only possibility. They say planets can form even if a star is nearing its death, long after