Three dead after Scotland train incident August 12, 2020 Three people have died and one person is said to be missing, after a train in Scotland was derailed by a landslip this morning. The British Transport Police said three people had died at the scene, including the driver of the train. Six others were taken to hospital but their injuries were not thought to [...]
Tesla shares spike on five-for-one stock split August 12, 2020 Tesla’s move to split its stock into smaller chunks caused its share price to jump more than eight per cent as markets opened this afternoon. Analysts said the split had the potential to extend a 200 per cent rally in Tesla’s shares this year by making it easier for retail investors to hold the stock. [...]
Microsoft prices folding Surface Duo phone at $1,399 August 12, 2020 Microsoft has said the Surface Duo, its newest dual-screen Android smartphone, will have a starting price of $1,399. The phone folds shut like a book, opting for two separate screens that are synchronised rather than one screen that folds in the middle like recent launches from Huawei and Samsung. The Surface Duo will arrive in stores [...]
Major incident declared over Scotland train derailment August 12, 2020 A number of people were seriously injured in a passenger train derailment this morning in Scotland, first minister Nicola Sturgeon said, as she declared a major incident. A Scotrail train derailed near Stonehaven in Scotland, just south of Aberdeen, following heavy rain overnight. Twelve people — six passengers and six staff — were on board the four-carriage train. PA [...]
Parties lead Germany to biggest spike in coronavirus cases in three months August 12, 2020 Germany today reported its largest daily spike in new cases of coronavirus in more than three months, as authorities blamed people returning from holiday and boozy parties across the country. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose by 1,226 to 218,519 today, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) showed — marking the [...]
Democratic presidential candidate Biden selects Kamala Harris as running mate August 11, 2020 Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for the upcoming US presidential election, has chosen US senator Kamala Harris as his running mate for the ballot. Harris will be Biden’s pick for vice president at the 3 November election. Earlier today Biden informed his close advisers of his decision, and began telling other contenders they had not [...]
Airbnb to confidentially file to go public this month August 11, 2020 Airbnb is said to be preparing to confidentially filing paperwork for a listing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission later this month. The move would pave the way for the short-term rentals company to go public on Wall Street later this year, the Wall Street Journal reported. Airbnb was reported last year to be [...]
Half of businesses fear staff at risk of pandemic burnout August 11, 2020 Almost half of managers at British businesses fear their staff are at risk of burnout, as the pandemic forces employers to adapt to new ways of working. More than a third of employees surveyed by recruitment firm Robert Walters that their mental health and wellbeing had suffered as result of working longer hours during the [...]
Tiktok under scrutiny by French privacy watchdog over data use August 11, 2020 France’s privacy watchdog has opened a preliminary investigation into Tiktok, after it received a complaint against the short-form video app in May. Tiktok is already under investigation over privacy concerns from EU and Dutch authorities. It is also the subject of an EU-wide taskforce, as it attempts to transition its European data to be overseen [...]
Boris Johnson warns of ‘bumpy’ months ahead after decade-high job losses August 11, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said there will be bumpy months ahead, after cuts to jobs in the UK rose to a decade-high today. “We always knew that this was going to be a very tough time for people losing their jobs,” Johnson told reporters when asked about the data. “Clearly there are going to [...]
