When cleaner José Zaragoza finished his job at a home, he was surprised to find he'd received a $100 tip on Venmo. "I was like 'hey you made a mistake' - you sent an extra zero," but the customer told him he'd given him a la...
Demand for air travel has all but evaporated with the arrival of coronavirus. But airlines are still flying. And now, passengers have to wear masks. Here’s what it’s like to take a flight from Washington, D.C. into Atlanta, the world&rsqu...
Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli, Lady Gaga, Lang Lang perform \\\\"The Prayer\\\\" during One World: Together At Home....
Companies big and small around the world have begun rolling out mandatory remote working schemes to promote social distancing to stop the Covid-19 spread (Credit: Getty Images) A cyclist in Italy trains at home on a stationa...
Coronavirus has badly damaged the entertainment industry - with films, concerts, TV shows and theatre performances postponed or cancelled. Disney's Mulan became the latest major film release to be delayed, following Fast & Furious 9, A Q...
Executives from Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook met officials at Downing Street on Wednesday to discuss their role in the coronavirus crisis. One of the things discussed was their role in "modelling and tracking data"...
The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold in two weeks. He said he was "deeply concerned&quo...
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How to travel safely in the wake of coronavirus and flu season...
Dr. Todd Ellerin, chief of Infectious Diseases at South Shore Hospital, who is responsible for deciding which patients at the hospital are tested for coronavirus....
Whitney Houston and British acts T. Rex and Depeche Mode are to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They will be joined by The Notorious B.I.G., Nine Inch Nails and The Doobie Brothers, it was revealed on Wednesday. The six w...
"We're doing it because it's a passion. It's a brotherhood," says Daniel Knox. "When that photo was taken of me, I had done a 15-hour shift out there." He is one of thousands of Australians who've dropped their ordinary ...
When a tweet of a 10-year-old'sChristmaslist went viral for all the wrong reasons -- she’d like Gucci slides, a Chanel purse and $4,000 please -- it sparked a larger conversation in parenting groups everywhere: how much is too much?...
As the legendary store celebrates its centenary, Cath Pound pays tribute to founder Sylvia Beach, and explores a sanctuary for progressive writers and hub for innovative publishing. ...
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A remarkable robot, capable of solving a Rubik’s cube single-handedly, has demonstrated just how far robotics has advanced - but at the same time, experts say, how far we still have to go. OpenAI’s system used a computer simulati...
The State Fair of Texas, which welcomes more than two million visitors over 24 days, is the longest-running fair in the United States. Established in Dallas in 1886, the fair has taken place almost every year since and is best known for its interesti...
5 things you'll see and learn about 'Friends' at the sold-out NYC pop-up...
The robot that cleans floors and tells jokes...
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed criminal charges against a former senior engineer at Google's owner Alphabet alleging he stole car technology secrets. Anthony Levandowski was charged with 33 counts of trade theft involving Alpha...