Roku Hires Apple’s Chief Architect for Siri to Lead Advanced Development

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterIndependent label, distributor and publisher EMPIRE has announced a new slate of hires in multiple departments, along with additions to the team’s senior leadership.The new senior talent includes Mario Davis who will serve as Vice President of Global Partnerships, Marissa Philpot as Vice President of HR Operations, and Jasmine Kirkwood as Director of Sync & Licensing.Davis previously held senior executive roles at UnitedMasters, Spirit Music, Position Music, Music Dealers, and led the launch of partnerships, campaigns and music integration with 2K Games, Activision, Coca-Cola, Rolls-Royce, Lexus, NBA, ESPN, and others.Marissa Philpot joins after five years at WME, where she worked under the direction of 

Pokemon Yellow fans have discovered a new Easter egg in the game, 22 years after it was first released.The surprise was shared by Twitter user and Pokemon YouTuber Dobbs, and involves the Rock Tunnel in the game. This tunnel leads players to Lavender Town for the first time, and is pitch black upon entry.Ordinarily, a player must use HM05 to teach a Pokemon Flash to light up the cave.

Rangers administrator, a court has heard. Ex-Duff & Phelps executive David Grier is suing the Crown over “wrongful arrest” during a probe into alleged wrongdoing at the Ibrox club.

Edinburgh have been stopped after cops were called to deal with an “aggressive” passenger. Officers from British Transport Police rushed to Haymarket Station to deal with the incident this afternoon.

A woman has been electrocuted as she charged her iPhone and it fell into her bath.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Pixie Lott has changed up her look and my goodness, what a result! The singer, 29, is known for her curly blonde hair, but this week she underwent an incredible transformation and shocked fans when she showed it off on Instagram. MORE: Our favourite makeup looks from the gorgeous Pixie LottSharing two new pictures on Tuesday, Pixie could be seen sporting straight and sleek hair, which also looked a bit lighter than usual.

Black-ish) and Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) announced who is under consideration for the various Oscar categories. Alfonso Cuarón's Spanish-language Netflix movie Roma and Yorgos Lanthimos' Queen Anne biopic The Favourite lead with ten nominations each.

A woman was left stunned when she spotted a 50-year-old crisp packet on the beach as she walked along with her dog.

direct to your inboxCouncil tax in Manchester could rise by almost five per cent next year as the council continues to grapple with the economic fallout from Covid-19.Town hall bosses say the move, which would be taken with ‘a heavy heart’, could raise £8.5m to prevent cuts to frontline services such as adult social care.The government is allowing local authorities to increase council tax by just under two per cent, plus an additional three per cent to meet social care demands.Manchester had been staring at a £105m funding black hole in its finances for 2021/22 having seen care costs rise and income fall during the pandemic.The blow on the council’s coffers has been softened by the announcement of one-off government funding, which has led

Saint Maud leads nominees for the 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) with 17 nods. Scroll down for the full list of nominees.

Pixie Lott has shocked her fans with her unrecognisable new look, with many commenting that she looks like one of the Kardashian sisters. Taking to her Instagram, Pixie debuted her new look with a stunning snap and wrote: “All I want for Christmas is you ...

Miley Cyrus has performed her Dua Lipa collaboration ‘Prisoner’ on US television – watch the Kimmel performance below.Though the performance came without an appearance from Dua, it did feature all manner of green screen magic.In the ‘Prisoner’ performance, Miley took up her new rockstar persona, while behind her, a super-imposed version of herself danced with skeletons, pined for the return of live music and much, much more.Watch the ‘Prisoner’ performance below.She also spoke to host Jimmy Kimmel from her home studio in LA, discussing her new haircut among other things. “All of us had to adjust [in quarantine].

Ryu Ga Gotoku have just completed a playthrough of their seven original Yakuza games back-to-back over the past week.Ryosuke Horii, game director of the most recent game Yakuza: Like A Dragon, shared playthrough times and dates on Twitter. Playing one game a day, the developers started with the first release, Yakuza, and played through in chronological order.After starting Yakuza on December 2, the team beat Yakuza 0 on December 8.

Pixie Lott sent fans into a meltdown after she unveiled a stunning new transformation and a sleek hairdo.

Van Halen vocalist David Lee Roth really hates beach balls. Like, really hates them.

My Chemical Romance have shared a new teaser, which harks back to their 2004 album ‘Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge’.The band announced their long-awaited reunion last year, and will head out on a rescheduled world tour in 2021, after 2020 dates were postponed due to coronavirus.The band have now shared an atmospheric new teaser on social media. The video features a burning rose, soundtracked by ‘Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge’ track ‘Give ‘Em Hell Kid’.

Naman Ramachandran Rose Glass’ psychological horror “Saint Maud” leads the charge at the 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) with 17 nominations.“Saint Maud” is up for best British independent film, screenplay and director, and also features in the debut categories — producer, director and screenwriter. Morfydd Clark is nominated for best actress and Jennifer Ehle for supporting actress.

straight to your inbox every day for freeJuventus director Fabio Paratici has stoked the Paul Pogba transfer fire at Manchester United by claiming the Italian club still "love" the player. Pogba's agent Mino Raiola insisted it is "over" for the Frenchman at United on the eve of the Reds' 3-2 defeat by RB Leipzig.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA shop assistant died in her bathtub after she was electrocuted by charging iPhone that fell into the water.Olesya Semenova, 24, was found “pale” by her flatmate at their home in Russia as her smartphone floated in the tub.Distraught friend Daria, an estate agent, told emergency services: “I screamed, shook her, but she was pale, did not breathe and showed no signs of life.“I was really scared.“When I touched her, I got an electric shock.“There was a smartphone in the water, it was charging.”Police confirmed that Olesya, who worked in a clothes shop, had plugged her iPhone 8 into the mains when it fell into the water and electrocuted

She recently moved into her movie star boyfriend’s home in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, California.And on Tuesday, Cuban actress Ana de Armas was spotted getting out of a black town car in Hollywood, on her way into a studio.The Knives Out star, 32, wore an all-white ensemble, consisting of an open shirt and shorts. On Tuesday: Cuban actress Ana de Armas was spotted getting out of a black town car in Hollywood, on her way into a studioHer shapely legs were bare in the unseasonably warm weather.Ana wore black ankle boots with silver chain accents.

Production commenced in mid-November on the upcoming gender-swapped She's All That remake He's All That.And Addison Rae and her co-lead Tanner Buchanan, 22, were spotted for the first time shooting scenes for the rom-com in Los Angeles on Tuesday.The 20-year-old TikTok sensation had her lengthy brunette hair styled into uniform curls and she kept her mouth and nose covered with a mask.