As many Angelenos are struggling to understand if they qualify for a Covid-19 vaccine — and then struggling to get one — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti received his first dose, according a report in the the Los Angeles Times. Garcetti, who turns 50 next week, does not seem to […]
ABFF Ventures LLC has launched ABFF Comedy Festival, a spin-off of its long-running American Black Film Festival that is dedicated to supporting emerging Black and Brown comedians and comedy writers. Prolific producer Kenya Barris (Black-ish, Grown-ish, Black AF) will serve as the Ambassador for the inaugural comedy fest, which will […]
Twitter today named Ged Tarpey as managing director of Global Media & Entertainment, overseeing relationships with studios, networks and streamers. Tarpey has been with Twitter since 2012 most recently as sales lead for U.S. media and entertainment where he’s worked on innovative ways for the industry to market content on […]
Even as new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are falling in the United States, the daily death rates returned to alarming heights. For two consecutive days the country reported more than 4000 fatalities due to the deadly disease. With 4101 additional deaths reporting in the last 24 hours, the total U.S. […]
Billionaire Roman Abramovich, Russian airline Aeroflot PJSC and the U.K. treasury are among creditors who stand to gain from a legal tussle to lift the confiscation of a French Riviera mansion valued at more than $100 million that once belonged to oligarch Boris Berezovsky. Bankruptcy trustees argued at the Aix-en-Provence appeals court on Wednesday that […]
Amazon.com Inc. has offered to help the newly sworn-in US President Joe Biden with speedy delivery of Covid-19 vaccines across the United States amid the ongoing pandemic crisis. The e-commerce giant, whose majority of workers are in the frontline of the pandemic, reiterated its request to prioritize its essential workers […]
Today’s Daily Dose brings you news about BNT162b2 vaccine’s capability to neutralize the new UK coronavirus variant, the resignation of Stephen Hahn, the 24th Commissioner of the FDA, the executive changes at Lineage Cell Therapeutics and registered offering of OncoCyte. Read on… 1. Lineage Cell’s CFO Resigns Lineage Cell Therapeutics […]
On-location filming in Los Angeles fell last year to its lowest levels in 25 years, totaling just under 19,000 shoot days – or about half the number in each of the previous four years, according to data compiled by FilmLA. Despite the pandemic, production activity picked up considerably in the […]
Big tech companies are making systems and devices designed to capture data from people at home. It's part of a larger trend toward virtual care by employers, health plans, and providers. Insider identified the biggest bets in the space at Verily, Google, Apple, and Amazon. Visit Business Insider's homepage for […]
RRBs were formed under an Act to provide credit to small farmers, agricultural labourers and businesses in rural areas. The government is working on a policy to bring regional rural banks (RRBs) under a holding company to better govern these lenders and help them raise equity from the market. The […]
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