Delivery giant Just Eat has announced it is to axe 1,700 jobs as it ceases to employ its delivery riders and drivers. The service said it will use entirely gig economy workers to deliver food in the UK, as opposed to the hybrid system of employees and self-employed workers. Delivery staff have been given six
Taylor Jenkins Reid has dominated bestseller lists and BookTok for a few years now, and for very good reason: her books are juicy stories of Hollywood, the rich and famous, and every day women going through impossible situations. Reid has an almost supernatural ability to craft stories that make readers want to keep turning the
Attorneys gave their opening arguments Monday in the federal trial of a right-wing troll accused of using memes to trick Democrats into trying to vote by text in the 2016 election. Douglass Mackey, once known to his 58,000 Twitter followers as “Ricky Vaughn,” faces one count of conspiring to violate people’s constitutional right to vote.
Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne remembered Lance Reddick at the Hollywood premiere of John Wick: Chapter 4 at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Monday night. The magnetic actor, who was known for his exceptional performances in The Wire and John Wick franchise, died on Friday at age 60. “Every time you were in his presence, he was such
Southern California is in for more wet weather this week as yet another atmospheric river — the latest of several to soak the region with rain and snow since December — was headed south and poised to strike Tuesday. The unseasonably cold weather front was expected to arrive late Monday — the first day of
A drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus is spreading rapidly through US health facilities, according to a government study. Researchers from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the fungus, a type of yeast called Candida auris or C. auris, can cause severe illness in people with weakened immune systems. The number of people
The DUP says its MPs will vote against a key aspect of Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal when it is put to a crunch vote in parliament this week. In a statement, party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said while the Windsor Framework represented “significant progress” in addressing concerns with the Northern Ireland Protocol, it does not
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho issued another plea today for the Service Employees International Union Local 99 to return to the bargaining table in hopes of averting a three-day strike set to begin Tuesday. “We should not be depriving our students of an opportunity to learn,” Carvalho said in a statement Monday
Xiaomi Buds 3 TWS earbuds, launched in December 2021, have now received a revamp. The Chinese tech giant has release new Xiaomi Buds 3 Star Wars-themed TWS earbuds, jumping on the wagon of tech companies that are collaborating with Hollywood studios to release themed devices. A series of movies, comics, and games set in a
Mar 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware A banking trojan dubbed Mispadu has been linked to multiple spam campaigns targeting countries like Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Portugal with the goal of stealing credentials and delivering other payloads. The activity, which commenced in August 2022, is currently ongoing, Ocelot Team from Latin American cybersecurity firm
Everything about the music video for “Here’s A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)” screams ’90s country, and a recent tweet reminded me just how hysterically artful this Travis Tritt song is. Ice cold… Released in 1991, Tritt beautifully told the story of how to treat an ex-partner when they try to win you back. The
Young Dolph was planning to expand his Paper Route Empire into the world of TV and film before he died … a strategy the late rap star expressed to his team in this newly released footage. In the conclusion of “Love For the Streets,” a track that appears on Dolph’s posthumous LP “Paper Route Frank,”
As many as eight bids could be made for Manchester United before Wednesday’s deadline for second offers, it is understood. The Glazer family will definitely sell the club, but only for the right price – with £6bn believed to be their valuation. If their asking price is not met, the owners will raise capital to
Are you the kind of person who browses through Zillow to dream about the perfect property — and judge rich people’s weird decor choices? If so, you’re definitely not alone. Of course, the ultimate dream of book lovers is an elegant home library, with built-in bookshelves and a rolling ladder. That was the takeaway from
In a February 2021 statement on Instagram, actress Evan Rachel Wood said she was done being silent. “The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson,” Wood said. “He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years. I was brainwashed and manipulated
René Hurtado always knew that Taylor Swift would play a role in her wedding ceremony somehow. She had been a Swiftie for years, and after she got engaged to her partner Max Bochman, she was planning a way to make her favorite artist a part of her nuptials. At first, she thought, why not elope
The entrance to the Los Angeles Zoo on Feb. 16, 2021. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Parents get an admission break at the Los Angeles Zoo if a strike by Service Employees International Union Local 99 workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District goes into effect this week. The zoo will
Three men have been found guilty of the murder of American rapper XXXTentacion. The 20-year-old singer-songwriter, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, was fatally shot while being robbed outside a South Florida motorbike shop in 2018. On Monday, Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were all found guilty of first-degree murder
Nicola Sturgeon has urged the SNP candidates vying to succeed her as first minister to “protect the ingredients of success” – telling Sky News the leadership contest so far has been “a less than edifying process”. In a Beth Rigby interview due to air at 9pm on Sky News, Ms Sturgeon acknowledged the turmoil in
Ruben Igielko-Herrlich, a veteran film marketer who co-founded the global entertainment marketing group PropagandaGEM, has died of brain cancer. He was 62. His family said he died March 7 after a four-year battle with glioblastoma. Igielko co-founded PropagandaGEM in 1991 with his longtime friend and business partner, Anders Granath. During the next three decades, the