Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Zaila Avant-garde understood the significance of what she was doing as she stood on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage, peppering pronouncer Jacques Bailly with questions about Greek and Latin roots. Zaila knew she would be the first African American winner of the bee. She knew Black kids around the country…
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BAGHDAD/JEDDAH: Simmering tension in Iraq boiled over on Wednesday when Iran-backed militias launched a new barrage of rockets targeting an air base that hosts US and other international forces. At least 14 missiles hit the Ain Al-Asad air base in western Iraq, used by coalition forces fighting the remnants of the Daesh extremist group. US Army…
YouTube, which calls itself a “Google company,” has its own branding and design direction that’s independent from the broader organization. YouTube Studio is now getting a new icon that shares some similarity to YouTube Music. Update 7/7: The new YouTube Studio icon is now widely rolled out on Android with version 21.24.100. It’s slightly smaller…
Keeping the spirit of summer alive, Grammy-nominated group BTS are all set to release a new single, “Permission To Dance.” The track was co-written by English singer Ed Sheeran in collaboration with Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid and Jenna Andrews, who has previously worked with the South Korean pop titans on their singles “Dynamite” and “Butter.”…
Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupil Black creators continue to be denied the credit they deserve. In the ongoing conversation about creativity and proper accreditation on social media, many TikTok creators are now engaged in a headline-making “dance strike,” refusing to offer choreography to go along with Megan Thee Stallion’s new single, “Thot Sh*t.” Direct…
An exploration of her father’s past and the rock music of the 1970s is a new challenge for the artist. July 7, 2021 You can take the title of St. Vincent’s latest album, Daddy’s Home, at least two ways. You might think of the phrase in narrative terms, if you’re going by the album’s lyrics…
There’s a lot of dead air in post-pandemic offices. New data from Google indicates that activity at workplaces that have reopened in New York, London, and San Francisco is less than half of pre-Covid levels. Companies are trying various tactics to lure employees back to their desks, like offering commuting stipends or free catered lunches.…
ByteDance will occupy a set of four buildings (lower right) in The Springs development Chinese tech company ByteDance has closed a deal to acquire and lease a combined 2.55 million square feet (236,903 square metres) of office and retail space at Tishman Speyer’s The Springs mixed-use megaproject in Shanghai. The maker of video app TikTok…
Rag’n’Bone Man poses as he arrives for the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, February 18, 2020 REUTERS/Simon Dawson LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) – Tom Jones and Rag’n’Bone Man are the star names in a line-up of singers scheduled to give more than 300 concerts at grassroots venues across Britain this summer,…