admin [ad_1] Xavier Niel’s proposed deal values the telecoms company’s Italian division at €10.45bn – LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP Billionaire telecoms tycoon Xavier Niel is plotting a €10.5bn (£9bn) Italian merger with Vodafone as network operators push for scale in an increasingly competitive market. Mr Niel’s Iliad Group has tabled a proposal to Vodafone to combine their Italian … Read more
[ad_1] Warehouses, trucking and other aspects of the logistics industry have taken over much of the real estate in the Inland Empire in recent years, and now we know the industry has been trying to dominate local government as well. The people of Southern California are at risk of being drowned out by a corporate … Read more
[ad_1] The past few years has seen a radical change in how IT departments and employees think about end user computing. In the past, IT departments created a standard desktop image for corporate applications. This provided an easy-to-manage way to roll out the applications end users required to enable them to do their jobs. … Read more
[ad_1] A 16-year-old employee who died after getting sucked into equipment at a Mississippi poultry plant got the job using the identity of a 32-year-old man, a new revelation that highlights the ease with which migrant children are finding work in a dangerous industry, and the challenges companies face in trying to evaluate their true … Read more
[ad_1] Updated Dec. 18, 2023 3:59 am ET Shares of Vodafone Group rose 4.6% after Iliad Group said that it has put forward a proposal to the company to merge their Italian businesses in a deal that values Vodafone Italia at 10.45 billion euros ($11.38 billion). The European telecom company said Monday that it is … Read more
[ad_1] Today, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has published the Draft 2024 Integrated System Plan (ISP). This is a roadmap for Australia’s energy transition to renewable energy over the next 20+ years. The integrated system plan includes an optimal or best-case development path of energy generation, storage and transmission investments necessary to achieve Australia’s transition … Read more
[ad_1] Graysky, one of the first third-party apps for the Twitter/X competitor Bluesky, is launching a subscription service with its latest release, as a means of generating revenue for its app by offering paid access to features that Bluesky itself doesn’t yet support. In the initial release, users will be able to personalize the app … Read more
[ad_1] The Iliad Group has put forward a proposal to Vodafone Group to merge their Italian businesses in a deal that values Vodafone Italia at 10.45 billion euros ($11.38 billion). Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@wsj.com Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 [ad_2]
[ad_1] A federal appeals court said the U.S. government was right to challenge Illumina’s purchase of cancer-test developer Grail, but still sent the case back to the Federal Trade Commission for reconsideration. A three-judge panel found the deal to be anticompetitive, but said the FTC erred in how it considered Illumina’s proposed fix for its … Read more
[ad_1] The maker of the blockbuster video game The Last of Us, which was adapted into the hit HBO series by the same name earlier this year, announced that it would cancel development of its long-anticipated online multiplayer version of the game. “We realize many of you have been anticipating news around the project that … Read more
[ad_1] SpaceX SpaceX has revealed a new target launch date for a mission that will see its triple-booster Falcon Heavy rocket carry an experimental space plane to orbit for the U.S. Space Force. The private spaceflight company has announced that it’s now targeting the launch for no earlier than Thursday, December 28. Last week, SpaceX … Read more
[ad_1] Cambodia tracking down thousands of priceless looted antiquities | 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News Looters stole thousands of priceless artifacts from religious sites across Cambodia. An American lawyer is working with the country to bring them home. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive … Read more
[ad_1] A council has warned it could be forced to declare bankruptcy after the government’s “devastating” decision to cancel the northern leg of HS2. Cheshire East Council said it had spent £11m preparing for the high-speed line, including £8.6m that had been funded by borrowing. In a report from the full council on 13 December, … Read more
[ad_1] Kealoha Pisciotta, a cultural practitioner and longtime activist, sits on lava rock part of the way up Mauna Kea while giving an interview on the Big Island of Hawaii, on Saturday, July 15, 2023. Over the last 50 years, astronomers have mounted 13 giant astronomical observatories on Mauna Kea’s summit. In 2019, Native Hawaiians … Read more
