Culture news Fyre Festival founder released from prison early Billy McFarland was serving a six-year sentence for two counts of wire fraud. 19/05/2022
USA Biden on US shooting: 'White supremacy will not have the last word' He was speaking after 10 people were killed in Buffalo in what is believed to have been a racially motivated hate crime. 18/05/2022
Biztech news FBI warns North Korea is exploiting remote job openings to raise funds The agency said tech workers from North Korea were pretending to be from other countries in Asia to obtain remote work and raise funds for the regime. 18/05/2022
Work Uber Eats will use self-driving cars and robots to deliver your food Uber has launched two autonomous delivery pilots in Los Angeles. The announcement has raised concerns regarding workers rights. 17/05/2022
Biztech news Musk may seek lower price for Twitter over platform's fake accounts The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX founder has put his $44 billion (€42.05 billion) deal to buy Twitter on hold over the issue of fake accounts. 17/05/2022
The Cube Social media platforms under pressure over Buffalo shooting livestream The European Commission is currently developing new regulations that will force companies to better moderate content. 16/05/2022
USA Hundreds of rallies held across the USA in support of abortion rights A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion has suggested its conservative majority will overturn a landmark 1973 case establishing a woman's right to abortion. 15/05/2022
USA Ten killed in 'racially motivated' gun attack at New York state store Three others were wounded in the attack in which 11 of the 13 victims were black. A white teenager was arrested and has been charged with murder. 15/05/2022
See How Drive to Survive is helping F1 ditch ‘snooty’ European image With the Miami Grand Prix a success and a new Las Vegas race coming next year, how did F1 convince US fans to fall in love with the sport? 14/05/2022
Mobility First image of massive black hole at centre of our galaxy captured It's only the second time scientists have managed to capture a black hole on camera. 13/05/2022
Biztech news Google unveils new 10-shade skin tone scale to test its AI for bias Google has been in hot water in the past over racial biases found in its AI skincare tools. It's hoped its new 10-shade palette will help. 12/05/2022
Money What do Coinbase's results mean for the future of the crypto exchange? The company said in the event of bankruptcy, crypto assets held by the exchange could be considered property of the bankruptcy proceedings. 11/05/2022
no comment North Carolina beach house collapses into the ocean An unoccupied beach house on the North Carolina Outer Banks collapsed into the ocean on Tuesday, May 10, amid severe coastal flooding. 11/05/2022
Biztech news Clearview AI accepts permanent ban from selling data to private firms The controversial facial recognition company fell afoul of the law in the US state of Illinois for sharing biometric data without consent. 10/05/2022
Biztech news Elon Musk says he would reverse Donald Trump's Twitter ban The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made the comments at an event on Tuesday held by the Financial Times. 10/05/2022
Culture news Pulitzer Prizes honours Ukraine journalists This year's Pulitzer Prize winners have been announced, with awards going to the best in US journalism and literature. 10/05/2022
Green Opinion How can we make sense of Wynn Alan Bruce's self-immolation? In the wake of the climate activist's death, Rupert Read explores the historical and religious context asking what the rest of us should do now. 10/05/2022
Mobility Uber cuts spending, reduces hiring as tech stocks lose their shine The rideshare company's stock price has fallen over 43 per cent since it first went public in 2019. 10/05/2022
Culture news ‘Doctor Strange 2’ conjures up biggest opening of 2022 ‘Doctor Strange 2’ screening marks a historic start at the US box office, the sixth biggest of all time globally. 09/05/2022
Mobility Would you trust this self-flying plane with your life? A US start-up has developed software that can integrate with existing flight-control systems to make standard aircraft capable of flying unmanned. 09/05/2022
Culture news What accusations has Amber Heard actually made against Johnny Depp? In the long drawn out defamation case, Depp's prosecution has finally finished making its case and Heard has now been able to give her side of events. 06/05/2022
no comment Americans protesters take to streets after Supreme Court abortion leak Thousands of people gather to protest after a leaked Supreme Court draft ruling indicated the imminent end to nationwide legal abortion, long viewed as a basic freedom by tens of millions of Americans. 05/05/2022
Culture news Historians blast Kim Kardashian for risking 'historic' Monroe gown Concerns have been raised that Kim was able to wear a decades-old, tailor-made garment of historical value - Marilyn Monroe's iconic 'Happy Birthday Mr President' dress, custom-made for her in 1962 - to a red-carpet event. 05/05/2022
USA US raises interest rates by half a point to tame inflation The increase in the Fed's key rate raised it to a range of 0.75% to 1%, the highest point since the pandemic struck two years ago. 04/05/2022
See Explore a galaxy far, far away at largest Star Wars fan exhibition Over 600 Star Wars items collected by superfans of the franchise are on display at 'The Fans Strike Back, the largest Star Wars fan exhibition ever 04/05/2022
