June 6, 2023
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ swings to massive $120.5 million opening
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters with a massive $120.5 million, more than tripling the debut of 2018 animated original and showing the kind of movie-to-movie box-office growth that would be the envy of even…
June 6, 2023
GM to invest over $1 billion in Flint plants to boost truck production
General Motors Co (GM.N) said on Monday it plans to invest more than $1 billion to re-tool two manufacturing sites in Flint, Michigan to prepare for a new generation of its internal combustion engine heavy-duty (HD) trucks. GM has outlined this year…
June 6, 2023
Apple expected to launch mixed-reality headset at WWDC
All eyes are on Apple as it is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), in California. It would be the technology giant's most significant product release since it unveiled the Apple Watch, in…
June 6, 2023
Linda Yaccarino replaces Elon Musk as Twitter boss
Linda Yaccarino, the new boss of troubled social media firm Twitter, has started the role earlier than expected. Ms. Yaccarino, previously head of advertising at NBCUniversal, joined days after Twitter lost its second head of trust and safety. Elon…
June 5, 2023
Bahamian authorities detain foreign nationals in possible human smuggling ring
Bahamian officials said they detained 22 foreigners, including two children on Sunday after intercepting a 32-foot vessel in Bahamian waters carrying a United States flag in a possible human smuggling ring. “We are going to remain firm. We are going…
June 5, 2023
Ben Roberts-Smith threatened witnesses in defamation trial, judge says
A judgement in a landmark defamation trial says Australia's most decorated living soldier lied to cover up his misdeeds and threatened witnesses. It also found Ben Roberts-Smith "complicit in and responsible for" the murder of three Afghans. Last…
June 2, 2023
Alison Hammond breaks down on This Morning over Phillip Schofield interview
This Morning presenter Alison Hammond has broken down live on the program while reacting to the departure of ex-colleague Phillip Schofield. Schofield told the BBC he feels his "career is over" following the affair he had with a young male…
June 2, 2023
US adds 339,000 jobs in May
Job creation in the US remained robust last month, despite rising prices and a sharp spike in borrowing costs weighing on the economy. Employers added 339,000 jobs, but the unemployment rate rose to 3.7%, from April's unusually low 3.4%. The gains…
June 2, 2023
TURKS AND CAICOS 3-DAY PUBLIC FORECAST
THIS IS A 3-DAY PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 AM, TODAY AND TONIGHT, FRIDAY, 2ND JUNE, 2023, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY. GENERAL SITUATION: DEEP LAYERED TROUGHING COMBINED WITH STREAMING TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE…
June 2, 2023
US Air Force denies AI drone attacked operator in test
A US Air Force colonel "misspoke" when describing an experiment in which an AI-enabled drone opted to attack its operator in order to complete its mission, the service has said. Colonel Tucker Hamilton, chief of AI test and operations in the US Air…