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The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has become the latest entertainment organization to appoint a technology chief, naming video engineer Jillian Arnold as the union’s first labor and technology intelligence officer. In this role, Arnold will shepherd how IATSE navigates new technologies and their impact on the organization’s entertainment workers and their crafts. She […]
Names are central to our identity, so what happens when that name is a source of ridicule? Research points to negative life outcomes, but some people learn to embrace unfortunate names.
After Duncan Ferguson's appointment as Glentoran manager, how have some other big-name arrivals fared in the Irish Premiership?
Carol Choi will become president of The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific on Dec. 1, replacing Luke Kang, who is stepping down after 16 years at the Mouse House. Choi is currently executive VP of The Walt Disney Company APAC. In the top job, she will run Disney Entertainment’s operations in the region, from studios […]
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Stephen Cash director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, effective Monday, Oct. 19. Cash, a veteran NASA engineer and aerospace executive, returns to lead the center where he began his career more than four decades ago. “Marshall contributions to NASA’s missions are historic and it’s […]
NASA engineer and astronaut Christina Koch will serve as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer beginning on Sunday, Nov. 1, following the retirement of Katherine Van Hooser, who will conclude more than 35 years of distinguished service to the agency on Wednesday, Oct. 21. In her new role, Koch will help lead NASA’s engineering community, […]
Lyndon Faulkner, the nephew of Wales legend Charlie Faulkner, will take the role at the WRU's annual general meeting on 22 November.
Trump has appointed Katie Zacharia to take over the White House press secretary role vacated by Karoline Leavitt. She assumes the role with Trump struggling with low approval ratings driven by the US war with Iran.
Retailer issues update after BBC contacted by cyber criminals who said this week's breach went beyond "basic contact details"
Yates will examine Cornell’s sexual assault investigations, disciplinary process and campus police response.
The former England striker tells the Sun he was sexually assaulted by former Fame Academy dance instructor Kevin Adams in 2021.
CAA has named Dasha Smith as the new chief operating officer, following her tenure at the National Football League. At the NFL, Smith was executive VP, chief administrative officer, working as a member of commissioner Roger Goodell’s executive operating committee. During her tenure, Smith helped shape the league’s enterprise strategy and oversaw a broad portfolio […]
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had named Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton the administration's AI czar, tasking him with coordinating the federal government's efforts to maintain US leadership in the technology. Trump, who has pushed to rename artificial intelligence as "super intelligence," said Clayton would head the newly created Super Intelligence Force (SIF).
US President Donald Trump has named his National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton as America's "Super Intelligence" czar, as fears over AI grow. Also, oil markets react to Houthi attacks as well as export data, and France's fiscal woes drive the euro to a 17-month low.
US President Donald Trump has chosen members to lead a new AI task force to coordinate the administration's response to the rapidly evolving technology.
Paramount CEO David Ellison announced outgoing Mattel chief Ynon Kreiz will serve as the co-CEO of the anticipated combination of Paramount and WBD.
Mattel announced on Wednesday that Roger Lynch would serve as CEO and Chairman, replacing Ynon Kreiz.
Munich has been voted as the city that will bid for the Olympics in 2036, 2040 or 2044. Berlin had been in the running but withdrew on Thursday.
AI was a key topic during Trump-Xi talks on Thursday, after safety concerns shot to the top of the global geopolitical agenda in recent weeks.
Carat named Sarah Stringer and Brian Meuleman to key global roles aimed at helping bridge gaps between strategic theory and commercial results. Stringer was named global chief strategy and innovation officer. Her remit includes turning strategy into an immediate, actionable competitive advantage. Meuleman was named global chief planning and intelligence officer and will use evidence, […]
