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Channel 10 release sneak peek of Pilot Week show Sydney's Crazy Rich Asians

Channel 10 have released a sneak peek for its new Pilot Week series, Sydney's Crazy Rich Asians.




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The Voice winner Harrison Craig raises awareness of the benefits of speech pathology

He battled with a stutter for most of his younger life, before then went on to win the second season of The Voice in 2013.




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The Voice star Jack Vidgen, 23, seductively poses naked in the shower

He's never one to shy away from a raunchy Instagram post. And The Voice Australia star Jack Vidgen didn't hold back on Wednesday, as he shared a naked shower video with fans.




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Singer Guy Sebastian has been named as the host of this year's ARIA Awards

Singer turned The Voice coach Guy Sebastian will host the ARIA Awards at The Star in Sydney next month. 




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The Block's Matt steps out in drag as he dresses up as Cher for the show's first lip sync battle

With funds at an all-time low on The Block, this year's contestants were forced to participate in a 'lip sync battle' for $10,000 on Wednesday's episode.




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The Masked Singer's Darren McMullen says the secrecy 'annoyed' his family

Former The Voice host Darren McMullen unveiled himself as the prawn during The Masked Singer on Monday night.   




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Kelly Rowland refuses to compare herself to men on The Today Show ahead of Royal Randwick in Sydney

Kelly Rowland has revealed who she thinks is the greater gender as she reveals: 'Women are greater than men.'




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Delta Goodrem attends Kanye West's Jesus Is King party and Sunday service

It's been a busy year for Delta Goodrem with The Voice Australia and preparing for the upcoming release of her third fragrance.




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Guy Sebastian shares throwback snap of himself with rippling six pack

He's been named as the host of the ARIA Awards at The Star in Sydney next month.




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Sophie Monk is set to be the next host of upcoming The Voice season

She's hosted Channel Nine's raunchy reality show Love Island Australia for two years running. 




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The Voice's Jack Vidgen poses with a cigarette and a glass of rosé during Melbourne Cup boycott

Jack Vidgen was just one of the many celebrities that boycotted the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.




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Guy Sebastian reveals who he thinks will replace Sonia Kruger as host on The Voice

Guy Sebastian has weighed in on who he thinks will replace Sonia Kruger as host on The Voice next year, following her departure from Channel Nine.




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Jack Vidgen in line-up to represent Australia at Eurovision 2020

Jack Vidgen is competing for the chance to represent Australia at Eurovision 2020.




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Who's your pick? SBS releases the names of all 10 performers for Eurovision: Australia Decides

SBS Australia has released the names of all the ten performers who will battle it out to be the country's next Eurovision star. 




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The Voice's Jack Vidgen is made-over into Kris Jenner and the resemblance is uncanny

Jack Vidgen has a surprising doppelgänger. Taking to Instagram on Sunday, the 22-year-old shared a photo where he'd been made-over to look like reality matriarch Kris Jenner.




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Jack Vidgen talks his physical transformation and use of lip filler

The Voice star Jack Vidgen has spoken candidly about his physical transformation. 




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Jack Vidgen admits he never thought he'd perform again after moving overseas

He recently made his career comeback on The Voice, eight years after rising to fame as a fresh-faced teen on Australia's Got Talent back in 2011.




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The Voice judges celebrate the show's upcoming season with new hosts Renee Bargh and Darren McMullen

With filming about to get underway on the 2020 season of The Voice, the show's judges and new hosts Renee Bargh and Darren McMullen enjoyed a celebratory dinner in Sydney on Sunday night.




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Renee Bargh beams with happiness as she poses for a happy snap at Bondi Beach

She's the Emmy Award-winning television host who has just been signed on to co-host the upcoming season of The Voice Australia. 




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The Voice's new host Renee Bargh and returning coach Delta Goodrem on set

It was back to work for the cast and crew of The Voice - and it also happened to be the first day on set for new host Renee Bargh.




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Obsessed stalker who hounded singer Delta Goodrem pleads guilty 

James Joseph Lafferty had already sent Ms Goodrem more than 300 poems when he showed up at The Voice star's apartment building in Sydney with gifts on Valentine's Day.




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The Masked Singer is moving filming to Melbourne due to security issues

The Masked Singer judges Lindsay Lohan, Danni Minogue, Jackie 'O' Henderson and Dave Hughes boast some serious star power - but it appears they are no match for Marvel's superheroes.




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Married At First Sight fans praise Hayley Vernon's best friend Bek

Hayley Vernon and David Cannon's relationship turned sour on Monday night's episode when they bickered over their 'constant confrontations'.




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Obsessed fan who stalked Delta Goodrem by sending her hundreds of poems back in jail breaching AVO

James Joseph Lafferty, 47, was arrested in Grafton, NSW at 11pm on Friday night accused of breaching a court-order taken out by the singer to prevent him contacting her.




