A full-fibre broadband builder is accelerating its search for merger partners amid growing financial strains on some of the industry’s smaller players. Sky News understands that Zzoomm, which is backed by the giant US-based investor Oaktree Capital Management, has drafted in Acuity Advisors, a specialist technology firm, to identify prospective deals. Zzoomm operates in nearly
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Tesla will unveil its Robotaxi product at Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, CA, on October 10th, according to a report by Bloomberg. Tesla has been using its Giga Texas facility for its unveilings in recent years, after many years of doing them in Calfornia, where the company was founded and where its design and engineering
U.S. crude oil futures rose Thursday to trade near $75 per barrel, after a two-day losing streak as traders weigh supply disruptions in Libya against slowing demand in China. Here are Thursday’s energy prices: West Texas Intermediate October contract: $74.92 per barrel, up 40 cents, or 0.54%. Year to date, U.S. crude oil has gained 4.6%.
A sign that reads “Epic Intergalactic Headquarters” on campus. Epic Systems Dorothy Gale was right — the Land of Oz is not in Kansas. Rather, it’s nestled within the rolling green fields of Verona, Wisconsin, a town of nearly 16,400 people located about 10 miles southwest of the capital city of Madison. Verona is home
NASA has announced that astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will be launching on the SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than Tuesday, September 24, 2024. This update comes after changes to the mission’s crew composition. Originally, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson were also part of
The economy could have crashed had the government not found savings by cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners, a minister has said. Lucy Powell told Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips that the loss of the benefit, which will now be means tested, was necessary because of a “£22bn blackhole” left behind by the Conservatives. Politics
For the first time, scientists have successfully detected and measured an invisible electric field enveloping Earth. This field, known as the ambipolar field, was first theorised over 60 years ago and its discovery marks a significant advancement in our understanding of Earth’s atmospheric dynamics. Glyn Collinson, an astronomer at NASA‘s Goddard Space Flight Center, and
Donald Trump reacts to Kamala Harris’ first TV interview as Democrat nominee. Trump made the comments at a town hall moderated by Tulsi Gabbard while on the campaign trail in Wisconsin. #Trump #Harris #President #Election #Politics #Shorts SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook:
In his remarks at the Democratic National Convention, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) likened former President Donald Trump to an ex-boyfriend trying to get back together with the American people as he seeks a second term as president. #hakeemjeffries #donaldtrump #dnc #cnn #news
The government is “not attacking the hospitality industry” with proposed plans to ban smoking in pub gardens, a cabinet minister has insisted. Lucy Powell told Sky News’ Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips that Labour wants to create a “smoke-free country” and measures to achieve this will be done “in consultation” with businesses that could be
ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 10:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and the New York Mets beat the skidding White Sox 5-3 on Saturday night, handing Chicago its 106th loss to tie a franchise record. The White Sox (31-106)
Six Israeli hostages held by Hamas have been confirmed dead after their bodies were found by the Israeli military in Gaza. The hostages, aged between 23 and 40 years old, were “brutally murdered” a short time before Israeli forces found them in an underground tunnel on Saturday night, according to the Israeli military. The bodies
An NFL player who was in line to make his professional debut next week has been shot in the chest during an attempted robbery. Ricky Pearsall, 23, is in a stable condition after a struggle with the alleged robber led to both being shot in San Francisco. Aaron Peskin, president of the San Francisco Board
Kamala Harris has accused Donald Trump of thinking only of “service to himself” after the former president’s campaign filmed at a military cemetery. Mr Trump has already hit back with videos from relatives of fallen soldiers he honoured in a wreath-laying ceremony on Monday, the third anniversary of the Afghanistan withdrawal. The row began when
Calling itself the world’s first “AI-driven solar company,” Monalee is cutting the soft costs associated with solar by more than 50%, and they’re passing those savings – sometimes thousands of dollars – directly to the homeowner. The solar industry has seen a number of high-profile closures and bankruptcies in recent months, but Monalee is a
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi holds a press conference on the opening day of a quarterly meeting of the agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, November 22, 2023. Lisa Leutner | Reuters The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has pushed back against Moscow’s calls for further
Associated Press Aug 31, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Christopher Bell thought his chance to win at Darlington Raceway was over — twice. He got passed by Sheldon Creed with eight laps remaining, then after regaining the lead a final time coming out the pits with four laps left, was
In eastern Germany, anti-far-right protestors are worried. “Nazis out,” they shout as a long line winds its way down the street. The far-right is rising in the state of Thuringia and, for the first time since the Second World War, an extreme-right party is expected to win the most seats in the state parliament when
Seven people have been killed and dozens more injured after a bus crash in Mississippi. Officials said the bus overturned on a major motorway near Bovina in Warren County on Saturday morning. Six of the passengers were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Another passenger died in hospital. Around 37
US rapper Fatman Scoop has died aged 53, his tour manager has said. In a post on social media, Birch Michael – known as Pure Cold – said: “It is with the heaviest of hearts I announce the passing of Isaac Freeman III, known professionally as Fatman Scoop.” Earlier, the musician, famous for his 2003