Elon Musk said he will reverse Twitter’s permanent ban of former president Donald Trump if the Tesla CEO follows through with his plan to buy the social media company. Musk, speaking virtually at a Future of the Car summit hosted by the Financial Times, said Twitter’s Trump ban was a …
Read More »Netflix tells employees ads may appear by end of 2022 – NYT
(Reuters) -Netflix Inc could introduce its lower-priced ad-supported subscription plan by the end of the year, earlier than originally planned, the New York Times reported https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/10/business/media/netflix-commercials.html?searchResultPosition=1 on Tuesday. The streaming pioneer is also planning to start cracking down on password sharing among its subscriber base around the same time, the …
Read More »RBC and CIBC join banking group helping to finance Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter
Royal Bank of Canada and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce are lining up behind Elon Musk’s US$44-billion takeover of Twitter Inc., with the two Canadian banks putting US$1.15-billion into the lowest-risk loan to the Tesla Inc. chief executive officer. Mr. Musk announced a deal to buy social-media platform Twitter on …
Read More »Warriors Launch Golden State Entertainment | Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors have announced the launch of Golden State Entertainment, a new affiliate company that will create original content to tell compelling stories that are both rooted in and transcend the world of sports and entertainment. Golden State Entertainment (GSE) will produce documentaries, collaborate with recording artists on …
Read More »Cineplex’s Entire Circuit of Theatres and Entertainment Venues Fully Open as Operating Restrictions Lifted Across Canada
TORONTO, April 18, 2022 /CNW/ – (TSX: CGX) – Cineplex, Canada’s leading entertainment and media company, is pleased to advise that all of its 172 theatres and entertainment venues across the country are open and operating at full capacity, with all previously mandated federal, provincial and municipal operating restrictions removed. This …
Read More »The big idea: should we embrace a cashless society?
How do you like to pay? Do you prefer to tap, wave, insert, single-click or double-click – or are you a hold out for hard cash? If it’s the latter, you’re fast becoming the exception. Between our growing enthusiasm for online shopping, the ease and speed with which we can …
Read More »‘That’s it? It’s over? I was 30. What a brutal business’: pop stars on life after the spotlight moves on
In her classic memoir, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys, Viv Albertine recounts not only the time she spent as a punk during the 1970s in her pioneering band the Slits, but also documents her life after the band had ended. This is unusual. Most music books …
Read More »Micro minis to dopamine dressing: Our fave spring 2022 fashion trends | Curated
They say that April showers bring May flowers but we have our sight on something else this spring; the newest spring fashion trends. While certain trends ebb and flow through the year (florals for spring? Groundbreaking), other 2022 spring trends are a callback from the early aughts of 2000’s. Below …
Read More »Why some RBC customers were wondering where their money went | CBC News
UPDATE: On Friday evening, several hours after this story was initially published, RBC issued a statement to CBC News saying it resolved a technical issue involving some auto-deposit e-transfers and that the funds are now in customers’ accounts. It was a surprising discovery for Tanya Shields first thing Friday morning. The …
Read More »Sports Are Great Because They’re Pointless
“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Click here to listen to his podcast series on all things happiness, How to Build a Happy Life. Even though I’ve never lived in Chicago, I have a soft spot for the …
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