Acts performing at this year’s London Calling showcase at the International Live Music Conference have spoken to NME about the highs and lows of playing live in the current climate, and shared advice for rising acts about taking to the stage. The event, showcasing unsigned music across the capital, is set to return for its second year tomorrow (Wednesday, February 28) as a core element of the ILMC. With over 1,000 agents, promoters and live music professionals in town, ILMC offers a platform for artists to perform in front of a potentially career-changing crowd. Across five intimate venues across Soho –…
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The Google Nest Wi-Fi Pro, which we named the best pick for people new to mesh Wi-Fi systems, is on sale for $220 for the two-pack. That’s a 27 percent discount, which is the best price it’s been all year and just $20 more than the all time low it hit for Black Friday last November. The set of two should provide coverage for 4,400 square feet. If you’ve got a particularly large home or tricky areas due to thick walls or other interference, you might want the three-pack. That set is down to $319 after a 20 percent discount.GoogleGoogle’s…
Nintendo is said to have delayed the launch of its next-generation console, the successor to the Nintendo Switch. Reports last week claimed that the company was advising game publishers that the Nintendo Switch 2 would be delayed until the early months of 2025. A new report now claims that the Switch successor will be released in March 2025. The Nintendo Switch is now almost seven years old, and a follow-up console was initially expected to launch later this year in the holiday season.A report in the Japanese publication Nikkei claimed Monday that the Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive as early…
Long before he sauntered into the role of John Dutton III and seized the reins of the family ranch on Yellowstone, Kevin Costner was one of the most in-demand filmmakers and leading men in Hollywood. Now, the Oscar- and Emmy-winner is ditching the small screen and returning to his roots. In what might be his most ambitious project to date, Costner has directed a sprawling Western epic that will be released in theaters in two parts this summer. This is a man who was born to saddle up and gaze into the camera from beneath a…
TAMPA, Fla. — Astranis is moving its debut satellite to a geostationary position over Asia after a malfunction last year derailed plans to beam broadband to Alaska, the Californian manufacturer said Feb. 27. Arcturus set off Feb. 1 and should arrive by the middle of March, Astranis CEO John Gedmark told SpaceNews, where it will spend three months to satisfy Israeli operator Spacecom’s reservation for the orbital slot under international regulatory rules. The companies did not disclose the orbital slot, Spacecom’s plans for the position, or the operator’s so-called Bring-into-Use deadline with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), an arm of…
A man with a prosthetic right eye, which was not created via the AI approachStephen Bell, Ocupeye Ltd. Prosthetic eyes that are designed by artificial intelligence and 3D printed require 80 per cent less time from human specialists compared with traditional manufacturing methods, potentially allowing many more people to benefit. A small trial also suggests that this approach leads to well-fitting prosthetics in most cases. In the UK, for example, around 1 in 1000 people wear prosthetic eyes, which require highly trained ocularists to take moulds of the eye socket. Many people with such prosthetics also have an orbital implant…
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FILE: Leon Black, chairman and chief executive officer of Apollo Global Management LLC, at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA woman who had accused Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black of raping her at the New York mansion of the late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein has agreed to drop her civil lawsuit against Black.The suit by the woman, Cheri Pierson, was “discontinued with prejudice and without costs to any party as against the other,” according to a Manhattan Supreme Court filing Friday signed by…
When Ijeoma Oluo began writing Be A Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World— and How You Can Too, she was burnt out. Her first book, So You Want To Talk About Race?, delved into her personal encounters with and understanding of racism, while her subsequent work, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America, explored the history and impact of violent white male supremacy. “If you’re a Black writer, especially a Black woman, writing about race and racism,†Oluo explains, “There’s this idea that you’re not doing real work, that you’re profiting off of harm,…
