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Usher, just days after marrying music executive Jennifer Goicoechea, says ex-girlfriend and TLC singer Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas was the one who got away. The “Confessions” and “Yeah!” singer, 45, revealed that he proposed to fellow musician Thomas, 52, during their relationship in the early 2000s. “I really did love that girl,” Usher said while revisiting his romantic history for People. The Grammy winner, who said he fantasized about meeting the singer when he was a kid, began dating Thomas — one-third of TLC — in 2001.…

The company will hold a shareholder vote to decide whether to transfer its state of incorporation from Delaware, its chief executive said, after a state court struck down his $55.8 million Tesla compensation package. The company will hold a shareholder vote to decide whether to transfer its state of incorporation from Delaware, its chief executive said, after a state court struck down his $55.8 million Tesla compensation package. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility!…

2024 has arrived, and with it, a renewed interest in artificial intelligence, which seems like it’ll probably continue to enjoy at least middling hype throughout the year. Of course, it’s being cheerled by techno-zealot billionaires and the flunkies bunked within their cosy islands of influence, primarily in Silicon Valley – and derided by fabulists who stand to gain from painting the still-fictional artificial general intelligence (AGI) as humanity’s ur-bogeyman for the ages. Both of these positions are exaggerated…

The novelist Siddhartha Deb and I are at the Pret A Manger coffee shop and I am asking him for writing advice. Opposite us is New York’s best-loved bookstore, the Strand, with its distinctive red awning and red flags."I try to write 500 words a day, whether it is going well or whether it is going badly. I like to write in the morning, I drink coffee and I write. 4-5 hours is enough," he says.This evening he has elected to drink a ginger shot, packed in a tiny lemon-coloured bottle. I choose cocoa, and as we talk, we watch…

Drew Barrymore and Hilary Duff recently bonded over losing out on several roles they auditioned for and the lessons they learned from it when they sat down to chat on the latest episode of ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’. “There`s been so many times when I felt like a loser or I didn`t get the job or I`ve been sitting stagnant,” the ‘How I Met Your Father’ star, 36, recalled, reports ‘People’ magazine. “But I had to fill my life with things that were real and that was…

Hollywood actor Chris Pratt said his previous job as a door-to-door salesman prepared him for life in the spotlight because he learned to deal with rejection. The `Jurassic World` star has opened up about how he copes with criticism -- comparing himself to a rhinoceros with thick skin -- and insisting his early career selling coupons helped him survive in the cut-throat world of the entertainment industry, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Speaking to New York Post column PageSix, Chris explained: "Oh, just how you deal with…

The job market is extremely intensive, with many job aspirants from different locations vying for the same spot. If a company is a reputed and high-earning business, the competition is even more cutthroat and strong. So, job applicants should send their resumes and cover letters to various companies for higher chances of getting accepted. On average, all corporate job positions open for recruitment gets 250 resumes.  Out of this number, 4-6 applicants get the chance for an interview, and then only one is selected. For the…

US federal appellate court judges questioned on Tuesday whether the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was correct to reject Grayscale Investment's application for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, since the agency had previously approved bitcoin futures products.The SEC rejected Grayscale Investment LLC's application to convert its flagship spot Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) last June, arguing the proposal did not meet anti-fraud and investor protection standards.A panel…

Frazer Harrison / Getty Images Dave Bautista making abundantly clear that he’s done with Drax in the MCU, at the very same time that his Guardians of the Galaxy collaborator James Gunn is taking over the DCU, has led to endless theorizing that the pair are planning to work together again over at Marvel’s Distinguished Competition. In a shocking twist, though, we previously found out the wrestler-turned-actor definitely won’t be playing his dream DC role under Gunn. Just because Bautista won’t be our new Bane…

A recent study published in PLOS ONE, involving 5,500 Brazilian and Italian students aged 14-16, found that while religion does play a role in shaping students’ understanding and acceptance of evolutionary theory, other factors such as nationality, perceptions of science, and household income have a greater impact. The study suggests that social and cultural factors are more influential in shaping students’ views on evolution than religious beliefs.A survey of 5,500 Brazilian and Italian school students aged 14-16 pointed…