Empire

Tenet is coming to theaters in New York City, at last

Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, the time-traveling epic that hasn’t quite been a hit at the box office, will come to movie theaters in New York City on Friday, Deadline reported. It gives NYC theaters — which can reopen at limited capacity starting Friday — a marquee film for theatergoers who want to see Tenet on the… Read more

Nickelodeon creates Avatar Studios to create new Avatar, Legend of Korra content

ViacomCBS has announced a new studio based entirely around Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. Avatar Studios will create “original content spanning animated series and movies,” according to a press release. Avatar and Korra original creators, Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, are joining Nickelodeon as co-chief creative officers of Avatar Studios. The… Read more

ViacomCBS touts nearly 30 million global subscribers just before Paramount Plus launches

With CBS All Access morphing into Paramount Plus in just over a week, the company is announcing a new subscriber milestone for its streaming platforms: nearly 30 million global subscribers. The company also has 19.2 million subscribers domestically across its platforms, CBS All Access and Showtime. Pluto TV has 43 million monthly active users globally,… Read more

Uber loses final appeal against drivers’ employment status in UK

Uber has lost the final appeal in a long running UK legal battle over whether its drivers are self-employed or legally-recognized workers with all the attendant rights, Bloomberg reports. The ruling is the conclusion of the company’s five-year legal fight in the country and a major setback for Uber that could affect all gig workers… Read more

Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.5 will ‘pave the way’ for Endwalker expansion

Matthew Wilson 1 day ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Last week, Square Enix officially announced ‘Endwalker’, the next expansion for Final Fantasy 14. Now, the development team’s pre-expansion patch plans are beginning to come to light, with the first arriving in April. Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.5 is coming on the 13th of… Read more

Bezos’ climate fund faces a reckoning with Amazon’s pollution

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos speaks to the media on the companys sustainability efforts on September 19, 2019 in Washington,DC.Photo credit should read ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images People living with Amazon’s pollution see gaps in Bezos’ funding Once he steps down as CEO of Amazon later this year, Jeff Bezos will have more… Read more

Amazon will have a new CEO as Jeff Bezos transitions to executive chair later this year

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO and transition to a new position at the company as executive chair of the Amazon board in Q3 2021. Andy Jassy, who currently serves as CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS), will replace Bezos as Amazon CEO. “Being the CEO of Amazon is a deep responsibility,… Read more

Amazon will pay $61.7 million to Flex drivers after wage theft allegations

Amazon will pay $61.7 million to Flex drivers to settle allegations of stolen tips, after an extensive investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission. The figure represents the total amount of allegedly withheld tips over the two and a half years that Amazon Flex’s controversial base pay system was in place. “In total, Amazon stole… Read more

Jack Ma reappears in public after three months and Alibaba celebrates on the stock exchange

In the past few weeks we had questioned on the absence of Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, from the public scene after the accusations against the economic and financial system of Beijing. The entrepreneur in the past few hours has reappeared on video, and appears healthy. by Manolo De Agostini published 20 January 2021 ,… Read more

Samsung, the heir to the empire will have to go back to prison for corruption

Sentenced to 2 years and 6 months Samsung’s heir Lee Jae-yong is in prison. This is the sentence of the retrial for corruption that had led, in 2017, to the indictment of the then South Korean president Park Geun- hye. by Manolo De Agostini published 18 January 2021 , at 15: 01 in the Market… Read more

Flashback: the original Samsung Galaxy S was a best-seller that spawned an empire

We’ve covered the Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III in previous Flashback articles, but now it’s time for the original – the one that started it all. Well, ther was the I7500 Galaxy after which almost all of Samsung’s Android phones are named, but we mean the original S-series phone. The Samsung Galaxy S… Read more

Intel CEO Bob Swan to Step Down, Replaced by Pat Gelsinger

Home News (Image credit: Intel) Intel CEO Bob Swan is stepping down from his position, effective February 15, and will be replaced by Pat Gelsinger, who will leave his position as the CEO of VMware to take the role. Gelsinger will also join Intel’s Board of Directors and has penned a memo to Intel’s employees… Read more

The Call of Duty League’s second season will kick off in February

The second season of the Call of Duty League will begin play next month. Today, Activision Blizzard announced that the CDL regular season for 2021 will kick off with an opening event from February 11th–14th, though the actual schedule and matchups have yet to be determined. The league debuted last year with an ambitious plan… Read more

Netflix: Film and TV series premieres on January 11-17, 2021: New products include Disappointed: Part 3 and the Lake of Dreams series

Although on Netflix you should not always count only on relatively fresh cinematic titles, the platform often brings a lot of proven hits and its own interesting productions (often, unfortunately, not always). Admittedly, Netflix is still gaining attention, as is this weekly list. So, as every week, we check what will appear on the website… Read more

ADATA XPG, here are chewing gums for gamers

ADATA wants to enter the good graces of gamers not only with peripherals and hardware, but also with a line of chewing gum called XPG Gaming Gum designed especially for them: more energy and an antioxidant to safeguard the sight. by Manolo De Agostini published 09 January 2021 , at 18: 01 in the Videogames… Read more