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Disgusting moment woman is caught relieving herself in front of Sydney memorial

A disbelieving onlooker watched on as the blonde-haired woman urinated next to a set of railings directly in front of the Royal Australian Regiment Memorial near Wynyard in Sydney's CBD.




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Renee Bargh and Guy Sebastian hit the gym for a hardcore workout

Renee Bargh returned to Los Angeles to resume her role on E! News after The Voice Australia blind auditions finished filming in February.




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Mobile games download witnesses 39% surge during Covid-19 lockdown

POKKT reported a 39% increase in global mobile game downloads in the month of March 2020.Increase in daily average session time to 45 mins from 30 mins.With people staying indoors and practising social distancing, POKKT reported a 39% increase in global mobile game downloads in the month of March 2020. While industries like travel, hospitality, FMCG have seen a considerable dip in their performance, the mobile gaming industry has seen a major surge due to more indoor time on consumers’ hands.POKKT Mobile Ads works with over 3,000 publishers across the globe, thereby managing in-app advertisements for top games, generating about 700mn monthly unique users coming to their platform. The ad-tech platform has registered that there has been 31% increase in ad requests globally thereby pushing the




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Netflix is now worth more than Exxon as the coronavirus lockdown sends shares soaring

Netflix's market value surpassed oil-giant Exxon Mobil this week. At Thursday's close, Netflix's market value was about $183 billion, and Exxon Mobil's was about $175 billion. Netflix has benefited as the coronavirus pandemic has kept many consumers in their homes. Exxon has been weighed down by the falling price of oil. Watch Netflix and Exxon Mobil trade live on Markets Insider. Read more on Business Insider.The coronavirus pandemic has sent Netflix stock to new highs, and now its market value has surpassed that of Exxon Mobil, the US oil giant. Netflix stock gained 3% on Thursday to roughly $439 per share, bringing its market capitalization to about $183 billion at market close. Exxon Mobil fell more than 3% Thursday to $39.15 per share, bringing its market value to about $175 billion at




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Reliance Jio users can receive incoming calls till lockdown ends without a recharge

Reliance Jio has announced extension of incoming call facility to all users till May 3.Airtel and Vodafone Idea have together extended the validity of over 120 million users.This will allow users who have not been able to recharge their mobile to continue receiving calls.To help its subscribers amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown, Reliance Jio has announced extension of incoming call facility to all its subscribers till May 3. Companies like Airtel, Vodafone Idea and state-run BSNL have already announced similar extensions.While the private companies have extended the incoming call validity till May 3, BSNL has extended the validity till May 5.Unlike Airtel and Vodafone Idea, Jio to offer free incoming for all subscribersAirtel extends validity for over 30 million low-income usersAirtel had




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I tried the ZTE Red Magic 5G, a phone made for gamers — its fast screen refresh rate makes playing action-packed games a joy, but it's not without weaknesses

When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more.The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 5G is an enormous, extremely powerful, niche gaming phone that offers impressive specs at a very reasonable price.We played several different games for hours on the Red Magic 5G, and it was a joy to play with, thanks to its 144Hz refresh rate.Based on our testing, the phone also won a place in our guide to the best gaming phones.Beyond games, we tested the camera and other features to see if the Red Magic 5G can serve you just as well as a normal smartphone.Although its performance impresses and the price offers real value, there are some weaknesses here that may give you pause — unless you're an avid gamer.While you can use any smartphone to play games, we've seen a rise in niche




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How to disable Flipboard notifications through the news service app and your device's settings

You can disable Flipboard notifications directly through the app or by going into your device's settings.To disable notifications through the Flipboard app, determine which categories you no longer want alerts for and turn off the appropriate push notification in the app's settings menu.If you want to disable Flipboard notifications through your device settings, you can opt to switch off all notifications or notifications for only "Sound" or "Badges" through your phone's Settings app. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Flipboard can help organize your news sources, but these days, the news can get overwhelming. You may also want to browse Flipboard yourself without receiving a notification every time a new story is posted.To disable notifications in the Flipboard app, you can




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Former T-Mobile CEO John Legere abruptly resigns from the company's board, more than a month before his term was set to expire

Former T-Mobile CEO John Legere has resigned from the company's board of directors on Friday, according to an SEC report filed by T-Mobile. The abrupt announcement will cut short the remainder of Legere's time in the company by more than a month, as Legere was set to continue as a member of the board until June 4. T-Mobile's report said that Legere had specified that he was not resigning because of any conflicts with management or the board, but did not offer any reason as to the abrupt departure."It has been a privilege and honor to have led T-Mobile as CEO for the past seven and a half years and served on the Board of Directors. And although I will be leaving the Board just a few weeks earlier than planned, be assured that I remain T-Mobile's #1 fan!" Legere said in the announcement. It's




