Amazon's $4 billion partnership with AI startup Anthropic gets UK competition clearance
Read full article: Amazon's $4 billion partnership with AI startup Anthropic gets UK competition clearanceBritain’s competition watchdog has cleared Amazon’s partnership with artificial intelligence company Anthropic because the $4 billion deal didn’t qualify for further scrutiny.
Oracle settles suit over tracking your data. How to file a claim
Read full article: Oracle settles suit over tracking your data. How to file a claimIn a $115 million settlement, while admitting no wrongdoing, tech behemoth Oracle has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over allegations it tracked consumer activity both on and offline.
Charles Barkley says next season will be his last on TV, no matter what happens with NBA media deals
Read full article: Charles Barkley says next season will be his last on TV, no matter what happens with NBA media dealsCharles Barkley says that next season will be his last on TV, no matter what happens with the NBA’s media deals.
Metro train collides with bus in downtown Los Angeles, injuring more than 50, 2 seriously
Read full article: Metro train collides with bus in downtown Los Angeles, injuring more than 50, 2 seriouslyOfficials say 55 people were hurt, two seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided in downtown Los Angeles.
'Past Lives,' 'American Fiction' and 'The Holdovers' are big winners at Independent Spirit Awards
Read full article: 'Past Lives,' 'American Fiction' and 'The Holdovers' are big winners at Independent Spirit AwardsCeline Song’s quiet romance “Past Lives” won two of the biggest awards at the Film Independent Spirit Awards Sunday afternoon.
Activision Blizzard to pay $54 million to settle California state workplace discrimination claims
Read full article: Activision Blizzard to pay $54 million to settle California state workplace discrimination claimsActivision Blizzard has agreed to pay about $54 million to settle discrimination claims brought by California’s civil rights agency on behalf of women employed by the video game maker.
Microsoft's revamped $69 billion deal for Activision is on the cusp of going through
Read full article: Microsoft's revamped $69 billion deal for Activision is on the cusp of going throughBritish competition regulators has signaled that Microsoft’s restructured $69 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard is likely to receive antitrust approval.
Q&A: Robert Downey Jr. on how 'Oppenheimer' represents the Manhattan Project with nuance
Read full article: Q&A: Robert Downey Jr. on how 'Oppenheimer' represents the Manhattan Project with nuanceRobert Downey Jr. says he came away from Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” thinking about how “context is so critical” to understand significant moments in history.
3 healthy kittens born to mountain lion tracked by biologists in wilderness near Los Angeles
Read full article: 3 healthy kittens born to mountain lion tracked by biologists in wilderness near Los AngelesA mountain lion studied by biologists in wilderness areas near Los Angeles has given birth to three healthy kittens.
Not live, MTV Movie & TV Awards rely on plenty of old clips
Read full article: Not live, MTV Movie & TV Awards rely on plenty of old clipsA host-less, pre-taped and muted MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday became the first big awards show to air during the screenwriters’ strike, offering a commercial-heavy broadcast featuring lots of past recycled live clips.
Mexico nuns’ culinary innovations live on in storied cuisine
Read full article: Mexico nuns’ culinary innovations live on in storied cuisineChiles en nogada, the green, white and red stuffed pepper dish synonymous with Mexico's Independence Day celebrations, were invented in 1821 by a cloistered nun whose name has been lost to history.
Iman Shumpert arrested at Texas airport for pot possession
Read full article: Iman Shumpert arrested at Texas airport for pot possessionFormer NBA player Iman Shumpert was arrested at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport last weekend for allegedly trying to bring six ounces of cannabis through security.
Foreign ballet dancers leave Russia over war with Ukraine
Read full article: Foreign ballet dancers leave Russia over war with UkraineBallet dancers Adrian Blake Mitchell and Andrea Lassakova moved to Russia years ago to chase their dream of performing with the best in a country where people live and breathe ballet.
Estados Unidos: Respuesta mixta a directriz federal sobre mascarillas
Read full article: Estados Unidos: Respuesta mixta a directriz federal sobre mascarillasEl viernes optaron por una actitud de espera en medio de preguntas sobre si la nueva posición es segura y factible, dado que no hay una forma fácil de saber quién ha sido vacunado y quien no.
