Monthly Archives: February 2023

Top Ukrainian security official says Russia preparing for ‘maximum escalation’ in the war

Russia is gearing up for a “maximum escalation” of the war in Ukraine, potentially as soon as the next few weeks, according to a top Ukrainian national security official.Russia is gearing up for a “maximum escalation” of the war in Ukraine, potentially as soon as the next few weeks, according to a top Ukrainian national […]

Apple and Google’s app stores wield ‘gatekeeper’ power and should be reined in, Commerce Department says

The Biden administration on Wednesday took its biggest swipe yet at app stores run by Apple and Google, with a new report accusing the two tech giants of exercising “gatekeeper” power that has led to “suboptimal” levels of competition in digital markets.The Biden administration on Wednesday took its biggest swipe yet at app stores run […]

CNN reporter explains how authorities found radioactive ‘needle in a haystack’

Authorities scanning a remote Australian highway for a tiny missing radioactive capsule have found it by the roadside, after a challenging search likened to trying to find a needle in a haystack. CNN correspondent Kristie Lu Stout has more.Authorities scanning a remote Australian highway for a tiny missing radioactive capsule have found it by the […]

Inside Lily Allen and David Harbour’s ‘weird and wonderful’ Brooklyn townhouse

Two and a half years after Lily Allen and David Harbour tied the knot in Las Vegas in 2020 — complete with an Elvis impersonator — the couple is opening the doors to their dream home in the tree-lined Brooklyn neighborhood of Carroll Gardens.Two and a half years after Lily Allen and David Harbour tied […]

Apple is the only US tech giant to have avoided significant layoffs. Will it last?

In less than three months, four of the big five US tech companies have cut tens of thousands of employees combined, shattering myths about the industry’s seemingly unstoppable growth in the process.In less than three months, four of the big five US tech companies have cut tens of thousands of employees combined, shattering myths about […]

Europe grew faster than the US last year. Its markets are outperforming too

Europe’s stock markets have beaten Wall Street by the biggest margin in more than three decades over recent months as its economy looks set to dodge a recession many thought inevitable just a few weeks ago.Europe’s stock markets have beaten Wall Street by the biggest margin in more than three decades over recent months as […]