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Google’s Larry Page Could Be Served in Jeffrey Epstein Case

Image: AP News (AP)Google co-founder Larry Page can be served with court papers related to a case over Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. The U.S. Virgin Islands filed a civil lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, where Epstein was a longtime customer, claiming the bank knew of his sex trafficking of numerous women.Google’s Antitrust Case Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to AIInformation regarding Page’s involvement in the Epstein case has not been released, but CNBC reported the docket

Larry June, Underground Rap’s Unsung Hero, Is On A Roll

The Bay Area has always danced to a different tune. From idiosyncratic subgenres like hyphy to the ocean of pioneers the area produced like E-40, Keak Da Sneak, Mac Dre, Too $hort and Messy Marv, the San Francisco hotspot has always been way, way ahead of the curve. It’s not just music that they do differently over there either—they have an entirely different way of doing business, too. The “hustler mentality” defines the vibrant town’s perspective on commerce, and it rests on two tenets: a tireless approach to…

Larry June and The Alchemist Unleash Joint Album ‘The Great Escape’

The Great Escape has begun.Friday, Larry June and The Alchemist put their long-awaited joint album out into the world, all while dates on the former’s upcoming tour continue to sell out. Enlisted to add their own flourishes across the 15-song project are Action Bronson, Big Sean, Ty Dolla Sign, Wiz Khalifa, Joey Badass, Beat Butcha, and more.Embark on The Great Escape below via Apple Music and/or Spotify.In May, Larry June is set to launch the Larry’s Market Run tour with an opening stop in Minneapolis at the Varsity…

Why U2 will perform Las Vegas shows without Larry Mullen Jr.

U2 is heading to Sin City for a residency inaugurating the Las Vegas skyline’s latest architectural feat: the MSG Sphere at the Venetian Resort.The Irish band, which hasn’t played live since December 2019, announced over the weekend that the “U2: UV Achtung Baby” residency o will debut in the fall. Exact dates have not yet been announced, but fans were told to register through Ticketmaster for ticket information and forthcoming details.What we do know is that the quartet will be down one original band member when the…

Prosecutors Say Sam Bankman-Fried Is Getting Around Surveillance With a VPN

Sam Bankman-Fried, far left, was last in court Feb. 9. Prosecutors were concerned the failed FTX founder has been trying to communicate with encrypted messaging apps like Signal.Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images)Federal prosecutors are squinting pretty hard, trying to keep an eye on what the failed FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been doing while he’s been ordered by the court to live under his parents’ roof. The young crypto founder has reportedly been accessing the internet using a VPN, and the U.S. Attorneys

larry page: Google calls in help from Larry Page and Sergey Brin for AI fight

Last month, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google's founders, held several meetings with company executives. The topic: a rival's new chatbot, a clever artificial intelligence product that looked as if it could be the first notable threat in decades to Google's $149 billion search business.Page and Brin, who had not spent much time at Google since they left their daily roles with the company in 2019, reviewed Google's AI product strategy, according to two people with knowledge of the meetings who were not allowed to discuss…

Brad Pitt reveals his biggest pet peeve: ‘I go all Larry David on ‘em’

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeBrad Pitt has opened up about his biggest pet peeve in a new interview. The 59-year-old Mr & Mrs Smith actor revealed what irritates him the most while promoting his new film, Damien Chazelle’s Babylon.“You know what my pet peeve – my Larry David moment – is?” he said. “It’s when people are in the passing lane and they’re going as slow as everyone in the regular lanes.”Pitt was…

Tom Brady, Larry David Hit With Class Action Over FTX Implosion

Screenshot: Lucas Ropek/YouTubeThings are looking pretty, prettyy, prettyyy bad for Larry David, as well as a slew of other famous people who previously helped to promote the now-wrecked cryptocurrency exchange FTX. A class action lawsuit filed in Florida on Tuesday lists as defendants a host of celebrities who shilled for the platform, including David, football god Tom Brady, his ex-wife Gisele Bundchen, basketball stars Shaq and Steph Curry, and others. The suit also lists the firm’s former CEO and founder, Sam

Larry Gagosian, World’s Most Powerful Art Dealer, Takes Steps Toward Succession Plan with New Board

Powerhouse gallery Gagosian has formed an advisory board of directors from the ranks of the art world’s elite, a move that signals long-term planning in an industry where galleries rarely outlive their impresario founders. The gallery’s 77-year-old founder, Larry Gagosian, said Wednesday that he’s not retiring anytime soon, but he wants to do whatever he can to give his company a fighting chance in the long run—and creating a board could help, he said. The 20-member board he formed earlier this year will advise him on…

Larry Elder’s ex-fiancee alleges a gun incident; he denies it

The day in late April 2015 was to be a double celebration: Larry Elder would get his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, then be married, on the spot, to his radio producer and love, Alexandra Datig.But Datig today recalls that plan as a fleeting high point in an 18-month relationship that she said turned stormy. Datig alleges Elder controlled her finances and subjected her to verbal and emotional abuse.The troubled partnership between the radio talk show host and his one-time girlfriend exploded into public view…