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Soho House, the global network of private members’ clubs, is being bought by a group led by hotel owners MCR – valuing the business at $2.7bn (Β£1.99bn). The deal will take the London-based hospitality group back into private ownership, meaning it will no longer be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Actor-turned-investor Ashton Kutcher…
When Pinterest and Dow announced layoffs last month, they attributed the job cuts in part to a shift to artificial intelligence β a sign that some employers are stepping up their investment in AI as they pare their payrolls.Β Although economists have generally downplayed the impact to date of generative AI on the broader U.S….
EDMONTON, CanadaΒ βΒ Jason Hills grew up in a rural hamlet in southern Alberta so small there were no traffic lights. Which wasnβt a problem because there wasnβt any traffic either. But there was a curling rink. βThere was nothing else really to do,β Hills said. βSo if you werenβt curling youβd go hang out at the…
Kansas City Chiefs fans sure are excited about the upcoming season. Fanatics, the official online sportswear retailer for the NFL, reports that sales of Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce jerseys jumped a whopping 200% on Tuesday. Clearly, fans were doing some early packing for the teamβs season opener against the Chargers in SΓ£o Paulo, Brazil,…
The Conservatives have promised to abolish business rates for high street shops and pubs if they win the next election. Unveiling the policy at the party’s conference in Manchester, shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride said the “burden of Labour’s tax rises” had been “simply too much to bear”. The party has said its policy is…
Walt Disney Co. is investing $1 billion in OpenAI under a new commercial partnership with the ChatGPT and Sora developer. The three-year licensing agreement will allow users of Sora, OpenAI’s artificial intelligence video tool, to create AI videos using more than 200 characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars, the entertainment giantΒ announced Thursday.Β Disney…
Alix Lapri, who portrayed Effie Morales on the Starz show βPower,β was arrested last week in Atlanta on suspicion of cruelty to children in the third degree and disorderly conduct, according to county records. The actor, whose full name is Alexus Lapri Geier, was released the following day. Details on the circumstances surrounding the Aug….
The Observer’s editor-in-chief has called for the BBC to be “put beyond the reach of politicians” – and has compared the fight for survival within television to the zombie fungus in The Last Of Us. Speaking to Sky News about his James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday, James Harding said…
Cynthia Erivo, a noted theatrical divinity, redeemed the title of βJesus Christ Superstarβ at the Hollywood Bowl last weekend in a magnetic, heaven-sent performance that established God the Savior as a queer Black woman, as many of us suspected might be the case all along. Divine dispensation allowed me to catch the final performance of…
Rapper Gucci Maneβs newest release might be his most vulnerable yet. The Atlanta-based musician, promoting his third memoir, βEpisode,β revealed to βThe Breakfast Clubβ crew on Monday that he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He also went into detail about how he has learned to manage the mental health conditions, with a…
