Apple CEO Tim Cook listens during a program at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week at Apple Park in San Francisco, Nov. 17, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Apple is facing renewed challenges in China, one of its most critical markets. The iPhone giant’s sales in the greater China region in … Read more
LAS VEGAS — If Taylor Swift is jetting from her upcoming Tokyo concert to Las Vegas to see boyfriend Travis Kelce play in the Super Bowl the next day, she’d better already have a place to park her plane. Places to leave private aircraft at airports in and around Las Vegas have been spoken for, … Read more
The Mattel Inc. logo is displayed outside the headquarters of the toy company known for products including Barbie and Hot Wheels in El Segundo, California, on June 8, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Activist investor Barington Capital is pushing Mattel to consider selling off its American Girl and Fisher-Price brands, citing … Read more
A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh‘s bid for a new trial after his defence team accused a clerk of court of tampering with a jury. Judge Jean Toal said she wasn’t sure if Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill was telling the truth that she never spoke to jurors about the case, saying … Read more
Majestic Cinemas, a major regional chain with nine cinemas across Queensland and New South Wales, has entered voluntary administration. Although major blockbuster films such as Barbie and Oppenheimer reinvigorated the broader industry last year, SV Partners administrators Terry Grant van der Velde and Terrence John Rose were appointed on January 31. The independent cinema chain … Read more
Several Bunnings stores across Australia will undergo a Bluey-inspired makeover this month. The Australian-made animated series centres around a cartoon pup and the Heelers, a charming family of anthropomorphic dogs, and has been a global sensation since hitting screens in 2018. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Bluey meets Bunnings. Watch the latest news and stream for … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Guillermo Barraza buzzes with a nervous energy as he watches himself transform. Hands delicately paint stripes of bright pink eyeshadow onto Barraza’s angular face as newscasters and makeup crews bustle around him. Tonight, in a small studio set in the heart of Mexico City, Barraza is making history. Through his drag character … Read more
Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on a Western movie set in New Mexico. Court documents filed Wednesday show Baldwin entered the plea in state district court in Santa Fe, waiving an arraignment that had been scheduled to take … Read more
The 66th Annual Grammy Awards 2024 is coming to Channel 7 and 7plus on Monday February 5 and it’s shaping up to be massive. Stars set to perform at the event include Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, SZA, Travis Scott, Olivia Rodrigo, Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell and U2, with more big names to be confirmed soon. … Read more
NEW YORK — On Friday, the National Press Club is offering solace — and a free meal — by giving recently laid-off journalists tacos in recognition of a brutal stretch that seems to offer bad news daily for an already struggling industry. For anyone who works in the news media, the list is intimidating — … Read more
