The hottest temperature on Earth ever recorded may have been reached on Sunday afternoon, as the mercury in California’s Death Valley hit 130 degrees. The temperature was reached at 3.41pm Pacific time on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. If verified, the reading would break Death Valley’s previous August record by three degrees, the … Read more
There is a horse on the ceiling. Not Pegasus, but Kettledrum, winner of the 1861 Derby. This, in the apse of a church, is surprising. Designed by Edward Pugin (son of the architect of the Palace of Westminster) and secreted down a remote country lane in the Ribble Valley, the tiny Catholic Church of St … Read more
There is a horse on the ceiling. Not Pegasus, but Kettledrum, winner of the 1861 Derby. This, in the apse of a church, is surprising. Designed by Edward Pugin (son of the architect of the Palace of Westminster) and secreted down a remote country lane in the Ribble Valley, the tiny Catholic Church of St … Read more
A wealthy Silicon Valley angel investor is facing backlash over his privilege after he tried to create a ‘microschool’ in his backyard and looked for a teacher on Twitter offering a salary that will ‘beat whatever they are getting paid’. Jason Calacanis, who lives is the Bay Area and invests in start-ups like Uber and Robinhood, … Read more
Investing in companies that are part of the new digitalised world has proved a sound strategy for many investors in recent years – as well as in the past few months as the world has gone into lockdown and is only now slowly emerging from its mothballing. Look at the US stock market and it … Read more
A Silicon Valley entrepreneur was kicked out of a California restaurant on July 4 for hurling racist abuse at an Asian family and yelling ‘Trump is going to f*** you’. Michael Lofthouse, the British founder of tech company Solid8, was caught on camera racially attacking Jordan Chan and her family when they were out celebrating … Read more
A Silicon Valley CEO was kicked out of a California restaurant on July 4 for hurling racist abuse at an Asian family and yelling ‘Trump is going to f*** you’. Michael Lofthouse, the British CEO and founder of tech company Solid8, was caught on camera racially attacking Jordan Chan and her family when they were out … Read more
A Silicon Valley CEO was kicked out of a California restaurant on July 4 for hurling racist abuse at an Asian family and yelling ‘Trump is going to f*** you’. Michael Lofthouse, the British CEO and founder of tech company Solid8, was caught on camera racially attacking Jordan Chan and her family when they were out … Read more
China has laid claim to the entire Galwan Valley on the Himalayan border where Chinese and Indian troops fought in a deadly midnight battle using spiked clubs and rocks just days ago. The midnight brawl in part of the disputed Ladakh region along the Himalayan frontier was the deadliest in 45 years. Some 63 soldiers … Read more
A ‘Yorkshire only’ portfolio is being pushed to affluent investors keen on supporting regional firms, including a Wetherby-based biotech developing a Covid-19 test. The York office of the Mole Valley fund house has launched the ‘Yorkshire T20’, with annual charges starting at 1.25 per cent – not including dealing and administration fees. The minimum investment … Read more