Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images For the past few weeks, Facebook has been running an ad campaign in defense of personalized advertisements, arguing that targeted ads are key to the success of small businesses. The catalyst for the campaign has been an ongoing battle between the social media company
The “stay at home” order in Wales will be lifted and replaced by a “stay local” message this weekend – with people allowed to socialise outdoors in small groups. From Saturday, four people from two households will be able to meet outdoors to socialise, including in gardens. Outdoor sports facilities, including basketball courts, tennis courts
A Sunday parcel delivery service is to be trialled by the Royal Mail. Packages from major retailers will be delivered seven days a week as the company looks to satisfy the expectations of customers. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen unprecedented pressure placed on the mail system. A total of 496 million parcels were delivered by
The family of a man who was fatally run over by a bulldozer that the police were using to chase him have been given $475,000 (£340,000) in compensation. Gregory Longenecker, 51, was being pursued by officers after he was caught growing 10 marijuana plants in Pennsylvania. The pursuit took place on public land, with Pennsylvania
Joe Biden has said that all American adults will be eligible for a vaccine by 1 May. In his first primetime address to the nation as US president, Mr Biden said his goal is to get the country “closer to normal” by 4 July, so Americans can celebrate Independence Day with their loved ones. He
Parineeti Chopra Developed a Passion For Badminton While Working On The Saina Nehwal Biopic In the same interview with Rajeev Masand, Chopra talked about missing badminton. She had to learn how to play it and play it like Saina Nehwal for the film Saina. Saina Nehwal is a professional Indian badminton player who won over
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With each passing year, a dystopian show about the threat to women’s reproductive rights continues to be eerily relevant. That means a fourth season of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, originally adapted from Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name, is on its way. The Emmy-nominated series will arrive after a delay—and with a slightly abbreviated
Ruby Rose played the titular role on The CW’s Batwoman, but fans were thrown for a loop when the actress announced she was departing after a single season. The series continued with a rejigged second season that featured the wonderful Javicia Leslie playing a new character. But, if you watch Batwoman online, you know the
The bundle of instruments known as SuperCam on board the Perseverance Mars rover has collected its first samples in the hunt for past life on the Red Planet, mission scientists said Wednesday. The return to Earth years from now of the rocks and soil it retrieves “will give scientists the Holy Grail of planetary exploration,”
Ready Player One Source: Warner Bros. Gaming company Roblox went public Wednesday and ended its first trading session with an eye-popping $38 billion market cap. It’s natural to wonder why a money-losing company that makes video games for an audience of mostly children and teens attracted such a lofty valuation. (Although its impressive growth throughout
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has played down the prospect of the party making significant gains in May’s local and mayoral elections, saying the polls are going to be “tough”. Asked by Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby what would represent success for the party, Sir Keir said Labour would “fight really hard everywhere we’re putting
The John Lewis Partnership has revealed it does not expect to reopen all its department stores as coronavirus lockdowns are eased. The company, which also includes the Waitrose supermarket chain in its stable, announced last year that it would not pay a bonus to its staff – known as partners – for the first time
The European Medicines Agency has launched an investigation into the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab after reports of blood clots in vaccinated people. At present there is no firm evidence to suggest the two are linked and incidents of clotting have not been reported in the UK. The Danish Health and Medicines Authority has suspended the use of the
Breonna Taylor’s mother has said her daughter “deserves justice” – a year after she was shot dead in a botched police raid. Ms Taylor, 26, was killed when officers in Louisville, Kentucky, carried out a “no-knock” warrant and broke down her apartment door. Her boyfriend thought it was someone breaking in and fired a single
‘Pioneer Woman’ Ree Drummond‘s nephew is hospitalized in critical condition after an accident at the family’s Oklahoma ranch, where her relatives were battling a fire. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol tells TMZ … Ree’s 21-year-old nephew, Caleb Drummond, was involved in a head-on collision Wednesday, and the force of the crash sent his body flying 70