Natural History Museum plans revamp to become climate ‘catalyst for change’ | Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum in London has announced a major transformation programme that it says will see it “transform from a catalogue of natural history to a catalyst for change” in response to the climate emergency. Plans to renovate the museum's famous Victorian building and develop new research and storage facilities are driven by the […]
Peloton shares soar after major revamp ends two-year slump
Peloton Interactive Inc. reported its first sales increase in nine quarters and beat expectations, signaling that the fitness-equipment maker’s years-long turnaround effort is paying off, sending its shares soaring 28% on Thursday. The restructuring is aimed at stemming a decline in sales of premium home equipment, which had been strong during the pandemic, as rising […]
Owner of 60 Wall St. makes bold bet with massive $250M revamp
The beleaguered Financial District’s best hope — and its owner’s biggest challenge — is 60 Wall St., a vacant, 1.6 million-square-foot tower where Paramount Group has launched a marketing and leasing campaign as it completes a $250 million renovation. Developed for JPMorgan in the 1980s, the 47-storey tower was until recently owned by Deutsche Bank, […]
Death of England: The Plays review – Brexit-voting bailiff electrifies this post-Boris revamp | Theatre
TThe world has changed since Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’ foul-mouthed, dysfunctional inner circle first delivered a fast-paced, dramatic monologue about how their lives have been shaped by Brexit. As a triptych, it begins with Michael, the son of a racist flower seller played by Rafe Spall, telling his strange story at his father’s funeral. […]
Frogmore Cottage sits empty as Prince Andrew refuses to downsize into Harry, Meghan Markle’s old home amid $2.8M revamp
Frogmore Cottage, the home once owned by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, remains empty more than a year after the couple were forced to hand over the keys. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will move out of their luxury five-bedroom mansion in June 2023 and the home has not had any new occupants since, […]
Amazon plans revamp of Alexa with monthly fee, AI features
Amazon plans to overhaul its decade-old, money-losing Alexa service by introducing a generative conversational AI with a two-tiered service, with access to the higher version costing around $5 a month, according to people with direct knowledge of the company’s plans. The project, known internally as “Banyan” after the sprawling fig tree, marks the first major […]
Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz demands coffee chain revamp
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz posted a lengthy essay on LinkedIn urging the coffee chain to rethink its U.S. operations after the company reported disappointing quarterly results. Mr. Schultz, who resigned from the board last fall after becoming the public face of the company’s pushback against employee unionization efforts, said that Starbucks was “enthusiastically focused […]
Snap Signals Ad Revamp Is Finding an Audience; Shares Surge – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Snap Inc. is gaining popularity among marketers for its efforts to shake up its digital advertising business, boosting revenue and increasing competition from powerhouses Google and Metaplatforms Inc. It showed a bright sign. Shares soared 26% premarket. transaction. Most Read Articles on Bloomberg The company said in a statement Thursday that sales for […]
Billionaire Texas Oilman Inks Deal to Revamp Venezuela’s Onshore Oil Fields
LNG Energy Group, a Canadian-based company owned by billionaire Texas businessman Rodney Lewis, has signed a deal with Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA to rehabilitate five onshore oil fields, according to the Associated Press. mediated. report Wednesday. The deal was announced days after US President Joe Biden took office. returned Oil and gas sanctions against […]
Barry Diller teams up with media moguls to revamp Daily Beast
Barry Diller wants to turn around the struggling online tabloid The Daily Beast with the help of veteran media moguls Ben Sherwood and Joanna Coles. Mr. Sherwood, a former Disney executive, and Mr. Coles, a former content chief at Hearst, are both looking to get back into the media game, and Mr. Diller tried unsuccessfully […]