At Chris Purcell’s Firehouse Subs location in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, things aren’t quite business as usual. After suffering sales drops of as much as 60% during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, customers are starting to return. Now it’s all about making them comfortable and keeping employees and patrons alike safe in his store,
Radar rig: Lieven Verdonck used an all-terrain vehicle to tow his ground-penetrating radar system over Falerii Novi. (Courtesy: Ghent University) Last week I was enthusing about how lidar has been used to discover a huge Mayan structure in Mexico – and this week, ground-penetrating radar (GPR) takes the spotlight in the Red Folder. The technique
My Spy will hit Amazon Prime on June 26. Deadline first told you that STX was selling it to the streamer after theaters closed down due to COVID-19. The pic’s previous theatrical release date was April 17. I hear the movie may also be provided to Drive-Ins and other cinemas that are open should they wish
by Trevor Kimball, June 10, 2020 The music is over for Perfect Harmony. NBC has cancelled the 2019-20 TV show so there won’t be a second season. The comedy series stars Bradley Whitford as Arthur Cochran, a former Princeton music professor who unexpectedly stumbles into a small-town church’s choir practice. Arthur finds a group of singers
SASC aide: “The acquisition piece was never formally transmitted to the Congress.” WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee approved its version of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 25-2 following three days of closed hearings, the committee announced June 11. The markup authorizes $740.5 billion for national defense
WASHINGTON — NASA’s inspector general found that former NASA Administrator Charles Bolden continued to use the services of an employee to manage his activities for almost two years after leaving the agency. The NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report June 11 summarizing an investigation into allegations that Bolden’s former executive assistant, or
The digitally face-swapped videos known as deepfakes aren’t going anywhere, but if platforms want to be able to keep an eye on them, they need to find them first. Doing so was the object of Facebook’s “Deepfake Detection Challenge,” launched last year. After months of competition the winners have emerged, and they’re… better than guessing.
Over the past few years, Snapchat has been building up an increasingly complex weave of partnerships. They have their advertising partners that power the vast majority of their monetization efforts. They have app developers on Snap Kit that they are also selling new features like CameraKit and Minis too. They’re bringing game developers on board
Michael Flynn, former U.S. national security adviser, exits federal court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, June 24, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A lawyer for former national security advisor Michael Flynn on Friday called his prosecution a “travesty of justice,” but a federal appeals court appeared skeptical of her request that
Demonstrators march down Pennsylvania Avenue near the Trump International Hotel during a protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 3, 2020 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images Between the thousands marching across the globe, the legislation moving through government channels and even the actions of some private businesses,
Sandy Weill, former CEO of Citigroup. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Sandy Weill, the former Citigroup CEO and chairman who helped create the megabank model in the 1990s, said Friday that Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab were “really very good buys.” Bank stocks have been hammered this week, giving back recent gains tied to the reopening
Exclusive YG‘s about to release the music video you could call the fruit of his extensive labor … pulling together that massive Black Lives Matter rally last weekend in Hollywood. We’re told his new “F**k the Police” vid will drop early Friday, and while the song — for obvious, lyrical content, reasons — won’t get
Exclusive Remember the social media blackout triggered by George Floyd‘s death? Cameo did something very similar and it raised $225k for the NAACP thanks in part to some huge names in music and TV. Play video content Cameo Randy Jackson, Chaka Khan and NeNe Leakes are just 3 of the celebs who teamed up with
An exterior view of Hertz Car Rental during the coronavirus pandemic on May 23, 2020 in New York City. COVID-19 has spread to most countries around the world, claiming over 343,000 lives with over 5.4 million infections reported. Cindy Ord | Getty Images Shares of Hertz surged Friday morning on unusual plans for the bankrupt
Amazon workers at Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse strike in demand that the facility be shut down and cleaned after one staffer tested positive for the coronavirus on March 30, 2020 in New York. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images The New York attorney general’s office has interviewed Amazon workers from a handful of facilities
Lucasfilm has announced its latest Star Wars novel, From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back. The anthology book will take a look at the middle entry in the original trilogy which, for many, remains the single greatest movie in the history of the franchise. But borrowing from the famous line uttered by
Big Brother 21 winner Jackson Michie has issued an apology after he shared an Instagram post that left some fans confused about his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement. “So, I turn 25 this Saturday, on June 13, and over the past 24 years, I’ve made a lot of mistakes,” the controversial reality star
The essence of the perfect slice of sourdough bread is in the air right now. It is even on your hands. The heart of the sourdough is the starter, a fermented culture of flour and water. The sour flavor of the dough comes from lactic acid bacteria (LAB) who live in relative harmony and competition