Hong Kong and parts of southern China grind to near standstill as Super Typhoon Saola edges closer
Most of Hong Kong and parts of southern China ground to a near standstill as Super Typhoon Saola edged closer Friday.
Day: September 1, 2023
London-based telehealth startup Babylon Health, once valued at ~$2B after being backed by DeepMind and others, is being sold for parts after going bankrupt (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)
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London-based telehealth startup Babylon Health, once valued at ~$2B after being backed by DeepMind and others, is being sold for parts after going bankrupt — It’s the end of the road for Babylon Health, t…
Biden administration proposes expanding background checks on gun sales
The regulations proposed Thursday and drafted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, are intended to close loopholes involving gun show and internet sales.
Saints Row Developer Volition Has Been Shut Down
After 30 years of operations, the developer behind 2001’s Red Faction and Saints Row, Volition, is being shut down. Its parent company Embracer broke the news on LinkedIn, attributing the decision to a “restructuring program.” Game Developer reports: F…
Three found dead at remote Rocky Mountain campsite were trying to escape society, stepsister says
The stepsister of a Colorado woman who was found dead along with her sister and teenage son at a remote Rocky Mountain campsite says the women fled into the wilderness after struggling to cope with societal changes in recent years, but they were unequi…
Opening statements begin in website founder’s 2nd trial over ads promoting prostitution
Federal prosecutors in Phoenix say a founder of the classified ad site Backpage.
Seriously injured boy allegedly abandoned and dog Tasered after Sydney crash
Child, 12, suffers broken leg and hip injuries after allegedly stolen car crashed into tree in CranebrookFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA seriously injured …
Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys facing civil lawsuits in Vegas alleging sexual assault decades ago
Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter is facing two civil lawsuits in Las Vegas brought separately by women who allege he sexually assaulted them in 2001 and 2003.
Canada Changes How It Counts Foreign Students Amid Housing Crunch
Canada will change how it counts nonpermanent residents, the main statistics agency said on Thursday, after an economist said the current methodology may have overlooked about a