[ad_1] A survey of 500 US and UK software developers conducted by J L Partners has found that 70% of software projects fail to be delivered on time, despite 83% of developers saying delivery performance is important. The survey, commissioned by technology and cyber security expert Junade Ali for Haystack, looked at the most … Read more
[ad_1] Courageous ‘Bahu’ Comes To Help Mother In-Law After Shooting, Nabs Two Attackers TooIANS Dispelling the stereotyped view of the “antagonistic saas-bahu” relationship, a woman in Bihar’s Begusarai district on Sunday not only came to the aid of her mother-in-law after she was shot but also fought with two attackers and managed to apprehend them. … Read more
[ad_1] Illumina, the leading producer of gene-sequencing machines, announced Sunday that it would sell Grail, a cancer test developer that it purchased for $7.1 billion in 2021. The move came two days after Illumina lost its case in a federal appeals court, which largely upheld a Federal Trade Commission ruling that Illumina should unwind its … Read more
[ad_1] A FORMER RAF base on a remote island yesterday became the UK’s first licensed spaceport for vertical rocket launches. The Civil Aviation Authority has approved the SaxaVord Spaceport, paving the way for its first launches in 2024. 4 The Civil Aviation Authority has approved the SaxaVord SpaceportCredit: PA 4 The first rocket will be … Read more
[ad_1] Mark Zuckerberg said today that Meta has started testing a feature to show Threads posts on Mastodon and other ActivityPub protocol-supported networks. “Making Threads interoperable will give people more choice over how they interact and it will help content reach more people. I’m pretty optimistic about this,” Zuckerberg said in a post. While this … Read more
[ad_1] NORTH Korea has fired a second ballistic missile off its east coast just hours after the US warned a nuke attack would “end Kim’s regime”. South Korea’s military said in a statement that North Korea launched what appeared to be a long-range ballistic missile from its capital region Monday morning. 4 North Korea has … Read more
[ad_1] Pay inequalities at the country’s biggest companies have remained constant this year despite the cost-of-living crisis, according to a new report. The difference in median pay between chief executives and other employees in the FTSE 350 was 57:1 last year, slightly up from 56:1 in 2021, latest figures showed. Across the larger FTSE 100 … Read more
[ad_1] Pope Francis has thrown his support behind calls for AI to be regulated. The pontiff used his annual message for the World Day of Peace to say an international treaty was needed to ensure artificial intelligence is developed safely and used ethically. He warned the tech may lack human values like compassion and morality, … Read more
[ad_1] Samsung Samsung is well known for its excellent smartphones and high-end TVs, so when we see a great deal on either, we get excited. In this case, this massive 85-inch CU7000 Crystal TV has a substantial $400 discount on it at Best Buy, which brings the list price down to $900 from $1,300. That … Read more
[ad_1] By Maha El Dahan, David Stanway and Valerie Volcovici DUBAI (Reuters) – The COP28 climate summit in Dubai started with all the ingredients for spectacular failure: It proposed an end to the fossil-fuel era at a conference situated in Arab oil country amid overt opposition from the powerful oil-producer group OPEC. Landing a pact … Read more
[ad_1] dividends Dividend stocks can offer a valuable source of income for investors who want to diversify their portfolios. However, investors should also be aware that most of these stocks will gradually decline in value over time unless the dividend is reinvested. This may seem surprising, but ample evidence supports this claim. Only a few … Read more
[ad_1] Cloud-native application development and management is growing in picking up pace but will evolve to embrace edge computing, private clouds, and on-premises environments, not just the public cloud. Everyone’s efforts in this space need to support that reality. Security falling short of growth ambitions What the survey data shows us is that Australian businesses … Read more
[ad_1] A current Post Office executive remains in denial of the organisation’s deliberate and determined actions to prevent details of software problems emerging when subpostmasters were being prosecuted over unexplained accounting shortfalls. While hundreds of subpostmasters and their families had their lives destroyed as a result, no Post Office executives have been held to … Read more
[ad_1] Running back Jerick McKinnon threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and Patrick Mahomes passed for 305 yards and two scores to help Kansas City beat the New England Patriots 27-17 on Sunday in front of Chiefs superfan Taylor Swift. With the pop star – and a whole bunch of Swifties – in … Read more
