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Simon Cowell Pulls the Plug on X Factor After 17 years
Simon Cowell (61) has decided to quit 'The X Factor' after 17 years. The talent show was the launching pad for One Direction, Little Mix and Leona Lewis.
At its peak, about 10 million viewers in the United Kingdom watched the…
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AstraZeneca Sells More Corona Vaccines in the Second Quarter
Pharmaceutical AstraZeneca achieved more than three times as many turnovers from the sale of its corona vaccine in the second quarter of this year as in the first three months of the year.
The Anglo-Swedish company did not include…
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Ten Million Copies of Playstation 5 Sold
Sony has already sold more than 10 million copies of its latest game console, PlayStation 5. The console was released in November last year. The Japanese company calls it the fastest-selling game console it has ever made.
Sony had…
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Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine Works 84 Percent After Six Months
The effectiveness of Pfizer/BioNTech's corona vaccine drops to 84 percent after six months. At its peak, the efficacy is 96 percent.
Researchers write this in a pre-publication of their research, in which more than 44,000…
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Biden Nominates Confidant Mark Gitenstein as EU Ambassador
US President Joe Biden has nominated his confidant Mark Gitenstein for the post of ambassador to the European Union.
The proposed appointment, which still has to be approved by the Senate in Washington, is welcomed in Brussels…
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Shareholders of Parent Company Volkswagen Demand Compensation
A group of shareholders of the parent company of Volkswagen, Porsche SE, is demanding compensation of 8 million euros. They believe that they have paid too much for their shares for years because they were not aware of the diesel scandal at…
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Chat App Discord Polishes its Conversations with Threads
Discord, the popular chat app, comes with a new way to organize and archive conversations. Unfortunately, the thread function seems to be mainly aimed at busy servers where you otherwise risk losing the overview.
You have known…
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Fewer Corona Infections in UK, But Highest Death Toll in Months
The number of corona infections in the United Kingdom continues to decrease. 23,511 new cases were reported to authorities on Tuesday, less than the day before for the seventh day in a row.
The number of newly reported deaths is at…
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