Amazon cutting several hundred jobs in Prime Video, Studios
Amazon announced in an internal memo Wednesday that it will lay off hundreds of employees in its streaming and studio operations, as the company extends massive layoffs from the past two years into 2024. Staff facing departures at Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios in the Americas will be notified on Wednesday, and by the […]
Britain’s prime minister to overturn convictions of wrongly accused postmasters
Britain is introducing measures to overturn the convictions of more than 700 post office branch managers who were wrongly accused of theft and fraud. The scandal involved a postmaster wrongly being convicted of stealing cash after the post office's computer incorrectly indicated funds were missing from the store. Between 1999 and 2015, more than 700 […]
Gabriel Attal is France’s youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister
Gabriel Attal was named France's youngest-ever prime minister on Tuesday, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the remainder of his term amid mounting political pressure from the far-right. Mr. Attal, 34, was a high-profile government spokesperson as education minister at the time, and was voted in opinion polls as the outgoing government's […]
Hall of Fame candidate Patrick Willis talks stepping away from NFL in his prime, would do it all over again
When Patrick Willis stepped up to the podium with the San Francisco 49ers in March 2015, he tearfully explained why he was leaving the NFL after eight incredible seasons. Willis is now one of 15 finalists for the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class for the third consecutive year. This is an honor that […]