Chinese social media giant Weibo’s shares fall in Hong Kong debut
Chesnot Social media giant Weibo has made its Hong Kong stock market debut as Chinese technology firms come under intense pressure at home and abroad. Weibo’s shares lost more than 7% in the first day of trading. The firm joins other major Chinese technology companies, including Alibaba and JD.com, which are listed in both the […]
‘Wasn’t our call’ to cancel Stereophonics Cardiff gigs
Getty Images Stereophonics have had seven UK number one albums and one UK number one single “It wasn’t our call” for Stereophonics to cancel their two gigs as coronavirus started to take hold in the UK, a sound engineer at the concerts has said. But Stereophonics’ sound engineer Dave Roden said calling off a concert […]
‘We should own our own livelihood and our own dream’
Tanusree Chaudhuri Tanusree Chaudhuri (centre) with two of her remote-working research colleagues Tanusree Chaudhuri, 34, was pregnant with her first child when her supervisor told her she would have to give up her dreams. She was doing a doctorate in computational biology and aspired to improve people’s health. “He told me ‘you are married now, […]
Dick Van Dyke stars in moving Coldplay video as he turns 99
Parlophone Records The star briefly recreates Mary Poppins’ “Penguin Dance” during the video Mary Poppins actor Dick Van Dyke has taken a starring role in Coldplay’s latest music video, as he prepares to celebrate his 99th birthday. Filmed in his beachside home in Malibu, the moving video sees the star reminisce about his life and […]
Dog learns new tricks via vibrating vest
Jonathan Atari Commands sent via vibrations could be useful for disabled dog-owners or people involved in search and rescue A dog called Tai is learning to respond to commands in a unique way, via vibrations in his vest. Tai was raised to be a guide dog for a blind person but failed the test because […]
Samantha Lawrence from Wee Papa Girl Rappers dies aged ..
Samantha Lawrence, one half of the UK hip-hop duo Wee Papa Girl Rappers, has died aged 55. In a statement, Lawrence’s family said it was “with great sadness we announce that beloved sister and mother Samantha Lawrence passed away on Sunday”. The British female rap duo, comprising sisters Sandra and Samantha, also known as TY […]
Vertical farming in Gloucestershire may end some food imports
BBC The vertical farm runs on renewable energy A research base for vertical farming could end the need to import fruits, herbs and cut flowers, it is claimed. The Jones Food Company runs vertical farms which grow produce in giant warehouses underneath LED lights all run with renewable energy. The firm has opened a research […]
Aberdeen man, 89, defrauded out of six-figure sum
A man has been arrested and charged after an 89-year-old was defrauded out of a six-figure sum. Police Scotland said that the pensioner, a man from Aberdeen, was the victim of “cyber-enabled fraud” in May 2022. A 46-year-old man from the London area was charged in connection with cyber-fraud and will be reported to the […]
Guitars owned by Massive Attack’s Angelo Bruschini fetch £20k
A collection of guitars, amplifiers and keyboards owned by the late Massive Attack guitarist Angelo Bruschini have sold for more than £20,000 at auction. The Bristol-born guitarist died of cancer in October 2023 and the auction was held by his family at Gardiner Houlgate auctioneers in Corsham, Wiltshire. “We hold four of these specialist guitar […]
Drone waiters to plug Singapore’s service staff gap
Restaurateurs have been experimenting with ways to address the shortage, from robots that can wok-fry rice and noodles to iPad menus and bullet train delivery systems, external. None, however, has so far gone to the extent of having robots fly around serving food to diners. Infinium Robotics’ chief executive officer Junyang Woon says that his […]