Posts by Nathan Pine
CDL says Sherman Kwek remains group CEO, as board battle erupts
[ad_1] City Developments Ltd (CDL) group chief executive officer Sherman Kwek said recent changes to the board have “never been about ousting our esteemed chairman, responding to moves by his father and executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng to remove him as CEO after an alleged “attempted coup”. The elder Kwek on Wednesday morning said that…
Read MoreCDL CEO Sherman Kwek disappointed by father’s ‘extreme actions’ against him after suits filed
[ad_1] CITY Developments Ltd (CDL) group chief executive officer Sherman Kwek said that recent changes to the board have “never been about ousting our esteemed chairman”, responding to moves by his father and executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng to remove him as CEO after an alleged “attempted coup”. The elder Kwek on Wednesday (Feb 26)…
Read MoreHSBC names Asia country, banking heads in CEO’s major revamp
[ad_1] HSBC Holdings gave country heads in some smaller Asian markets additional responsibilities as the lender streamlines and removes management layers. Peter Kim was appointed head of banking on top of his chief executive officer role in Korea, effective Mar 1, while Tim Evans will fill the same double role in Vietnam, according to an…
Read MoreJames Gandolfini’s Son On Potential ‘Sopranos’ Prequel Series & Reprising Tony Soprano Role
[ad_1] Michael Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, is opening up about reprising the Tony Soprano role in a potential Sopranos prequel series. In a new interview, Michael Gandolfini clarified if he was down to reprise the younger version of the character his father played in the HBO drama series. “Look, it’s David’s…
Read MoreOscar Nominees 2025: The Class Photo
[ad_1] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored its 2025 Oscar nominees Tuesday night with a dinner at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. The event was used to finally get the 97th Oscars nominees class photo, which traditionally is snapped during the AMPAS Oscars Nominees Luncheon, a rare moment when nominees…
Read More‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Arrive On Max?
[ad_1] Those checking in to Season 3 of Max’s The White Lotus will enjoy an eight-episode stay across eight Sundays. The luxurious hotel drama series returns for another installment — it’s longest yet, and this time set in Thailand — mid-February. The guests range from a North Carolina-based family to a trio of girlfriends trying…
Read MoreAlibaba makes AI model for video, image generation publicly available
[ad_1] CHINESE e-commerce leader Alibaba said on Wednesday (Feb 26) that its video- and image-generating artificial intelligence (AI) model Wan 2.1 is now publicly available – or open source – in a move likely to increase its uptake and intensify competition in AI. Alibaba’s announcement follows similar action from startup DeepSeek whose ostensibly low-cost open-source…
Read MoreWhich Colleen Hoover Books Are Becoming Movies? ‘Verity,’ ‘Reminders Of Him’ & ‘Regretting You’ Will Join ‘It Ends With Us’
[ad_1] Updated with the latest: Colleen Hoover’s popular thriller Verity is in the works for a feature film adaptation with Amazon MGM Studios starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett. Ismael Cruz Cordóva, Brady Wagner, Michael Abbott Jr., Irina Dvorovenko and K.K. Moggie have rounded out the ensemble cast for the feature film. Two…
Read MoreCircle says stablecoin issuers should be US registered
[ad_1] JEREMY Allaire, the co-founder of stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Financial, is making the case that the issuers of the US dollar-based cryptocurrencies that underpin much of the trading in digital assets markets should be registered in the United States. Stablecoins have leapt to the forefront of the crypto market’s attention as of late with…
Read MoreLizzy Caplan On Scrapped Gambit Film Starring Channing Tatum: “They Wanted To Do A ’30s Kind Of Screwball Romantic Comedy”
[ad_1] Lizzy Caplan is sharing details on what the scrapped Gambit movie would’ve been like. In 2017, Deadline reported that Caplan was in talks to co-star alongside Channing Tatum in a standalone film based on X-Men’s Gambit. The film project was ultimately scrapped, but in a new interview, Caplan gave insight into the superhero movie.…
Read MoreSha’Vi Lewis, Project Runway Fashion Designer, Dead at 39 – E! Online
[ad_1] Ahead of his time on the fashion competition series, Lewis designed looks for his self-titled clothing line and worked as a creative director for an Italian menswear company called Stephen F., according to Bravo’s Project Runway website. While competing on season 18 for judges Karlie Kloss and Christian Siriano, he became friends with fellow…
Read More‘Lucky’: First Look At Anya Taylor-Joy & Drew Starkey As Apple Limited Series Is Set To Film In LA
[ad_1] Production has started on Apple TV+’s limited series Lucky, headlined and executive produced by Anya Taylor-Joy and executive produced by Reese Witherspoon. Filming kicked off last night in Las Vegas before the show moves to its main location, Los Angeles. Lucky, which also stars Annette Bening, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Timothy Olyphant and Drew Starkey, will…
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