T-Mobile Swallows Sprint, Leaving 3 US Cellphone Giants
T-Mobile completed its acquisition of Sprint Wednesday, officially reducing the number of major mobile carriers in the US from four to three. With the deal closed, T-Mobile’s outspoken CEO John Legere stepped down, as planned, and was replaced by company president Mike Sievert. To win approval of the deal, T-Mobile promised regulators not to raise …
Apple Buys Dark Sky in an Android Worst-Case Scenario
Well, it was fun while it lasted. Dark Sky arrived on Android four years ago this May. On July 1, it will shutter forever, and its website will stop offering forecasts. Eighteen months after that, at the end of 2021, it will pull the plug on its application programming interface. RIP to the best, most …
‘Tiger King’ Odds Suggest Kevin Bacon Likeliest to Play Joe in Movie
Exclusive Even online gamblers are sinking their claws into the ‘Tiger King’ — and bookies have a strong hunch about who should don the mullet and leg brace in a feature film. The oddsmakers at SportsBetting.ag have a list of A-listers they want folks to place bets on to play Joe Exotic … who’s become …
Tichina Arnold Fired Up for Grandma Role in Netflix-WWE’s ‘Main Event’
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tichina Arnold is gonna blow your mind in the first movie produced by Netflix and the WWE … ’cause she’s gonna change your concept of what grandmothers look like. Tichina was on Tuesday’s “TMZ Live” to talk about “The Main Event,” when the conversation quickly turned to that old saying …
Moment Springtime Sale: Our Favorite Deals on Lenses and Gear
The WIRED Gear team has lots of positive things to say about Moment’s smartphone photography lenses. Usually, our biggest gripes have to do with how pricey the equipment can get. If you’ve had your eye on Moment’s lenses, bags, or other gear, now’s a great time to check them out. Moment is holding a Spring …
‘Star Wars’ Actor & Dialect Coach Andrew Jack Dies from Coronavirus
Exclusive Details ‘Star Wars’ actor Andrew Jack, who was also a dialect coach to the stars, has died from the coronavirus … TMZ has learned. Andrew’s rep Jill McCullough tells us her client passed away Tuesday morning at a hospital outside of London as a result of complications he’d developed from COVID-19. Jill says Andrew’s …
Jory Emhoff in ‘Contagion’ ‘Memba Her?!
Los Angeles-local Anna Jacoby-Heron was only a teenager when she landed the role of the artsy daughter, Jory Emhoff — who loses her stepbrother, Clark, and stepmom to an unknown virus — in Steven Soderbergh‘s 2011 thriller, “Contagion” … which has been one of the go-to binge movies during self-isolation. Anna Jacoby-Heron shared the screen …
The Newest US Sanctions on China’s Huawei Could Backfire
Worsening relations between Washington and Beijing could trigger punishing new US restrictions on Huawei’s supply of cutting-edge microchips. But some experts believe this would only backfire by pushing China, and other countries, to develop more alternatives to advanced US technologies. The Trump administration is reportedly mulling controls that would require any company using chip-manufacturing equipment …
‘Juwanna Mann’ Star Miguel A. Nunez Jr. Arrested for Shoplifting Groceries
Exclusive “Juwanna Mann” star Miguel A. Nunez Jr. really didn’t want to pay for hundreds of dollars of groceries … at least according to cops, who say he gave himself the ole five-finger discount. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the actor was checking out at an L.A. Ralphs supermarket this week when his credit …
