Thundering drums and shredding guitar solos cut through the crowd as pyrotechnics and streamer cannons blast. The energy and production feel like a show at the Hollywood Palladium or the Forum, but weβre at Knottβs Berry Farm, on the rooftop of a big red doghouse β that is if we can suspend our disbelief for…
The UK’s flagship stock index has broken the symbolic 10,000 points mark for the first time. The new high was reached within a half hour of the first day of trading in the new year. The Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 comprises the hundred most valuable companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Notable…
Apple rolled out a new line of products Tuesday, including the thinnest iPhone ever made, a new version of the AirPods Pro and a watch that can monitor your blood pressure. They’re the first new products from Apple since the global tariff war began earlier this year.
Sir Keir Starmer could be forced into a decision over Angela Rayner’s future as early as today, as the prime minister’s ethics adviser prepares his verdict on the Labour deputy’s tax affairs. Ms Rayner, who is also the housing secretary, has been under mounting pressure since she admitted not paying the correct amount of stamp…
Restoring the crumbling Houses of Parliament could cost more than Β£39bn and take between 38 and 61 years to complete, parliamentarians have been told. It’s one of two proposals being considered by MPs and peers, and would see work on the building, which mostly dates from the Victorian era, completed in stages. Under the second…
Meta and YouTube are in court this week over allegations that their social media platforms can be addictive and harmful to children, while TikTok on Tuesday chose to settle the closely watched case.Β At the heart of the case are allegations by a 19-year-old plaintiff, identified only as “KGM,” who claims that using social media…
Kylie Jenner is being sued by a former housekeeper who claims she was harassed and discriminated against while working for the makeup mogul. Angelica Hernandez Vasquez filed a lawsuit against Kylie Jenner Inc., Tri Star Services and La Maison Family Services on Friday alleging that she was subjected to βsevere and pervasive harassmentβ throughout her…
The company that operates online learning system Canvas said it struck a deal with hackers to delete the data they pilfered in a cyberattack that created chaos for students, many of them in the middle of finals. Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, said in an online post that it “reached an agreement with the…
βEverybody says [redacted] is saving pop. No, Joyce is saving pop,β a fan declares on a voice note at the outset of flowerovloveβs single βmuse.β Joyce CissΓ©, known by her artist moniker flowerovlove, is a breezy, deeply thoughtful and remarkably confident singer-songwriter from South London. Her discography leans into bubblegum pop, igniting the giddy teen…
A former boss of Centrica, the owner of British Gas, is among the candidates being considered to chair IP Group, the early-stage science investor. Sky News has learnt that Iain Conn, who spent a decade in senior roles at BP, is one of a small number of contenders to replace Sir Douglas Flint. City sources…