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Twitter’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, Community Notes, is now open to contributors in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Twitter said over the weekend that it was expanding the contributor base by 10% per week by onboarding new individuals to the program. The social media company has also promised to include people from other countries. We admit new contributors in batches, growing the contributor base by ~10% per week. We’re monitoring quality and continuing to expand to…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeCate Blanchett called out “patriarchal” awards shows while accepting a trophy for her new film Tár.The Australian actor called for a shake-up after being named Best Actress in a Drama at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday (15 January).Her victory came days after she won a Golden Globe for the role of fictional composer Lydia Tár in the latest film from director Todd Field. She did not…

Following the news that Gunna would be released from jail, video of the moment the rapper entered his plea deal has been released, per WSB-TV.In the video, as seen above, Gunna acknowledged that he became associated with Young Stoner Life Records in 2016, and that YSL is a record label and a gang. He additionally said that he had “personal knowledge” that members or associates of YSL have “committed crimes in furtherance of the gang.”“Do you acknowledge the following statement: I recognize, accept, and deeply regret that…

The UIDAI said the verification of Aadhaar number, following the consent of the Aadhaar holder, is the right step to establish the genuineness of any form of Aadhaar . Before accepting Aadhaar either in physical or electronic form as the proof of identity of an individual, entities should verify if it is genuine, the UIDAI said on Thursday.The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said the verification of Aadhaar number, following the consent of the Aadhaar holder, is the right step to establish the…

Kelly Rowland told the audience at Sunday night’s American Music Awards ceremony to “chill out” while accepting an award on behalf of Chris Brown, who was not in attendance.Brown emerged victorious in the Favorite Male R&B Artist category, with Rowland briefly addressing the crowd at the Wayne Brady-hosted ceremony, which is now streaming on Hulu.“Chris Brown is not here tonight so I’m accepting this word on his behalf,” Rowland said, at which point some noise from the crowd could be heard, including what sounded like…

The Internet Watch Foundation identified over 1,000 websites accepting cryptocurrency as payment for child sexual abuse material.Image: OlegRi (Shutterstock)There are a lot of dark corners out there on the web, and new data sheds some light on one of them: The amount of websites that accept cryptocurrency as a payment for child sexual abuse material has doubled nearly every year since 2018, according to the Internet Watch Foundation.The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is a UK-based nonprofit that seeks to minimize the…

One of South Africa's largest grocery retailers Pick n Pay, is expanding a pilot of adding cryptocurrency as a payment option to more stores after the successful completion of the first phase, it said. The announcement came weeks after the Financial Sector Conduct Authority formally declared crypto assets as financial products in South Africa, enabling them to be regulated and clearing the way for cryptocurrency to be a mainstream method of payment. "Increasingly cryptocurrency is being used by those under-served by…

You can now apply for admission into one of three upcoming Apple Entrepreneur Camp programs.In a news update (opens in new tab) on the Apple Developer website, the company announced that it has opened up applications for three different cohorts for Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and female founders that will kick off in January of 2023. Applications will close on December 5, 2022, so make sure you apply beforehand!Apple Entrepreneur Camp supports underrepresented founders and developers with app-driven organizations as they…

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (local time) said that Singapore and UAE have shown interest to make the RuPay payment system acceptable in their countries. Sitharaman also said that India is holding consultations with different countries to make RuPay acceptable in their nations."We are talking to different countries. Singapore and UAE have all come forward now to make RuPay acceptable in their countries," Sitharaman said at the Brookings Institute think-tank during a fireside conversation with…

The United States is in the midst of a long-running opioid epidemic that has killed nearly one million people since 1999 and cost over $1trillion in health care, law enforcement and social services since 2001. Safe injection sites, also known as supervised injection sites and opioid prevention centers, are places where people who use injectable, but illegal, opioids such as heroin, can do so without fear of overdose, prosecution or spreading disease. While these sites do not provide drugs, do not degrade neighborhoods and…