At the virtual Apple TV+ movie premiere of “Cherry,” Cleveland-native directors Anthony and Joe Russo talked about filming a personal story of war and addiction, at home. The directors Anthony and Joe Russo spent much of the last decade making films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Most recently, they directed …
Read More »Moderna forecasts $18bn in sales of Covid vaccine this year | Pharmaceuticals industry
Moderna expects to rake in $18.4bn (£13bn) of sales from its coronavirus vaccine this year, marking a huge turnaround in the fortunes of the US biotech firm. The expected revenue is far higher than the $11.2bn predicted by analysts, and exceeds the $15bn in sales that its US rival Pfizer …
Read More »Future of Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port factory hangs in balance | Vauxhall
The owner of Vauxhall has claimed it is considering the closure of its Ellesmere Port factory unless the UK government offers financial support after extended negotiations. An executive of Stellantis, the carmaker, on Thursday said it hoped to reach a binding agreement with the government on aid. Michael Lohscheller, the …
Read More »Warning over Norfolk ‘Aviva’ scam calls
Watchdogs have warned people about scam telephone calls claiming to be from Aviva. Officers in Norfolk County Council issued the warning after receiving a number of reports about the automated calls. The caller states there is an Aviva credit card payment pending for £900 and in order to cancel the …
Read More »Amazon Music is now available on Google TV and Android TV
Amazon Music is finally coming to Google’s set-top box operating systems, with a new app rolling out for Google TV (currently just available on the latest Chromecast) and Android TV starting today. The app will function similarly to Amazon Music on other devices. Subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited (which costs …
Read More »‘Love Is an Ex-Country’ author Randa Jarrar describes detainment in new memoir – Orange County Register
Randa Jarrar had intended to visit her sister in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where her sibling teaches music to children, but things didn’t go as planned. The award-winning author of “A Map of Home,” “Him, Me, Muhammad Ali” and the new memoir “Love Is an Ex-Country,” was detained …
Read More »Royal Mail issues urgent warning over scam texts and emails demanding money for parcels | UK | News
A message, claiming to be from Royal Mail, tells the recipient they owe a fee for a parcel delivery. It says: “Royal Mail: your package has a £2.99 shipping fee.” The text or email then includes a link to a fake Royal Mail website. The message adds: “Actions will be …
Read More »You can replace everything but the kitchen sink on this modular laptop
Source: Framework What you need to know Framework announced a new modular laptop today. The Framework Laptop is upgradeable and lets you swap out its ports, memory, batteries, screen, and more. The Framework Laptop should be available for preorder this spring. Unlike their desktop siblings, laptops aren’t very upgradeable. On …
Read More »Oxford University teams up with Google on Covid database
OXFORD University and Google have unveiled a brand new platform to track Covid-19 data. Global.health website, which was launched on Wednesday, builds on an idea first initiated by university in January last year. The first of its kind, open-access database pulls together anonymised data on as many individual cases as …
Read More »Uber Eats announces launch in two Oxfordshire locations
UBER Eats is rolling out to another two locations in Oxfordshire. The food delivery company has now expanded its services to Wolvercote, next to Oxford, and Didcot. Hungry residents can now order takeaways over the app from a range of local favourite eateries that sign up to its service. ALSO …
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