Titles like vice president and director are commonplace when looking at the LinkedIn profiles of corporate executives. Baroness King of Bow, however, is a rare one. Snap Inc. vp of diversity, equity and inclusion Oona King took the path less traveled to her current job. She calls herself a “recovering politician,” having spent 20 years…Read More
A Pennsylvania woman was arrested last week after police discovered she’d created “Deepfake” videos of her daughter’s cheerleading rivals in an apparent effort to harass and intimidate them. Charged with multiple misdemeanors, the woman’s alleged crimes involve sending videos to the cheerleading team’s coaches and the girls targeted that had been altered using AI-powered software to make it appear as though members of the team were engaging in lewd or rule-breaking behavior. The case is being handled by Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub’s office, which recently told reporters the woman also sent anonymous messages to the victims harassing them,…
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The 93rd Academy Awards may just be another big year for streaming services, if this morning’s nominations are any indication. Netflix led the pack with the most nominations of any distributor or service, notching a record 35 nominations for its titles. Amazon Prime Video came in at second with its own record: 12 nominations in…Read More
The beginning of the pandemic is defined by a national toilet paper shortage, a bizarre introduction to Joe Exotic and an awkward transition to life on Zoom. But for sports fans and athletes, what really stands out was the first cancellation of a major cultural event: March Madness. Comedian Leslie Jones and Uber Eats, the…Read More
Timed to launch alongside the 2021 Grammy Awards, Apple has released its latest ad–a high energy, beautifully shot spot for AirPods Pro that shows a man jumping through his neighborhood in a continuous game of double Dutch. The ad, titled “Jump” and created by TBWAMedia Arts Lab, went live on Sunday and spotlights the product’s…Read More
To mark Pi Day March 14, Instagram released a set of Women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) stickers that users can place on their Instagram Stories posts. Even though Pi Day has passed, these stickers are still available to use. Our guide will show you how to use the Women in STEM Stickers…Read More
When users create a Closed Room on Clubhouse, only the users they invite will be able to participate in the Room. However, did you know that Room creators can turn a Closed Room into an Open Room? When the Room is turned into an Open Room, anyone on Clubhouse will be able to join. Our…Read More
Clubhouse, the audio-based social media app, named former Netflix exec Maya Watson as head of global marketing on Sunday. The fast-growing platform says it has 10 million weekly active users, a number that’s soared in recent months as more people have been able to get their hands on invitations to the app, which is only…Read More
The brackets were set for the 2021 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament Sunday, as were the brackets for Twitter’s Best of Tweets Brand Bracket, which will enable users to vote for their favorite brands on Twitter out of a group of 16. The competing brands are broken out into four conferences. Entertainment Twitter Conference:…Read More
Unless we do something proactive, we could end up sitting atop a mountain of waste batteries from electric vehicles over the next decade. Studies have predicted that by 2040, there will be more than 7 million tonnes of EV batteries that need recycling. As more of us make the switch to electric power, the need for recycling facilities grows — and Nissan has come up with a wonderfully circular way of reusing batteries from its Leaf EV. The reason why we’re racing to find alternative uses for EV batteries is that their entire life-cycle can go far beyond the vehicle. This is…
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