December 15, 2021
Whitney Houston NFT sells for nearly one million dollars
A Whitney Houston NFT was auctioned this week for $999,999, setting a record for the highest-selling NFT on the Tezos blockchain. From The Whitney Houston Collection, the NFT is an early, never-before heard, full length song demo that the six-time…
December 15, 2021
After fatal crash Paris’s largest taxi firm suspends Tesla cars
Paris' largest taxi firm, G7, has suspended the use of Tesla Model 3 cars in its fleet, after one was involved in a fatal accident over the weekend.One person was killed and another 20 injured, after a driver lost control of the vehicle.Tesla has…
December 15, 2021
Federal Reserve to withdraw stimulus more quickly
The Federal Reserve will cut back its stimulus programme more quickly than planned, as it ratchets up its response to rising inflation.The US central bank had already announced it was tapering off the monthly support, introduced to bolster the…
December 15, 2021
New UK cases record as Whitty warns worse to come
The UK has recorded the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 78,610 reported on Wednesday.The previous record was 68,053 on 8 January - when the UK was in lockdown.Speaking at a news conference, England's…
December 15, 2021
Danny Ainge taking a new role as the CEO of Utah Jazz
Danny Ainge, who helped the Boston Celtics win two NBA titles as a player and another as a team executive, is the new CEO of the Utah Jazz. Ainge stepped into his new role Wednesday. He was also named an alternate governor for the Jazz on the…
December 15, 2021
Toyota launches $70B electrification push; Lexus will be all-electrified brand
Toyota Motor Corp. committed 8 trillion yen ($70 billion) to electrify its lineup by 2030, half of it to develop a battery electric vehicle lineup, as it looks to tap a growing market for zero-emissions cars and light trucks. But the world's biggest…
December 15, 2021
Supermarkets say they will not adopt “safe zone’ initiative
The Supermarket Association of Trinidad and Tobago (SATT) Wednesday said its members will not be adopting the ‘safe zone’ initiative that was rolled out by the government as part of the efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19)…
December 15, 2021
Bank of England warns on crypto-currency risks
Fast-growing crypto-currency assets could pose a danger to the established financial system, a senior Bank of England official has told the BBC.Although not much of UK households' wealth is currently held in assets such as Bitcoin, they are becoming…
December 15, 2021
US surpasses 800,000 pandemic deaths
More than 800,000 Americans have now died from the coronavirus, the highest recorded national death toll from the global pandemic.It comes as the US reached 50 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Monday.Most deaths have been recorded among the…
December 15, 2021
Billie Eilish says porn exposure while young caused nightmares
Singer Billie Eilish has described how she suffered nightmares after being exposed to "abusive" pornography from the age of 11.Speaking on SiriusXM, the 19-year-old said she is now "devastated" to reflect on her exposure to the content.Eilish said…