Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón is now supporting the Menendez brothers’ bid for clemency from Gov. Gavin Newson, the embattled official said on Wednesday when announcing that that, despite criticism that his push for the convicted killers release is a political ploy in his reelection campaign, he sent a letter of support for the
Marco Bello | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Block, the payments company owned by tech billionaire Jack Dorsey has launched its corporate card service in the U.K. in a bid to deepen its expansion into the country and take on big incumbents like American Express. The firm’s business-focused payments arm, Square, told CNBC that it
The Super Micro Computer Inc. headquarters in San Jose, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images In March, Super Micro Computer was added to the S&P 500 after an epic run that lifted the stock by more than 2,000% in two years, dwarfing even Nvidia’s gains. As it turned
Starbucks offers oat milk as a dairy-free option. Source: Starbucks Starbucks said Wednesday that it will remove the surcharge for dairy substitutes, saving some U.S. customers more than 10% on their drinks. The change goes into effect Nov. 7 and follows years of pleading from customers to eliminate the extra fee, especially as milk alternatives
During a special concert in São Paulo, Brazil, in September, the Weeknd and Brazilian pop star Anitta debuted a new song called “São Paulo.” It’s now been officially released, along with a video directed by Freeka Tet. In the visual, Anitta is masked and pregnant, and her belly is more than a bit unusual. Find
Ginger Root has been praised by fans after announcing his “first ever downgraded show” and being transparent about low ticket sales. The group’s frontman Cameron Lew took to Ginger Roots’ official social media accounts and shared a video announcing the new, smaller venue where their show in Los Angeles will now take place instead of
Last month at Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg said that Meta AI was “on track” to become the most-used generative AI assistant in the world. The company has now passed a significant milestone toward that goal, with Meta AI passing the 500 million user mark, Zuckerberg revealed during the company’s latest earnings call. The half billion
Xiaomi Watch S4 and Smart Band 9 Pro were launched in China on Tuesday alongside the Xiaomi 15 series. The Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro comes as a successor to the Smart Band 8 Pro and gets upgraded health tracking and improved battery life. The smart wearable is available in TPU and leather band options. It sports
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, right, speaks as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks on during the OpenAI DevDay event in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Microsoft‘s massive investment in OpenAI is weighing on earnings. Following Microsoft’s quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, CFO Amy Hood said she expects the company to
These days, fans are familiar with seeing reboots of successful old series. Even shows that fans hold sacred have been plucked from the dusty shadows to see new life. The Matlock approach turned out to be a very different way of handling a series that has been done before — a show that we might
Elon Musk wears a black “Make America Great Again” cap while attending a campaign rally with Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5, 2024. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Elon Musk must attend an emergency court hearing in Philadelphia on Thursday morning
Even though Wright Thompson grew up in the Mississippi Delta, he was in college before he learned about Emmett Till, the 14-year-old child from Chicago who was tortured and murdered in the Mississippi Delta, and whose death helped ignite the civil rights movement. Due to subsequent, intentional erasure by the white community, Thompson himself didn’t
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Preview: Marvel and Disney offered a look at some of their upcoming shows in a new teaser. ‘Daredevil: Born Again,’ ‘Wonder Man’ and ‘Ironheart’ were among them. We also learned when ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ will land on Disney+ next month. While Disney and Marvel have usually tended to use events such as Comic-Cons or the
New technologies led by artificial intelligence and virtual production are profoundly changing visual effects but are still “another paintbrush” in the service of storytelling, says VFX veteran George Murphy. “Virtual production is not just a tool for VFX; it’s a storytelling tool that allows actors to feel fully immersed in the scene, instead of having
On Monday, British tech lobby group Startup Coalition warned in a blog post that there was a risk Reeves’ tax plans could result in a tech “brain drain.”. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) Oli Scarff | Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s Labour government on Wednesday announced plans to raise the rate of capital gains tax