The Guardian reported that the government has been forced to abandon a centralised coronavirus contact-tracing app after spending three months and millions of pounds on technology that experts had repeatedly warned would not work. In an embarrassing U-turn, Matt Hancock said the NHS would switch to an alternative designed by the US tech companies Apple and Google, which is months away from being ready.
Coronavirus: The Canceled and Postponed Events in Tech, Media, Sports and Entertainment (Updating)
04.06.2020 - 20:03 / thewrap.com
Updated May 6 with cancellation of Pitchfork Music Festival
Worries about the growing coronavirus pandemic, which has so far infected more than 1 million people in the United States and killed at least 58,000 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have dramatically upended what was originally going to be a busy schedule of entertainment, sports and cultural events into a virtually empty slate in the first half of 2020.
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nypost.com
19.06.2020 / 01:31
How HBO gave a sexy modern update to ‘Perry Mason’
HBO show of the same name (premiering Sunday at 9 p.m.), where he’s played by the “Americans” star Matthew Rhys.
etcanada.com
19.06.2020 / 01:03
‘Hair Love’ Creator Matthew Cherry Secures TV Deal
Fresh off his Oscar win earlier this year, Matthew Cherry signed a first-look development deal with Warner Bros. Television Group.
billboard.com
17.06.2020 / 02:51
NPR Variety Show 'Live From Here' Canceled by American Public Media
Live From Here, the Chris Thile-hosted radio show that served as a successor to A Prairie Home Companion when the latter series was retooled in 2017, has been canceled by American Public Media.
hollywoodreporter.com
16.06.2020 / 20:43
Arthur Ashe Biopic in the Works from 'Da 5 Bloods' Writer, Hyde Park Entertainment
Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and BlacKkKlansman co-writer Kevin Willmott have teamed for a biopic onArthur Ashe, the civil rights activist and the only Black man to have won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open and the Australian Open. Oscar-winner Willmott, a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee and co-writer of the filmmaker's latestDa 5 Bloods, will pen the screenplay.
peoplemagazine.co.za
10.06.2020 / 20:39
Matthew McConaughey vows to ‘do better as a white man’
Matthew McConaughey has vowed to personally push for “righteous and justifiable” change in society amid the ongoing conversations sparked by the Black Lives Matter protests.On Tuesday night, the 50-year-old actor appeared with broadcaster Emmanuel Acho on his talk show Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, amid the ongoing protests following the killing of African-American man George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
torontosun.com
01.06.2020 / 05:57
Elton John lays off band after losing US$75 million due to cancelled tour
Elton John has reportedly been left “bereft” after taking a significant US$75 million hit after the coronavirus forced him to cancel his farewell tour.
canoe.com
01.06.2020 / 05:19
Elton John lays off band after losing US$75 million due to cancelled tour
Elton John has reportedly been left “bereft” after taking a significant US$75 million hit after the coronavirus forced him to cancel his farewell tour. According to The Mail on Sunday, the Tiny Dancer star and partner David Furnish had anticipated the cash would see the star into his retirement, and it is believed the hitmaker is unlikely to receive any insurance payout for the losses.
msn.com
29.05.2020 / 11:41
Paris Hilton, Matthew McConaughey and stars make burgers for UberEats to raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts
You may not be able to dine with your favorite celebrity (coronavirus pandemic or not), but Off The Menu and Uber Eats have come up with the next best thing.
msn.com
29.05.2020 / 06:35
Paris Hilton, Matthew McConaughey and more made burgers for UberEats to raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts
You may not be able to dine with your favorite celebrity (coronavirus pandemic or not), but Off The Menu and Uber Eats have come up with the next best thing.