Jeff Lawson, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twilio Inc., center, rings the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Sept.17, 2018. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of cloud communications company Twilio are up more than 14% Friday morning, extending the 10% gains after markets closed on Thursday evening and
The latest James Bond move, No Time To Die, has been delayed again – this time until April, producers have said. The film – number 25 in the long-running series – had been due in cinemas next month. A message on the official James Bond Twitter feed said it would now be released on 2
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The Bridge of Sighs at St. John’s College, University of Cambridge. Andrew Holt | The Image Bank Unreleased | Getty Images The University of Cambridge said it would aim to “divest from all direct and indirect investments in fossil fuels” by the year 2030. In a statement outlining its plans, the British university said Thursday
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University in a ‘Conversation on Free Expression” in Washington, DC on October 17, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Facebook on Friday offered a rebuttal to the hit Netflix documentary-drama, “The Social Dilemma.” The movie revealed, perhaps for the first time to some viewers, how social
The introduction of a coronavirus testing regime at British airports would not impair the NHS’s ability to conduct widespread testing, according to the private sector sponsor of a programme that has so far failed to secure government backing. Sky News has been passed a letter sent to Matt Hancock, the health secretary, by the boss
Harvey Weinstein is facing six new sexual assault charges in Los Angeles. The disgraced film producer was convicted in New York for historic sexual assault charges in March, and sentenced to 23 years in prison. The new charges in California are part of an ongoing case against Weinstein, and include additional forcible sexual assault claims
9:30 AM ET The 145th Preakness Stakes will close out the reshuffled 2020 Triple Crown season. Tiz the Law won the Belmont Stakes in June, and Kentucky Derby winner Authentic is the favorite to win Saturday in Pimlico Here is a breakdown of every horse in the Preakness Stakes, suggested plays and picks. Note: Horses
2:23 AM BST Sam Burgess has stood down as assistant coach of South Sydney as the NRL and NSW Police launch an investigation into serious misconduct claims. The NRL has been shocked by allegations published in The Australian on Friday and has instructed its integrity unit to speak to South Sydney officials. The newspaper report
8:04 AM ET For the first time in Holly Holm‘s MMA career, she is accepting fights with no clear path to a UFC championship. From the moment Holm crossed over from boxing in 2011, it was almost certain she would sign with the UFC and fight for a title. And over the past five years,
Donald Trump has “mild symptoms” after contracting coronavirus, the White House has said. The US president and his wife Melania are self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19, just one month before the US election. A White House official told NBC News that Mr Trump is experiencing “mild symptoms” and is working from his residence. The
There is “some limited evidence” that the recent sharp increase in new coronavirus cases in England is levelling off, the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. New cases of COVID-19 in England were around 8,400 per day in the latest week up to 24 September – down from around 9,600 per day during
The billionaire brothers behind one of Britain’s biggest petrol station operators have bought Asda from Walmart in a £6.8bn deal. Sky News exclusively revealed earlier this week that a consortium led by Mohsin and Zuber Issa, the bosses of Blackburn-based EG Group, and TDR Capital, the London-based private equity firm, had been selected by the
American presidential election watchers are always primed for what they call the “October surprise”. This year’s was dropped by Donald Trump in a 1am bombshell tweet that has thrown the race for the White House into chaos. First and foremost, Americans will want to know the running of the country is in safe hands after
Tesla (TSLA) has increased the price of the Powerwall, its home battery pack, as demand is still through the roof. There are a lot of factors currently greatly increasing demand for home energy storage. Heatwaves are creating some instabilities on electric grids in the US, even forcing some rolling blackouts in California. Many people are
This combination of pictures created on September 29, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic Presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden squaring off during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio on September 29, 2020. Getty Images Looking for policy differences between President