[ad_1] By Rolfe Winkler and Brianna Abbott Dec. 16, 2023 9:00 pm ET Matthew Perry’s death from the effects of ketamine brought new scrutiny to the booming business to prescribe the powerful anesthetic to patients in clinics and online. Perry was receiving ketamine infusions for depression and anxiety before he was found unresponsive in the … Read more
[ad_1] Parents, schools and even attorneys general have increasingly been raising concerns about how TikTok may be hooking children to the app and serving them inappropriate content. But some lawyers say bringing legal action against the company could be more difficult after TikTok quietly changed its U.S. terms of service this summer. In July, TikTok … Read more
[ad_1] Proton Mail finally has a native desktop app, rolling out now in beta for some users on Windows and MacOS. The encrypted email service has, of course, been available to desktop users since its inception nearly a decade ago — first through the web, and latterly via a “bridge” that opened access to Proton Mail … Read more
[ad_1] Amazon is still selling the clothes hook spy cameras it’s being sued over Should Amazon be allowed to sell spy cams?Photo: Michaela Rehle (Reuters) How one woman turned $10,000 into a successful business | Your Wallet Amazon may be responsible, at least partly, for a man spying on an underage girl using a clothes … Read more
[ad_1] The owners of Edinburgh Airport have picked bankers to launch an auction next year that could draw bids of £2.5bn. Sky News has learnt that Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has hired HSBC and JP Morgan to orchestrate a sale of the Scottish capital’s aviation hub. The process, which is expected to get underway at … Read more
[ad_1] COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber leaves a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Kamran Jebreili/AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As the United Nations COP28 climate summit ended Wednesday, Sultan al-Jaber walked out with what the United Arab Emirates wanted all along — the … Read more
[ad_1] Apple Music has always been a powerful platform for streaming and discovering new music. With the latest updates of iOS 17.1 and 17.2, Apple has introduced new features that make it even easier to add your favorite songs to your music library. Doing so takes just a few steps. Before getting started, be sure … Read more
[ad_1] Chris Christie took aim at Nikki Haley on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, saying Haley should be “ashamed of herself” for “enabling” former U.S. President Donald Trump. Christie—who is running for the GOP presidential nomination along with both Haley and Trump—was responding to Jake Tapper’s questions on how he felt about some … Read more
[ad_1] Some of the most basic questions about money are also central to figuring out what and who you want to be: What do I have, what do I want, how does that compare to others around me and how should I feel about it? In The New York Times’s 10th year of publishing teenagers’ … Read more
[ad_1] TIKTOK fans can watch videos at double speed – there’s a hidden trick you might have missed. The feature was quietly added in an update that rolled out in September 2023. 1 This TikTok trick will have you flying through clipsCredit: AFP It’s perfect for people who love to burn through TikTok videos as … Read more
[ad_1] The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is facing fresh pressure to explain why it deleted key emails exchanged with Swedish prosecutors over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. A lawyer representing an Italian investigative journalist has complained to the Information Commissioner’s Office that the CPS has given inconsistent explanations for deleting the emails with the Swedes in … Read more
[ad_1] A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their lives with racist threats and harassment. The damages verdict follows emotional testimony from Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, who tearfully described becoming the … Read more
[ad_1] The batteries that dominate today’s electric cars use a combination of lithium, nickel, manganese and cobalt – STR/AFP via Getty Images Electric car buying may be slowing in Britain but a group of former Tesla executives recently agreed to take over a loss-making Welsh battery developer with a twist. Unlike rival manufacturers, which develop … Read more
[ad_1] A site at the northern-most part of the Shetland Islands has become the UK’s first licensed spaceport for vertical rocket launches. SaxaVord Spaceport on the small isle Unst has been granted the licence by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which will allow for its first launches in 2024. The regulator verified the privately owned … Read more
