Leonard Cohen, the hugely influential singer and songwriter whose work spanned nearly 50 years, died at the age of 82. Cohen's label, Sony Music Canada, confirmed his death on the singer's Facebook page. "It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away," the statement read. "We have lost one of music's most revered and prolific visionaries. A memorial will take place […]
Facebook has begun allowing businesses to send users adverts on Messenger, but only if those users have previously made contact with the brand. Part of Facebook’s iteration of its Messenger chat service as a platform, announced at Web Summit in Lisbon, the change will mean that if a user ever contacts a brand that will open the door to that brand then sending them adverts through the instant messaging app. […]
It shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that Fox is considering a "reset" of the X-Menmovie franchise. As I've argued in the past, the series has managed to run its obsessive interest in three recurring characters — Charles Xavier, Erik "Magneto" Lehnsherr and Wolverine — into the ground, so the idea of starting over is an undeniably attractive one. But… what would an X-Men movie reboot look like? […]
Facebook might muscle-in on LinkedIn’s recruiting business with ways for business Pages to promote job listings. The new Jobs features could give companies another reason to drive traffic to their Facebook Page beyond marketing their products in the News Feed, while also allowing them to pay the social network to get their open position in front of more candidates. Today TechCrunch spotted a Jobs tab on its Page, and now […]
Spoilers! Such spoilers for Doctor Strange reside below, so be warned! If you have seen Doctor Strange, then you know the ending is a rather fitting one. Fans watch as Mads Mikkelsen’s Kaecilius gets everything he’s ever wanted - well, mostly. The antagonist finds himself joined with the dark entity Dormammu for a miserable eternity after Doctor Strange bargains with him. Fans were no doubt happy to see the villain […]
Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming iOS 10.2 update to developers, one week after seeding the first beta of iOS 10.2 and two weeks after releasing iOS 10.1, the first major update to iOS 10. Registered developers can download the second iOS 10.2 beta from the Apple Developer Center or over-the-air with the proper configuration profile installed. iOS 10.2 doesn't have a single main feature like Portrait […]
Mel believes the perception in Hollywood is that he has spent the last decade “somewhere in an attic, trying to chew through my restraints.” If that’s the case, then Gibson’s recent return to the public eye with “Hacksaw Ridge,” the well-received war drama he directed, must come as something of a shock. Gibson has been busy promoting “Hacksaw,” which has grossed nearly $15 million since opening this week, sitting for […]
HBO has once again stepped up the TV game with their latest hit, “Westworld,” which follows the creators, AI hosts and guests of a futuristic Western theme park. But, although we’ve already seen some serious twists and turns, things are about to get very “dark and sinister,” according to star Evan Rachel Wood. The actress, who plays robot Dolores Abernathy on the series, sat down with The Huffington Post during […]
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to equip its next Galaxy S smartphones with a Siri-like digital assistant, seeking to make a strong comeback after the global debacle that precipitated the death of its flawed Note 7 lineup.Samsung, which last month acquired U.S.-based artificial-intelligence software company Viv Labs Inc., said the Galaxy S8 slated for next year will come with AI-enabled features “significantly differentiated” from those of Apple Inc.’s Siri or Google, executive vice president Rhee In-jong […]
