I am the absolute last person who needs this information so please, let me pass it on it on to you: The Center for Fiction has announced its longlist for the 2022 First Novel Prize. The longlist is twenty-four books long, narrowed down from more than 140 titles that have been or will be published
Month: July 2022
Alphabet’s DeepMind unveiled its AlphaFold software in 2020, and it has since been used to create the AlphaFold Protein Structure Database (AlphaFold DB). It includes highly accurate protein structures predicted by the software. This database has been accessed by researchers to tackle real-world problems like plastic pollution, antibiotic resistance, and more. DeepMind has now partnered
In this article AAPL Apple reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations for sales and profit but showed slowing growth for the iPhone maker. Apple stock rose over 3% in extended trading. Here are the key numbers compared to what Wall Street was expecting, per Refinitiv estimates: EPS: $1.20
Rishi Sunak said he would support the return of grammar schools while Liz Truss promised to revive Northern Powerhouse Rail during a wide-ranging hustings event that saw them grilled on everything from Love Island to illegal drugs. After four TV debates with audiences largely made up of floating voters, the leadership hopefuls were finally confronted
The world’s largest economy has contracted for a second consecutive quarter, although the downturn is yet to be officially termed a recession. The US recorded a 0.9% decline in output on an annualised basis between April and June, when economists had forecast an increase of 0.5%. The early data would meet the international criteria for
Ukraine says it is launching a counter-offensive in the south but as this gruesome war enters its sixth month people living on the frontline in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine fear the shelling will never end. And they worry they’ve been forgotten about and left behind in the face of a slowly advancing Russian
San Francisco has declared a state of emergency in response to the growing spread of monkeypox cases across the city. As of 27 July, 261 people had confirmed or probable monkeypox infections, with health officials warning the figure is likely to rise. The city’s mayor London Breed tweeted: “San Francisco is declaring a Local Public Health Emergency
There’s nothing quite as embarrassing as whipping out a tattered wallet to pay for a date or a posh business dinner. Yes, duct tape wallets were cool once, but middle school is over. In today’s modern society, any of the best wallets reflect the man who carries them, so use it to make a good
Brace yourselves: Another Rocky spinoff is coming. MGM Studios has tapped Robert Lawton to write the screenplay for Drago, the latest edition to the iconic boxing franchise. Drago centers Ivan Drago, the Russian boxer who took on Sylvester Stallone’s beloved fighter in the 1985 film Rocky IV. Decades later, Ivan’s son, Viktor Drago, appeared in Creed II, the second spinoff following the
When we advised that the world should keep an eye out for Biicla on our 2020 Artists to Watch list, no one could have predicted where his sound was going to take us. Since then, however, the producer and DJ has remained a steady name that draws attention with each new release. Whether it’s remixing
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation may provide high-speed Internet to mobiles phones in near future, as suggested by a report. The Elon Musk-founded company has filed an application to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeking permission to use the 2GHz spectrum to provide “mobile satellite service.” The space company has over 2,600 Starlink satellites in
In this article SSNLF Samsung Electronics Co. said it is aiming for sales of its foldable phones to surpass its now-discontinued Note series of smarpthones as it looks to boost profitabiltiy for its mobile division. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Samsung is hoping to take its foldable phones mainstream, saying Thursday that it’s
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said one of his shadow ministers was sacked yesterday for making up policy “on the hoof” as he stood on a picket line during rail strikes. Sam Tarry was dismissed from his role as a junior shadow transport minister after he disobeyed orders for frontbench Labour MPs to not
A union has revealed plans for a strike next month that it says will bring operations at the UK’s largest container port to a “standstill”. Unite made the threat while revealing the results of a ballot among its members at Felixstowe, ultimately employed by international ports operator CK Hutchison. The union said workers backed industrial
North Korea is ready to mobilise its nuclear war deterrent “accurately and promptly”, leader Kim Jong Un has claimed. He said the country was ready for any potential military conflicts with the United States as well as South Korea, criticising it’s new president Yoon Suk-yeol for the first time and warning Seoul was pushing towards
Relatives of America’s gun violence victims have told Sky News of their disappointment and anger after listening to exchanges between politicians and gun firm bosses at a congressional hearing in Washington “They have no heart. If it was their child they would be moving mountains to get these laws changed. Honestly,” Javier Cazares said. He
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- …
- 37
- Next Page »