Peter Thiel, co-founder and chairman of Palantir Technologies Inc., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Palantir, the data analytics software company co-founded by Peter Thiel, one of President Donald Trump’s former top allies in Silicon Valley, just wrapped up its best
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Joe Biden has tried to become president for three decades. That dream is now a reality. He had what it takes to win – but does he have the stamina for four years in the White House? He will be America’s oldest president, aged 78, by the time of his inauguration. Image: Presidential candidate Jimmy
November 6th, 2020 by Jennifer Sensiba Polls predicting a blue wave in United States elections turned out to be wrong. Instead of a sweeping win, Democrats appear to be on the edge of narrowly winning the presidency, losing seats in the House, and not getting control of the Senate. If we want clean energy to
Boris Johnson has said he has “every confidence in the checks and balances of the US constitution” as Donald Trump makes unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the country’s election. The US president has been an ally of Mr Johnson after backing him to become prime minister and supporting his position on Brexit. Asked if
Deloitte is kicking off talks with potential buyers of its British restructuring business amid expectations of a surge in activity triggered by swathes of coronavirus-inspired insolvencies. Sky News has learnt that Daniel Butters, who heads the big four audit firm’s UK restructuring operations, briefed hundreds of staff this week that he had been given a
Has the coronavirus shape-shifted just as we’re about to roll out the first vaccine? It’s such a nightmarish scenario that Danish authorities are taking no chances. They’ve been dealing with a mutated strain of the virus that has been spreading through mink fur farms for a while. But the stakes were raised when it was
The Crystal, in Newham, London, opened in 2012. Pawel Libera | LightRocket | Getty Images The Greater London Authority (GLA) is set to swap its riverside headquarters in the middle of the U.K. capital for a development that boasts a range of sustainable design features and connected technologies. Also known as City Hall, the GLA
Nio has unveiled today a 100 kWh battery pack with a cell-to-pack design, similar to what Tesla recently announced at battery day. The automaker is going to enable current owners to upgrade their battery pack — something quite rare in the industry. Previously, Nio was offering its electric vehicles with a 70 kWh or 84
In normal times, the transition from one American presidency to the next is a pretty dull affair, a matter of practicalities and technicalities, teams of officials peacefully handing over power. As with everything in American politics in 2020, the Trump-Biden transition will be unlike any the country has seen. Biden has claimed victory in the
9:15 AM ET The 2020-21 international hockey calendar, like everything else during the coronavirus pandemic, is delicate. Aside from some friendlies played over the summer, many international games, tournaments and events have been canceled. International travel restrictions, outbreaks within club teams and plenty of other issues are going to continue to wreak havoc on planned
7:00 AM ET This is not the offseason to make predictions. As Buster Olney and Jeff Passan have already outlined, due to the financial conditions in the sport due to the shortened season with no fans in the stands — and the uncertainty of what will happen in 2021 — there will be big rollbacks
British acting veteran Geoffrey Palmer has died at the age of 93. Palmer was notable for his appearances in The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin, As Time Goes By, and Butterflies. His other credits include Fawlty Towers, Dr Who and the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. Image: Geoffrey Palmer in 1990. Pic: ITV/Shutterstock
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is unveiled during a virtual product launch. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple on Friday began accepting orders for the final two iPhone 12 models that were announced in October, including the iPhone 12 Pro Max and the iPhone 12 Mini. Its new HomePod Mini smart speaker
More than 618,000 people had coronavirus in community settings in England last week, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. The estimated total, which covers 25 to 31 October, equates to around one in 90 people in the population. New infections in England stabilised at around 50,000 a day, suggesting a levelling off in
Teenagers who have a poor diet could be up to 20cm shorter than other young people of the same age, a global study has found. According to research led by Imperial College London, inadequate nutrition may have contributed to 19-year-olds in south and southeast Asia, Latin America and East Africa being the shortest, while those
Hovis, the 134-year old British bread brand, has been bought by a UK private equity firm following a bidding war. Joint owners Premier Foods, of Mr Kipling fame, and US-based Gores Group sold the brand to Endless for an undisclosed sum days after Sky News revealed that it was close to seeing off competition from