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Apple and Meta headsets could face a big challenge: Sticker shock

In this article AAPL Meta Apple and Facebook parent Meta are expected to release mixed reality headsets in the coming year that could finally...

Sports

Ranking the fights at UFC 278

Aug 15, 2022 Jeff Wagenheim For sports fans, there’s nothing more exhilarating than watching the best of the best perform. Whether it’s LeBron James...

Republican Liz Cheney loses Wyoming seat to Trump-backed candidate

Republican Liz Cheney has lost her Wyoming seat in Congress to a Trump-backed candidate from her own party. She conceded defeat to Harriet Hageman,...

World

Das Boot and Air Force One director Wolfgang Petersen dies aged 81

German director Wolfgang Petersen, known for the World War Two submarine epic Das Boot and Air Force One, has died aged 81. The filmmaker...

Politics

Truss said British workers needed ‘more graft’ and lacked skill of foreign rivals, leaked audio reveals

A leaked audio recording has revealed Liz Truss said British workers needed “more graft” and lacked the “skill and application” of foreign rivals. The...

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Duke taps Ford F-150 Lightning energy to stabilize grid, flipping the ‘EVs break grid’ script

Ford and Duke Energy are planning to use F-150 Lightning batteries as backup energy storage to conserve energy use on the grid. Duke Energy,...

Environment

3 takeaways from the Investing Club’s ‘Morning Meeting’ on Tuesday

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s key...

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‘Goodbye my friend. Forever in my heart’: Stars pay tribute to Darius Campbell Danesh

Stars from the world of music and TV have paid tribute to the “terrific” Darius Campbell Danesh following his death at the age of...

Technology

Amazon is raising seller fees for the holidays to manage through surging inflation

Amazon.com Inc. packages sit in front of a FedEx Corp. delivery truck in New York. Christopher Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images In its...

Business

Azets founder Connolly lines up backers for £1.5bn accountancy firm bid

One of the most prominent figures in Britain’s professional services industry is lining up private equity backing for a £1.5bn offer for the accountancy...

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Former Popstars and Pop Idol contestant Darius found dead aged 41

Former Pop Idol contestant and theatre star Darius Campbell Danesh has died at the age of 41, his family has announced. The singer was...

Sports

Refugee to role model: Ramla Ali is fighting to make an impact — and make history

8:00 AM ET RAMLA ALI’S FISTS were up as she stared at the sparring dummy in front of her. Next to her was a...

Pensioner fights youths who’ve been targeting his home ‘for nearly a year’

Footage shows a pensioner fighting with masked youths who have allegedly been targeting his home for nearly a year. West Midlands Police have said...

Business

Inflation soars to new 40-year high as cost of living crisis deepens

Britain’s rate of inflation has surged to a fresh 40-year high, heaping yet more pain on cash-strapped households as the cost of living crisis...

Jill Biden tests positive for COVID

US First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID, the White House has said. The 71-year-old had tested negative on Monday during a...

Science

Roskosmos Unveils First Physical Model of Planned Russian-Built Space Station

Russia’s space agency on Monday unveiled for the first time a physical model of what a planned new Russian-built space station will look like,...

World

Elite Ukrainian forces behind attack on weapons store in Crimea

Ukrainian special forces operating inside Russian-occupied Crimea were behind an attack on a military base there, Sky News understands. Russia’s defence ministry said that...

Politics

Liz Truss backed by 11 government whips in latest blow for Rishi Sunak

A total of 11 government whips have announced they are backing Liz Truss’s campaign to become the next Conservative leader in the latest blow...

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Depp might return to Fantastic Beasts films, his replacement says

Johnny Depp “might” return to the Fantastic Beasts film franchise after his legal victory against his ex-wife Amber Heard, the actor who replaced him...

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Quick Charge Podcast: August 15, 2022

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and...