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Vestager: Once the bane of big tech, Vestager’s star wanes

Margrethe Vestager is preparing to return to her day job as the European Union's competition chief after a hard-fought and ultimately unsuccessful bid to lead the bloc's lender.She stepped down temporarily in September after entering the race to become the next head of the European Investment Bank but lost out on Friday to Spanish economy minister Nadia Calvino.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data Science For ManagersVisitIIM LucknowIIML…

Baldur’s Gate 3’s New Epilogue Is an End, But Also a Beginning

When Baldur’s Gate 3 released this summer, its ending was one of the rare moments where praise for Larian’s take on the world of Dungeons & Dragons wasn’t united in effusive lauding. Abrupt, a little messy, and lacking in closure to characters players had just spent hundreds of hours with, it was both interesting and full of friction in equal measure. Should we ever know everything about a story’s end? What should be left to imagination?“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedWhile fans have spent three…

Book of Boba Fett Episode Titles Still Oddly Hidden on Disney+

“Is it really that secretive?” Fennic asks Boba.Image: LucasfilmAnyone who has watched a Star Wars show on Disney+ knows the service is careful about keeping viewers unspoiled. New episodes don’t have their titles displayed on the menu, leaving that surprise for audiences to discover. Then, a few days later, once most people have watched it, the title appears, as it will live on the streamer from now until forever.That’s not the case, however, with The Book of Boba Fett.Though the show ended over a year ago, Disney+

Lego Lord of the Rings Rivendell Review–Middle-earth’s Best Set

Before this month, it had been years since Lego had made any sets based off the Lord of the Rings movies. But the iconic brick maker came to us at the turn of the tide with the latest adult collectors set—a recreation of Rivendell from The Fellowship of the Ring as epic as an extended edition trilogy marathon, and just as satisfying.Lego provided io9 with access to a copy of the new set, and after a few days of furious building—and cursing of 1x1 tile pieces—we’ve got our extensive impressions ofwhat it’s like building

customer grievances delivery workers: Online boom, or bane? Customer grievances pile up against delivery workers

"I miss you lot, nice your beauty, wonderful behaviour," a Delhi woman received these messages on her WhatsApp from a Swiggy agent, who had delivered groceries to her doorstep in June last year.Prapthi posted a screenshot of the message on her Twitter handle while narrating her ordeal."I'm sure that most women here can relate to this. I got a grocery delivery from Swiggy Instamart on Tuesday night (June 14, 2022). The delivery guy sent me creepy messages on WhatsApp today (June 16, 2022). Not the first time, not the last…

Is ChatGPT a Boon or Bane to the Education Sector?

Is AI-based ChatGPT beneficial to the education sector or is detrimental? Here are the specifics The AI chatbot, ChatGPT was developed by an AI research company based in San Francisco. It will be available in November 2022 and can have conversations about everything from philosophy to history, generate lyrics, and suggest changes to code for computer programming. 100 million people used it within two months of its launch. Artificial intelligence, or AI, has a significant impact on human life. ChatGPT (Generative…

Will Union Budget 2023 Be a Boon or Bane for the Crypto Industry?

Crypto investors across India are eagerly expecting the Union Budget 2023 to see how the finance ministry will tackle the virtual digital assets (VDAs) sector this time around. Along with the recent FTX tragedy, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) tough stance against digital assets has raised concerns among Indian crypto investors and businesses alike. In 2017, RBI first forbade banks from offering services to anyone working with cryptocurrency. The Indian Supreme Court overturned this decision in 2020. (SC). Even…

Undeterred DC Fans Know Exactly Who Dave Bautista Should Play if He Can’t Be James Gunn’s Bane

Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images Even though the DC fandom’s collective hopes for the perfect Bane casting in Dave Bautista have been crushed, fancasters haven’t given up hope on bringing the Guardians of the Galaxy and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery star into James Gunn’s rebooted DC Universe. Bautista detailed his conversation with Gunn about his bleak prospects as the iconic villain while on the promotional circuit for his upcoming film Knock at the Cabin, so fans took it upon themselves to find…

Dave Bautista Has Given Up on Bane, but He Still Wants in on the DCU

Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images It must have been tough for Dave Bautista to admit that he won’t be fulfilling of dreams of playing Bane in James Gunn’s brave new era for the DCU, but time catches up to everyone eventually. Even though it’s been a dream of his to play the hulking Batman villain, at 54 years old, the Guardians of the Galaxy star doesn’t think he’s got enough left in the tank to take on another physically-demanding role that would occupy years of his life. In addition, he offered that Gunn is…

Dave Bautista Confirms James Gunn Doesn’t Want Him as the Dcu’s Bane

Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images As we await James Gunn announcing the first wave of projects for his shiny, new DCU, it looks like we can rule out one possibility for his plans. For the longest time, Dave Bautista has made no secret about harboring dreams of one day bringing Batman villain Bane to life, something which only seemed even more likely once his old Guardians of the Galaxy pal inherited the kings to the kingdom. Unfortunately, the Glass Onion star has now offered an update that will no doubt…