A monstrous in-tray awaits Boris Johnson’s eventual successor
Dealing with it may be beyond an exhausted Conservative Party
Dealing with it may be beyond an exhausted Conservative Party
Dealing with it may be beyond an exhausted Conservative Party
The SEC chief is blocking innovation until he can control crypto markets.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive consumers online, the pressure for incumbent insurance companies to adopt digital technology is intensifying. Incumbent insurers have been pushed to accelerate their use of mature AI deployments over the past year to meet changing customer expectations and better compete with tech-centric firms. For context, consumers are now twice as likely to buy insurance from big tech firms, versus four years ago.
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It’s been a few years since Blizzard has hosted an in-person version of BlizzCon, its fan convention, but it sounds like that’s going to change in 2023. The company, known for huge franchises like World of Warcraft and Diablo, is “committed to bringing back BlizzCon in 2023,” Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra told the Los Angeles Times.
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President Biden’s measured approach at a time of political tumult has left him struggling to inspire his supporters and allies to action.
Virgin Galactic is partnering with a Boeing subsidiary to manufacture its next generation of motherships. Aurora Flight Sciences will build the twin-fuselage aircraft that are used to carry aloft Virgin Galactic's rocket ship. The contract calls for Aurora to deliver…
I hate to snuff out any post-Independence Day fervor you still might be enjoying. Oh, well. "Wet Blanket" is my middle name. All the annual Old Glory-waving rituals and public displays of patriotic affection can't change this bitter fact: Our once-sovereign nation has become nothing more than a morbidly obese cash cow for what the…
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The Boston Celtics have even brighter days to come, right? Just ask WNBA legend Diana Taurasi. Taurasi, a 10-time WNBA All-Star, three-time WNBA champion and two-time WNBA Finals MVP, at the end of June chimed in on where the Celtics stand — more specifically, regarding Boston’s dynamic duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. During […]
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Президент США Джозеф Байден уведомил Конгресс, что намеревается лишить Афганистан статуса основного союзника Вашингтона вне Североатлантического альянса. Соответствующее заявление распространила пресс-служба Белого дома.
July mortgage rates forecast Mortgage rates are likely to rise in July, extending a seven-month streak. High inflation, and the Federal Reserve’s efforts to control it, have driven mortgage rates…
SIMON JONES: The 23-year-old midfielder is seen as the successor to Kalvin Phillips, who joined Premier League champions Manchester City for around £45m on Monday.
Alexa Bliss joined Ryan Satin on “Out of Character” and explained why she would consider herself a ‘Disney Adult’ and the strong connection that the brand has had with her life.
The Miami Heat took another step toward returning most of the core of last season’ s team that went to the Eastern Conference finals by re-signing forward Caleb Martin on Wednesday. The restructure with Oladipo, confirmed by an NBA source to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, also could remove the guard’ s veto power on a potential trade once he becomes eligible to be...
Rudy Gobert reads Twitter comments, so he’s aware that Minnesota fans didn’t like him very much during his first nine…
The last two episodes of the penultimate season of Stranger Things hit Netflix on Friday. The stage is now set for an epic finale in season 5, but we don’t expect to see it until 2024. In the meantime, co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer are beginning to share their plans for life after Stranger Things, …
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A Maryland official compares his county’s law to Putin’s Russia.
As more states end regular reporting of COVID-19 data, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced in June that it will no longer track child hospitalizations and deaths in its weekly report.
On July 3, 1776, shortly after the approval of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail. "I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States," Adams wrote. "Yet through…
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The city nabbed 6,000 hotly anticipated doses amid a rise in cases, but the website where New Yorkers were supposed to make their appointments was marred by glitches on the first day — and remained offline into the evening.
New Orleans Saints QB Jameis Winston shed his knee brace in his latest video posted to social media of himself taking snaps.
Sorry for the delay. An 8 year old grandson consumes a lot of time and energy. However, one of the best papers I’ve read in years will be the subject of the next post, which gave a plausible mechanism for how a type of protein mutation in 4 different proteins causes 4 different neurologic diseases. […]