Reading Time: 3 minutes On Tuesday, Elon Musk and President Donald Trump fielded questions from reporters in the Oval Office. It was an unusual event for a number of reasons — Trump generally isn’t keen on sharing the spotlight — not the least of which was the involvement of Musk’s son X Æ A-Xii. The…
England’s most senior education official has assured MPs that suppliers on not-for-profit contracts will not in the future be able to make money secretly after “serious failings” were exposed by the Guardian. Susan Acland-Hood, the Department for Education’s permanent secretary, told the cross-party public accounts committee (PAC) that a “very hard” review had been undertaken…
Texas is continuing to stake a claim as a rival to Wall Street as a key financial hub in the United States, with Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday saying his state has a “stronger brand than New York.” “Capital Markets are realizing that the place to be is Texas,” Abbott said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”…
Black men in England are more likely to be diagnosed with late-state prostate cancer than their white counterparts, while being less likely to receive life-saving treatment, analysis by the National Prostate Cancer Audit has found. The analysis found that black men were diagnosed with stage three or four prostate cancer at a rate of 440…
People across the northern hemisphere have gathered to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse. The eclipse peaked in London at about 11am on Saturday and was visible in parts of the UK between about 10am and noon. The phenomenon occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth. As the three…
Bloomberg | | Posted by Aditi Srivastava Oct 31, 2024 11:36 AM IST South Korea’s economy would likely suffer a contraction if Donald Trump returns to the White House and ratchets up tariffs against trading partners. South Korea’s economy would likely suffer a contraction if Donald Trump returns to the White House and ratchets up…
The vilified linchpin of millennial and Y2K fashion – the skinny jean – might be on its way to a comeback. Over the last few months, a range of skinny styles, including pants and jeans, have cropped up on fashion runways, influencer videos and Google search trends, indicating the divisive garment could soon be a…
China’s Minister of Finance Lan Fo’an speaks during a press conference in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2024. Adek Berry | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China has more room to act on fiscal policy amid domestic and external uncertainties, Finance Minister Lan Fo’an told reporters on Thursday. He was responding to a question during…
If there was a television props department that did its homework, it was the team on NBC’s “The Office” (fans of “The Office Ladies” recap podcast know how often propmaster Phil Shea, who died in 2023, gets lauded there for his attention to detail). The creative team of the cult favorite show ensured that many…
The Alibaba logo is displayed on the screen of an iPad. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Alibaba Group on Thursday launched a new version of its artificial intelligence assistant app that will be powered by its own flagship Qwen AI reasoning model, amid a heating global race to produce next-generation tech. The launch…
