AI is a hot topic – from generating worryingly believable photos (pope coat anyone?) to the use of Chat GPT for all sorts of things, and developers calling for its regulation before it’s too late. So of course it was always likely to feature in the new series of dystopian drama Black Mirror, which is
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, speaks with CNBC on May 16th, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Twitter suspended the accounts of Plainsite and its founder Aaron Greenspan, a prolific Tesla and Elon Musk critic, on Tuesday afternoon. Plainsite is an online database that makes state and federal court filings and other public records available
Conor McGregor has denied allegations of sexual assault against a woman at game four of the NBA finals on Saturday. A statement issued via his lawyer, Barbara R Llanes, said: “The allegations are false. Mr McGregor will not be intimidated.” Miami Police have confirmed they are investigating a report issued to them on 11 June,
Rishi Sunak is facing a potentially acrimonious vote on the Boris Johnson partygate report at the start of next week. A debate and vote on the report, published by the House of Commons Privileges Committee on Thursday, will take place on Monday – Mr Johnson‘s 59th birthday. But it will not be a gathering Mr
Boris Johnson lied to parliament over partygate allegations, according to a report from MPs. The House of Commons privileges committee recommended a 90-day suspension, but as the former prime minister has already resigned as an MP, the Commons could now vote for his right to enter the parliamentary estate to be revoked. Mr Johnson has
Tesla has started to offer 3 months of free Superchargers on new inventory Model 3 vehicles delivered by June 30th in the US and Canada. The move appears to be an extra incentive to sell inventory Model 3 vehicles before an expected refresh. Late last year, we started hearing rumors that Tesla was working on a
As actors go you don’t get many more respected than Olivia Colman and Samuel L Jackson. Both have taken home Oscars in the last few years – Colman winning best actress for The Favourite in 2019, and Jackson receiving an honorary Academy Award last year. Now the two have been paired up for new Marvel
Surrounded by forest, the village of Yahidne in northern Ukraine looks deceptively peaceful. On a bright, summer’s day, a troupe of singers dressed in national costume perform in the ruins of a bombed-out, community club. Their voices lilt and lift, as their bodies sway. The audience clap, smile and tap their feet. On the surface,
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 15, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. The theme of the 2010s and 2020s in college football has been power concentration. Things have grown pretty predictable, with Alabama winning six national titles in 12 years under Nick Saban; Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Twitter is a more dangerous social platform for LGBTQ users now than it was a year ago, according to a new survey from LGBTQ+ rights organization GLAAD. The group’s third annual Social Media Safety Index (SMSI) report finds a pullback and inconsistent enforcement of company policies addressing anti-LGBTQ online
Sky News military analyst Professor Michael Clarke says Russia’s alleged bombing of a dam in southern Ukraine is a war crime. He says the Geneva Convention explicitly prohibits attacks on dams and similar types of infrastructure. Russia is thought to have attacked the Kakhovka dam so as to flood the Dnipro river, making any Ukrainian
Investigators in Boston have used DNA analysis to identify and charge a suspect, 35-year-old Matthew Nilo, in the sexual assaults of four women whose cases have gone unsolved for over a decade, according to prosecutors. CNN’s Jason Carroll reports. #CNN #News
In the end, it was excoriating, damning and unanimous: Boris Johnson was found not only to have deliberately misled the House of Commons over events in Number 10 during COVID lockdowns, but had attacked the fabric of our democracy itself by seeking to undermine the committee and investigation. The conclusion of the 14-month privileges committee
In this article SHEL-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this aerial view, cars line up to refuel before the price rises at a Shell station on June 14, 2022 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images British energy giant Shell is boosting its oil and gas production to
Decayed remains found 45 years ago stuffed in a bag in Nevada have finally been identified thanks to advancements in DNA testing. The remains were found in October 1978 in the small Nevada town of Imlay, about two hours north of Reno. Officers also found some articles of women’s clothing inside the garment bag. On
Glenda Jackson, the Oscar-winning actress and former Labour MP, has died at the age of 87. In a statement, her agent Lionel Larner said: “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London, this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side. “She recently completed
The privileges committee has reported – and its conclusions exceed even the more damning expectations. The MPs find Boris Johnson misled the House not just once, but multiple times: • On 1 December 2021 when reports first surfaced about lockdown-busting parties and he said all rules and guidance were followed in No 10,• the following
The operator of Britain’s electricity system says it is to keep a scheme that aims to help prevent blackouts for the coming winter. National Grid ESO said it was “prudent to maintain” the demand flexibility service (DFS), which was introduced in 2022 in the wake of Europe’s gas squeeze caused by the war in Ukraine.
A massive search operation is continuing for “hundreds” of missing migrants after at least 78 drowned when a fishing boat sank off the coast of Greece. Officials said 104 survivors were rescued after the vessel capsized about 50 miles from the southern coastal town of Pylos. But charity Alarm Phone, which operates a network supporting
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