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Vera legend Brenda Blethyn’s acclaimed Channel 4 drama tipped to return

Vera legend Brenda Blethyn’s acclaimed Channel 4 drama tipped to return

Published by Daniella Wilson

A Woman of Substance has reportedly been renewed for a second season on Channel 4, with the revenge drama thought to be making a return next year. TV Zone reports that filming is set to begin in November and air on the broadcaster in 2027, though Channel 4 is yet to confirm the recommission. Radio Times has approached Channel 4 for comment. Based on the novel of the same name by Barbara Taylor Bradford, A Woman of Substance stars Brenda Blethyn (Vera) and Jessica Reynolds (House of Guinness) as two versions of Emma Harte, a housemaid turned business mogul. The synopsis for the drama reads: “1911. Emma Harte, an impoverished ambitious maid in Yorkshire, England, goes on a dizzying journey to become the world’s richest woman, gazing down from a sprawling luxury New York penthouse. “A rags-to-riches tale of women through the 20th century, Emma defies the expectations of her society, fearlessly challenging the roles she’s given, smashing glass ceilings, and never, ever deviating from her masterplan: Get to the top. Whatever it takes.” Jessica …

Exclusive: Elizabeth Debicki Explains the Sly, Sparkling Royals Reference In Her Vintage Tiara and Vera Wang Gown

Exclusive: Elizabeth Debicki Explains the Sly, Sparkling Royals Reference In Her Vintage Tiara and Vera Wang Gown

Published by Sam Flores

During fittings this weekend, Wang, Debicki, and her longtime stylist Elizabeth Saltzman figured out how to make the regal headpiece work with the romantic gown. “The dress wanted something, but it didn’t want it to sort of overpower anything,” Debicki says. “Then my brilliant stylist just went, ‘Why don’t we just turn it around and put it on the back of your head?’ There were 10 people in the room, and everyone went, ‘Oh, yeah.’” Photographer Elias Tahan Photographer Elias Tahan Saltzman and Wang, both former editors at Vogue, have known each other for years, and Debicki said that working on the dress as it evolved over 12 sketches and iterations was an educational experience. “It was like being sat in front of a documentary that I didn’t even know I wanted to watch about fashion,” she says. “For me, I was just eating Swedish fish, just watching them talk for hours.” Her appropriately Grecian sandals were made custom by London-based Footwear for Film, and the details were hand-foiled. Debicki made a special trip to …

Vera icon Brenda Blethyn’s acclaimed film wins array of awards at BJIFF

Vera icon Brenda Blethyn’s acclaimed film wins array of awards at BJIFF

Published by Daniella Wilson

Dragonfly, starring Vera icon Brenda Blethyn, has won big at the 16th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF). The film from writer/director Paul Andrew Williams took home three awards during the closing ceremony on Saturday (25 April): best feature film, best screenplay, and best actress. In a rare move, the best actress trophy was split between the film’s two leading stars, Blethyn and Andrea Riseborough. Dragonfly, which was released in cinemas last November, follows 35-year-old Colleen (Riseborough) as she steps in to care for her 80-something-year-old neighbour Elsie (Blethyn) after witnessing her neglect by carers. However, their bond soon begins to unravel amid interference from Elsie’s son, who’s instantly suspicious of Coleen’s motives – in part due to his pre-existing biases. Want to see this content? This page contains content provided by YouTube. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as YouTube may use cookies and other technologies. To view this content, choose ‘Accept and continue’ to allow YouTube and its required purposes. Accept and continue And it’s this exploration of the characters’ – …

Bath & Body Works and Vera Bradley Collab Drops Ahead of Mother’s Day

Bath & Body Works and Vera Bradley Collab Drops Ahead of Mother’s Day

Published by Daniella Wilson

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Following Bath & Body Works’ second iteration of its fan-favorite Disney Princess Collection, the beloved brand is delivering yet another buzzy collaboration. This time, it’s with lifestyle and accessories label Vera Bradley. Released with Mother’s Day gifting top of mind, the limited-edition fashion-meets-fragrance drop makes for the ultimate token of appreciation, offering wallet-friendly luxury for moms with impeccable taste. Available while supplies last at BathAndBodyWorks.com, the 22-piece collection spans perfume, body care, home fragrance, gift sets and accessories. Exclusive to this collaboration, the two coveted brands came together to create a brand-new fragrance, Peach Blossom & Nectar, and a brand-new Vera Bradley print — fittingly, decked out in peaches. Prices range from $1.95 for the PocketBac Hand Sanitizer to $69.95 for the Eau De Parfum. Bath & Body Works x Vera Bradley Peach Blossom & Nectar Eau De Parfum 1.65 fl oz. Bath & Body Works x Vera Bradley Peach Blossom & …

Jensen Huang just put Nvidia’s Blackwell and Vera Rubin sales projections into the trillion stratosphere

Jensen Huang just put Nvidia’s Blackwell and Vera Rubin sales projections into the $1 trillion stratosphere

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang threw out a lot of numbers — mostly of the technical variety — during his keynote Monday to kick off the company’s annual GTC Conference in San Jose, California. But there was one financial figure that investors surely took notice of: his projection that there will be $1 trillion worth of orders for Nvidia’s Blackwell and Vera Rubin chips, a monetary reflection of a booming AI business. About an hour into his keynote, Huang noted that last year Nvidia saw about $500 billion in demand for its Blackwell and upcoming Rubin chips through 2026. “Now, I don’t know if you guys feel the same way, but $500 billion is an enormous amount of revenue,” he said. “Well, I’m here to tell you that right now where I stand — a few short months after GTC DC, one year after last GTC — right here where I stand, I see through 2027, at least $1 trillion.” The Rubin computing chip architecture, which was first announced in 2024, has been described by Huang …

