In this article DASH Tony Xu, co-founder and chief executive officer of DoorDash Inc. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images DoorDash stock rose over 10% in extended trading after the company reported 35% revenue growth in the first quarter, suggesting that the company’s core business of delivering takeout food can still grow even
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle on Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cloud companies, e-retailers and household tech names got hammered on Thursday, wiping out hundreds of billions of dollars in market value and pushing the Nasdaq Composite toward its worst one-day plunge since June
In this article FB GOOGL The Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook purposely used a broad algorithm to block news in Australia last year, causing pages for charities, emergency services and hospitals to be affected. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Facebook used an algorithm it knew would affect pages beyond
In this article 9866-HK Nio is planning to list its shares in Singapore. This would be the Chinese electric carmaker’s third listing location, following its IPO in New York and a secondary listing in Hong Kong. Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Chinese electric carmaker Nio said Friday that it’s planning a secondary share
Thomas Kurian, chief executive officer of cloud services at Google LLC, speaks during the Google Cloud Next event in San Francisco on April 9, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google’s cloud unit is forming a team to build services for developers running blockchain applications as the company tries to capitalize on the
In this article ETH= NVDA A sign is posted in front of the Nvidia headquarters on May 10, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Nvidia will pay $5.5 million as part of a settlement with the SEC that it did not properly inform investors about how cryptocurrency miners were stoking demand
In this article XRP.CM= ETH.CM= BTC.CB= Bitcoin fell sharply after a sell-off of major U.S. stock indices. Bitcoin has been correlated closely to the price movement of the Nasdaq index. Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin cratered on Thursday as a major stock sell-off in the U.S. spooked the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin was
An electric Amazon delivery van from Rivian cruises down the street with the Hollywood sign in the background. Amazon The tech sell-off of 2022 accelerated in the past couple weeks, with first-quarter earnings reports highlighting challenges like inflation, supply chain shortages and the war in Ukraine. For some tech leaders, the market swoon has created
ITV weather presenter Ruth Dodsworth has shared her fears over the release of her abusive ex-husband from prison. The 46-year-old broadcaster has spoken out about the coercive control she endured and her own experience in a controlling marriage in a new TV programme. In Controlled By My Partner? The Hidden Abuse, previously unseen police footage
Toddlers and Tiaras star Kailia Posey died after taking her own life, the 16-year-old’s family have confirmed. Ms Posey starred in the TLC reality series which ran from 2009 to 2013 and featured families who prepared their children to compete in beauty pageants. She became a popular GIF when a clip of her ear-to-ear grin went
Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News. This week with entertainment reporters Claire Gregory, Stevie Wong and Sky News arts and entertainment editor Amy Hitchcock we discuss: Subscribe to the Backstage podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker • The upcoming TV Baftas • Dr Strange In the Multiverse
Rapper Kidd Creole, who was a founding member of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for stabbing a homeless man to death. The 62-year-old rapper, born Nathaniel Glover, was found guilty of manslaughter last month for the death of John Jolly, who was stabbed twice in the
The man accused of attacking Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl will not face felony charges. Prosecutors have decided that while criminal conduct occurred, the evidence did not constitute felony conduct. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office referred the case to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, which will consider possible misdemeanour
The outgoing head of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has said that only disabled actors should now be cast as Richard III. Gregory Doran, who announced he was stepping down as artistic director last month, said that choosing able-bodied actors for the role “would probably not be acceptable”. Richard III, often referred to in the
Not many Eurovision acts can say that instead of rehearsing for the biggest performance of their life, they have grabbed an AK47 to fight off Russian aggressors on the streets. But that’s exactly what Ukraine’s act, Kalush Orchestra, have done ahead of their appearance at the contest. The glitzy arena in the Italian city of
Actress and Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis is to become the first celebrity to sign a CBeebies bedtime story. The 27-year-old soap star will make her debut on the show on Sunday to mark the end of Deaf Awareness Week. Using British Sign Language (BSL), the EastEnders actress, who has been deaf since birth,
Dave Myers, known for being one half of the Hairy Bikers, has revealed he has cancer. The 64-year-old TV chef said he’s undergoing chemotherapy and might be a “baldy biker” for a while. Myers has starred in numerous cookery shows over the years, alongside friend and fellow Hairy Biker Si King, with the pair frequently
Actress Amber Heard broke down on the stand as she recounted a trip to Australia in 2015 that resulted in three days of alleged extreme violence and abuse at the hands of her former husband, Johnny Depp. On the 15th day of the multimillion-dollar libel trial brought against her by Depp, Heard detailed alleged sexual
Kevin Hart commended the apparent security beat-down of the man who tackled Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday evening, telling Jimmy Kimmel Live guest host Mike Birbiglia last night, “It’s one of those things that needed to happen.” Viral photos of the 23-year-old Isaiah Lee (see below) show the suspect’s battered and
Rita Ora and James Hong have joined the voice cast of Netflix’s Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. The upcoming animated series features Jack Blank in his original film role of Po the Panda. When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a collection of four powerful weapons, Po (Black) must leave his