10:30 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil’s main flagbearer on the men’s tennis tour for the past decade, has retired after losing in straight sets to sixth-seeded Sebastian Baez 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Rio Open on Wednesday. Bellucci, 35, is now preparing to transition into coaching.
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Ukraine’s foreign minister has insisted that Western fighter jets would not be used by his country to strike targets within Russia. Speaking to Sky News at the United Nations in New York, Dmytro Kuleba said Ukraine needs the jets to end the war and push Russia back beyond its eastern borders. “We’re using weapons which
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat FABRICE COFFRINI | AFP | Getty Images Google is asking cloud employees and partners to share their desks and alternate days with their desk-mates starting next quarter, citing “real estate efficiency,” CNBC has learned. The new desk-sharing model will apply to
Tesla is set to announce a move to a new ‘California Engineering Headquarters’ in about an hour with both CEO Elon Musk and Governor Gavin Newsome participating in the announcement. California has been critical to Tesla’s success over the last 20 years. The state has helped Tesla in its time of need, and its strong
Mercedes-Benz announced multiple newsworthy innovations during its Operating System Strategy Update in Sunnyvale, California earlier today. The German automaker announced it is building its own proprietary operating system called MB.OS which will offer features like navigation and maps from Google. Additionally, Mercedes announced it is expanding upon a previous partnership with lidar specialist Luminar in a
A transmission tower is seen on July 11, 2022 in Houston, Texas. ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) is urging Texans to voluntarily conserve power today, due to extreme heat potentially causing rolling blackouts. Brandon Bell | Getty Images This story is part of CNBC’s “Transmission Troubles” series, an inside look at why the aging
The Orsted Block Island Wind Farm in this aerial photograph taken above the water off Block Island, Rhode Island. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed the first-ever offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico as part of a larger plan to install offshore wind sites along
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his security detail depart the company’s local office in Washington, January 27, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his staff met Wednesday with California Governor Gavin Newsom to tour Tesla’s new engineering headquarters. Sources close to
A police officer has been taken to hospital after being shot in Omagh in Northern Ireland. The officer was reportedly shot multiple times at a sports complex just before 8pm this evening in Killyclogher Road in the County Tyrone town. The shooting took place in front of young people at a football coaching session, according
Bentley Motors, the British luxury automaker, is bidding farewell to its 12-cylinder W12 engine after nearly two decades as the iconic brand charges toward an all-electric future. For over a century, Bentley has built cars known for their performance and finest craftsmanship. The luxury brand, part of Volkswagen, announced in the fall of 2020 its
A couple of Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles have been spotted with the new Hardware 4.0 suite of cameras. As we previously reported, Tesla has been preparing an upgrade to its Autopilot/self-driving hardware for a bit now. Most notably, Tesla filed with the FCC to add a new radar on its vehicles and said that
Thirty years ago to the day after opening its main production facility in Martorell, Spain, SEAT S.A. announced it will use the site as home to its largest transformation to electrification yet. Following an investment of three billion euros (~$3.2B), SEAT intends to lead development and become a small BEV production hub for a number
Feb 22, 2023 Tim BontempsESPN There has been little reason to take the Los Angeles Lakers seriously as a contending team this season. The Lakers sit 13th in the Western Conference, meaning they have to leapfrog at least three teams to get into the play-in tournament. But when LeBron James was asked whether his Lakers
About 200,000 people have gathered in Moscow to hear Vladimir Putin speak at a pro-war rally ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Huge crowds assembled in the capital as the Russian president took to the stage at the “Glory to Defenders of the Fatherland” concert, held at the Luzhniki Stadium on
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Modern Life, Search, and Devices speaks during an event introducing a new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington on February 7, 2023. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft on Wednesday announced the
In this article INTC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger pictured during the ‘Chips for health’ event at the Grischa Hotel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022. Eric Lalmand | Belga Mag | AFP | Getty Images Intel cut its quarterly dividend by more than
A new Tesla Cybertruck prototype was spotted with a functioning air suspension, but it was all filmed with a potato, unfortunately. As we recently reported, we expected to start seeing a lot more Cybertruck sightings as the automaker is testing its new fleet of beta prototypes ahead of the start of production. The first beta prototype
British tomatoes will likely remain scarce until the end of April or even early May, the UK’s largest grower has warned. It comes after Tesco and Aldi became the latest supermarkets to place limits on some fruit and vegetables customers can buy due to supply shortages. The soaring cost of energy, and fertiliser also derived
A teacher has been stabbed to death by a pupil during a lesson at a school in southwest France, government officials have said. The victim, a 50-year-old Spanish teacher, was stabbed in the chest at Saint Thomas d’Aquin private high school in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, near Bordeaux, broadcaster BFM TV reported. A 16-year-old student at the Roman
Police say they are making enquiries after broadcaster Dan Walker was hit by a car while on his bike. The former BBC Breakfast presenter was struck off his bike on Monday morning while riding on a road in central Sheffield. Following the incident, the 45-year-old tweeted a series of images of his bloodied and bruised