Enlarge / Ring Video Doorbell 2 RingAmazon continues to bring smart home startups under its wing with its newest acquisition. According to a Reuters report, the online retailer agreed to buy Ring, maker of connected video doorbells and smart home security cameras, for reportedly more than $1 billion. The California-based startup is a logical acquisition…

People are being urged to avoid travelling unless absolutely essential (Picture: SWNS)The highest level of weather warning has been issued for Scotland and Ireland as forecasters warn of ‘blizzard-like’ conditions. A red alert for Munster and Leinster in the Republic of Ireland and the central belt of Scotland has been put out for heavy snow…

Der künftige Bundestags-Untersuchungsausschuss zum Anschlag auf den Berliner Weihnachtsmarkt will zum Auftakt seiner Arbeit mit den Angehörigen der Opfer ins Gespräch kommen. Dafür soll zunächst Kontakt mit dem Opferbeauftragten Kurt Beck (SPD) aufgenommen werden, sagte der designierte Ausschussvorsitzende Armin Schuster (CDU). Er erwarte, dass dadurch auch das « politische Klein-Klein » in den Hintergrund trete. Der Ausschuss…

The next U.S. recession could drag on longer than the last one that stretched 18 months. That’s the assessment of former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. With the economy in its ninth year of expansion, even if one were to take a hawkish view of upcoming Federal Reserve tightening, it would be some time before the…

Raphael Varane says Real Madrid must not give up on their La Liga campaign despite a damaging defeat to Espanyol on Tuesday. Gerard Moreno’s stoppage-time strike inflicted a fifth league defeat of the season on the reigning champions, leaving them 14 points behind leaders Barcelona, having played a game more. The Champions League represents Madrid’s…

Jack Pearson has long been known as the king of the grand romantic gesture. But as the illuminating beginning of “Vegas, Baby” reminds, it can be a tricky thing to be on the receiving end of one. We open in a bowling alley, on Rebecca and Jack’s first anniversary. She gets him a notebook because…