admin, Author at Brief Briefing

Verlander caps comeback year with 3rd Cy Young

7:46 PM ET Justin Verlander was unanimously voted the American League Cy Young Award winner on Wednesday, capping a brilliant bounce-back season that saw...

Sports

Alcantara delivers 1st Cy Young Award for Marlins

6:56 PM ET It wasn’t a question of whether 1 Related In this age of five-inning starters, Alcantara stood out as a unicorn: He...

Politics

Jeremy Hunt to unveil package of tax hikes and spending cuts in autumn statement to plug £54bn black hole

Jeremy Hunt will promise to weather an economic “storm” by raising taxes, cutting public spending and scaling back energy support to fill a £54bn...

Business

Chinese tech firm Nexperia told to sell majority stake in UK microchip factory over ‘national security risk’

A Chinese-owned tech company has been told to sell the majority of its stake in a UK silicon chip factory due to security concerns....

Republicans win control of House of Representatives in US midterm elections, projections show

The Republicans have won back control of the US House of Representatives. After two years of Democratic control of both the House and the...

Sports

All ACC teams to honor UVA with helmet decals

6:06 PM ET In a show of solidarity, the ACC announced Wednesday it will honor Virginia with league-wide initiatives beginning this weekend in the...

Sports

After players’ deaths, UVA cancels home finale

9:17 AM ET Virginia has canceled its game against Coastal Carolina on Saturday after the shooting deaths of players Lavel Davis Jr., D’Sean Perry...

Technology

Chinese takeover of the UK’s biggest chip plant blocked on national security grounds

The global chip shortage will continue, and consumers will have to pay for it, an analyst from the International Data Corporation said. Sasirin Pamai...

Technology

Nvidia revenue falls 17% but data center growth remains strong

Nvidia reported fiscal third-quarter results on Wednesday for the period ending in October with sales beating analyst expectations but earnings per share coming in...

Environment

Jeremy Hunt to unveil package of tax hikes and spending cuts in autumn statement to plug £54bn black hole

Jeremy Hunt will promise to weather an economic “storm” by raising taxes, cutting public spending and scaling back energy support to fill a £54bn...

Jeremy Hunt to unveil package of tax hikes and spending cuts in autumn statement to plug £54bn black hole

Jeremy Hunt will promise to weather an economic “storm” by raising taxes, cutting public spending and scaling back energy support to fill a £54bn...

Environment

First Solar selects Alabama for new factory as Inflation Reduction Act prompts domestic manufacturing boom

A worker builds frames for solar panels at First Solar in Perrysburg, Ohio July 8, 2022. Megan Jelinger | Reuters Enphase could continue rallying...

Environment

Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to let retail investors borrow money to trade crypto derivatives: CFTC head

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, on June 5, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg...

Environment

UK weather: Heavy rain and flood warnings as UK set for ‘atrocious’ conditions this week

The UK is facing “atrocious” weather conditions with three yellow rain warnings issued for large parts of the nation. Heavy downpours in Cornwall and...

UK weather: Heavy rain and flood warnings as ‘atrocious’ conditions forecast for next three days

The UK is facing “atrocious” weather conditions with three yellow rain warnings issued for large parts of the nation through to Friday. Heavy downpours...

Technology

Elon Musk says in court that he doesn’t want to be CEO of any company and tries to walk back SEC insults

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk attends the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China August 29, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters Elon Musk...

Uncategorized

Hundreds of mummies and pyramid of an unknown queen unearthed near King Tut’s tomb

Just a stone’s throw from King Tut’s tomb, archaeologists have unearthed the pyramid of a never-before known ancient Egyptian queen; a cache of coffins,...