Identity software company Okta has surveyed a bunch of people in the UK and found that we’re among the most willing to provide location data to help fight COVID-19. This blitz spirit remains in spite of a healthy scepticism about data privacy, with 84% of Brits believing their contact tracing data will be used for
Marshmello and Halsey just dropped their music video for “Be Kind” and it’s what dreams are made of! Halsey and her choreography are front and center as she dances her way through three, progressively colorful worlds, starting with a grungy warehouse. Her powerful voice and her graceful moves may steal the show, but Marshmello’s production
Photography by Samuel Fournier.The upcycling-focused brand evolves aspects of tailoring for Fall 2020. By Odessa Paloma Parker Date June 24, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter “I don’t like fashion when it takes itself too seriously,” says Benjamin Lafaille, designer and founder of the upcycling-focused brand, Laugh By Lafaille. Since launching several seasons ago, the ungendered label has
The reception desk at luxury boutique property Diamond Mills Hotel & Tavern in Saugerties, New York, features sneeze guards. Guests and staff must wear face masks in public areas. Gina Hornbeck/Diamond Mills Hotel & Tavern Like most components of travel in the Covid-19 era, hotel check-in has changed — perhaps, in many ways, for good.
Black is King is a stunning new visual album that is coming from pop icon Beyonc&é, based on the music she created for Jon Favreau’s The Lion King remake. Today, Disney+ has released the teaser for this fierce and thrillingly unique musical experience, which lands on the streaming service later in July. [embedded content] Parkwood
“Progressive metal” can mean a lot of things. For many bands, it describes an approach to songwriting that focuses on what can be done with technicality, bringing it far beyond what listeners would hear in average contexts. Angular solos, driving drums and off-beat patterns create a kind of sound that’s infinitely thrilling and incredible to
TODAY: In 1957, Malcolm Lowry, author of the 1947 novel Under the Volcano, dies. Because “queerdom is vast and diverse and so are the novels,” Rabih Alameddine recommends some gay books you might not have known were gay. | Lit Hub Leigh Stein on social listening, online posturing, and the (fake) language of white capitalist
Apple has unveiled iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and new features and functionality for AirPods and AIrPods Pro, among the many announcements made at the WWDC opening keynote. iPadOS 14 gains all the features first shown off in the earlier iOS 14 demo, along with new tools and optimisations that are specifically aimed at getting the
Censorship advocates are celebrating the addition of US telco Verizon to their campaign against Facebook, but they’re mistaken. At the start of this week we reported on a campaign by a coalition of political activist groups designed to coerce Facebook into censoring any content it disapproves of. Initially it seemed to have only attracted the
Whethan just dropped a playful new remix for Charli XCX with “Claws.” The producer’s ability to take on high profile pop acts and make their songs his own is truly incredible. Here, he takes the foundation of “Claws” and runs with it in his own direction. The result is fun, bubbly, and carefree — with
Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesThe special event will feature appearances and performances by Antoni Porowski, Billy Porter, Charlize Theron, Justin Bieber and others. By Pahull Bains Date June 25, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter After the #TogetherAtHome fundraising event in April, Global Citizen is back with another virtual concert—Global Goal—to raise awareness about the impact COVID-19 has
Airbus SE A321 planes with a livery for Delta Air Lines Inc., left, and Spirit Airlines Inc. are seen at the Airbus Final Assembly Line facility in Mobile, Alabama. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images A patchwork of government travel restrictions are “not helpful” to revitalizing air travel demand devastated by the coronavirus pandemic,
Orion Pictures has chosen to delay Bill & Ted Face the Music by two weeks. The highly anticipated sequel was supposed to open in theaters August 14th, but the studio decided to push it after Christopher Nolan’s Tenet chose the August 12th release date earlier this week. Nolan and Warner Bros. want to be the
In a shocking move, Poland’s government has become the first to add video games as part of a school’s curriculum. The game — This War Of Mine — will be an educational tool for high school students as part of the 2020/2021 academic school year. The announcement came from ISFE (Interactive Software Federation of Europe) member Spidor,
TODAY: In 1946, American artist, author, translator, and illustrator Wanda Gág, best known for writing and illustrating the children’s book Millions of Cats, the oldest American picture book still in print, dies. Letters from protests across the country: From Vermont, Major Jackson on defending that “part of Black life you don’t actually see” • Indigo
Exclusive Dustin Diamond needs to be saved by more than the bell if he wants to keep his home in Wisconsin — the bank is knocking on his door and looking to foreclose. The “Saved By The Bell” star owes Wells Fargo a whopping $269,329.36 — according to legal docs obtained by TMZ — and
Watch a Sneak Peek From Disney & Pixar’s Soul! The filmmakers from Disney & Pixar’s animated movie Soul have partnered with American anthropologist/educator Dr. Johnnetta Cole and globally-renowned Jazz pianist Jon Batiste to offer a new sneak peek at the film as part of the Essence of Culture during a virtual panel titled Finding “Soul.”
NTT has announced a joint research programme with NEC, while also purchasing a 5% stake in the network infrastructure vendor. Some might suggest the ‘open’ movement is receiving a disproportionate amount of attention, there are limited OpenRAN trials compared to the market hype, however this latest move from NTT adds more credibility to the foundations