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During a break in the closing arguments of his New York civil fraud trial, Donald Trump claimed that Attorney General Letitia James was responsible for forcing the oil and gas conglomerate ExxonMobil to leave the state and move to Texas. There is one small problem with the former president’s accusation: ExxonMobile left New York in 1989, three decades before James assumed the role of attorney general.  Speaking to reporters outside of the courtroom, Trump said James should “be criminally liable for this. She did…

It wasn’t easy finding a host for the 81st Golden Globe Awards this year, the first iteration of the awards show run by Dick Clark Productions, who took control over it from the scandal-ridden Hollywood Foreign Press Association. (Full disclosure: Rolling Stone’s parent company, PMC, owns Dick Clark Productions.) A number of high-profile comedians reportedly turned down the gig, perhaps owing to a lack of prep time given its proximity to the end of the actors’ strike and the HFPA’s past, including former Oscars…

Plagiarism is a serious offense both in the academic world and in many workplaces. And high school is a great place for kids to make mistakes and learn about academic misconduct. Their missteps won’t result in any legal or monetary repercussions. Yet it can teach kids a lesson in what happens when you present someone else’s work as your own. The parents in this story disagreed on what the right punishment for plagiarism should be. The dad, aka u/NotFixingSonsGrade, asked the Internet’s opinion on whether…

Early this week, a Mahindra Scorpio-N accident and its aftermath caught the attention of car enthusiasts in India. According to the owner who was driving the SUV- who lost his right leg below the knee – the accident was caused by the right front wheel of the Scorpio-N coming off. Days after the accident took place, the company has released a statement. The statement addresses “the unverified claims circulating on social media platforms”. The customer alleged that there were mechanical failures in the vehicles and…

Stellantis has announced that it plans to cut what will likely be thousands of jobs from its Jeep plants in Detroit and Toledo, Ohio, blaming California’s emissions regulations for putting the company at a competitive disadvantage. Stellantis, which also owns the Ram, Chrysler, Dodge, and Fiat brands, has indicated that 2,455 workers may be impacted at the Detroit plant where its makes the Jeep Grand Cherokee, as well as an additional 1,225 workers at a plant in Toledo that produces the Jeep…

Ubisoft has blamed a “technical error” for a series of in-game adverts that appeared in Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Over the weekend, Reddit user Triddell24 shared footage of a full-screen advert for a discount on Assassin’s Creed: Mirage that took over their screen while they were trying to access the game map while playing Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Other users reported the same issue, with both Xbox and PlayStation versions of the action role-playing game affected. “This kind of shit should be considered unacceptable,”…

Chris Christie laid the blame for rising antisemitism and Islamophobia directly at Donald Trump‘s feet. “When you show intolerance toward everyone, which is what does, you give permission as a leader for others to have their intolerance come out,” Christie said during an interview with Dana Bash on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday. “Intolerance toward anyone encourages intolerance toward everyone.” “I believe Donald Trump’s intolerant language and conduct gives others permission to act the same,” he added.…

Game developer Ubisoft released Assassin’s Creed Odessey in 2018. The game is available on multiple platforms including Windows, Xbox and PlayStation. This week some players took to the social discussion platform Reddit to report spotting pop-up ads on Xbox and PlayStation versions of the game (seen by The Verge). Players reported that a fullscreen pop-up ad appeared while navigating through the map screen. To summarise the general feeling against such pop-up ads in the middle of gameplay, one of the players wrote: “This…

Ubisoft is blaming an unspecified “technical error” for a fullscreen pop-up ad that appeared in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey this week. Reddit users say they spotted the pop-up on Xbox and PlayStation versions of the game, with an ad appearing just when you navigate to the map screen. “This is disgusting to experience while playing,” remarked one Reddit user, summarizing the general feeling against such pop-ups in the middle of gameplay.“We have been made aware that some players encountered pop-up ads while playing certain…

In a lawsuit filed Monday night, Elon Musk’s X is alleging a report on content moderation from Media Matters maliciously scared off advertisers like Apple and IBM. Last week, the media watchdog reported advertisements from major brands were appearing next to antisemitic content on the platform. But Musk may have scared advertisers himself as the billionaire shared his controversial thoughts on Jews last week.Mr. Tweet Fumbles Super Bowl TweetThe lawsuit alleges Media Matters manipulated their report by following accounts…