As the Unites States prepares to usher in Joe Biden as the 46th president, the current commander-in-chief has been spending some of his remaining time in office looking over a list of people to potentially pardon or commute their sentences. Hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg, who has been working closely with a couple of activists with … Read more
He holidayed with Princess Diana, is friends with the Beckhams and helped create one of the world’s most labels… but the chances are you have never heard his name. Giancarlo Giammetti, 82, is the former lover and business partner of Valentino Garavani, with whom he co-founded Italian fashion house Valentino in the 1960s. Despite his low … Read more
Steve Wozniak is repeating his claims that he may have contracted COVID-19 during a trip to China in December. The Apple co-founder, 70, first spoke out in March, saying he and his wife, Janet, could have brought the coronavirus into the US when they arrived back in the country on January 4. At the time, … Read more
Interest in sustainable investments has never been higher, but trillions of pounds is still needed to tackle climate change. Chris Hulatt, co-founder of the Octopus Group – one of the UK’s largest investment funds involved in the sector, explains why this burgeoning asset class could provide the positive impact many investors are searching for. Chris … Read more
The sale of British chip maker Arm to Nvidia for $40 billion (£31 billion) would be a ‘disaster’ for the UK tech industry and see job loses, the co-founder of Arm claims. Nvidia confirmed the deal to buy Arm on Monday, just four years after the firm was purchased by Japan’s SoftBank Group for $32 … Read more
Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell, a co-founder and singer of the group Kool & the Gang, has died at the age of 68. Bell died at his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands Wednesday morning with his wife, Tia Sinclair, by his side, publicist Sujata Murthy said on Wednesday. The cause of death has not been released. … Read more
Meghan Markle will interview the co-founder of nonprofit newsroom The 19th about gender and diversity in the media at a virtual summit – after ‘reaching out’ and asking to be involved Duchess of Sussex, 38, will take part in a virtual summit next week Meghan Markle will interview The 19th* co-founder and CEO, Emily Ramshaw … Read more
Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green dies aged 73: Singer-songwriter and guitarist behind one of band’s all-time classics Albatross passes away ‘peacefully in his sleep’, reveal family A statement from solicitors revealed that Peter Green has died in his sleep The influential blues rock guitarist formed Fleetwood Mac in 1967 Green left Fleetwood Mac after a … Read more
‘Travel as we knew it in January is NEVER coming back’: Billionaire Airbnb co-founder offers dire analysis of coronavirus fallout and says bookings plunged 80% in six weeks Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky gave a grim interview on Tuesday He said pandemic may have permanently altered American travel habits Business travel could never rebound … Read more
A Colombian drug lord who helped create the infamous Medellin cartel along with Pablo Escobar has been extradited to Germany after serving 30 years in a prison in America. Carlos Lehder Rivas, who was among the clan of traffickers who helped smuggle cocaine from Colombia to the U.S. in the 1970s and 1980s, landed in … Read more