Restaurant survival hopes pick up as $28.6B in grants begin
Read full article: Restaurant survival hopes pick up as $28.6B in grants beginThousands of restaurants and bars decimated by COVID-19 have a better chance at survival as the government begins handing out $28.6 billion in grants _ money to help these businesses stay afloat while they wait for customers to return.
Dozens of playwrights, actors join 'Period Piece' monologues
Read full article: Dozens of playwrights, actors join 'Period Piece' monologuesHecht, Joseph, Moore and dozens of other actors are teaming up to talk about something rarely mentioned on stage: periods. "Period Piece" will consist of 36 monologues by 36 different playwrights performed over three different performances in April. (AP Photo)Mandy Moore, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Beth Leavel, Jessica Hecht and dozens of other actors are teaming up to talk about something rarely mentioned on stage: periods. “Period Piece” will consist of 36 monologues by 36 different playwrights performed over three different performances in April. A portion of the proceeds from Period Piece will benefit I Support the Girls, providing period products and bras to homeless and those in need.
Eddie Murphy to be inducted into NAACP Hall of Fame
Read full article: Eddie Murphy to be inducted into NAACP Hall of FameFILE - In this Jan. 12, 2020, file photo, Eddie Murphy accepts the lifetime achievement award at the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month. The NAACP announced Thursday, March 11, 2021, that Murphy will be inducted during the March 27 ceremony, which will air on CBS. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)LOS ANGELES – Eddie Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month. The NAACP announced Thursday that Murphy will be inducted during the March 27 ceremony, which will air on CBS. The NAACP Image Awards honoring entertainers and writers of color will also simulcast on BET, MTV, VH1, MTV2, BET HER and LOGO.
Mandy Moore announces birth of son 'right on his due date'
Read full article: Mandy Moore announces birth of son 'right on his due date'FILE - Mandy Moore arrives at the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Jan. 12, 2020, Moore announced the birth of her first child, a son named August Harrison Goldsmith, on her Instagram Tuesday. Gus is here, Moore wrote in the post along with a photo. This is the first child for Moore and husband Taylor Goldsmith, a musician she married in 2018. The 36-year-old “This Is Us” star announced the birth of her first child, a son named August Harrison Goldsmith, on her Instagram Tuesday. “Gus is here,” Moore wrote in the post along with a photo.
'Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 cited
Read full article: 'Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 citedFILE - In this 1965 file photo, Dawn Wells, center, poses with fellow cast members of "Gilligan's Island," Bob Denver and Alan Hale Jr., in Los Angeles. Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom "Gilligan's Island," has died. Her publicist says Wells died early Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Los Angeles, of causes related to COVID-19. “There is so much more to Dawn Wells” than the “Gilligan's Island” character that brought her fame, Boll said in a statement. Then came “Gilligan's Island,” a goofy, good-natured comedy that aired from 1964-67 that became an unlikely but indelible part of popular culture.
California shuts bars, indoor dining and most gyms, churches
Read full article: California shuts bars, indoor dining and most gyms, churchesA heat wave has brought crowds to California's beaches as the state grappled with a spike in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. Gavin Newsom on Monday extended the closure of bars and indoor dining statewide and ordered gyms, churches and hair salons closed in most places as coronavirus cases keep rising in the nation's most populated state. The Democratic governor extended that order statewide Monday. In March, California was the first state to issue a mandatory, statewide stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The order appeared to work as cases stabilized in the ensuing weeks while other states grappled with huge increases.
Surfers honor George Floyd in paddle out held around world
Read full article: Surfers honor George Floyd in paddle out held around worldThis speaks so much more to people because if you think about black girls surfing in the ocean, people are like, 'Ha, ha, you dont surf, Sayuri Blondt said. We don't just see George Floyd. The event held at beaches around the world was organized by Rhonda Harper, who founded Black Girls Surf to help bring others like herself to the sport. I have a lot of white surf friends who dont get it or are so privileged that they dont have to mourn the loss of a black life. The Santa Monica event was held at a beach commemorated with a plaque noting its importance as a place where African Americans could avoid racial harassment even after beaches were desegregated in 1927.
Surfers 'paddle out,' circle up in memory of George Floyd
Read full article: Surfers 'paddle out,' circle up in memory of George FloydThis speaks so much more to people because if you think about black girls surfing in the ocean, people are like, Ha, ha, you dont surf, Sayuri Blondt said. Video of Floyd in handcuffs saying he couldn't breathe reminded him of the way he had seen uncles and a brother treated by police. We don't just see George Floyd. I have a lot of white surf friends who dont get it or are so privileged that they dont have to mourn the loss of a black life. On a beach in Biarritz, France, surfers spelled the word unity with their surfboards.
