The head of Instagram has told a court he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media. Adam Mosseri, who has led Instagram since 2018, was testifying during a landmark trial in LA where social media giants are being accused of creating harmful and addictive products. Read more: Social media goes on […]
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The wife of a murder suspect blew a kiss at her husband in the dock before telling a court she ‘couldn’t remember’ if there were any grievances between her partner and his alleged victim. Prosecutors are claiming David Campbell, 77, gunned down former colleague Brian Low, 65, on a remote track near Aberfeldy, Perthshire, on
NatWest Group will disclose on Friday that it awarded bonuses of nearly £500m last year, as it returned to full private ownership 17 years after it was rescued by taxpayers. Sky News has learnt that the high street lender will say alongside its annual results that its bonus pool for 2025 was just over £490m,
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A letter, coordinated by the trade body UKHospitality, has warned the chancellor that her plans would hit families hard, put jobs at risk and drain money from local communities. In the autumn budget, Rachel Reeves confirmed that English regional mayors will have the powers to introduce visitor levies on overnight stays in hotels, Airbnbs and
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A satellite data start-up which shrinks file sizes in order to transmit larger quantities of information has won backing from an early investor in SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket-making behemoth. Sky News understands that The Compression Company will on Friday announce a $3.4m (£2.5m) fundraising led by Long Journey, which has backed some of the world’s
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the co-owner of Manchester United and one of the UK’s richest men, has sparked controversy over comments he made about immigration in an interview with Sky News. Speaking to economics and data editor Ed Conway, Sir Jim said Britain had been “colonised by immigrants” who are draining resources from the state. Sir
Nottingham Forest have sacked head coach Sean Dyche after four months in charge, the Premier League club has announced. It comes hours after he oversaw a 0-0 draw with bottom side Wolves. He leaves the club sitting 17th in the table, just three points above the relegation zone with 12 games remaining. “Nottingham Forest Football
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the government is eyeing “further alignment” with the EU – and that it’s a “political argument we can win”. After several fellow cabinet ministers suggested the UK would benefit from rejoining the customs union, Ms Reeves said she and Sir Keir Starmer want to “try and remove barriers for businesses”.
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You know me best as Sky News’s political editor, but I am also a mum to two teenagers aged 13 and 16. They were babies born into the age of the iPad, the smartphone and social media and have grown up in what I call the digital Wild West. From the iPads when they were
Decades after the first demonstration of brain computer interfaces, we have reached a “tipping point” in creating the first reliable devices that can read our thoughts, according to the man who pioneered the technology. Professor John Donoghue, who developed BrainGate – the first “brain chip” – at Brown University in Rhode Island, has just shared