[ad_1] Apple’s September launch event brought some decent updates to the iPhone 15 Pro line, including titanium designs and USB-C. The Pro Max even got a longer 5x zoom lens. But we didn’t get a folding iPhone. At least, not one you can fold without snapping it in half and ruining it. But with many … Read more
[ad_1] An inferno ripped through a 19th Century Georgian country hotel last night in Galway, as police confirm they are investigating an incident of criminal damage by fire. It comes just hours after protesters gathered outside the Ross Lake House hotel, Rosscahill, amid concerns about migrants in the area. The elegant hotel has not been … Read more
[ad_1] logo sign in office lobby space_alibaba_ The case for not owning a stake in China’s e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) has been strong enough since late 2020. That’s when the rapid growth of online shopping spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic started to slow down. And that’s also when regulators in Beijing began a … Read more
[ad_1] Today, electric scooter company Beam launched their services in Albury, NSW. Like many towns, adding a new transport option for residents and visitors increases mobility and allows people to move between locations with real convenience, often visiting locations they otherwise wouldn’t walk to. With the trial starting at 11.30am today, many residents started spotting … Read more
[ad_1] Five months after its launch in July, Meta’s social network Threads is now finally available to people living in the European Union. In a post on Threads, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta is opening up Threads to more countries in Europe. “Today we’re opening Threads to more countries in Europe. Welcome everyone 👋,” he … Read more
[ad_1] Even the cashews are pricey (Picture: SWNS) Christmas revellers are slamming Britain’s largest German Christmas market as a ‘rip off’ as a beer and a hotdog cost more than a flight to Frankfurt. With the prices of a meal averaging around £20, market goers to Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market have branded the event ‘too … Read more
[ad_1] Updated Dec. 17, 2023 12:03 am ET HONG KONG—The retail world used to cater to Chinese tourists. Luxury shops opened wherever they went, and Parisian department stores hired Mandarin speakers. Mom-and-pop stores in Hong Kong were replaced by vendors offering products Chinese tourists demanded, such as milk powder and medicines. Now, after being grounded … Read more
[ad_1] With the introduction of the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Google Pixel Watch 2 in recent months, both tech giants have new advanced wearables they’re positioning as vital health-tracking counterparts to their smartphones. Comparing the two in terms of which is better is a bit redundant, since the former only works with iPhones … Read more
[ad_1] The biggest NFL game in Week 15 will be played on Sunday afternoon as the Dallas Cowboys (10-3) take their five-game winning streak to Upstate New York to play the Buffalo Bills (7-6). The game kicks off at 4:25 p.m. ET/1:25 p.m. PT on December 17. It will air on Fox as America’s Game … Read more
[ad_1] The 17-year-old did not return from a pre-arranged trip there when he was 11, but set foot in the UK for the first time in six years on Saturday. Alex Batty is spending his first night back in the UK in the more than six years since he disappeared on holiday in Spain with … Read more
[ad_1] NatWest says an external review has found no evidence of political or other such discrimination in the closure of customer accounts at its Coutts arm, amid the Nigel Farage debanking row. The bank, which commissioned the law firm Travers Smith to investigate the affair, said 84 customer account closures – including all relevant PEP … Read more
[ad_1] This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email transcripts@nytimes.com with any questions. casey newton Kevin, there are now more cybertrucks on the road. kevin roose Yes. casey newton And that … Read more
[ad_1] The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced it is to part ways with its popular CEO, Lindy Cameron, in early 2024, and has begun the search for her successor. The NCSC’s second leader to hail from Northern Ireland, and only its second leader ever, Cameron joined the NCSC in 2020 in … Read more
[ad_1] Topline New York Republicans tapped Mazi Melesa Pilip, an Ethiopian-born Israeli military veteran currently serving in the Nassau County Legislature, to run for George Santos’ former House seat in a special election after his expulsion earlier this month. Republicans in New York nominated an Ethiopian-born Jewish woman to run for the seat once held … Read more
