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Facebook’s Meta mission was laid out in a 2018 paper declaring ‘The Metaverse is ours to lose’

Small toy figures are seen in front of displayed Facebook’s new rebrand logo Meta in this illustration taken, October 28, 2021. Dado Ruvic |...

Politics

Fishing row intensifies as PM won’t rule out legal action and suggests French may have breached treaty

Boris Johnson has not ruled out triggering the dispute mechanism against France as a row between the two countries over post-Brexit fishing rights escalates....

Business

Racing Post owner Spotlight Sports gallops towards £500m sale

The Racing Post is galloping towards a £500m sale as its owner looks to cash in on a surge in demand for sports betting...

‘Humanity is in the ring’: Boris Johnson warns of ‘very difficult’ climate change fight

Boris Johnson has warned that success in the fight to tackle global warming “is going to very difficult” but “the whole of humanity is...

Science

NASA Says Sun Emitted Massive Radiation That Will Hit Earth This Weekend, Northern Lights Expected

A massive solar flare could create dazzling northern lights over parts of the US on Sunday, according to NASA. The space agency said a...

Environment

New Life from the Void — Another Coal Hub Repurposed

In the ’70s, my travels quite frequently took me up the New England Highway in New South Wales and through the town of Muswellbrook....

Environment

More Wind Needed in Australian Grid

A recent check of the live feed from the NEM showed Australian wind generations’ small but increasing contribution to the grid. One discovery I...

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Up Close with the versatile TurboAnt Thunder T1 e-bike [Video]

TurboAnt, makers of both electric bikes and electric scooters, aims to answer 3 rides in one with the Thunder T1 electric bike. Being a...

Environment

Chevron reports highest free cash flow on record as rebound in oil boost results; shares gain

In this article CVX Oil well pump jacks operated by Chevron Corp. in San Ardo, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. David Paul...

Technology

The Facebook name was such a drag that employees referred to it as a ‘brand tax’

In this article FB A pedestrian walks in front of a new logo and the name ‘Meta’ on the sign in front of Facebook...

US East Coast braced for tidal flooding that could be the worst since 2003

Parts of East Coast America could be hit with severe flooding, with forecasters predicting some states could see the worst tidal flooding in almost...

Prince Andrew seeks dismissal of accuser’s ‘baseless’ and ‘frivolous’ civil lawsuit in New York

Prince Andrew’s lawyers in the US have asked a judge to dismiss his accuser Virginia Giuffre’s civil lawsuit. Ms Giuffre has accused the Duke...

Technology

Microsoft passes Apple to become the world’s most valuable company

In this article AAPL MSFT Dado Ruvic | Reuters Microsoft passed Apple in market cap on Friday, making it the world’s most valuable publicly-traded...

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Non-binary singer Mila Jam says a ‘revolution’ is happening in the face of a ‘pushback’ against pronouns

Non-binary singer Mila Jam – having released their own version of disco classic It’s Raining Men called It’s Raining Them – says in the...

Politics

PM invokes fall of the Roman Empire as he warns world faces uphill battle in climate fight

Boris Johnson on Friday warned that “team world” was “5-1” down at half-time in the fight to tackle global warming, as he implored world...

Business

PM seeks to calm relations with France after fishing licence threats

The prime minister has sought to soothe relations between France and the UK, telling journalists en route to the G20 in Rome that France...

Ghislaine Maxwell’s brother accuses prison guards of ‘physical abuse’ as she awaits trial

The brother of Ghislaine Maxwell has told Sky News he believes prison officers have “physically abused” his sister and her treatment in a New...

Business

UK to force more than 1,300 of its biggest companies to reveal climate risks

Over 1,300 of the biggest UK-registered companies and financial institutions will soon have to make various climate-related disclosures. The disclosure standards on climate-related risks...

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Toyota unveils its first all-electric car: the bZ4X, an electric SUV packed with cool features

Toyota has unveiled what could be considered as its first all-electric car: the bZ4X, an electric SUV packed with cool features. We already saw...

Environment

Amazon-backed wind farm in Scotland begins operations

In this article AMZN Sean Hannon | iStock | Getty Images A 50-megawatt onshore wind farm in Scotland is now operational, and tech giant...