June 28, 2024 - Brief Briefing

Amazon beefs up AI development, hiring execs from startup Adept and licensing its technology

The front desk of the Amazon office is pictured in New York, May 1, 2019. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Amazon is ramping up its...

by admin June 28, 2024

Amazon beefs up AI development, hiring execs from startup Adept and licensing its technology

New portrait of King released as Queen Camilla issues rare statement in support of armed forces

A new portrait of King Charles has been released to mark Armed Forces Day, as Queen Camilla gave a rare national statement praising servicemen...

by admin June 28, 2024

New portrait of King released as Queen Camilla issues rare statement in support of armed forces

Politics

Reform canvasser in PM racism row says he was ‘a total fool’

A Reform UK canvasser who used a racial slur against Rishi Sunak has called himself a “total fool” and said he has learned his...

by admin June 28, 2024

Reform canvasser in PM racism row says he was 'a total fool'

Defiant Biden attacks Trump but admits ‘I don’t debate as well as I used to’

Joe Biden has attacked Donald Trump at a rally a day after the president’s “shocking” performance in a head-to-head debate. “I don’t walk as...

by admin June 28, 2024

Defiant Biden attacks Trump but admits 'I don't debate as well as I used to'

Joe Biden: Could the Democrats replace him as US election nominee and how might that work?

Joe Biden’s stumbling performance in the US presidential debate has sparked alarm among Democrats – but could he be replaced against his will and...

by admin June 28, 2024

Joe Biden: Could the Democrats replace him as US election nominee and how might that work?

Can Joe Biden carry on?

Joe Biden and Donald Trump faced off in the first election debate of this year’s US presidential campaign on Thursday night. The president was...

by admin June 28, 2024

Biden’s ‘excruciating’ debate performance leaves Democrats angry his ego could see them lose election

Ninety minutes is a long watch in politics – ask a Democrat, any Democrat. As the mist was hanging heavy over Atlanta the morning...

by admin June 28, 2024

Biden's 'excruciating' debate performance leaves Democrats angry his ego could see them lose election

Sports

Ranking college football’s 40 best 2025 recruiting classes: Ohio State on top

Craig Haubert, ESPN Staff WriterJun 26, 2024, 07:04 AM ET Close National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college...

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Ranking college football's 40 best 2025 recruiting classes: Ohio State on top

Technology

Tech founders are shunning IPOs after extended market lull, survey finds

Pedestrians pass the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Silicon Valley is...

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Tech founders are shunning IPOs after extended market lull, survey finds

Nigel Farage: Wheels may not have come off Reform UK leader’s bandwagon yet – but it’s more shaky and wobbly

Was this the day the wheels began to come off for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK bandwagon? Quite possibly. It was a day that began...

by admin June 28, 2024

Nigel Farage: Wheels may not have come off Reform UK leader's bandwagon yet - but it's more shaky and wobbly

Steve Bannon must report to prison after longtime Donald Trump ally loses bid to stay out of jail

Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon will have to report to prison on Monday after his latest bid to avoid being locked up was...

by admin June 28, 2024

Steve Bannon must report to prison after longtime Donald Trump ally loses bid to stay out of jail

Technology

Crypto company Consensys sued by SEC as regulator continues industrywide crackdown

Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and CEO of blockchain firm ConsenSys. Riccardo Savi | Getty Images for Concordia Summit Crypto firm Consensys has been...

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Crypto company Consensys sued by SEC as regulator continues industrywide crackdown

Business

Nationwide customers face salary payment delays – as HSBC, Barclays and Virgin Money users hit by banking glitches

Nationwide, HSBC, Barclays and Virgin Money customers have been affected by problems with banking services, leaving some unable to send and receive money. The...

by admin June 28, 2024

Nationwide customers face salary payment delays - as HSBC, Barclays and Virgin Money users hit by banking glitches

Business

Post Office Inquiry: Ex-Fujitsu engineer denies ‘protecting the monster’

An expert on the Post Office Horizon IT systems has denied suggestions he was “protecting the monster” in evidence he gave to the trial...

by admin June 28, 2024

Post Office Inquiry: Ex-Fujitsu engineer denies 'protecting the monster'

Business

Cineworld leans towards CVA after screening bidders

The owners of Cineworld are leaning towards putting its British operations through a formal restructuring process after holding initial talks about a sale with...

by admin June 28, 2024

Cineworld leans towards CVA after screening bidders

Reform canvasser in PM racism row says he was ‘a total fool’

A Reform UK canvasser who used a racial slur against Rishi Sunak has called himself a “total fool” and said he has learned his...

by admin June 28, 2024

World

British man dies off Greek island of Spetses

A British man has died off the Greek island of Spetses. He had been taking part in a yachting regatta and authorities said he...

by admin June 28, 2024

British man dies off Greek island of Spetses

World

Jay Slater: Tenerife police call for volunteers to take part in large-scale search for missing British teenager

Police in Tenerife have called for volunteers to take part in a large-scale search for missing British teenager Jay Slater. Officials said it would...

by admin June 28, 2024

Jay Slater: Tenerife police call for volunteers to take part in large-scale search for missing British teenager

World

Roof partially collapses at New Delhi airport leaving one dead and six injured

One person has been killed and six more have been injured in India after part of the roof at an airport collapsed in heavy...

by admin June 28, 2024

Roof partially collapses at New Delhi airport leaving one dead and six injured

Uncategorized

H&M shares drop 13% after CEO casts doubt on June sales, margin target

H&M shares tumbled 13% Thursday after the CEO cast doubt on the retailer’s ability to reach its full-year margin target and predicted lackluster June...

by admin June 28, 2024