The Grammys are returning to Los Angeles. Last year’s show took place in New York City, but the 61st annual Grammy Awards will find music’s biggest stars back in the City of Angels this Sunday, Feb. 10. Who’s hosting? Alicia Keys, recipient of 15 Grammys, is set to host for the first time. Who are the nominees? Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations; he’s up for eight awards for his work…
Of all the assets Joe Ricketts has secured in his 77 years—and there are many—a ranch in Wyoming is particularly close to his heart. He refers to it as Yellowstone without the crowds: A band of property nearly the size of Manhattan, running straight through two alpine-covered mountain ranges, along a wide river. Purchased for $15 million in 1998, Jackson Fork was the billionaire’s first property outside of Omaha, bought…
Netflix just released its full list of new additions coming to its catalog over the course of the month of February, and there’s a whole lot to be excited about. Highlights from third-party studios include beloved movies like Billy Elliot, Pretty in Pink, Little Women, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and plenty more. You can check out the complete list of new content set to be added to Netflix next month right…
On a recent Sunday evening at Starbucks’ new Reserve Roastery in New York’s swanky Meatpacking District, throngs of customers packed the 23,000-square-foot three-story emporium, where specialty coffee, pizza and pastries to be served in-house had all been roasted or baked on site and a cocktail bar on the top floor served coffee-infused alcohol. At the center of the store, a barista in the location’s signature newsboy-style gray shirt and khaki…
Facebook is working to allow cross-messaging between Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, according to a report in The New York Times this morning. Each service will continue to operate as a standalone app, but according to the Times, Facebook is rebuilding the underlying infrastructure so that people who might use only one of Facebook’s properties could communicate with others within the company’s ecosystem. All of the apps will support end-to-end…
Over the last few weeks, Apple has been posted a number of new job listings related to its long-rumored subscription video-streaming service. A peak of 42 openings related to the company’s “Interactive Media Group” (IMG) were listed in mid-January, according to data monitoring firm Thinknum. IMG looks to be the division within Apple responsible for developing the streaming service. “Our team is responsible for implementing software services around linear audiovisual…