Talks

A new report says that Apple is one of several companies that have held talks with EA about a possible acquisition of the company behind Battlefield, EA Sports, Mass Effect, and more. A paywalled Puck report via our friends at GamesRadar+ says that EA "has been persistent in pursuing a sale". From GR: According to a new report by Puck, Brian Roberts, CEO of NBC parent company Comcast, approached EA CEO Andrew Wilson with a proposal to make the media and gaming giants one behemoth of an entertainment company. The deal…

Three of China's largest smartphone brands have opened discussions with Indian manufacturers about making phones locally for global export, a concrete step toward establishing the country as a hub for electronics production.Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo are holding talks with Indian contract phonemakers, hoping to take advantage of cash incentives readily available to local firms, people familiar with the matter said. If they go ahead, the plan is to get Lava International. and Dixon Technologies to assemble the phones and begin…

Pusha-T knows that rap is often seen as a young man’s game, but he’s making it clear that he’s absolutely in it for the long haul.In a new cover story with NME, the It’s Almost Dry rapper reflected on how many aging rappers retired from music early or faded into obscurity. That won’t be happening with King Push, however. “A lot of our forefathers, the greats, they didn’t stand the test of time,” said Pusha. “As great as they were, I don’t know how much they are appreciated. to show that rap doesn’t have to age out. When…

Even with all the fan campaigns and years of online hype, when Top Boy made its long-awaited return in 2019, its enormous success was still a pleasant surprise. But it wasn’t just the return of Sully and Dushane that made it such a hit, it was the raft of new characters portrayed by new and emerging actors we warmed to that made it such a hit.One of those new faces was South London-born actor and musician Nyshai Caynes (aka House Of Pharaohs founding member Bandanna) who played Romy, one of the new additions to the…

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp Getty Images Remix By Keane Eacobellis A former business manager for Johnny Depp is detailing the allegedly extravagent spending habits of the actor amid a trial of dueling defamation lawsuits involving his ex-wife, Amber Heard. In a pre-recorded deposition, Joel Mandel testified that he became “extremely concerned” over Depp’s financial situation in 2015. Depp previously sued Mandel’s management firm, The Management Group, in 2017 for $25 million, for fraud and misrepresentation, for…

Nick Jonas recently opened up on his experience of becoming a `dad` and how he celebrated Priyanka`s first Mother`s Day. Appearing on the `Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon`, Jimmy congratulated Nick on becoming a father and asked him what it is like to be a `dad.` Taking about his daughter Malti, he said, "Yeah, it`s pretty wild. Our little girl`s home. She`s just amazing. What a gift!" When Jimmy asked Nick if people have been advising them on taking care of the baby, he said, "Turns out everybody I know is a newborn…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHEDtlCcnrs Ewan McGregor is recalling the joy of picking out his very own lightsaber for the first time in a new teaser for Obi-Wan Kenobi. The Star Wars prequel series on Disney Plus sees the titular Obi-Wan, before he became “Old Ben” Kenobi from A New Hope, but after he took the high ground and was forced to bisect his former apprentice, Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker, in Revenge of the Sith. In the trailers so far, we’ve seen Kenobi creepily stalk a young Luke Skywalker,…

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Biden administration authorises US oil company Chevron to open talks with Maduro's government, temporarily lifting a ban on such discussions, senior administration officials say. Chevron is the last US oil producer to maintain a presence in Venezuela, home to the world's largest crude reserves.…

BRUSSELS—The U.S. is talking with the European Union about ways to limit global energy price increases that could be caused by an EU-proposed embargo on Russian oil, looking at additional options like setting a tariff on imports of Russian oil, according to U.S. Treasury officials.Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who is in Brussels Tuesday ahead of a meeting of finance ministers of the Group of Seven major economies in Germany this week, has previously said that the proposed EU embargo on…