Marqeta Headquarters in Oakland, Calif. Yalonda M. James | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images Marqeta has become one of the hottest businesses in digital commerce, even though few consumers have ever heard of it. Its name is about to become much more familiar. On Friday, the company filed to go public
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Easing lockdown measures in England on Monday could cause “a substantial resurgence” in hospital admissions that is similar to previous peaks or larger, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies has warned. Minutes of a meeting on Thursday suggest there is a “realistic possibility” that the Indian variant of COVID-19 is 50% more transmissible than the
1:48 PM ET There’s a word Christian Pulisic reaches for instinctively when contemplating Saturday’s FA Cup Final: redemption. Chelsea will contest the Wembley showpiece against Leicester City — stream LIVE on ESPN, May 15, 12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+ — a little over nine months on from losing last season’s rescheduled final to Arsenal, a match
In this article FB Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Zuckerberg testified about Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra, how his company will handle false and misleading information by political leaders during the 2020 campaign
Storage tanks at a Colonial Pipeline Inc. facility in Avenel, New Jersey, on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images The recent ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline was an all too familiar story to businesses across the United States. The pipeline, which supplies fuel to some 50 million people from the
The promise of marine energy is seemingly boundless — and thanks to a recently upgraded tool powered by new high-resolution data sets, users can pinpoint promising sites. Developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) resource characterization team and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office, the Marine Energy Atlas (formerly MHK
Two days after Liz Cheney was fired from one of the most senior roles in the Republican Party, she has been replaced by New York Representative Elise Stefanik, an outspoken supporter of former president Donald Trump. At the age of just 36, Stefanik is assuming the position of Republican House Conference Chair, placing her in
This was a news conference that earlier in the week probably wasn’t in the prime minister’s diary. What was in his diary was a convivial lunch with the Taoiseach Micheal Martin at his Chequers country retreat. The prime minister has grown fond of Chequers, we’re told, and missed escaping to the peace and quiet of
GM’s new 2022 Chevy Bolt EV and BoltEUV have received their official EPA ranges, and it’s pretty much on the mark except for the electric crossover coming in a bit short. We are finally about to get the new Chevy Bolt EV and its new younger but bigger brother, the Bolt EUV. When GM announced
In this article AMZN Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies during a remote video hearing held by subcommittees of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on “Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation” in Washington, March 25, 2021. U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee | Handout | via Reuters Google
Vestas, which designs, manufactures installs, and services onshore and offshore wind turbines worldwide, scored a huge win in Brazil recently. The company won a 212 megawatt (MW) order. That may not sound like much, but the news is that it led to Vestas surpassing 5 gigawatts (GW) in total order intakes of its V150-4.2 MW
10:54 AM BST The 2021 British & Irish Lions schedule has been revised to keep matches either in Johannesburg or Cape Town, with organisers admitting the new-look fixture list has been put together on the basis matches “will take place behind closed doors.” The eight-match schedule sees the tour start in Johannesburg and Pretoria, before
People wear protective face masks outside Salesforce Tower in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Cloudera exited its downtown San Francisco office early last year with plans to sublease the space and move its employees south to the software company’s Silicon Valley headquarters. But the pandemic left the company with nobody to take
Israeli planes renewed airstrikes in Gaza early on Saturday morning, with Hamas militants firing rockets back as violence continued for a fifth night. At least 11 people were killed in the West Bank on Friday amid the most widespread Palestinian protests in years, with hundreds of young demonstrators in multiple towns clashing with Israeli troops.
Portugal has confirmed that tourists from the UK will be able to travel to the country from Monday. The country’s minister of foreign affairs said anyone arriving from 17 May must have had a negative PCR result within the previous 72 hours. Existing travel restrictions on travel into the country from Britain will end on
Reality TV star Stephen Bear has been charged in connection with revenge porn allegations, Essex Police has said. The 31-year-old former Celebrity Big Brother winner was arrested at Heathrow Airport earlier this year while arriving back from Dubai, but was later released on bail. Bear, who has appeared in a raft of reality shows, has