A new medium: Silicon Bayou News is rolling out a new web series to highlight technology and entrepreneurship news from Baton Rouge and across Louisiana. Silicon Bayou TV, or SBTV, will feature headline stories, upcoming events and special guests. “Look forward to segments featuring startups, biotech, education, social media and everything in between,” the news startup says in announcing the new series. Read more about it and see a clip from the first show here. Also, check out a Business Report story from December about the launch of Silicon Bayou News here.
Extra, extra: An action thriller with sci-fi elements and starring Tom Cruise is seeking extras. The project will be filmed in New Orleans and Baton Rouge from March to May. The Times-Picayune reports Universal Pictures has scheduled a casting call on Wednesday, Feb. 15, for male and female extras ages 18-60 to appear in the as yet-untitled feature film. The casting call will be held from noon to 8 p.m. at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner. The process will involve filling out an application and taking a photograph. Those who can’t make the casting call in person can e-mail a current photo and contact info to utcpcasting@gmail.com. The film will co-star actresses Andrea Riseborough and Olga Kurylenko.
Redacted for your reading pleasure: The FBI has released and posted on its website its 191-page file on the late Steve Jobs, who founded Apple. Gawker reports the file consists of a 1991 background investigation conducted when Jobs was being considered for an appointment to the President’s Export Council under George H.W. Bush, as well as records of a 1985 bomb threat against him. Several individuals also commented on Jobs’ past drug use, with one memo saying, “Several individuals questioned Mr. Jobs’ honesty, stating that Mr. Jobs will twist the truth and distort reality in order to achieve his goals.” You can access the full FBI file on Jobs here.
