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John Candy is one of those stars who had you ever met him on the street, you want to believe would have been just as nice in real life as he appeared on the big screen. Luckily, according to all sources, Candy really was that great a guy, and his frequent co-star Catherine O’Hara says Candy was so open to interacting with fans he used to do comedy bits with them on the street.Catherine O’Hara first worked with John Candy on SCTV one of the best sketch comedy shows of all time, before the two went on to make movies such…

Pluxee, the employee benefits unit spun off from French catering and facilities management group Sodexo, is looking to expand its India operations in the education, health and online payment services segments, a senior company executive told ET.“While we're working largely in the corporate space, we have in the last couple of years diversified into education to implement our solutions for the entire education industry in India…,” said Anish Sarkar, chief executive officer of Pluxee India, whose platform for employees…

In the past several years, the kitchen has increasingly become a focal point for the world of automation. Miso, for instance, has made a name for itself with Flippy, a hamburger cooking arm that has found its way into chain restaurants like White Castle. Others, including Zume Robotics, have been less successful – the pizza robot firm shut its doors last year after attempting a major pivot into Earth-conscious food packaging. Chef Robotics has been kicking since 2019. The founding was unquestionably fortuitous…

In a recent analysis, a vigilant analyst highlighted the anticipation of a potential resurgence for Decentraland (MANA), providing valuable insights into its future direction. Simultaneously, Algotech (ALGT) captured investors’ attention by securing an impressive $1.1 million in a mere two days during its private seed sale, paving the way for its Stage 1 presale. Let’s delve into the intricate details of their prospective trajectories. TLDR Decentraland’s MANA has navigated through a period of significant…

When money is dangled in front of our eyes, the reward pathways in our brains usually light up, and within about six seconds, our pupils widen in anticipation.But that feeling of reward anticipation – and the accompanying pupil dilation – is missing in many people with clinical depression, a new study shows.The more symptoms of listlessness people reported, the less their pupils dilated when they were offered the chance to win a €1 reward."The reduced pupil reaction was particularly noticeable in patients who could no…

The first Colorado Buc-ee’s location is expected to open to the public in a few months. Josh Smith, operations director with the Texas-based chain of travel centers boasting gas, food and much more, said the team is hoping to open the location off Interstate 25 in Johnstown on March 18. “We are on schedule and ready to rock and roll,” he told the Reporter-Herald. Crews work from scaffolding Tuesday around the 120 gas pumps at the new Buc-ee’s being built in Johnstown. Buc-ee’s officials expect a March opening. (Jenny…

Now that the Pixel 8 series is out, it’s time to start wondering what the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro might look like, and these recently released renders could showcase Google’s direction for the design. Now it’s worth keeping in mind, that these images are just CAD renders. They’re not official promotional images or renders from Google. There’s a chance the Pixel 9 Pro may look like the phone in the renders. But there’s just as good of a chance that the phone will look very different. Even if the design ends up being…

The release of a new Radiohead album is greeted in certain circles as a kind of holy occasion, a time to drop everything else going on in your life and commence Deep Listening. We have not witnessed such a hallowed event since 2016, when Radiohead dropped A Moon Shaped Pool, and a new album after such a wait sure would be welcome. Sometimes, though, it’s nice to see what the members of a great band can do when working outside such weighty expectations. That’s the story of the Smile, the excellent side band…

Julia Roberts has starred in some of the best romantic comedies of all time, from Pretty Woman to Notting Hill. In each one, she's played a variety roles, which one would think she has varying levels of affection for. However, the actress recently revealed that she has a newfound perspective the character she played in My Best Friend's Wedding, which remains one of Roberts' her most beloved rom-coms.In the 1997 flick, the star plays Julianne "Jules" Potter, a single NYC food critic who had made a pact with her lifelong…

Australian software giant Canva is nearing a $US1.5 billion ($2.27 billion) share sale in what would be one of the largest secondary transactions in global technology history.The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald understand that the share sale, from current and former Canva employees, would value the company at $US26 billion and would allow current and former employees as well as existing investors to sell shares to new investors.“The transaction is still in the final stages of closing so this number may move around…