Royal Mail has admitted parts of the UK could still be experiencing a reduction in postal services due to higher volumes of mail during the lockdown, Covid-related staff absences and social distancing measures at delivery offices. Almost one in three people in Britain experienced a delay in sending or receiving …
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AMAZON is warning residents about a new scam after county people were targeted. Residents from Droitwich have been among those who scammers have tried to fleece. One resident wrote on social media that a call was made from someone claiming to be from the global firm to an 81-year-old woman …
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And add a new snooze button The first Android 12 developer preview just rolled out, and we’re digging through it to find all the new changes included in the update. So far, we’ve taken a look at several changes for developers that aim to make Android more intuitive, better performing, …
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Weeks after Reddit community r/WallStreetBets shitposted GameStop stock up to more than $400 a share, the House Financial Services Committee pulled all of the major players in for questioning on Thursday. The hearing featured: Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, whose commission-free brokerage platform made WallStreetBets’ GameStop short squeeze possible — well, …
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Extreme E’s ‘floating paddock’ the St. Helena has set sail for Saudi Arabia. Yep, the all-electric off-road cousin of Formula E is actually happening people. Get ready. There have been delays to the worldwide race calendar (for obvious reasons), but after 17 to 20 days at sea the ex-Royal Mail ship …
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Walmart Inc. (WMT) – Get Report posted weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings Thursday, thanks in part to a charge linked to taxes in the United Kingdom, but still managed record sales of more than $150 billion as U.S. shoppers continued to favor big-box retailers over smaller rivals. A planned surge in investment costs, …
Read More »Keir Starmer has used a speech to set out his vision for how Labour would seek to rebuild the UK after the coronavirus crisis, giving a handful of specific policy ideas and several more general approaches. Here are the main points. British recovery bond An official savings scheme intended to …
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Jensen Huang, president and CEO of Nvidia, speaks during the company’s event at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 6, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia on Thursday announced it will release a new series of semiconductors specifically for mining ether, the …
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SAG-AFTRA and the AFL-CIO will host their third annual Labor Innovation & Technology Summit on Friday – a full-day virtual program bringing together union, technology, entertainment and media leaders to discuss the future of work. This year’s Summit will include discussions with key industry leaders & influencers on:• The rise …
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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walmart (WMT) – Walmart reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.39 per share, which includes a 7-cent impact from UK tax repayment. The consensus estimate had been $1.50. Revenue did beat forecasts, and US comparable sales excluding fuel were up 8.6% compared …
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