Google says it will stop providing custom AI and machine learning tools to help fossil fuel companies operate their extraction operations Goole will stop building custom AI tools to help fossil fuel companies The announcement came in response to a Greenpeace report that criticized the close relationship between cloud service providers and the gas and … Read more
Inflation plunges to four-year low as fuel costs nosedive – but prices of toys, puzzles, computer games and WHISKY rise as families try to make lockdown more bearable The CPI rate of inflation tumbled from 1.5% in March to 0.8% in April, ONS says Fall largely triggered by the reduction in petrol prices amid global … Read more
Temporary care workers helped to fuel Britain’s coronavirus crisis in care homes, a damning Government study has found. Agency staff working in multiple homes may have unwittingly infected thousands of elderly and vulnerable residents without being tested for the virus. In some cases ‘bank workers’ – used to fill temporary vacancies – were standing in … Read more
Covid testing kits fuel sales boom at Novacyt as it racks up revenues of more than £90m By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 May 2020 A British producer of coronavirus testing kits expects ‘significant demand’ to continue for the rest of the year … Read more
Cindy Friedman, the epidemiologist who is leading the CDC’s coronavirus cruise ship task force, told Bloomberg Businessweek in an explosive interview that the actions of Carnival Cruises amid the pandemic has put a ‘huge strain’ on the United States Carnival Cruises helped fuel the coronavirus pandemic by still sailing its fleet of ships even when … Read more
The cost of filling up a car with petrol can currently vary by more than £3.50 in Britain as average fuel prices drop at a differing pace across the country, This is Money can reveal. A litre of unleaded on average is most expensive in London costing 113.6p at the start of this week, while … Read more
Petrol stations across the UK will be forced to cease operating due to a lack of fuel consumption during the Covid-19 pandemic. With the majority of the nation staying home and told not to drive unless absolutely necessary, the lack of sales is making businesses unprofitable, a trade association has warned. The Petrol Retailers Association … Read more
A petrol station in Birmingham is believed to have become the first retailer in Britain to offer fuel for less than £1-a-litre since the price of oil crashed earlier this month. The Murco garage on the A435 near Kings Heath on Tuesday cut the price of unleaded to 99.7p. It follows cuts of up to … Read more
There’s no doubt that a great night’s sleep is the best possible way to boost your immunity and fight off infections. So, in these troubled times, it can be doubly infuriating if you’re being kept awake by snoring — either yours or the person you share a bed with. But luckily, my brilliant new insomnia beating … Read more
With markets opening this week to the biggest crash in oil price since the 1991 Gulf War, motorists would have been rubbing their hands together with the prospect of paying significantly less the next time they brimmed their cars. However, so far we’ve only seen a measly cut of 2p off a litre of unleaded … Read more