William Orbit, Madonna’s ‘Ray of Light’ Producer, Dead at 69
William Orbit, the Grammy-winning British electronic music producer who helped guide Madonna’s Ray of Light and Blur’s 13, has died at the age of 69. The producer’s death was announced Friday on his social media account, which noted that Orbit, whose real name was William Wainwright, died July 23 at his home. No cause of […]
Free Virtual Event | September 15: How to Raise Capital in 2026: Best Fundraising Strategies for Entrepreneurs
Raising capital in 2026 is more competitive than ever, but there are also more ways for entrepreneurs to fund their businesses — if they understand how to validate demand, prove traction, and choose the right funding strategy. On September 15th at 2:00 PM ET, join Andrew Albert, Programs Director at The Idea Village, for a […]
Earth, Wind, and Fire Postpone SF Concert Due to ‘Medical Emergency’
Unnamed member of funk legends reportedly suffers “cardiac incident” prior to Chase Center tour stop with Lionel Richie; gig will be rescheduled, band says Earth, Wind, and Fire postponed their concert in San Francisco Thursday after an unnamed member of the band suffered a “medical emergency” before their scheduled gig with Lionel Richie. “We are […]
Sturgill Simpson Joins The Black Keys In Nashville
The artist now recording as Johnny Blue Skies joined Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney for a psychedelic jam as they close their North American tour Sturgill Simpson might be gearing up for his own tour as Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds this fall, but he joined the Black Keys Thursday night at Nashville’s […]
Gen Z’s Top Workplace Priority Isn’t Salary Or Work-Life Balance
Key Takeaways In a new survey, Gen Z interns at KPMG ranked career growth as their top priority in choosing an employer, ahead of work-life balance, salary, workplace culture and technology. Ambition runs high: 93% of surveyed interns aspire to reach the C-suite or senior executive levels over the course of their careers. Gen Z […]
Burger King Says There’s One Big Reason It’s Winning Back Fans
Burger King‘s domestic same-store sales rose 8.5% for the three months ending June 30, according to the Wall Street Journal. The secret sauce? The Whopper. Earlier this year, Burger King reworked its signature burger’s ingredients and even its box. “A lot of people are saying they’re coming back for the first time in a long […]
Carly Rae Jepsen Shares New Song ‘Don’t Leave Me on the Dance Floor’
Day and Night single, the first track off the “Night” half of the double album, accompanied by Jeremy O. Harris-directed video starring Alden Ehrenreich Carly Rae Jepsen has shared her ABBA-inspired new song “Don’t Leave Me on the Dance Floor,” the latest single off her upcoming double album Day and Night. The track — the […]
Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million and Change Teen Accounts
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta on Thursday to pay $567 million into a fund for youth mental health, and to make real changes to how the platform treats teen users, according to CNN. It’s the second big penalty in this case. A jury already found Meta liable back in March and ordered $375 million […]
Four Top Google Scientists Leave to Launch New AI Startup
Four of Google’s top AI researchers are leaving to start their own company, and Google is backing them on the way out. Jeff Dean, Google’s chief scientist and a 27-year veteran of the company, is joining Sanjay Ghemawat, Oriol Vinyals and Quoc Le to found Discovery Loop, according to Wired. Google is taking a stake […]
U.S. Companies Are Moving to This Tiny Country to Cut Taxes
Crocs sells its chunky clogs to 150 million customers across 100 countries every year. But when tax season rolls around, the Broomfield, Colorado company has claimed that all of those global profits were actually earned in a two-person office in Malta, according to the New York Times. Crocs isn’t the only one. Accounting giants KPMG, […]