MARCH 4, 2025
Bill Nye the "Science Guy" — formerly the host of a popular educational show for children — caught the ire of MAGA loyalists when he suggested that Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, was planning to replace weather satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with satellites operated by his Starlink service.
Musk's government gutting, backed by the Trump administration, has resulted...
MARCH 4, 2025
Donald Trump threatened American students with arrest for taking part in “illegal” protests in his latest controversial move.
The US president said on Tuesday that all federal funding will stop for colleges and schools that allow “illegal” protests and that agitators will be imprisoned or sent back to the country they came from.
“American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on...
MARCH 4, 2025
Elon Musk’s Tesla has fallen sharply after the equity market bull run following Donald Trump’s inauguration ended - Jim Watson/AFP
One of the surest turn-of-the-year bets was that we had reached peak Elon Musk and that, from there on in, it would be downhill all the way for the Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter impresario. But few foresaw the...
MARCH 4, 2025
Sir Keir Starmer pledged to ‘develop a coalition of the willing’ to defend a peace deal in Ukraine - Julian Simmonds - WPA Pool/Getty Images
The FTSE 100 hit a record high today after Sir Keir Starmer held an emergency peace summit in London yesterday.
Share prices of UK and European defence companies soared today as the UK and...
MARCH 3, 2025
People protest against federal employee layoffs at Yosemite national park in California on Saturday. Photograph: Laure Andrillon/AFP/Getty Images
Donald Trump has ordered that swathes of America’s forests be felled for timber, evading rules to protect endangered species while doing so and raising the prospect of chainsaws razing some of the most ecologically important trees in the US.
The president, in...
MARCH 3, 2025
The market has shed its post-election gains. - Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Berkshire Hathaway’s legendary CEO Warren Buffett says that tariffs are an “act of war” that could further worsen inflation. After a blitz of information in recent weeks, it seems that the market agrees, with stocks falling again on Monday.
After the election, pundits were awash in reasons investors shouldn’t worry that President Donald Trump...
MARCH 3, 2025
Elon Musk walks on stage during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Feb. 20. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images© SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
What do you do when you—the richest man in the world—have around $400 billion to play with and you're being...
MARCH 1, 2025
Businesses are increasingly relying on mobile phones for key operations, and cybercriminals have spotted the shift
Hackers have adapted their methods, Zimperium report claims
Most phishing attacks are tailored for mobile phones
Phishing is “so 2020” - the threat to be worried about most right now is “mishing” a new report from Zimperium has claimed.
Mishing, a term...
MARCH 1, 2025
Prince Harry, speaking at the Upfront Summit in Los Angeles, warned that ‘basic morals and empathy’ have been ‘abandoned in favour of power and control’
The Duke of Sussex has launched a veiled attack on Donald Trump and Elon Musk, criticizing the “sickness in leadership” in politics and tech.
Prince Harry made an unannounced appearance at the Upfront Summit in Los Angeles on Thursday...
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is...
