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Group of major US banks ride to $30bn rescue of troubled First Republic

A group of 11 major banks have clubbed together to provide $30bn (£24.7bn) of cash in an attempt to end a crisis of confidence...

Group of major US banks ride to bn rescue of troubled First Republic

Technology

Microsoft tries to justify AI’s tendency to give wrong answers by saying they’re ‘usefully wrong’

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the company’s Ignite Spotlight event in Seoul on Nov. 15, 2022. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images...

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‘I think it will happen’: Liam Neeson says Ireland will be united during his lifetime

Liam Neeson has said he expects to see a united Ireland during his lifetime. The 70-year-old Northern Ireland actor was speaking to Sky’s Beth...

Technology

Google raises price of YouTube TV to $73 a month, blaming content costs

Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of the YouTube logo. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Google announced...

Google raises price of YouTube TV to a month, blaming content costs

Politics

NHS unions reach pay deal after government offers 5% rise

NHS unions have reached a pay deal with the government in a major breakthrough that could herald the end of strikes by frontline staff....

Technology

Amazon’s Twitch CEO steps down nearly 10 years after acquisition

Visitors stream online computer games on the Twitch Interactive stand at Gamescom video games trade fair in Cologne, Germany. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg |...

Sports

Five theories on why suspensions are down in the NHL this season

9:00 AM ET When NHL fans heard there would be a 3D animated game played inside the world of Disney’s “Big City Greens,” many...

Business

TikTok banned from UK government phones

TikTok will be banned from UK government phones amid security concerns around the Chinese-owned video app, Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden has announced. In...

Technology

Microsoft adds OpenAI technology to Word and Excel

Microsoft is bringing generative artificial intelligence technologies such as the popular ChatGPT chatting app to its Microsoft 365 suite of business software. The enterprise...

Sports

What’s the season-defining game for each Top 25 team next season?

8:00 AM ET ESPN staff From the opening week matchups of blue bloods to the November conference battles defining the college football landscape, a...

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Roger Waters takes legal action over axing of concerts he calls a ‘blatant attempt to silence me’ amid antisemitism claims

Pink Floyd co-founder and bassist Roger Waters has vowed to take legal action after a planned concert in Frankfurt was cancelled by officials who...

Business

European Central Bank sticks to its guns on interest rates despite market turmoil

The European Central Bank (ECB) has maintained its fight against inflation and imposed a large set of interest rate hikes despite market turmoil. Bank...

Business

John Lewis results: £234m loss means no staff bonus and looming job losses

Job losses are on the horizon at the John Lewis Partnership, which includes Waitrose and John Lewis shops, as the company posted an annual...

Business

TikTok expected to be banned from UK government phones

China will see move as another swipe as relations deteriorate China’s response to the spate of countries banning TikTok on government devices has been...

Business

Jeremy Hunt defends speed of his childcare budget giveaway as ‘biggest transformation in my lifetime’

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has defended the speed of the rollout for his budget offer of free childcare for working parents, describing it as the...

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Justin Bieber shares health update after face paralysis forced him to cancel world tour

Justin Bieber has shared a video of him flashing a smile – an inconsequential move for most stars, but huge for him considering facial...

Politics

MPs to debate ‘Stormont brake’ as key part of new Brexit deal comes to the Commons

MPs will debate a motion next week on the so-called “Stormont brake” – a key part of the new Brexit deal agreed between the...

Sports

50 MLB breakout prospect candidates to watch in 2023

7:00 AM ET With the start of the 2023 MLB season approaching, we’ve ranked the top 100 prospects in the game. Now it’s time...

World

Video shows moment Russian fighter jet intercepts US Reaper drone over Black Sea

The US Air Force has released video said to show a Russian jet intercepting an American drone and dumping fuel on it over the...

Politics

NHS unions receive new pay offer – announcement expected this afternoon

NHS unions have received a new pay offer and an announcement is expected this afternoon, Sky News understands. It follows reports of progress in...