Understandably, this week felt like a relatively quiet one for new TV and movie trailers. There was a massive election on Tuesday, Donald Trump’s stunning victory in the early hours of Wednesday, and the adjustment to that news, no matter who you voted for. So it’s not your fault if ... Read More »
It said that advances in the internet of things, autonomous vehicles, 3D printing, energy storage and quantum computing among others technologies “may transform the lives of everyone”. “These transformations wrought by these and other technological developments may mean that some businesses and products could become obsolete relatively quickly. “Successor businesses ... Read More »
Genetic research on the world’s tallest land animal has found that there are four distinct species of giraffe, not just one as long believed, with two of them at alarmingly low population levels. Scientists on Thursday unveiled a comprehensive genetic analysis of giraffes using DNA from 190 of the towering ... Read More »
Learning another country’s business customs can take years of trial and error. Starting in September, 24-year-old Sierra Prochna will study the mores of corporate culture in Asia and Europe for the next year as a part of a new master’s program. Ms. Prochna will embark on a journey with 60 ... Read More »
Loews Carpet One Floor & Home recently launched Beautiful Design Insider, to offer customers exclusive inspirational and educational content from accomplished interior designers and home experts. Additionally, Design Insiders will receive advance notice on upcoming Carpet One Floor & Home promotions and special offers. “After we’ve installed beautiful, new flooring ... Read More »
Hamlet is a new, free text messaging service allowing users to shop for home décor from the comfort of their phone. The company was founded by Britt Caputo and a team of former employees from One Kings Lane and Elle Décor who act as stylish friends giving users excellent décor advice. Looking for a new ... Read More »
Ruben Pardo, one of the city’s few remaining elevator operators, has been brightening people’s days at Miracle Mile’s Wilshire Tower (the longtime home of Desmond’s department store) for more than 40 years. Now, thanks to the folks at Dress Code, a New York-based production company, he can brighten your day ... Read More »
Ereaders inspire powerful feelings. From their fans, intense love. From those who could never imagine reading a book on a gadget, a kind of revulsion. And for a long time now the ereader market has seemed stuck. All the major manufacturers offer identical six-inch screens from the same third-party manufacturer. ... Read More »
The Rebellion is on the offensive against the Empire in the new story trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The clip released Thursday during NBC’s coverage of the Summer Olympics, features main protagonist Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) as she accepts a dangerous mission to steal the plans to ... Read More »
At least two people are dead and one person remains missing as heavy rains in Louisiana and Mississippi continue to cause floods that Louisiana Gov. Bel Edwards called “unprecedented.” Edwards said 18 parishes surrounding Baton Rouge have declared states of emergency and three more are in the process of doing ... Read More »
Shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb were hit hard in pre-market trading Friday after news that its blockbuster cancer drug failed a key clinical trial. The drug, called Opdivo, is one of a new set of drugs called immunotherapy. The drug targets the programmed cell death 1 (or PD-1) receptor to essentially ... Read More »
A 31-year-old delivery driver who was raised in Tunisia but lived in Nice was named as the driver of the truck that plowed through a crowded street in the French Riviera city, killing 84 people including 10 children. Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel was named as the suspect who also opened fire ... Read More »
