Apple sets a profit record of $21.7 BILLION after iPhone sales during the quarter rose 50%

Apple sets a profit record of $21.7 BILLION in its third quarter as iPhone sales soared by 50% Apple on Tuesday announced its results for the third quarter, ending in June The company posted the best results in its 45 year history Profits were a record-beating $21.7 billion, thanks largely to iPhone sales iPhone 12 … Read more

CEO of Tesco KEN MURPHY: We found a billion tons of hidden food waste on farms… it must end

In a world where the urgent need to tackle climate change is clear, it is a shocking fact that 40 per cent of all the food grown on our planet goes uneaten. More than four million square kilometres of land – roughly equivalent to the land mass of the Indian subcontinent – is used to … Read more

Jamaica wants £7 BILLION compensation from UK over slave trade

Jamaica is planning to ask the United Kingdom for compensation for the Atlantic slave trade in the former British colony, a senior government official said. The Caribbean island nation will file a petition that could seek billions of pounds in reparations, pending legal advice, Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s minister of sports, youth and culture, said. ‘We are … Read more

Reese Witherspoon explores sale of her media company Hello Sunshine… valued at $1 billion

Reese Witherspoon explores sale of her media company Hello Sunshine… valued at as much as $1 billion The 45-year-old actress is reportedly exploring a sale of her media company Hello Sunshine, which she founded back in November 2016 The company, valued at $1 billion, is being pursued by ‘multiple suitors including Apple Inc,’ according to The … Read more

Trials of Britain’s new £5.5 billion Ajax armoured vehicles are halted for SECOND time

Trials of Britain’s new £5.5 billion Ajax armoured vehicles are halted for SECOND time because they are too noisy for their crews Ministry of Defence said Ajax trials have been suspended over noise concerns  Crews have reportedly suffered nausea, swollen joins and tinnitus during trials Vehicles are billed as ‘fully digital’ and ‘the next generation … Read more

$8 BILLION of damages from Hurricane Sandy is linked to human-induced climate change

Hurricane Sandy hit the northeast US coast in 2012, causing widespread destruction estimated at $62.7 billion and a new study shows 13 percent of damages were caused by human-induced climate change. A total of $8.1 billion has now been linked to a warming world, which was a result of sea levels rising four inches around … Read more

Nature: Earth has roughly 50 BILLION birds – six for every human on the planet, study finds

There are roughly 50 billion birds alive on the Earth today, a big data study has found — the equivalent of around six for every individual human on the planet. Researchers from Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW) estimated how many birds there are across 9,700 species, all the way from pigeons to penguins. … Read more

Elon Musk’s net worth takes a $20 Billion dive after SNL appearance as bitcoin is still down

Elon Musk’s net worth has taken a nosedive after the past week’s self-inflicted one-two punch: him saying Tesla would no longer take Bitcoin and him saying dogecoin was a ‘hustle.’ After his much talked about Saturday Night Live appearance last week, his net worth – at least on paper – has dipped by $20 billion, Forbes … Read more

Elon Musk’s net worth takes a $20 Billion dive after SNL appearance as bitcoin is still down

Elon Musk’s net worth takes a $20 BILLION nosedive after a one-two punch: Tesla no longer taking Bitcoin and the SNL appearance when he called dogecoin a ‘hustle’ The Tesla CEO is $20 billion poorer since hosting SNL last weekend Musk was worth $166 billion prior to his May 8 appearance, since then shares of … Read more