In this article GOOGL Google Earth Google Google Earth received its first big update since 2017 on Thursday. The highlight is a new Timelapse feature that lets you see how much the earth has changed in the past 37 years, and it’s pretty stunning what you can find. With Google Earth Timelapse you can search
Month: April 2021
The Foreign Office has summoned the Russian ambassador over concerns of “a pattern of malign behaviour”, as the US announced sanctions against Moscow. Cyber intrusions, interference in democratic processes and the build-up of military forces near the Ukrainian border and in illegally annexed Crimea were among the reasons the Foreign Office said it had summoned
Former police officer Derek Chauvin has refused to testify in court over the killing of George Floyd as the defence rested its case and the murder trial was adjourned. At the start of Thursday’s proceedings Chauvin informed the court that he would not testify, invoking his 5th Amendment right not to take the stand. “Is
In this article The Isles of Scilly are located in waters off the coast of south west England. Heritage Images | Hulton Archive | Getty Images A year-long research project that will focus on the potential of tidal, wave and floating wind technology in waters off the coast of England has secured support from Marine-i, a program
2:56 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — No. 1-ranked Ash Barty won her second successive Miami Open championship Saturday by beating No. 8-seeded Bianca Andreescu, who was injured when she fell and retired trailing in the second set. Andreescu, crying and shaking her head, conceded while behind 6-3, 4-0. She stumbled and went sprawling
3:35 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Hubert Hurkacz of Poland won the biggest title of his career Sunday by beating 19-year-old Jannik Sinner of Italy 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the Miami Open final. Hurkacz, 24, improved to 10-0 in Florida this year, including the Delray Beach title in January. Ranked 37th, he beat two
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has vowed to make his company a better place for its workers. Mr Bezos was writing in an annual letter to shareholders after a union battle at one of the business’s warehouses in the US state of Alabama. “While the voting results were lopsided and our direct relationship with employees is
Uighur people from Xinjiang working in other parts of China are subject to “political” checks and work under strict “half-military” style management, according to new evidence discovered by Sky News. The Xinjiang government runs an official “labour transfer programme”, according to its 2019 Five Year Plan, “so as to provide more employment opportunities for the
Jennifer Lopez and baseball star Alex Rodriguez have called off their engagement – a month after denying reports they had split. J-Lo and A-Rod played down the rumours last month, but did admit they were “working through some things”. On Thursday, in a joint statement to NBC’s Today show, the pair said: “We have realised
Buckingham Palace has revealed the 30 guests who will be attending Prince Philip’s funeral at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on Saturday. Coronavirus restrictions meant the ceremony has had to be scaled down, with only 30 guests allowed in contrast with the estimated 800 originally planned to attend. The shortened guest list includes many of
Elon Musk has provided an update on the timeline for the next-generation of its “Full Self-Driving Beta” system and the availability of the package as a monthly subscription. Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta Tesla is currently testing the “feature complete” version of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package in beta with a few thousand customers and employees
“I know you can be underwhelmed and you can be overwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?” So Chastity asks Bianca in the excellent 1999 comedy 10 Things I Hate About You, and pretty much sums up my feelings the first time I Googled the words “non-fungible token”. Overwhelmed, in this case, because what
Vine star Adam Perkins, behind the viral ‘Welcome to Chili’s’ video, has died at the age of 24. His death was confirmed on Instagram by his twin brother Patrick. The cause of his death, on 11 April, isn’t known. Patrick wrote: “I can’t even really put into words what this loss means for me. I’m
The chair of the watchdog which exposed how the former government chief commercial officer was able to take a job at Greensill Capital while still working in Whitehall has said he’s “not really come across anything like it before”. Lord Pickles’ Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) revealed how Bill Crothers worked as a part-time
Deliveroo has revealed that order numbers more than doubled over the last year – but warned its rapid growth will slow as lockdowns ease. The takeaway delivery platform – whose shares slumped on its much-anticipated stock market debut last month – said orders in the first quarter were up by 114% year-on-year. But the company
India has recorded more than 200,000 new coronavirus infections in a single day as hospitals report severe shortages of beds and oxygen and extra space is found in hotels. A doctor in New Delhi said he is treating 35-year-olds for pneumonia and the situation is “chaotic”. The record number of daily cases – 200,739 –
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