Netflix has joined Snapchat and Instagram in an attempt to cash in on the TikTok-fueled short-form video craze with Fast Laughs. Today the company unveiled a new smartphone update that will include a full-screen feed of short clips from the streaming giant’s library. The feed can be accessed via the …
Read More »Square’s CEO Jack Dorsey Buys Majority Stake in Jay-Z Streaming Service Tidal
Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z have formed a partnership. Dorsey revealed on Thursday that Square, the mobile payments firm, had purchased a majority stake in Tidal, the music streaming service founded by Jay-Z and other musicians. Jay-Z will join Square’s board of directors, and Dorsey is the CEO of Square, which …
Read More »Mariah Carey’s Brother Suing Over False Claims In Memoir
Mariah Carey is being sued by another one of her siblings, Morgan Carey, for falsely accusing him of being a violent person in her memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey.” Morgan is the second Carey family member to sue her over the book, following Mariah’s sister Alison, who described it …
Read More »Following Deadly Texas Blackouts, ERCOT Terminates Its CEO
Following the deadly blackouts that left millions of people without electricity and heat for days in subfreezing conditions, the Texas power grid president and CEO has been terminated. On Wednesday, The board of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, responsible for 90% of the state’s power, sent Bill Magness a …
Read More »US Capitol On High Alert After Possible Militia Attack
According to a recent FBI and Department of Homeland Security intelligence bulletin obtained by CBS News, the Capitol focused on a possible militia attempt to threaten Democratic lawmakers on March 4 and remains a target for domestic violent extremists. The bulletin reads: “As of late February, an unidentified group of …
Read More »Former NFL Player Kellen Winslow II Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison
Former NFL football player Kellen Winslow II was sentenced to 14 years in prison under a plea deal on Wednesday. He was convicted for multiple rapes and sexual offenses against five Southern California women. According to the New York Post, Winslow, 37, was convicted on charges of forcible rape, rape of …
Read More »A Pack Of Dogs Mauled A Woman To Death After Escaping From Neighbor’s Yard
A woman was killed by a pack of dogs that allegedly escaped from a neighbor’s yard. According to Newsweek, a pack of “vicious” dogs attacked a woman identified as Deann Stephenson last month, and now her family is pursuing legal action. On February 15 in the afternoon, Stephenson was walking …
Read More »Rapper OMB Peezy Arrested In Connection With Roddy Ricch & 42 Dugg Video Set Shooting
Alabama rapper OMB Peezy was arrested Monday in connection to the shooting that occurred during a video shoot with rappers Roddy Ricch and 42 Dugg in Atlanta. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, OMB Peezy, real name LeParis Dade, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm during the …
Read More »Michigan Neighbor Who Fired Shots In Backyard Hangs KKK Flag In Window Next To Black Family, Prosecutor At Standstill Due To State Laws
A Michigan prosecutor cannot pursue charges after a Ku Klux Klan flag was hung next to a Black family’s home. According to NBC, a prosecutor could not press charges against a suburban Detroit man who placed a Ku Klux Klan flag in his window next to a Black family that …
Read More »Niecy Nash Will Be The Host of This Year’s 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards
This year’s host for the 32nd annual GLAAD Media Awards will be actress and producer Niecy Nash. The GLAAD Media Awards will broadcast live on YouTube on April 8th at 8 p.m. ET. For the first time, the ceremony will also be broadcasted live on Hulu the same day at …
Read More »World’s First Luxury Space Hotel Set To Open in 2027
It’s official, the world’s first luxury space hotel is set to open by the end of this decade, giving travelers a new destination to add to their bucket list. The company behind Voyager Station, Orbital Assembly Corporation, has confirmed plans to start construction on the hotel in low Earth orbit …
Read More »Elon Musk Says SpaceX is Building Its Own Company Town Called “Starbase” in Texas
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, has stated that he wants to develop a new city named “Starbase” around its southeast Texas launch site. The billionaire tech tycoon said the city would cover an area “much larger than Boca Chica,” the unincorporated seaside village where SpaceX constructed its huge rocket …
Read More »Investigators In Tiger Woods Crash Obtained Warrant To Recover “Black Box” From SUV
Investigators in the Tiger Woods crash have secured a search warrant to recover the “black box” from his SUV that he crashed on Feb. 23. The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the warrant, but authorities said it was a “routine component” of a normal accident investigation and does not mean …
Read More »Vanessa Bryant Speaks Out, “Kobe and Gigi Motivate Me To Keep Going”
Vanessa Bryant’s life has been turned upside down for over a year now, and she is brought to tears on occasion by her sorrow over the loss of her husband Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020. In an interview with PEOPLE …
Read More »Federal Benefit Provides $450 To Chicago Public School Students For Food
Every student in the Chicago Public Schools system will receive more than $450 in the mail this month to supplement food costs. The benefits will be funded through a federal pandemic relief program, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Families are eligible to receive the added benefit regardless of immigration status. The Pandemic Electronic …
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