[ad_1] Of course, some companies, even before the pandemic, were trying to avoid celebrations that were raucous or boozy. Roy Bahat, a venture capital investor with Bloomberg Beta, has held a holiday party for start-ups since 2014, called Startup Festivus, on the first Friday of December from 3 to 6 p.m., so people can get … Read more
[ad_1] This undated photo shows Raja, the highly popular Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo in St. Louis, Mo. The elephant has lived at the zoo since his birth in 1992 and is being moved for breeding purposes to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio. (Louis Zoo via AP)AP This undated photo shows … Read more
[ad_1] It was a busy year for smartphone launches, and 2024 is expected to be just as eventful. Major phone-makers like Apple, Samsung and Google each typically launch new devices around the same time every year, introducing more sophisticated cameras, faster processors and enhanced designs. But 2024 may be different. Tech companies are looking for … Read more
[ad_1] I’m glad Taylor is being widely recognized these days but it’s so funny to see people react when she does an interview & they don’t understand at her core she has millennial theatre kid energy like that is who she has always been & I say that in the most loving way possible — … Read more
[ad_1] Eutelsat’s broadcasts of Al Mayadeen TV are facing an investigation from Italy’s communications watchdog – WAEL HAMZEH/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock A French satellite giant backed by the British taxpayer has been accused of transmitting a TV channel denounced by Israel as the “mouthpiece of Hezbollah”. Eutelsat, which completed a merger with UK satellite company OneWeb earlier this … Read more
[ad_1] NEARLY two thirds of kids will be following Santa on mobiles and computers as he delivers gifts around the world this Christmas Eve, a survey revealed. The tech-savvy youngsters will be using various Santa tracker websites and apps — or may even get a digital call from Father Christmas himself. 1 Two thirds of … Read more
[ad_1] Australia-based link-in-bio platform Linktree announced today that it has acquired competitor Koji from its parent company GoMeta for an undisclosed amount. Linktree said that Koji’s link-in-bio product will shut down on January 31, 2024. The company is offering Koji users three months of Linktree’s Pro plan as a trial. But it’s not clear if … Read more
[ad_1] person smiling, sitting at laptop Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews AT&T (NYSE: T) from the viewpoint of a passive income investor to determine whether it’s an excellent dividend stock to buy. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 14, 2023. The video was published on Dec. 16, 2023. Should you invest $1,000 … Read more
[ad_1] A driver charges an electric vehicle. (1) Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews Plug Power‘s (NASDAQ: PLUG) prospects in 2024 and answers whether growth stock investors should buy today. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 14, 2023. The video was published on Dec. 16, 2023. Should you invest $1,000 in Plug Power … Read more
[ad_1] Henry Rowley couldn’t be more honest about enjoying the recognition that comes with going viral. “I really do love it,” he says. “Partly because I’m a vain ****!” The 25-year-old was a standout performer at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, a prospect which not long ago would probably have made him laugh more than one … Read more
[ad_1] Premier Boxing Champions David Morrell Jr. (9-0, 8 KOs) and Sena Agbeko (28-2, 22 KOs) are finally going to face off. The two fighters were supposed to meet in the undercard of the Ryan Garcia vs. Gervonta Davis fight in April, but a medical issue from Agbeko prevented the Nevada boxing commission from licensing … Read more
[ad_1] Colby Covington has perhaps the biggest fight of his career Saturday night for multiple reasons. The 35-year-old will be in the octagon for the first time in almost two years when he faces Leon Edwards for the welterweight championship at UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Covington will be looking to take … Read more
[ad_1] Updated Dec. 16, 2023 4:52 pm ET Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay more than $50 million to settle a high-profile lawsuit by a California regulator that helped spur Microsoft’s October takeover of the videogame company. The state’s Civil Rights Department sued Activision in mid-2021, alleging its leadership ignored numerous employee complaints of sexual … Read more
[ad_1] Origin Energy is preparing a new energy plan to capture electric vehicle owners, specifically Tesla owners in Australia. What they describe as a game-changer in EV charging, the new plan is coming to Origin in 2024. With Origin EV Power Up, Australians will be able to schedule EV charging via the Origin mobile app. This … Read more