L Brands and Sycamore Agree to Terminate Victoria’s Secret Deal

L Brands has inked an agreement with Sycamore to terminate a deal in which the retailer planned to sell a 55% stake in Victoria’s Secret to the private equity firm for $525 million. The two parties announced the mutual agreement Monday, and neither will pay a termination fee. “In connection with the termination of the…

For Joanna Gaines, Home Is the Heart of a Food and Design Empire

She and her husband, Chip, the co-stars of “Fixer Upper,” have married Texas tradition with modern taste to create a wildly popular brand.

Almar Latour Is Named Chief Executive of Dow Jones

Mr. Latour will also become the publisher of The Wall Street Journal when he assumes his new position on May 15, the company said.

International Fact-Checking Network Chatbot Rolls Out Globally on WhatsApp

The Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checking Network rolled out a chatbot on WhatsApp Monday to connect the Facebook-owned messaging application’s 2 billion-plus users with over 80 fact-checking organizations worldwide and determine whether content related to Covid-19 has been rated as false. WhatsApp users can access the bot by saving +1 (727) 2912606 as a contact number…

Snapchat Teams Up With Damien Hirst on a Spin Painting AR Lens

Snapchat teamed up with artist Damien Hirst on a new augmented reality lens inspired by his spin paintings. The lens enables Snapchatters to create their own spin paintings by pouring virtual paint as their canvases spin, resulting in millions of possible creations. Completed Snaps can be shared to Snapchat’s Our Story, creating a virtual gallery…

Uber vai usar tecnologia pra verificar se motoristas estão com máscara

A Uber está desenvolvendo uma tecnologia especial para detectar se os motoristas estão ou não usando máscaras ou coberturas faciais antes de aceitarem viagens. De acordo com a CNN, a medida vem para garantir que os parceiros cumpram as novas regras da plataforma, que agora exige que motoristas e passageiros usem máscaras ou coberturas faciais …

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Pulitzer Prize: 2020 Winners List

Here is the full list of winners.

Andrew Lack Is Out as the Head of NBC News After a Stormy Tenure

Rachel Maddow was among those at NBC who had put pressure on the news division’s leadership team.

Revamped Yelp for Business Interface Debuts

Yelp kicked off the week by introducing “entirely reimagined” platform Yelp for Business, as well as several features enabling business to better communicate their revamped operational models during the coronavirus pandemic. Business owners on Yelp began seeing the new Yelp for Business upon logging into the business directory and crowdsourced review forum Monday morning. Product…

Proximo Spirits Sends $20 Million Jose Cuervo Account to Mekanism

Proximo Spirits has selected independent agency Mekanism as agency of record for its Jose Cuervo tequila brand. Mekanism will handle the account out of its New York office and will be tasked with strengthening Jose Cuervo’s positioning as a category-founding brand. Its campaigns for this year will support sub-brands Especial, Tradicional, Reserva de la Familia,…

Some Airlines Are Giving up the Middle Seat. Not Frontier

Most major U.S. airlines, including Delta, Alaska and American, are giving passengers the option to practice social distancing 30,000 feet in the air by making the decision to no longer sell the middle seat on their flights. Budget carrier Frontier Airlines, however, is taking a different approach: If customers don’t want anyone in the middle…

NBCU Reorganization Gives Cesar Conde News Oversight; Mark Lazarus Runs Entertainment

New NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is already shaking up the company. In a major reorganization announced today, Shell is putting Mark Lazarus in charge of all entertainment TV at the company–including broadcast, cable, sports and new streaming service Peacock–while Cesar Conde will now head up all news properties. As part of the changes, embattled NBC…

The New York Times and the Anchorage Daily News Win Pulitzer Prizes

The Pulitzer board makes The Times a winner in three categories. The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica take a major prize at a time when local journalism is in crisis.

How Brands Are Making the Best of Star Wars Day in Quarantine

Star Wars Day–or, as fans say, “May the Fourth be with you”–seems to be passing quietly this year. While there were a few big announcements, including the early release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker on Disney+ today, fewer brands seem to be jumping on the intergalactic bandwagon than in previous years. Disney unveiled…

Almar Latour Is Named Dow Jones’ New CEO

Not even a month after William Lewis announced his departure as Dow Jones CEO and publisher of The Wall Street Journal, News Corp. has named his successor. Almar Latour, publisher and evp of sister publication Barron’s Group–which includes titles such as Barron’s, MarketWatch and Mansion Global–is the Dow Jones’ new CEO. He begins in this…

Cristo Redentor ganha ma?scara em ac?a?o da “Todos Pela Sau?de”

Crédito: Manu Silva-KIROY-filmes

No último domingo, 03/05, uma máscara cobriu o nariz e a boca do maior cartão-postal do Brasil: o Cristo Redentor. A ação é parte da iniciativa “Todos Pela Saúde”, aliança de especialistas criada com o objetivo de combater o novo coronavírus e seus efeitos sobre a sociedade brasileira. A projeção destaca a importância de todos se protegerem ao sair de casa …

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“People That Know, Know BDO.” Is That So?

“People That Know, Know BDO.” Thanks to the rhyme, it’s an easy line to say and recall. That doesn’t mean it’s a good line. A good line would tell us more about the “people that know,” and we’d know what BDO is and does, as well. Because acronyms are practically unknowable, a business that uses […]

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Taika Waititi vai dirigir e coescrever novo filme da saga “Star Wars”

“Star Wars: A Ascensão Skywalker” pode ter sido uma decepção para crítica e público, além de não ter alcançado o mesmo sucesso de seus antecessores na bilheteria, mas a Disney está longe de desistir do universo audiovisual da galáxia muito distante. Segundo o The Verge, um novo filme está em desenvolvimento pelo estúdio, ainda sem …

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Parceria entre Konami e Globo trará Brasileirão de Pro Evolution Soccer para TV

Com o congelamento de praticamente todos os grandes eventos esportivos ao redor do mundo, os fãs de esporte estão com saudade de acompanhar seus atletas e times preferidos. Agora, a Konami e a Globo fecharam uma parceria para levar, aos espectadores da maior emissora do Brasil, um campeonato de Pro Evolution Soccer, com os vinte …

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McDonald’s distribui 100 mil combos para profissionais da saúde como agradecimento singelo

Neste momento de quarentena, o mundo acompanha a dedicação dos médicos, enfermeiros, bombeiros e voluntários, além de outros profissionais que estão na linha de frente lutando pelo bem-estar das pessoas e combatendo a Covid-19. Para valorizar o esforço desses trabalhadores, as cozinhas do McDonald’s estão preparando refeições especiais para esses profissionais. Nas últimas semanas, foram …

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