A YouTube contractor was addressing the Austin City Council on Thursday, calling on them to urge Google to negotiate with his union, when a colleague interrupted him with jaw-dropping news: His 43-person team of contractors had all been laid off. “I was speechless, shocked. I didn’t know what to do,” Jack Benedict, a YouTube data […]
St Helens made it three wins from three in a feisty encounter with Leigh Leopards to stay top of Super League. The teams continued their feud from last season’s Challenge Cup semi-final as Leigh’s John Asiata was sin-binned after only 40 seconds. Asiata was later injured but the visitors stayed in touch as Zak Hardaker […]
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, More wealthy corporations than ever are biting off bitcoins By Joe Tidy & The Visual Journalism Team Cyber correspondent The price of Bitcoin is close to its all-time high, thanks in large part to US finance giants. Investment banks like Grayscale, BlackRock and Fidelity, are pouring billions of dollars into […]
Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal banned Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba for four years after a drug test in August showed levels of testosterone that could not be created naturally. Should Pogba serve the full length of the suspension, it seems likely that his career is over. Pogba, who turns 31 next month, was provisionally suspended in […]
SAN FRANCISCO — ChatGPT maker OpenAI is planning to appoint several new board members within the next month, as the company’s regulatory troubles mount. The board is drawing closer to announcing new members following the dramatic November overhaul of the company’s governance, according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition […]
Paul Pogba made 233 appearances during two spells with Manchester United and re-signed for Juventus in 2022 Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba says he is “sad, shocked and heartbroken” after being banned from football for four years for a doping offence. “Everything I have built in my professional career has been taken away from me,” he […]
IAG chief executive Luis Gallego said the group’s capacity was now close to pre-pandemic levels in most of its main markets. Total revenues at the group rose to €29.4bn (£25bn), up from €23bn in 2022. Demand for flights continues to be “robust”, IAG said, especially for leisure travel. The group said its flights were 92% […]
Africa Live: Zambia declares national emergency over drought – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary The president says there are fears people may experience hunger Suspects in court over murder of South African rapper AKA SA province to build new palace for Zulu king Meningitis outbreak kills 17 students in Nigeria DR Congo […]
Video doorbells are supposed to help keep your home safe from strangers. Thanks to poor software security, however, they could be letting strangers in. Researchers at Consumer Reports found vulnerabilities in popular video doorbells on major online retail sites including Amazon, Walmart and Temu, according to a report released Thursday. Hackers could use a companion […]
Lee Anderson is no stranger to controversy. While deputy chair of the Conservative party he earned the nickname “30p Lee” after chastising food bank users for not budgeting well enough and claiming that meals could be made for 30 pence each. He’s called for the reinstatement of the death penalty and told the Daily Express […]