University of Vermont Photo: rachaelvoorhees Three Palestinian students were shot and wounded near the University of Vermont Saturday night, police said. Two of the three 20-year-old men are in stable condition, while the other is facing more serious injuries, according to a report from the Burlington Police Department in Vermont. The victims were on their … Read more
Commercial and residential properties stand on the city skyline in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Switzerland is once again the world’s most talent-competitive country, according to the 2023 Global Talent Competitiveness Index by business school INSEAD. The European country has held its crown for ten consecutive years, … Read more
Sultan Al Jaber, chief executive of the UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and president of this year’s COP28 climate summit gestures during an interview as part of the 7th Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA) in Brussels on July 13, 2023. Francois Walschaerts | Afp | Getty Images United Nations representatives failed to secure … Read more
A police officer speaks to Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg moments before she was arrested outside the InterContinental London Park Lane during the “Oily Money Out” demonstration organised by Fossil Free London and Greenpeace on the sidelines of the opening day of the Energy Intelligence Forum 2023 in London on October 17, 2023. Henry Nicholls … Read more
Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard logo in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Britain’s top competition watchdog on Friday gave the green light to Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion takeover of gaming firm Activision Blizzard, removing the last major hurdle for the deal to close. … Read more
A Haliade-X wind turbine photographed in the Netherlands on March 2, 2022. Peter Boer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A project described as the “world’s largest offshore wind farm” took a major step forward over the weekend after producing its first power. Located off the coast of northeast England in the North Sea, the Dogger … Read more
The Snapchat application on a smartphone arranged in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, Jan. 29, 2021. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Snap is under investigation in the U.K. over privacy risks associated with the company’s generative artificial intelligence chatbot. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the country’s data protection regulator, issued a preliminary enforcement notice … Read more
Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A350-1000 plane seen taxiing in entrance of the air visitors management tower at London Heathrow airport in U.Okay. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Photographs The U.Okay.’s air visitors management supplier stated Monday that it had “recognized and remedied” an earlier technical challenge which noticed flights throughout the nation disrupted. In a … Read more
A vacuuming Roomba mannequin robotic is displayed at iRobot headquarters in Bedford, Massachusetts Scott Eells | Bloomberg | Getty Photos Amazon’s deliberate $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot, the maker of Roomba vacuums, has been greenlit by Britain’s competitors watchdog. The Competitors and Markets Authority stated it decided the deal wouldn’t lead to “a considerable lessening … Read more
Company are seen within the J Lodge situated within the Shanghai Tower, in Shanghai on June 23, 2021. Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty Pictures China, with the world’s second-largest financial system and the second-highest inhabitants, will once more see the most important exodus of millionaires this yr, in response to new analysis. In keeping … Read more