The Celtic languages spoken today – namely Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Cornish and Breton – all descend from Celtic languages once spoken across Britain and Ireland in antiquity. While the ...

Google parent Alphabet has agreed to buy Intersect Power, a data center and clean energy developer, for $4.75 billion in cash, plus the assumption of the company’s debt. The acquisition, which was ...

Google’s parent company Alphabet has announced an acquisition of Intersect, a “data center and energy infrastructure” company that aims to provide additional support for building out its capacity for ...

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In a year when mega-sized technology stocks staged a broad rally, Alphabet GOOGL/GOOG stock was one of the biggest winners. The company’s new Gemini 3 model solidified its standing in the artificial ...

ONE of Scotland’s top referees has been recognised as one of the best officials in the game. That’s after he landed a spot on Uefa‘s coveted Elite list of referees. You'll now receive top stories, ...

Alphabet Inc. is set to book another sizable paper gain after SpaceX completes a tender offer that effectively values the closely held company at about $800 billion. SpaceX’s insider share sale was ...

A new approach to supporting Gaelic is to focus on creating jobs and strengthening economic growth in areas where the language is traditionally spoken. An action group called Tog - which means "to ...

A language lives or dies on its relevance to modern life. And nothing is more relevant than news - the clue, after all, is in the word. So let's ask then how the governments we have here in Belfast ...

If you’re planning to give books as Christmas presents this year you’re spoiled for choice, writes Roger Cox This year has been notable both for the number of new books from superstar Scottish authors ...

THE SCOTTISH CUP fourth round draw has been made – and it’s enter the big boys. Yesterday saw the third round ties play out, and we’re now at the stage of the competition where the Premiership clubs ...

The Gaelic and Scots languages have gained official status in a “historic milestone” as people across Scotland mark St Andrew’s Day. It is one of a range of measures which come into force on November ...