© AP Robinhood Markets announced it would sack 9 per cent of its full-time employees to reduce the number of “duplicate” jobs at the retail brokerage. Just two days ahead of the release of its first-quarter results, chief executive Vlad Tenev announced the lay-offs, saying the company’s “period of hyper growth” in 2020 and the … Read more
While explaining how graphics drivers work, it seems that Nvidia couldn’t help taking a jab at AMD in the process. In a new video (and accompanying blog post) intended to explain Nvidia’s arduous process of creating it’s “Game Ready” drivers, Nvidia Senior Product Manager Sean Pelletier detailed how graphics drivers work and why it’s important … Read more
An amateur chef who appeared on MasterChef has revealed some of the show’s secrets, claiming the competition was so intense that she fainted twice. Elise Mayfield featured of season five of the US cooking show in 2014 and described the process as “continually more difficult”. Speaking to AV Club, said said: “The more mistakes I … Read more
The luxurious Gold Coast mansion where Johnny Depp’s finger was severed during a blazing row with his then-wife Amber Heard has hit the market – just in time for the exes’ high-profile defamation trial. It’s the same property where Depp and Heard kept their illegally smuggled Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo during their infamous visit … Read more
This year’s nominees for the Scottish Football Writers Association (SFWA) William Hill Manager of the Year award have been announced. A new winner will be crowned following a four-way battle for the prize of top gaffer during the 2021-22 campaign. Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou, Ross County’s Malky Mackay, Hearts gaffer Robbie Neilson and Arbroath manager … Read more
Asylum seekers’ accommodation is “unsafe” due to inadequate healthcare, while poor living conditions are exacerbating or creating mental and physical health problems, according to a new report by Doctors of the World. The charity’s research, published on Wednesday, details the barriers to medical care and medication for asylum seekers in initial accommodation across the UK. … Read more
With Sensation at the Royal Academy in 1997, which opened amid official talk of “Cool Britannia”, the movement peaked – and today, within the art world, it is often derided as splashy and dumb. Yet, the YBAs made contemporary art less elitist, and generated an energy that other artists benefited from too, such as the … Read more
On 5 April, the UK reported an unexpected and significant increase in cases of severe, acute hepatitis of unknown origin in young, previously healthy children, all under the age of 10. Since then, an increase in cases has been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) by 11 other countries including Ireland, the US, Israel, … Read more
The sequel to the massively successful 2020 film, 365 Days: This Day is due to be released on Netflix worldwide later this month. Directed by Barbara Białowąs and Tomasz Mandes, it is based on the sensuous and intensely passionate bestselling novels by Polish novelist Blanka Lipińska. While many will be excited to see Laura and … Read more
Asylum seekers’ accommodation is “unsafe” due to inadequate healthcare, while poor living conditions are exacerbating or creating mental and physical health problems, according to a new report by Doctors of the World. The charity’s research, published on Wednesday, details the barriers to medical care and medication for asylum seekers in initial accommodation across the UK. … Read more