Incoming UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has confirmed that the UK government is scrapping a controversial digital ID card system announced last year by the country’s previous leader. The Burnham administration said savings from the discarded ID card program will fund a tax cut aimed at reducing household electricity bills amid rising cost of living.
Protests have broken out in Italy following the death of a Moroccan-born man while being forcibly restrained by two police officers in the northern city of Bologna. Several thousand people took to the streets on Monday night demanding “justice for Abderrahim Fakir.” A smaller group then split up and clashed with police late into the
England all-rounder Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of The Hundred with a knee injury sustained during the recent one-day international series against India. Bethell had been named captain of the Birmingham Phoenix for the season. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said the 22-year-old underwent an MRI on Monday, but they did not
Zoom has been known since the days of the coronavirus pandemic for its video expertise. Now the company wants to demonstrate its talent by putting on a show. Starting this week, Zoom is launching a partnership with podcaster and freelance journalist Nayeema Raza, creator of the show “Smart Girl Dumb Question,” where she seeks out
When the email arrived in my inbox, my heart skipped a beat. The company’s co-founders announced that they had made the difficult decision to lay off about 20% of their workforce and restructure the organization. Those affected would know in the next hour or so. For a moment, I assured myself that my role would
There is a new A pair of cameraless smart glasses in the city: the Halliday G2, designed for listening to workplace meetings, absorbing what’s happening and summarizing all the interesting parts, as if they were always-listening wearable devices. Halliday says the microphones can be turned on for meetings, using AI voice commands, or making phone
