The bosses of some of Britain’s best-known technology companies have been courted by Boris Johnson as they contemplate public flotations that would make them collectively worth tens of billions of pounds. Sky News has learnt that the prime minister held talks on Friday afternoon with executives from businesses including Deliveroo and Revolut, the digital banking
Month: December 2020
December 18th, 2020 by Joe Wachunas Community solar just had its first birthday in Oregon. While the program was years long in the rulemaking, it has been slow to roll out and COVID then threw a wrench in the works. The first PV projects are now steadily moving forward, and will go into the ground
The government has left it “very, very late” for a post-Brexit business plan, according to Brexit select committee chair Hilary Benn. It comes after the House of Commons released a report warning ministers about the “overall state of readiness” for the end of the transition period in less than two weeks. Speaking to Sky News,
Ofcom has announced new rules to protect those appearing on TV and radio reality shows, following a steady rise in complaints over the welfare of guests. The media watchdog said that broadcasters must “properly look after” contributors, particularly those who might be at risk of “significant harm” as a result of taking part in a
The director of the latest instalment of Mission Impossible has thanked his cast and crew, just days after a recording was released of Tom Cruise ranting at members of the production team. Christopher McQuarrie shared a picture from the set on Instagram, writing: “To all who make the journey possible. To your loved ones back
Canoo’s van – known as a multipurpose delivery vehicle, or MPDV, because of the ways it can be upfitted – is designed for commercial customers. Canoo Electric vehicle start-up Canoo unveiled a new delivery van Thursday ahead of its public debut on the NASDAQ next week. The futuristic-looking van – known as a multi-purpose delivery
Electric vehicle startup Canoo has unveiled a new $33,000 electric delivery van to follow its passenger electric vehicle and it teases an upcoming electric pickup truck. Canoo is a California-based startup that basically spun out of Faraday Future. As we previously reported, Stefan Krause, former BMW and Deutsche Bank CFO, and BMW’s former head of EVs, Ulrich Kranz, were
A man has been rescued after his car was buried under 4ft (1.2m) of snow in a severe storm in upstate New York, leaving him stranded in freezing temperatures for more than 10 hours. New York State police sergeant Jason Cawley contacted Tioga County 911 on Thursday to see if any emergency calls were pending.
A box with the Sony PlayStation 4 Cyberpunk 2077 Collector’s Edition on the counter. Alexander Sayganov | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images LONDON — Sony has removed the video game Cyberpunk 2077 from its PlayStation Store, in a move that has shocked industry analysts and added to the woes of its developer. The
“I don’t even know if I’ve been able to compute how it makes me feel, the fact that our industry is at a complete standstill… 170,000 people out of work, it seems to be completely undigestible to me.” Katie Melua’s words have lingered with me for weeks since interviewing her in an eerily empty Royal
“Just a few hours” remain for London and Brussels to strike a Brexit trade deal, the EU’s chief negotiator has said. Speaking to the European Parliament, Michel Barnier said it was the “moment of truth” for the two sides coming to an agreement. “We have very little time remaining, just a few hours to work
Teachers will not have to play a role in coronavirus testing in schools, a minister has told Sky News. “Teachers are already fully occupied…they already have their hands full,” schools minister Nick Gibb said. The return of secondary school and college pupils will be staggered in the first week of January, the government announced on
Retail sales fell by 3.8% last month when a four-week lockdown in England closed shops selling non-essential goods, official figures show. While the monthly drop from October ended six consecutive months of growth within the sector, overall sales remained above their pre-pandemic levels, the Office for National Statistics said. In November 2020, clothing store sales
The bodies of COVID-19 victims in a German city are having to be stored in a shipping container as the pandemic continues to spiral in the country. Germany‘s Robert Koch Institute – the government agency responsible for disease control and prevention – added another 33,777 confirmed cases of coronavirus in its most recent numbers, bringing
People forming “Christmas bubbles” are being told it is “vital” that they minimise contact with others from outside their household from today. In a message on his Twitter account, which included a link to government guidance around the easing of COVID-19 rules over the festive period, Boris Johnson said: “If you are forming a Christmas
The US regulator says it will move quickly to authorise a second COVID-19 vaccine in the country. On Thursday, a panel of 20 advisers at the Food and Drug Administration ruled that the benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risks for adults. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the FDA, said: “Following today’s positive advisory committee meeting
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