Monthly Archives: September 2022

Amazon Prime Video announces live-action ‘Blade Runner’ limited TV series

“Blade Runner” is getting its own limited series on Prime Video. Amazon confirmed to TechCrunch that the streaming services announced today it greenlit “Blade Runner 2099,” the first time the sci-fi franchise is getting a live-action TV show. Last year, Adult Swim made an anime series called “Blade Runner: Black Lotus.” The Hollywood Reporter initially…

The details of the ‘The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ trailer are too disturbing for a headline

Few in Hollywood have a filmography ranging from American Horror Story to Glee. Ryan Murphy returns to television with DAHMER Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, based on the notorious serial killer that claimed the lives of seventeen victims between 1978 and 1991.  Longtime alum of the Murphy universe, Evan Peters takes on the titular role…

Microsoft is trying to eliminate one of the biggest video conferencing problems…with science

Microsoft is exploring a new avenue of research that could help address one of the most common video conferencing issues: interruptions and pauses. As explained in a new blog post, researchers at Microsoft recently trialled a new method for charting interruptions over the course of a meeting, by analyzing anonymized versions of call transcripts. To…

US stocks still have more downside as the ‘inflation shock ain’t over,’ Bank of America says

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Spencer Platt/Getty Images More losses are in store for US stocks as the “inflation shock ain’t over,” Bank of America said Friday.  Consumer price inflation is unlikely to fall below 4% to 5% anytime soon, the firm said.  A “recession” in corporate earnings should…

Dead Ukrainians found with clear signs of torture in territory recaptured from Russia, Ukraine officials say

Emergency workers move a body during the exhumation in the recently retaken area of Izium, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka Bodies found at a mass burial site in Ukraine had signs of torture, Ukrainian officials said. The site is located in Izium, Ukraine, which has been recently retaken from Russian occupation. Ukrainian…

Luxury hotel concierge reveals the most outlandish and common requests of VIP guests who pay up to $25,000 a night

Kaia Gerber leaves the Daily Front Row’s Fashion Media Awards at Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown on September 8, 2017. Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images I shadowed a concierge in charge of high-paying guests at the Four Seasons in downtown New York. She shared the most common and outlandish requests of high-profile guests staying…

One of the biggest arguments for buying stocks over the past decade is getting obliterated by soaring cash yields, BofA says

Lucas Jackson/Reuters The argument that “there is no alternative” to buying stocks has been obliterated this year as cash yields soar.“A 4% cash yield provides a real alternative to stocks, justifying lower multiples,” Bank of America said.The bank estimates there’s only a 20% change the stock market has fully priced in a recession. Over the…

Spotify warns Apple Watch owners not to update to WatchOS 9 because of a bug that breaks music streaming

ii Apple released a software update to its watch called WatchOS 9 on Monday. The new operating system has a bug that breaks Spotify streaming. Spotify has been sending emails to users warning them of the issue. Apple Watch wearers and music enthusiasts beware: Updating your device to WatchOS 9 will spell problems for streaming…