Following a more intense campaign for social justice all over the world, ABC, a Disney-owned network, announced plans to produce reboot of classic TV series “The Wonder Years,” this time with a Black cast for the main family. It first aired on 1988, ran for six years and pumped more than a hundred episodes, telling a coming-of-age story starring Fred Savage as suburban teenager Kevin Arnold. The format of the show was that the events were being narrated by future Kevin, with Daniel Stern lending his voice. Featuring Black family For the reboot, to be produced by Twentieth Century Fox,…
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Irene Hawkins
Irene grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and now lives in New York as a full-time environmentalist and a part-time journalist. She was previously an editor at local online newspaper, where she wrote about topics including technology, finance and the media industry.
Digital giant Sony announced Thursday that it had invested $250 million in Epic Games, developers of hit video game Fortnite. Through the investment, Sony has bought a 1.4% minority stake in Epic. Fortnite is an online battle royale for people around the world. A Boost to Epic Games Sony’s investment means a strengthened partnership with Epic. In a CNN report, Sony said that the two companies “have an already close relationship.” Epic Games also welcomed the deal in a press release. Both firms want to push the limits in “socially-connected online services.” The investment also lets Sony access Epic’s online…
Microsoft has suspended advertising on Facebook and Instagram, making it the latest major brand to cut its marketing spending on social networks. Microsoft stopped its advertising on the social media platforms in the U.S. last month, and then expanded the suspension globally, Axios first reported, citing an internal chat transcript. “Based on concerns we had back in May, we suspended all media spending on Facebook/Instagram in the U.S., and we’ve subsequently suspended all spending on Facebook/Instagram worldwide,” wrote Chris Capossela, Microsoft’s chief marketing officer, in a Yammer post. Capossela, however, also said that Microsoft has been in contact with Facebook and…
The need for zero-emission vehicles has remained high and unanswered for centuries. Around 1900 there was an electric vehicle using batteries. The major shortcoming was that it was low top speed and a short-range vehicle. By the 21st Century, the growing campaigns to switch to an eco-friendly energy consumption meant that something had to be done by the motor industry. It was among the highest emitters of Hydrocarbon-fuels and CO2 to the atmosphere – that was not sustainable. Major motor companies were facing pressure to come up with eco-friendly vehicles. This led to the emergence of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles or PHEV…
As other retailers begin the slow, cautious move to reopen, Microsoft has announced that it will be permanently shutting down the vast majority of its retail stores. There are some exceptions, including flagships in urban hubs including London, New York City, Sydney and its own campus in Redmond, Washington, but the remainder of the locations are going away. Microsoft has since written to clarify that those handful of locations that will remain will be turned into “Microsoft Experience Centers,” rather than the standard stores — basically a place to interact with products and take courses, without the actual purchasing aspect. …
Having an entire aircraft to yourself brings you to another level of enjoyment and relaxation that you never realized you needed until you experienced it. Wherever place or paradise you are jetting off to, the following are some of the things you can do in a private jet while you await landing. Relax Private jets have interior designs that create a calming environment that allows you to relax and take your mind off some personal or business thoughts. While you relax, you can take that opportunity to entertain yourself with the jets entertainment systems and watch some movies or listen…
Yesterday, Sara Dietschy from That Creative Life Podcast had invited Marques Brownlee (MKBHD), the greatest tech YouTuber of all time, discussing the expansion of his “Tech Empire”, reaching 10 million subscribers and if we reached the “peak smartphone” era. The full timeline of the interview (timestamp): 1:20 What cameras and codecs does Marques use? 2:31 Does he ever use Adobe Premiere Pro? 4:45 His camera robot 8:28 The decision making process behind videos 10:01 Did he feel nervous before his interviews? 11:51 How does Marques go about structuring new content? New channels? 12:42 Is he enjoying his podcast? 13:32 His…