Ok I get it, it’s not a helicopter. It’s a multi-rotor. A quadcopter, perhaps? A drone? VTOL? Whatever it is, it’s a manned flying machine and you can actually buy one from China. It’s scary. It’s wild. And it’s this week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. This electric aircraft
In this article HLX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Supreme Court of the United States on Captiol Hill, photographed on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an offshore oil rig worker who earned more than $200,000 annually
Tommy Fury and Jake Paul have had to be pulled apart at a weigh-in ahead of their clash in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The boxers traded insults and pushes as they squared up hours before their blockbuster fight – billed as “The Truth”. Their long-standing feud will finally conclude at the Diriyah Arena after two
Feb 24, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN OSCAR DE LA HOYA walked into Jake Paul’s locker room ahead of Paul’s third professional bout, a matchup with former UFC fighter Ben Askren in Atlanta in April 2021. The Hall of Famer, who starred on the biggest stage in boxing as the face of the fight game throughout the
Rishi Sunak has said his government was “giving it everything” to strike a deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol. “There’s unfinished business on Brexit and I want to get the job done,” the prime minister told The Sunday Times, adding that it was vital to ensure a return to power-sharing. He said he would try
The UK and EU are “inching towards a conclusion” on revising post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, the Irish prime minister has said. An agreement is possible “but by no means guaranteed”, Leo Varadkar added. Momentum has been building through weeks of fraught talks and a deal to ease checks on trade introduced under the
In this article NOK NOKIA-FI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Nokia G22 smartphone from Finnish firm HMD Global comes with a removable back to let you swap out broken parts. HMD Global The next smartphone to come from mobile icon Nokia is a handset that users can repair themselves. The Nokia G22, developed
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The U.S. Supreme Court against a blue sky in Washington, D.C., US. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg Bloomberg Creative | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images A legal test that Google’s lawyer told the Supreme Court was roughly “96% correct” could drastically undermine the liability shield that
Citymapper, the urban transport app which ranks among Britain’s most prominent consumer technology companies, is in talks to be bought by a multibillion dollar New York-based rival. Sky News has learnt that Citymapper, which launched in 2010, is in advanced discussions about a takeover by Via Transportation. City sources said a deal could be struck
Jill Biden has dropped the strongest hint yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term – saying there is “pretty much” nothing left to do but work out the time and place for the announcement. The US president has long said it is his intention to seek re-election, though he has yet
The 2024 Kia EV9 is launching later this year as one of the most highly anticipated electric vehicles to hit the market. A newly posted video on social media appears to show the sleek, big-bodied electric Kia EV9 as a near replica of the electric SUV concept. 2024 Kia EV9 spotted in new video We
A transmission tower is seen on July 11, 2022 in Houston, Texas. ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) is urging Texans to voluntarily conserve power today, due to extreme heat potentially causing rolling blackouts. Brandon Bell | Getty Images This story is part of CNBC’s “Transmission Troubles” series, an inside look at why the aging
“Investigators searching for cocaine dropped by an airborne smuggler have found a ripped-up shipment of the sweet-smelling powder and the remains of a bear that apparently died of a multimillion-dollar high.” So began the Associated Press news agency’s 23 December 1985 report on one of the most bizarre drug-trafficking stories in history. The 175lb black
A small earthquake has been recorded in South Wales – about eight miles north of the Rhondda Valley – just before midnight. Matt O’Shea, from the Blaenau Gwent area, told Sky News his “whole house shook for about five seconds”, others said it felt like their property had been hit by a car. Many on
Sky News has gained rare access to the warzone that is northwest Syria, now also hit by devastating earthquakes. Children were found dying and others have been left mutilated after a string of delays by the international community to help the last-remaining opposition area. The Sky team have visited the area twice, most recently spending
Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris | Getty Images Elon Musk’s Twitter was sued again in California this week for alleged failure to pay a vendor. The latest complaint comes from
The production company behind the film Rust has agreed to pay a $100,000 fine to an occupational health and safety bureau following a fatal shooting on set. The New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHSB) had issued a $136,796 (£114,457) fine, the maximum allowable by state law, last April. It was later
Nissan is taking a big step with its latest endeavor to combat emissions. The automaker will now be delivering new vehicles in fully electric, heavy-duty trucks in a new trial with Nikola and Kenworth. After jumping out to an early start with the LEAF, introduced in 2011, Nissan has fallen behind as most automakers have
The U.K.’s Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt has said that the U.S. President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is a bid to play ‘catch up’ on clean energy investment. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.K. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt said Friday that the U.S.’s Inflation Reduction Act was U.S. President Joe Biden’s attempt to play
King Charles was lined up by Number 10 to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday – just as highly contentious negotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol were poised to come to a head. After weeks of fraught talks and growing anger among Tory backbenchers and unionists, a deal between the UK