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LOS ANGELES -- A small-batch box set of film, music and memorabilia will be released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of “Michael Jackson’s This Is It,” the movie that captured Jackson’s final concert rehearsals before his death. Only 1,000 numbered copies will be made of the set that is available for presale at the Jackson online store and will be released on Dec. 11, Sony Music and the Jackson estate announced Friday. Each will include four LPs on translucent-blue vinyl, a 3-D Blu-Ray disc of the film, a 60-page coffee table book and a ticket for a July 24, 2009 concert at O2 Arena in London that was never held because Jackson died 18 days before the shows was scheduled to begin. The film, which had the highest global box office gross of any concert documentary, was released in theaters that October, the first of several posthumous projects the Jackson estate would produce. It was culled from the rehearsal footage … [Read more...] about ‘Michael Jackson’s This Is It’ gets box set after 10 years

“The system can identify complex data patterns and can make highly accurate predictions and specialised recommendations” she says. It can also allow you to update your skincare needs as you go, because not even Nicole Kidman has the same skin at 52 that she did at 20. It’s a world away from the mass marketing of global skincare companies, for which a skin analysis is limited to “problem” “dry” or “Oily t-zone”. For decades it’s been up to the consumer to fill in the gaps through trial and error, litres of water and literal tonnes of plastic waste. We see a future where users just have to click a photo, or take a selife and answer a few questions in order to get personalised skincare. 'Yours' CEO Navneet Kaur But this highly personalised skincare start-up promises to be environmentally-conscious as well. Their ingredients are sustainable, non-toxic and ethically-sourced via a transparent supply chain – all formulated in … [Read more...] about Clean beauty gets personal as machines learn to ‘read’ your face

This time the short seller homed in on WiseTech’s history of poor acquisitions and alleged the logistics software group had misled investors on the real rates of customer attrition from its main product CargoWise. The shares were hit a second time - down another 12 per cent in an hour. Once again WiseTech halted trading in order to respond to the latest salvo. Loading The hapless investors that may have wanted to sell can do little but strain their necks as they watch the two combatants, that are locked in a high stakes argument, lob insults back and forth. And with so much smoke it is extremely difficult for shareholders to know who to believe. Even if WiseTech’s accounts are pristine there remains one logical reason that investors should be concerned. The stock is trading on a price-earnings multiple of almost 150 times which means it is wildly expensive. This company listed in 2016 for $3.35 a share and until last week was trading at more than $33. When a company … [Read more...] about Short seller fires second torpedo in bloody battle with tech darling

The campaign, called Your Right To Know, was stepped up on Monday with major newspapers publishing "redacted" front pages and media outlets uniting to seek six law reforms to curb the suppression of information. Loading National Seniors chief advocate Ian Henschke said the royal commission into aged care was an example of the need for transparency in business and government because the inquiry only came after the disclosure of abuse. "We wouldn't be having an aged care royal commission if it wasn't for people filming secretly," he said. "We need freedom for people to provide evidence to inquiries such as the royal commission into aged care and the banking royal commission." Council on the Ageing chief executive Ian Yates said the problem was not always the law that limited the press but the laws that prevent departments and agencies releasing information. Loading Mr Yates said examples of abuse against the elderly could not be revealed in some situations because the Aged Care … [Read more...] about ‘Workers and consumers are the ultimate losers’: Consumer advocates back press freedom campaign

“And then when you have a newborn, you know. And especially as a woman, it's a lot. So, you add this on top of just trying to be a new mom or trying to be a newlywed." She continues, “Thank you for asking. Not many people have asked if I'm OK, but it's a very real thing to be going through behind the scenes”. In another excerpt, Prince Harry admits that the media scrutiny has meant his mental health is something he’s had to work on – again. The frank admission comes on the heels of their lawsuit against The Mail on Sunday for publishing the private letter Markle had sent to her father. For context, Prince Andrew has been accused of crimes involving Jeffrey Epstein, and yet it’s Meghan who dominates royal coverage. It might be easy to dismiss these type of interviews as a self-indulgent plea for special treatment from two of the world’s most privileged and wealthy people. It might be tempting to say, “Well, she knew what she was getting … [Read more...] about Meghan Markle is privileged, sure, but lacks freedom to defend herself