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Tech News

Global economy tests Big Tech as Apple, Amazon, Meta release earnings

Results were mixed, with Apple faring better than expected while Facebook owner Meta and Google's Alphabet reported falling ad sales amid an economic downturn.

29/07/2022

USA

Biden: US economy 'on the right track' despite recession fears

US president Joe Biden has said his country is "on the right track", despite its economy shrinking for the second quarter in a row.

28/07/2022

Culture news

Buzz Aldrin's moon landing jacket sells for €2.7 million at auction

The jacket worn by Buzz Aldrin on his historic mission to the moon has become the most valuable American space artefact ever sold at auction. But how much did it go for?

28/07/2022

Tech News

Facebook parent Meta posts first-ever revenue drop

The social media giant's growth machine has come to a halt.

28/07/2022

Money

Is the crypto exchange Coinbase in trouble?

Coinbase, the US biggest cryptocurrency exchange, is reportedly facing a new investigation into its trading.

27/07/2022

Health news

New York joins call for WHO to rename 'racist' monkeypox virus

Authorities in New York City are dealing with the biggest monkeypox outbreak in the United States with over 1,000 infections reported so far.

27/07/2022

Culture news

American actor Paul Sorvino dies, aged 83

Goodfellas and Law & Order star Paul Sorvino dies in Florida, aged 83.

26/07/2022

Culture news

Joni Mitchell returns after twenty years - but why has she been away?

The celebrated singer-songwriter is back on stage, but why has she been away?

26/07/2022

Culture news

A recap of the biggest Film and TV trailers released at Comic-Con 2022

Here's a look at some of the most-anticipated and talked about trailers that were released at this year's San Diego Comic-Con

25/07/2022

Ecotech

This famous music festival has a stage powered by bicycles

Newport Folk festival in Rhode Island, USA hosted a ‘bike stage’ where audience members took it in turns to pedal five bikes powering the performance, in exchange for a front row seat.

25/07/2022

Tech News

Elon Musk denies alleged tryst with Google founder's wife

A new story in the Wall Street Journal claims that Tesla's boss had an affair with Nicole Shanahan, the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin.

25/07/2022

Money

Why Bitcoin and other cryptos are bracing for a tough week ahead

Cryptos have borne the brunt of a massive ripple effect since the Terra saga but decisions in the US could put even more pressure on digital assets.

25/07/2022

USA

Yosemite National Park fire triggers state of emergency in California

A fast-moving bush fire - the size of 144 football fields - has forced thousands of Californians to flee, as a state of emergency is declared.

24/07/2022

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Newport Folk Festival stage powered by bikes

This weekend's Newport Folk Festival features a small outdoor stage powered in part by festival goers on stationary bikes.

24/07/2022

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USA: Oak fire rages near Yosemite National Park

A fast-moving wildfire near Yosemite National Park broke out Friday afternoon and prompted numerous evacuations.

24/07/2022

Tech News

Facebook reveals main feed revamp to be more like TikTok

The move is a bid by Facebook's parent company to address the threat of TikTok, reversing its original plans to show more family and friends' post.

22/07/2022

The Cube

YouTube to remove harmful or misleading abortion-related content

The big tech platform said it was to begin removing certain harmful or false abortion-related content.

22/07/2022

Culture news

Dungeons and Dragons movie unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con

A first look at "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves", an upcoming movie starring Chris Pine, Hugh Grant and Michelle Rodriguez was unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con. But what's the film all about?

22/07/2022

Nature

Pet turtles bought illegally online are spreading salmonella to humans

Selling turtles this small as pets was banned more than 40 years ago because of the risk of infection to humans.

22/07/2022

USA

Trump ignored pleas to stop riot, as VP's security 'prepared to die'

Mike Pence's Secret Service detail told each other to say goodbye to their families, as rioters stormed the US Capitol building, 6 January committee hears.

22/07/2022

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Pop-culture fans return to San Diego for Comic-Con International.

The pop-cultural extravaganza that is Comic-Con International is back after a two-year absence due to covid.

21/07/2022

Culture news

Comic-Con International returns in full force after pandemic pause

Stars, cosplayers and hordes of fans are filling the San Diego Convention Center in full force for the first time since 2019.

21/07/2022

Earth News

Watch the ‘water police’ enforcing LA rules on garden watering

Los Angeles is currently under the strictest water usage restrictions of all time

20/07/2022

Art

Pop artist Claes Oldenburg, maker of huge urban sculptures, dies

Pop artist Claes Oldenburg turned the mundane into the monumental through his outsized sculptures of a baseball bat, a clothespin and other objects.

19/07/2022

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Flash flood gushes down Pipeline Fire burn scar in Arizona

Water swept through the Pipeline Fire burn scar near Flagstaff, Arizona, as flash flooding remained a threat on Saturday, July 16.

18/07/2022

USA

Steve Bannon: Jury selection begins in trial of former top Trump lieut

The one-time adviser to former Trump faces criminal contempt of Congress charges after refusing to cooperate with the House committee investigating the 6 January 2021 riot at the Capitol in Washington DC.

18/07/2022