Nvidia introduces Vera Rubin, a seven-chip AI platform with OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta on board

Nvidia introduces Vera Rubin, a seven-chip AI platform with OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta on board

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Nvidia on Monday took the wraps off Vera Rubin, a sweeping new computing platform built from seven chips now in full production — and backed by an extraordinary lineup of customers that includes Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Mistral AI, along with every major cloud provider. The message to the AI industry, and to investors, was unmistakable: Nvidia is not slowing down. The Vera Rubin platform claims up to 10x more inference throughput per watt and one-tenth the cost per token compared with the Blackwell systems that only recently began shipping. CEO Jensen Huang, speaking at the company’s annual GTC conference, called it “a generational leap” that would kick off “the greatest infrastructure buildout in history.” Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will all offer the platform, and more than 80 manufacturing partners are building systems around it. “Vera Rubin is a generational leap — seven breakthrough chips, five racks, one giant supercomputer — built to power every phase of AI,” Huang declared. “The agentic AI inflection point has arrived with …

Brenda Blethyn reveals plans to run a half marathon at 80 after leaving Vera – exclusive

Brenda Blethyn reveals plans to run a half marathon at 80 after leaving Vera – exclusive

Published by Daniella Wilson

When Brenda Blethyn stood down from her lead role in the popular detective series Vera after 14 years, she assumed that she would never work again. But the BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning actress, who turned 80 last month, couldn’t have been more wrong.  “I didn’t think the phone would ever ring, but it’s been ringing off the hook,” reveals Brenda, who left the long-running ITV series last year and was quickly snapped up for a role alongside Andrea Riseborough and Jason Watkins in the drama film Dragonfly. “I didn’t know this was going to happen.” © Channel 4/The Forge/Sam TaylorBrenda Blethyn stars as Emma Harte in A Woman of Substance The actress, who celebrated her milestone birthday with a lemon cake smothered in cream and fresh fruit, still fizzes with energy. “I don’t feel 80,” she says. “When you’re young and you think of 80, you’re in a bath chair. But that’s not the case, thank goodness.” In fact, it’s quite the opposite, with Brenda telling us that her plans for her 80th year include …

Vera Wang, 76, and daughter Josephine ‘look like sisters’ in rare new photo of the duo at the Olympics

Vera Wang, 76, and daughter Josephine ‘look like sisters’ in rare new photo of the duo at the Olympics

Published by Daniella Wilson

Vera Wang cheered on Team U.S.A. alongside her daughter Josephine, “Jojo” at the Olympics. The fashion designer has been posting a plethora of behind-the-scenes pictures during her time in Milan, Italy the past two weeks. © Instagram One carousel stole the attention of fans because it featured her daughter and herself posing with ice skater Madison Chock. The duo were seen keeping it casual chic, while watching the competitive games. Jojo sported an adorable white Ralph Lauren Polo Bear sweater with Team U.S.A. gear on him, along with dark denim and turquoise Adidas Samba sneakers. Vera was seen wearing a checkered gray and white sweater, black leggings, black knee-high boots, and a black cap. © Instagram Madison donned a navy-blue sweater with the American flag, the Olympics logo and U.S.A.  on it, as the trio posed in a private suite overlooking the rink. The mogul captioned the post: “SO THRILLED TO BE WITH MY DAUGHTER JOJO AND HONORED TO BE WATCHING THE OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATING WITH THE GREAT MADISON CHOCK AND EVAN BATES!” The Olympian commented: …

Dame Vera Lynn’s personal archive to go on display at the International War Museum

Dame Vera Lynn’s personal archive to go on display at the International War Museum

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This The Imperial War Museum (IWM) has acquired WWII entertainer Dame Vera Lynn’s archive – and will display some of the precious items in its London exhibition space later this year. Dame Vera famously sang the 1939 track “We’ll Meet Again”, which became popular with servicemen and their loved ones, who were separated during the war. She was also the star of the BBC radio show Sincerely Yours, which began broadcasting in 1941 and saw Dame Vera read out messages for soldiers that had been sent in by their loved ones. The archive includes documents such as Dam Vera’s copy of her contract for the show, and 600 of the thousands of letters sent in by listeners. In one of the notes, a woman explains that her only son bought Dame Vera’s record Yours before leaving for war. He was killed in Tunisia in …

Nvidia’s Vera Rubin is months away — Blackwell is getting faster right now

Nvidia’s Vera Rubin is months away — Blackwell is getting faster right now

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The big news this week from Nvidia, splashed in headlines across all forms of media, was the company’s announcement about its Vera Rubin GPU. This week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang used his CES keynote to highlight performance metrics for the new chip. According to Huang, the Rubin GPU is capable of 50 PFLOPs of NVFP4 inference and 35 PFLOPs of NVFP4 training performance, representing 5x and 3.5x the performance of Blackwell. But it won’t be available until the second half of 2026. So what should enterprises be doing now? Blackwell keeps on getting better The current, shipping Nvidia GPU architecture is Blackwell, which was announced in 2024 as the successor to Hopper.  Alongside that release, Nvidia emphasized that that its product engineering path also included squeezing as much performance as possible out of the prior Grace Hopper architecture. It’s a direction that will hold true for Blackwell as well, with Vera Rubin coming later this year. “We continue to optimize our inference and training stacks for the Blackwell architecture,” Dave Salvator, director of accelerated computing …