Palantir headquarters in Palo Alto, California, US, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Palantir’s boss Alex Karp opposes the idea of a pause in artificial intelligence research, in contrast to an open letter from the Future of Life Institute signed by some of the biggest names in the
The government is scaling back the windfall tax on bumper oil and gas profits in response to fossil fuel companies warning they are cutting back on investment. Prices had reached historic highs following the invasion of Ukraine, resulting in record profits for oil and gas producers such as Shell and BP. The windfall tax –
Porsche has unveiled the Mission X, a new electric hypercar concept, which the automaker says could be the fastest road-legal vehicle ever to do a lap around the famous Nürburgring racetrack… if it goes into series production. The hypercar was shown as part of Porsche’s celebration of its 75th anniversary of making sports cars since
Donald Trump says he has been indicted and summoned to appear in court next Tuesday. On Truth Social – the network he created – the former US president suggested that the indictment is linked to his handling of classified documents. Mr Trump said his legal team was informed of the indictment by Joe Biden’s administration.
A Syrian refugee who stabbed six people, including four young children in Annecy, southeast France, was denied asylum in the country last month. The suspect, who has been named as Abdalmasih H by French media, had his asylum request rejected because he has held refugee status in Sweden for the past 10 years. French authorities
A 15-year-old boy riding an e-bike has died in a collision with an ambulance after being followed by police in Salford. Greater Manchester Police said officers began following a boy riding an e-bike at around 2pm today. Police were forced to break off their chase because of bollards. But in a statement, the force said
Indian Space Research Organisation has decided not to rush its Gaganyaan project, the manned mission to space, as it wants to ensure that the country’s first human space flight is a ‘sure shot safe mission’, said its chairman S Somanath here on Thursday. Gaganyaan was set to launch in 2022 but due to COVID-19 there
Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden have agreed a new partnership to bolster economic security in response to the growing threat of China. Brushing off his failure to deliver on the Tory manifesto promise to land a full-fat free trade deal with the US, the prime minister and US president announced the Atlantic Declaration during a
In this article GOOG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, speaks during an event in New Delhi, December 19, 2022. Sajjad Hussain | AFP | Getty Images Google plans to crack down on employees who haven’t been coming into its offices consistently, CNBC has found. The company updated its hybrid
Space can be an unfriendly place for the human body, with microgravity conditions and other factors tampering with our physiology, from head to toe — head, of course, being a primary concern. A new NASA-funded study provides a deeper understanding of the issue. Researchers said on Thursday that astronauts who traveled on the International Space
Jun 8, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The Rangers have continued their climb up our weekly power rankings and have now usurped the Dodgers for the No. 2 spot, with the Rays holding steadfast at No. 1. But, with the roll Texas has been on as of late and its historic run differential, does it deserve
Jun 7, 2023, 08:56 AM London Irish have been ground sharing with Premier League Football Club Brentford. Mike Hewitt/Getty Images London Irish became the third rugby team to be thrown out of the Gallagher Premiership in eight months after the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said the club had failed to pay their players and prove they
Britain’s Got Talent star Kerri-Anne Donaldson has died aged 38. Her death was announced by her older sister, Cara, who posted a selection of pictures of the dancer on Facebook. She wrote: “My heart hurts and my world has just collapsed around me. My beautiful baby sister is no longer with us and I don’t
Due in part to strong Q1 2023 numbers and a surge in demand, the US solar market is now expected to triple in size over the next five years, according to a new report. According to the “US Solar Market Insight Q2 2023 report,” released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood
Wind power generation and shoal aquaculture are seen at a demonstration base of coastal shoal industry in Yancheng City, East China’s Jiangsu province, May 16, 2023. (Photo credit should read Lu Hongjie / CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Lu Hongjie | Future Publishing | Getty Images The world’s energy system is no longer “fit for
Rishi Sunak has refused to accept the government’s failure to strike a trade deal with the US is a “broken promise”, blaming the pandemic and war in Ukraine on the “changing situation”. During a visit to the US, the prime minister was asked if he accepted “as a matter of fact” the Conservatives have not