The UK’s competition watchdog has moved a step closer to potentially blocking Microsoft’s planned $69bn (£56bn) takeover of Call of Duty gaming firm Activision. In a provisional ruling, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the proposed tie-up could lead to higher prices, fewer choices and less innovation for UK gamers. Activision responded by claiming
Heart-wrenching footage has captured the moment rescue workers gave a little boy water with a bottle cap before pulling him out of wreckage nearly 45 hours after the Turkey-Syria earthquake. The young child, named as Muhammed Ahmed from Syria, had been trapped underneath rubble following the 7.8 magnitude quake since the early hours of Monday.
Madonna has faced critics head on after Sunday’s Grammy Awards, labelling those who commented on her physical appearance as “ageist and misogynistic”. The 64-year-old queen of pop took to the stage to present the best pop duo/group award to Sam Smith and Kim Petras for their hit Unholy. She wore a black tuxedo paired with
Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) announced a new partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to promote research and development in the field of on-chip Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection. The partnership seeks to build cutting-edge ESD device solutions to protect ultra-high-speed serial interfaces in advanced Integrated Circuits (ICs) and system-on-chip (SoC) products, a joint
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a standing ovation and cheers from parliament as he called on the UK and the West to provide Ukraine with fighter jets during a surprise visit to London. The Ukrainian president is the first foreign leader to address parliamentarians in Westminster Hall, the oldest part of parliament, since former Myanmar leader
The head of Epsom College has been found dead along with her husband and young daughter. The bodies of Emma Pattison, 45, husband George, 39, and seven-year-old Lettie were discovered at a property on the grounds of the school in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police have said they are confident that it was
The company that owns Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, and other famous New York venues says it will use face recognition to ban all lawyers who work at firms suing the company from attending concerts or sporting events. #CNN #News
Joe Biden came out punching on Capitol Hill in a way that belied learned expectation. On the big occasion, he didn’t fluff his lines or miss his targets – unlike the Joe Biden of so many other occasions. For too many, to watch him is to write him off. Too much about this 80-year-old president
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A quality control worker checks a solar panel at the Hanwha Q Cells solar cell and module manufacturing facility in Dalton, Georgia, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Since President Joe Biden signed the historic Inflation Reduction Act into law last August, companies have announced more than 100,000 clean
Joe Biden has vowed to work with political rivals in his latest State of the Union address. The US president was speaking before Congress for the first time since Republicans took control of the House of Representatives last month. While he acknowledged that America’s democracy is bruised, Mr Biden stressed it is “unbowed and unbroken”.
6:26 PM ET Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Kyle Busch was detained at a Mexican airport late last month when a handgun and ammunition were discovered in his luggage, the NASCAR star acknowledged this week, apologizing for the incident and calling it “a mistake.” Busch was sentenced this month to 3½ years in prison and
Ebay on Tuesday announced plans to cut 500 jobs, or about 4% of its workforce, according to a filing with the SEC. Shares of eBay were up slightly in extended trading Tuesday. In a memo to employees, CEO Jamie Iannone said the company decided to make cuts after examining the global macroeconomic environment over the
We meet Ahmat at one of the few functioning airports in the earthquake zone. He has travelled through the night from South Wales to reach his family home of Tut in the Adiyaman province of Turkey. His brother Ali has been killed after his home crumbled to the ground as a result of the earthquake.
Alec Baldwin’s lawyers have filed to disqualify the special prosecutor on the Rust case due to, what they call, her “unconstitutional” role as a politician. Baldwin, 64, is due to make his first appearance in a US court on 24 February over the death of Halyna Hutchins. He will face two counts of involuntary manslaughter
A key milestone of King Charles’s reign has come as Royal Mail unveiled stamps bearing his profile. The image of the King featured on first and second class stamps has been revealed as a simple profile image, showing his head and neck in the style of the late Queen, and all British monarchs since Queen
Love Island star Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has told Sky News she would like to volunteer to help with the earthquake relief efforts in Turkey and Syria. The British-born TV personality and model, who is of Turkish descent, also revealed to Sky News presenter Mark Austin that members of her family have been caught up in the
Police investigating the disappearance of Nicola Bulley say they believe she ‘sadly fell into the river Wyre’. Superintendent Sally Riley says she has not been found despite an extensive search of the area, along the river and 15km to the sea. #Shorts #NicolaBulley #Police SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) joins CNN’s Jim Sciutto to discuss the fight to raise the national debt limit as the White House and the new House GOP majority are at odds over how to resolve the critical issue. #CNN #News
Feb 7, 2023 Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — After the Pegula family kept the health information of Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres co-owner Kim Pegula private for over eight months, Jessica Pegula shared Tuesday that her mother suffered cardiac arrest in June 2022 and remains in recovery. Kim Pegula continues to improve daily but is