Celebs take to streets for historic demonstrations
Read full article: Celebs take to streets for historic demonstrationsAcross the U.S., many celebrities have been doing far more than tweeting supportive words or issuing carefully prepared statements. They took to the streets alongside thousands of people to condemn the killings of black people at the hands of police and to demand reform. The video shows Sampson step in front of his assistant and an officer hit him at least twice with a baton. Then an officer aims straight at me, no ricochet, and shoots (rubber bullets) Sampson wrote. Everyone is angry but there is a way to direct that anger, actor/director Taika Waititi wrote on Twitter on Saturday.
US seeking industry cooperation on future medical supplies
Read full article: US seeking industry cooperation on future medical supplies(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)WASHINGTON U.S. officials are invoking a rarely used provision of American law that would shield companies from antitrust regulations to help the country from again running out of medical supplies in a pandemic. The government began formal discussions Thursday with private industry officials and representatives on a cooperative five-year agreement to ensure future supplies of protective materials, medical equipment, medicine and vaccines. There was widespread recognition that U.S. supplies of critical equipment, much of which is now manufactured overseas, were insufficient at the outset of the COVID-19 outbreak. Legislation in Congress would require the Department of Homeland Security to increase the amount of personal protective equipment it buys from American companies. Under the voluntary agreement, the government would work out a plan for future large-scale acquisitions with suppliers, manufacturers and distributors.
Suzanne Whang, 'House Hunters' host, dies at 56
Read full article: Suzanne Whang, 'House Hunters' host, dies at 56Suzanne Whang attends the 20th Anniversary of V-Day at The Broad Stage on Feb. 17, 2018, in Santa Monica, California. (CNN) - Suzanne Whang, who viewers came to love as the voice and face of "House Hunters" for nearly a decade, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer, according to her agent. "On Tuesday evening around 7:20pm, Suzanne breathed her last breath here at home, as I knelt beside her and caressed her," he wrote. She found her footing in the entertainment industry and hosted of HGTV's #1 show "House Hunters" from 1999 to 2007. "Suzanne was warm, funny and kind with a distinctive voice that made everyone feel at home," the network said Friday in a statement to CNN.
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott featured in Playboy
Read full article: Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott featured in PlayboyTravis Scott and Kylie Jenner attend the premiere of Netflix's "Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly" at Barker Hangar on Aug. 27, 2019, in Santa Monica, California. (CNN) - Get ready to see a lot more of Kylie Jenner. On Tuesday, Playboy tweeted a photo of an apparently nude Jenner (wearing a cowboy hat) embracing a shirtless Travis Scott. "It is a celebration of the things that bring us joy: sex, art, food, music, spiritual connection, travel, cannabis and community. According to Playboy, the cover featuring Jenner was shot by Sasha Samsonova, and Scott was the creative director.
In prized Venezuelan building, a long wait for light
Read full article: In prized Venezuelan building, a long wait for lightIn neighborhoods like Santa Monica where the Doleli Building stands, the darkness lingered even as other parts of Caracas began springing back to life Tuesday. Throughout Venezuela's turbulent history, the Doleli Building stood soundly, surviving two major earthquakes without so much as a crack, residents said. Earlier this year, when a major power outage left all of Venezuela in the dark, the Doleli Building spent four days in the dark. From their building, residents could see power returning to other parts of the city overnight. But as the 24th hour of the Doleli Building blackout approached, the seemingly miraculous finally occurred: The lights turned on.
Celebrating 100 years of Hilton, who changed the hotel game
Read full article: Celebrating 100 years of Hilton, who changed the hotel gameThe Beverly Hilton hotel sits at the corner of Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards in Beverly Hills, California. That founder would be Conrad "Connie" Hilton of the eponymous Hilton hotel brand. The Hilton hotels became notorious for throwing huge, celebrity-studded parties to celebrate their hotels. The Beverly Hilton hotel's ballroom hosts the Grammy and Golden Globe Awards, which means a reliable crowd of actors, musicians, directors, models and more regularly check in. Not all gemsLike any company, Hilton has had its share of ideas that didn't quite endure -- the Crystal Pepsis of hospitality, if you will.