The Fondazione Prada has unveiled the feature film projects selected for the first funding round of its new film fund. Launched during the Venice Film Festival last September, Fondazione Prada Film Fund marks a new phase in the Italian fashion’s house 20-year relationship with cinema, which sees it get behind…
I’m targeting a £2,332 annual income from £9,500 in this 8.2%-yielding dividend stock
Image source: Getty Images Taylor Wimpey‘s (LSE: TW) a brilliant dividend stock, but the shares have taken a beating. Does the ultra-high income it pays compensate? The housebuilding sector’s had a turbulent decade, dogged by Brexit, rising interest and mortgage rates, affordability issues and the end of the Help to…
New calcium-ion battery design delivers high performance without lithium
Scientists at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have reported a major advance in calcium-ion battery (CIB) research that could reshape how energy is stored and used in daily life. By incorporating quasi-solid-state electrolytes (QSSEs), the team developed a new type of CIB designed to improve both…
Best Nordstrom Skincare Deals for Presidents’ Day Weekend
Is there anything better than killer deals and a long weekend? We’re not surprised that the Nordstrom End-of-Season Sale delivered on its up 50% off promises, but we’re certainly pleasantly surprised by the discounts happening in the beauty section. We’re talking hundreds of dollars in savings on some of our…
Married teacher who sexually assaulted TWO students gets 10 years in prison as it’s revealed she was impregnated by teen
A married New Jersey English teacher was sentenced to ten years in prison after the judge revealed she became pregnant by one of her students. Julie Rizzitello, 37, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree sexual assault last year after engaging in ‘various sexual acts’ with two of her students for…
Which Marvel Character Are You? Personality Quiz
The following questions will tap into various aspects of your personality by asking you to choose where you fall on a spectrum between two traits. Drag the slider to a place that feels right… Then be amazed as we unveil the Marvel character that perfectly matches your energy. Are you…
Olympics scandal erupts as judge is accused of ‘rigging’ event to deny Team USA and give her team the gold instead
After all the leaps and pirouettes comes another twist in figure skating at the Winter Olympics, where a French judge has been accused of ‘rigging’ the competition to secure gold for her compatriots and condemn Team USA to heartbreak. On Wednesday in Milan, America’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates were…
Spotify says its best developers haven’t written a line of code since December, thanks to AI
Has AI coding reached a tipping point? That seems to be the case for Spotify at least, which shared this week during its fourth-quarter earnings call that the best developers at the company “have not written a single line of code since December.” That statement, from Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström,…
Can current space law handle the new space age?
Global activity in Earth orbit is booming, with cheaper launch, growing megaconstellations and the emergence of commercial actors transforming space activities. But the legal framework underpinning these activities is stuck in the 1960s, raising the question of whether we need a new approach to tackle growing challenges that threaten the…
Why One Couple Went to Malibu Instead of Cabo
Clay Gravesande and AD Smith: Broke Up While Clay expressed his hesitation to getting married due to his own outlook on his father’s infidelity, AD reassured him that they would prevail as a couple and all seemed to be well between the two. But once faced with the task of saying I do to…