Marvel is making good on its promise that Wakanda is forever, as the studio moves forward on the second Black Panther following the first’s massive 2018 box office haul and seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The sequel’s future was initially in doubt following the tragic death of 43-year-old star Chadwick Boseman in August
In this article MSFT Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp. Grant Hindsley | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft will give out $1,500 bonuses to many of its employees after more than a year of impact from the coronavirus. The gesture is part of an effort at technology companies to keep employees happy during
The government will set out its plans for post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland within the next two weeks – as Labour claimed trust in Boris Johnson over the issue had fallen to “an all-time low”. At the end of last month, the UK and EU agreed a three-month extension to a grace period to avert
Rishi Sunak is urging workers to return to the office – at the same time as ministers are planning emergency measures to cut quarantine numbers. The chancellor says he wants as many people as possible, especially younger staff, to go back to normal working as soon as work-from-home guidance is lifted on 19 July. But
A US citizen is believed to be among six people detained over the assassination of Haiti’s president, according to reports. Jovenel Moise died at his home in Port-au-Prince, the capital of the impoverished Caribbean island, in the early hours of Wednesday. Officials have said the attack was carried out by “a highly trained and heavily
Recent record-high temperatures in the US and Canada, which caused hundreds of deaths and huge wildfires, would be “virtually impossible” without climate change, analysis has found. A rapid analysis of last week’s heatwave in parts of North America by an international team of climate scientists found global warming driven by human activity made it at
Keifer Sutherland is in demand. The Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award winner will star as President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Showtime’s The First Lady. Sutherland joins Oscar(R), Emmy and Tony winner Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), who also executive produces, as former first lady Michelle Obama. The cast also includes Oscar and Emmy
Singapore researchers have developed a smart foam material that allows robots to sense nearby objects, and repairs itself when damaged, just like human skin. Artificially innervated foam, or AiFoam, is a highly elastic polymer created by mixing fluoropolymer with a compound that lowers surface tension. This allows the spongy material to fuse easily into one
This summer’s Tokyo Olympics will go ahead without spectators after a surge in coronavirus cases, organisers have announced. Japan’s Olympics minister said organisers agreed that fans should not be allowed to attend. Seiko Hashimoto, president of this year’s Games, said the situation was “regrettable” and apologised to those who had bought tickets. Advertisement
Here’s Seth Rogen shooting scenes for the upcoming Hulu series on the Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee romance … and his role’s got him rocking jean shorts and a mullet. Ya gotta see Seth in character as Rand Gauthier, the guy who famously stole a safe from Pam and Tommy’s house which contained their infamous
Brex co-founders Pedro Franceschi and Henrique Dubugras. Brex If it seems as if you’ve seen Tiger Global’s name on a venture deal every day of late, there’s a reason for it — the firm averaged 1.3 deals a day in the second quarter. According to a new report from research firm CB Insights, Tiger increased
Fully vaccinated adults will no longer have to quarantine on their return from amber list countries from 19 July, Grant Shapps has confirmed. Making a statement on international travel in the Commons, the transport secretary said those who have received two jabs will no longer have to self-isolate for 10 days after their return to
Global stock markets have plunged on a cocktail of concerns about the global economy and anxiety over how central banks are responding to inflation. London’s FTSE 100 Index fell by about 150 points, or more than 2%, as the sell-off wiped away any overnight cheer brought about by England’s Euros victory against Denmark. That saw
Authorities have called off a search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in Florida, saying there is “no chance of life”. Emergency workers shifted their efforts to recovery on Thursday after a fortnight of searching the ruins of the Chaplain Towers South, in Surfside, Miami. A total of 54 bodies had
With touring and most typical forms of recording shut down during the pandemic, many musicians found new ways to channel their artistic urges. Thurston Moore threw himself into writing, resulting in a new memoir called Sonic Life, which has just been picked up for publication. The Sonic Youth co-founder first mentioned work on the book while
Streaming platform Peacock announced a reality dating series inspired by Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Variety reported that “Pride and Prejudice: An Experiment in Romance” will transport its heroine, court, and suitors to a castle in the countryside in a Regency-style England. According to Peacock’s Twitter announcement, the “as-yet-unknown heroine” will choose her suitor