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This 'Nano House' tiny home on wheels has a living room, kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom for only $40,000 — see inside the Wilg




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Smartphone sales in China decrease by 24% due to Coronavirus

China smartphone market underwent its highest decline in the January-March period due to the impact of coronavirus pandemic and Huawei was the only smartphone player that achieved positive growth (year-on-year), a new report said on Wednesday.Smartphone sales in China fell by 22% (YoY) and 24% (quarter-on-quarter) in Q1 2020, according to Counterpoint's Market Pulse-Monthly Smartphone Sales Tracking service.The top five -- Huawei, OPPO, Vivo, Xiaomi and Apple - accounted for a record 93% of the market, up by six percentage points compared to last year.The market share of Huawei rose to near 40 per cent during the COVID-19 crisis."The drastic fall in Q1 China market was primarily dragged down by the dismal sales of smartphones in February (negative 35%), when the country was severely impacted




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Oklahoma is beginning to reopen today. Its small business owners are struggling to choose between their financial and personal health.

Oklahoma begins a multi-phase reopening of state businesses on Friday.Small business owners are feeling the pressure of unpaid bills — and the risk of infection — as they await government loans and support funds."Everyone is cautious about opening," one small business owner told Business Insider.Another said: "I want to go back to work tomorrow. I'm tired of this."Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Small-business owner Sandra Dickson faces a seemingly impossible choice.A massage therapist in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Dickson is among the 20.6% of Americans who are jobless. She opened a beauty and wellness spa just weeks before the coronavirus pandemic. It's been shut down for at least as long as it was open. In that time, Dickson has "received no income," she told Business Insider.




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3 of the top fine-dining restaurateurs discuss getting their businesses through the pandemic and what the future holds for their industry

Fine dining is no longer on the table during the pandemic, meaning that America's top chefs and restaurants have had to get creative with their resources.We talked to three top fine dining restaurant owners about what they're doing to get their businesses through the pandemic, and each perspective was vastly different.Naomi Pomeroy, Hugh Acheson, and Mark Canlis share what they did when the pandemic hit, what they're doing with their staff, what they're doing with their time now, and what they think the future will be like for the restaurant industry.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Fine dining is no longer on the table. Sometimes it's at your doorstep, and sometimes it's on a curb in Atlanta. Sometimes it's just unavailable.For fine dining restaurants, which often rely on




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US banks made a quick $10 billion in 2 weeks by processing small businesses loans from the government, says report

US banks earned $10 billion in two weeks processing the loans from the government scheme to protect small businesses from financial ruin during the coronavirus crisis, according to an NPR report.The rescue plan worth $349 billion offered businesses loans of up to $10 million to thousands of US companies and were guaranteed by the federal Small Business Administration.The banks charged a transaction fee of 5% on loans worth less than $350,000, while on loans worth between $2 million - $10 million, the cost was 1%.The banks defended the massive windfall of loan transaction fees, saying that processing the loans involved complicated vetting procedures.Treasury Department guidelines are less rigorous than for regular loans, and the taxpayer provides the funding, so there is little risk for the




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11 major companies that have returned millions of dollars acquired through a government relief program meant for small businesses




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The story of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse founder Ruth Fertel, a petite, single mother who got a chemistry degree at 19, butchered 30-pound beef loins by hand, and staffed her first steakhouse with single mothers

The grandson of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse founder Ruth Fertel blasted the company on Twitter, saying its actions conflict with what his grandmother would have wanted.On April 23, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse announced that the company will return the $20 million it received in small business loans from the federal government.Rien Fertel wrote on Twitter that his grandmother would have done more to give back with the money and power that the chain has now.This is the story of Ruth Fertel, the child genius, horse trainer, and single mother of two who founded the steakhouse chain with no restaurant experience.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Ruth's Chris Steakhouse recently came under fire for soliciting $20 million from the small business loan program. Soon after, the upscale steak




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I used to write wedding vows for a living, but since COVID-19, I've pivoted my business to writing eulogies

Alexis Dent is a freelance writer based in upstate New York whose company, XO Juliet, offers custom wedding vow writing services.By mid-March, her business all but dried up as spring and summer weddings began getting canceled because of the pandemic.Dent recognized there was a new need for eulogies to meet the rising number of funerals for people who passed away from COVID-19. "When I get a new order, I take a moment of silence," says Dent. "Every order for the past month has been a notification that someone is gone too soon."Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.One afternoon in February, I was staring out the window, experiencing writer's block after getting off the phone with a client who'd ordered wedding vows. It had been a long afternoon of writing, and I needed a change