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For editors, fashion month is always a highlight of the year—a moment to see runway shows up close, preview what is new and next in fashion, and chat with other people in fashion about their thoughts on what is unfolding. This season, I attended London Fashion Week, and the fall 2024 collections were full of experimentation among young designers and a much-discussed changing of the guard with Daniel Lee taking the helm at Burberry. Lee showed his third collection for Burberry, which had strong outerwear; JW Anderson and Simone Rocha were some of the most talked-about shows of the season; and Erdem…
Beef has taken awards season by storm following its freshman outing on Netflix, but despite being categorized as a limited series, the hit show is already eyeing a second season. According to Deadline, casting rumors for another season are already circulating, and as we look forward to more potential reveals and news, we’re breaking down everything we know so far about Beef Season 2, below. What Would a Beef Season 2 Be About? (Credit: Andrew Cooper/Netflix) Season 1 focused on the feud between Ali Wong‘s Amy and Steven Yeun‘s Danny, two individuals who become entwined after a road rage incident.…
Bill Winters, Chief Executive Officer at the Standard Chartered Bank, attends a panel session of the World Governments Summit in Dubai on February 12, 2024.Ryan Lim | Afp | Getty ImagesStandard Chartered chief executive Bill Winters says environmentally conscious investing can be good for business, dismissing the impact of a U.S. crusade against mission-driven investments.His comments come at a time when investments based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors have become a politically polarized issue.In the United States, for example, Republican lawmakers have decried ESG as a form “woke capitalism” that seeks to prioritize liberal goals over investment returns.Democratic…
Warren Buffett tours the grounds at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha Nebraska.David A. Grogan | CNBCBerkshire Hathaway shares slipped Monday, despite hitting an all-time high following strong earnings from Warren Buffett’s conglomerate over the weekend.Berkshire’s Class A shares last fell by 2.2%. Earlier in the session, the stock reached an all-time intraday high of $647,039, according to FactSet data. The shares settled at $615,356.Meanwhile, Class B shares declined by 1.9%. At one point, the stock hit an intraday record high of $430. It closed down at $409.14.Berkshire on Saturday posted fourth-quarter operating earnings of $8.481 billion, about…
Armand Hammer have shared a new collaboration with Benjamin Booker called “Doves.†The nine-minute-long song will appear as a bonus track on We Buy Diabetic Test Strips, their 2023 album, starting next month on streaming services as well as future physical editions. “Doves†was co-produced by Booker and Kenny Segal. It comes with a black-and-white short film directed by Ryosuke Tanzawa, where the duo stroll through a snowy New York, which you can watch below.“I never expected something nine minutes long, with basically everything: it’s quiet and loud, intimate and vast, beautiful and ugly,†said director Tanzawa. “When I went…
Acclaimed film and video game composer Bear McCreary has announced a solo album, titled ‘The Singularity’, featuring the likes of Slash, Corey Taylor and more. This past weekend, McCreary took to social media to share the trailer for ‘The Singularity’, which is due for release on May 10. The upcoming album is previewed by its lead single, ‘Type III’ featuring Rufus Wainwright. Also confirmed to feature on the album, per McCreary’s official website, are System Of A Down‘s Serj Tankian, Joe Satriani, Soundgarden‘s Kim Thayil, Anthrax‘s Scott Ian, Meshuggah‘s Jens Kidman, The Dillinger Escape Plan‘s Ben Weinman, The Aristocrat’s Guthrie…
Those who’ve been paying Netflix through iTunes over the past years will soon have to say to goodbye to their lower, discounted rates. The company has confirmed to The Verge that it has started removing users’ access to their iTunes billing plan for the streaming service. “Members on the basic plan who were using an iTunes method of payment” will now have to pay the company directly using a credit or a debit card, Netflix representative Momo Zhao told the publication.Netflix stopped letting new customers sign up for in-app subscriptions on Apple devices way back in 2018 to avoid giving…
Meta is rolling out its Instagram Creator Marketplace to eight new regions including India, the firm announced earlier this week. The platform was first introduced two years ago in the US by Facebook’s parent company as a portal for brands to discover and get in touch with creator’s accounts for branded content or partnership ads. Instagram users who generate content will also be able create a portfolio for their posts and indicate brands or interests that they are interested in.In a blog post on Wednesday, Meta announced that the Instagram Creator Marketplace was coming to eight new regions — Australia,…