Marc Benioff, co-founder and chief executive officer of Salesforce.com Inc., speaks during the WSJDLive Global Technology Conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. The conference brings together an unmatched group of top CEOs, founders, pioneers, investors and luminaries to explore tech opportunities emerging around the world. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg
Love Island has been confirmed to return in the summer after the last two series were cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis. The hit dating show, now hosted by Laura Whitmore, sees contestants “coupling up” to find romance – plus a cash prize – usually while sunning themselves at a luxury villa in Majorca. It
EXCLUSIVE: Actress Ruth Wilson has signed with UK-based talent agency Hamilton Hodell, as she continues to be repped by CAA in Hollywood. Wilson, the Golden Globe & Olivier Award-winning star of HBO’s His Dark Materials, Mrs Wilson, The Affair, and BBC’s Luther, will be repped by the agency in all areas. She just wrapped HBO
Marking his third collaboration with director Paul Greengrass, News of the World offered costume designer Mark Bridges the chance to tackle his first Western, and an earlier period than he’d ever before done on film. The Universal Pictures title centers on Captain Kidd (Tom Hanks), a Civil War veteran who journeys across the country to
No Rome has enlisted Charli XCX and the 1975 for a new single called “Spinning.” No Rome produced the track with the 1975’s Matty Healy and George Daniel. Give it a listen below. The 1975 and No Rome, who are both Dirty Hit artists, have collaborated in the past: The band hopped on No Rome’s
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When the first season of Big Little Lies initially graced our screens in 2017, it was originally intended to be a standalone series (it even won the coveted Outstanding Limited Series Emmy that year, whoops). Yet, we were overjoyed when a second season appeared on our screens in 2019, bringing the ‘Monterey Five’ – Madeline
General Motors employees work on the assembly line at the Fairfax Assembly & Stamping Plant in Kansas City, Kansas. Jim Barcus for General Motors DETROIT — General Motors is extending temporary shutdowns at three of its North American plants due to a global semiconductor chip shortage, which is expected to shed billions off automakers’ earnings
Rishi Sunak’s spend now, tax later budget has received a broad welcome from voters, according to two snap opinion polls carried out after the chancellor’s statement. Households and businesses are facing the biggest tax burden since the 1960s after the chancellor unveiled his plans to repair the nation’s finances after the COVID pandemic. Mr Sunak
Third time’s a charm? Not so for SpaceX, whose unmanned rocket exploded on the ground Wednesday after carrying out what had seemed to be a successful flight and landing – fresh on the heels of two fiery crashes. It was yet another flub involving a prototype of the Starship rocket, which SpaceX hopes one day
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., speaks during a Bloomberg event on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is not the type of executive to boast and put down rivals. He’s
Former soldier Ant Middleton has fought back over Channel 4’s claims it had severed ties with him over his “personal conduct”. The broadcaster had said in a statement this week that it will not work with Middleton again because “our views and values are not aligned”. But the star of SAS: Who Dares Wins said
The official recall campaign against California Governor Gavin Newsom has now gathered more than 1,927,000 signatures, organizers announced on Wednesday evening. Organizers have until March 17 to gather signatures. A total of 1,497,709 valid signatures must be collected and verified to trigger the recall election. Election officials have until April 29 to verify them. The
Late Wednesday, Critics Choice Association chief Joey Berlin sent a missive to members of the organization that was, well, critical of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and its disastrous Golden Globe Awards telecast last weekend. The Critics Choice Association has its own awards show on The CW this Sunday from 7-10 p.m. ET/PT. Berlin’s Wednesday
A select number of now-dark Broadway venues will begin opening in April for a series of live- performance pop-up events that could establish the safety protocols needed for the theater industry’s eventual return. Beginning with the Shubert Organization’s Music Box Theatre on 45th Street, Broadway theaters will be among the venues housing the events of
Lil Baby has returned with his first single of the year. “Real As It Gets” features Louisville, Kentucky rapper EST Gee. Check out the Caleb Jermale-directed music video for the track below. Late last year, Lil Baby dropped visuals for two new tracks, “Errbody” and “On Me.” His most recent LP My Turn came out
In a Venn diagram of modern diasporic and postcolonial novels, there would be a healthy amount of overlap. Though these terms are contested and not always clear-cut, both frequently grapple with the legacy of powerful nations carving up distant territories. In both, experiences of multiculturalism and inequality may be core to personal as well as
Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, presented the 2021 Budget to parliament on 3rd March – revealing the £407bn cost of Coronavirus to the economy. Although Sunak forecasted a rapid return to economic growth, he acknowledged that the pandemic will continue to do damage for years to come. Here are some of the key
LONDON — British luxury carmaker Aston Martin on Wednesday launched a new Formula One car ahead of its return to the most famous motor racing event in the world. The Aston Martin Cognizant F1 team revealed the “AMR21” car at a virtual event that was broadcast from London. The AMR21 will compete in the 2021
The chancellor has vowed to build a “fairer” country in the memory of those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic after he outlined his budget. In an unprecedented Downing Street news conference following his announcement in the Commons, Rishi Sunak acknowledged the victims and said financial support will continue long after COVID restrictions end.