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Inside a Bay Area family's struggle to save their company during the coronavirus outbreak, as big businesses like Shake Shack beat them to government loans

The Elzarka family has owned Beninni, a men's formal wear store in Hayward, California, for 30 years. The shop was forced to shut down in the coronavirus lockdown, and has tried and failed to get government assistance loans through the coronavirus relief package.Shady Elzarka, whose dad founded the store, struggled to access either the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Emergency Advance (EIDL) and relief from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).Elzarka for weeks heard nothing from the Small Business Administration, through which he applied for an EIDL, or from Bank of America, where he applied for the PPP loan.Meanwhile much larger companies did not struggle to access government funding, some of which public pressure forced them to hand back.After Business Insider contacted Bank of America for




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'It's not what you think it is': The government's bailout loans are failing small businesses like mine, says Farmgirl Flowers' CEO

Christina Stembel founded her floral company, Farmgirl Flowers, in her dining room in 2010, using her personal savings and a cash-back credit card to cover business expenses.The company has since blossomed into a thriving startup that employed almost 200 staff members prior to the coronavirus.However, as the pandemic causes economic fallout worldwide, Stembel told Business Insider that the future of her company is uncertain.She said the process of applying for the first round of the Paycheck Protection Program, a government fund meant to help small businesses through the coronavirus pandemic, was frustrating and fruitless."I know that the intention of this program is to help small businesses, so let's change it to make sure this money does fall into the hands of small businesses," she said.Visit




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The Fed expands its $600 billion lending program for struggling businesses but leaves start date unannounced

The Federal Reserve announced Thursday it will expand its Main Street Lending Program to include mid-sized companies and those with greater leverage.The central bank expanded program eligibility to businesses with 15,000 employees or $5 billion in revenue, up from the 10,000 employee and $2.5 billion limits.The Fed didn't provide a start date for the relief program, adding that it would be announced "soon."A separate aid program for nonprofit organizations is under consideration, the Fed said in a release.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The Federal Reserve is widening its Main Street Lending Program to include more mid-sized businesses seeking loans amid the economic downturn.The central bank announced Thursday it will expand credit eligibility to firms with up to 15,000




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Wine businesses and smaller restaurants are getting creative to stay afloat, according to a master sommelier — but even as alcohol purchases boom the industry needs our support

Jonathan Ross is one of the 300 master sommeliers in the world: He is an educator for the Guild of Sommeliers, an examiner for the Court of Master Sommeliers, and sits on multiple wine investment advisory boards, as well as founded Micro Wines.He says that although the alcohol industry is booming for large retailers, small businesses are struggling to find ways to stay afloat.Many smaller retailers and restaurants are turning to creative ways of staying open, including virtual tastings, delivery, and designer happy hours.Support your local restaurants and wine sellers now if you want them to survive this lockdown period.Click here for more BI Prime stories.With a substantial amount of lockdown time under our belts, people around the world have found creative ways to remain social, active,




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The second round of the government's program to help small business is under way. This map shows where the money has gone so far.

The Paycheck Protection Program is a key component of the federal government's response to the economic devastation caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.After the initial $350 billion allocated for the small business loans at the heart of the program was exhausted in just two weeks, Congress appropriated an additional $320 billion in funding.A recent Small Business Administration report shows where that second round of funding has gone so far.While the first round largely went to more rural states on a per-capita basis, much of the $175 billion from the second round that was dispersed as of May 1 has gone to larger, harder-hit states.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The novel coronavirus has ravaged the US economy, with more than 33 million Americans filing for unemployment




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Lighting up the sails: Sydney's iconic Opera House glows with grandeur designs on opening night of the harbour city's VIVID light festival

The Opera house has been lit up in galactic-inspired designs (pictured), surreal snakeskin and multi-coloured digital patterns, with one stage of the sequence looking as though Jackson Pollock has taken to the landmark with his famous abstract paintbrush.




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Sydney Opera House transforms into giant snake in stunning Vivid Festival snaps

The stunning 'reptilian' Opera House was captured in photographers taken by local snapper Richard Hirst, as the city's Vivid Festival kicked off on Friday.




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Morrissey bans meat from Vivid LIVE concert at Sydney Opera House

Controversial former Smiths singer Morrissey has banned meat from being served backstage when he performs at Vivid at the Sydney Opera House in May.




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Band gets shut down at Vivid Sydney gig because of noise

Simeon Bartholomew - the singer of the band whose Kings Cross gig was shut down at 9:30pm for a noise compliant - has opened up on his disillusion with Sydney’s 'doomed' nightlife.




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Sydney security ramped up at Vivid after London attack

Police have boosted security at Sydney's Vivid festival to protect large crowds from a terror attack after seven people were killed in central London on Saturday night.