December 22, 2022 - Brief Briefing

Long queues loom for drivers in ‘frantic’ Friday getaway before Christmas weekend

Drivers have been warned to expect long queues as millions take to the roads ahead of the Christmas weekend. The AA has said Friday...

by admin December 22, 2022

Long queues loom for drivers in 'frantic' Friday getaway before Christmas weekend

Technology

Tesla under investigation by NHTSA for two more crashes that may have involved Autopilot or FSD

Tesla vehicles are shown at a sales and service center in Vista, California, June 3, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters The National Highway Traffic...

by admin December 22, 2022

Tesla under investigation by NHTSA for two more crashes that may have involved Autopilot or FSD

Sports

A canceled news conference, late-night negotiations and a hotel room tackle: Inside the stunning events that made Carlos Correa a Met

3:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” THE...

by admin December 22, 2022

A canceled news conference, late-night negotiations and a hotel room tackle: Inside the stunning events that made Carlos Correa a Met

Technology

Google tells employees more of them will be at risk for low performance ratings next year

CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai during press conference at the Chancellery in Warsaw, Poland on March 29, 2022. Mateusz Wlodarczyk | Nurphoto...

by admin December 22, 2022

Google tells employees more of them will be at risk for low performance ratings next year

Disgraced ‘crypto king’ Sam Bankman-Fried released on $250m bail – the largest in pre-trial history

Disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried has been released on a $250m (£208m) bond package as he awaits fraud charges – the largest ever pretrial...

by admin December 22, 2022

Disgraced 'crypto king' Sam Bankman-Fried released on 0m bail - the largest in pre-trial history

Science

NASA Formally Retires InSight Lander 4 Years After Its Arrival on Mars

NASA has formally retired its Mars InSight lander, the first robotic probe specially designed to study the deep interior of a distant world, four...

by admin December 22, 2022

NASA Formally Retires InSight Lander 4 Years After Its Arrival on Mars

Technology

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250 million bail, will live with his parents

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was released on $250 million bond while awaiting trial for fraud and other criminal charges, a New York federal judge...

by admin December 22, 2022

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on 0 million bail, will live with his parents

Business

Modular sofa-maker Snug looks for good fit with new owner

Snug, a British sofa manufacturer, is in talks about a sale four years after its launch. Sky News understands that Snug, which was founded...

by admin December 22, 2022

Modular sofa-maker Snug looks for good fit with new owner

Business

FTX collapse shows crypto is ‘too dangerous’ not to regulate, Bank of England deputy governor says

Cryptocurrency trading is “too dangerous” to remain outside mainstream financial regulation and could pose “a systemic problem” without action, the deputy governor of the...

by admin December 22, 2022

FTX collapse shows crypto is 'too dangerous' not to regulate, Bank of England deputy governor says

World

Ukraine war: Chechens fighting for Kyiv say Russian troops are ‘like cattle for slaughter, leaving the ground covered with corpses’

In a bunker below the fiercely contested city of Bakhmut, a jihadi commander with a half a million-dollar Russian bounty on his head, joins...

by admin December 22, 2022

Ukraine war: Chechens fighting for Kyiv say Russian troops are 'like cattle for slaughter, leaving the ground covered with corpses'

Ambulance workers to stage two more strikes in January

Ambulance workers will stage two further strikes in January amid a dispute over pay and staffing. The Unison union says the industrial action will...

by admin December 22, 2022

Ambulance workers to stage two more strikes in January

Business

Does the extradition of one crypto’s highest-profile players mean digital currencies are fundamentally unsound?

As a symbol of the year in crypto, the sight of Sam Bankman-Fried being hustled out of court in Nassau to a blacked-out SUV...

by admin December 22, 2022

Politics

Scotland passes controversial legislation that makes it easier to legally change gender

People aged 16 will be able to apply to change their gender in Scotland, while the time required for someone to live in their...

by admin December 22, 2022

Scotland passes controversial legislation that makes it easier to legally change gender

Business

Regulated rail fares in England will increase by up to 5.9% from March

Millions of train passengers face a hike in fares of nearly 6% from March, the Department for Transport has said. The increase is being...

by admin December 22, 2022

Regulated rail fares in England will increase by up to 5.9% from March

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Disney Sparks Backlash after Kids Spell Out ‘We Love You, Satan’ in Tim Allen’s The Santa Clauses

Disney recently came under fire for referencing Satan in the new Disney+ series The Santa Clauses, starring Tim Allen. Country musician John Rich criticized...

by admin December 22, 2022

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What is a woman? Dictionary.com announces its 2022 word of the year

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by admin December 22, 2022

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One of the world’s largest lasers could be used to detect alien warp drives

Scientists have proposed another use for the world’s largest gravitational wave observatory: scanning for the ripples in space-time left in the wake of gargantuan...

by admin December 22, 2022

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Zelensky helps Pelosi exit House in historic fashion

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is ending her long leadership tenure with an historic flourish, wrapping up two decades at the top of the party...

by admin December 22, 2022

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Singapore dollar will hold its ground in 2023 even as policy tailwinds fade

SINGAPORE The Singapore dollar is set to end the year as Asias most resilient currency against an exceptional surge in the United States dollar....

by admin December 22, 2022

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China to cut quarantine for overseas travellers from next month: Sources

BEIJING China plans to cut quarantine requirements for overseas travellers in January, according to people familiar with the matter, as the country dismantles the...

by admin December 22, 2022