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JetBlue and Spirit Airlines are ending their proposed $3.8 billion combination after a court ruling blocked their merger. JetBlue said Monday that even though both companies still believe in the benefits of a combination, they felt they were unlikely to meet the required closing conditions before the July 24 deadline and mutually agreed that terminating the deal was the best decision for both. The Justice Department sued to block the merger last year, saying it would reduce competition and drive up fares, especially for…

Bad news for Roblox fans on Linux — the workarounds are dead. GamingOnLinux reports that the latest version of Roblox “forcefully blocks it from working with Wine,” throwing a “Wine is not supported” error message even when Roblox-specific tools like Vinegar and Grapejuice are added. Wine is the compatibility layer that lets many Windows games run on Linux systems.But Roblox claims it’s not personal. “Confirming there has been no change on our end to specifically block Linux or Steam Deck since Roblox never supported…

Image Source : FILE Representational Image The government has recently blocked approximately 140,000 mobile numbers due to their involvement in cyber crimes or financial fraud. Government officials, led by Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi, met to discuss cyber security in the financial services sector. They covered various topics, including integrating banks…

Kanye West Pe*ing On One His Grammy Awards Resurfaces On Social Media(Photo Credit –YouTube) On February 4, the music industry witnessed its biggest award night, the Grammy Awards 2024. Women dominated this year’s nominations, with Miley Cyrus, SZA, and Taylor Swift taking home some of the night’s biggest awards. Amidst all the celebrations, Kanye West has gone viral on social media as an old video of him urinating on a Grammy Award resurfaces. The rapper, who also goes by Ye, is known for his controversies.…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), a top global trade association of airlines, has said approximately $700 million still remains blocked with Nigeria’s commercial banks. IATA spoke in reaction to a statement by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that it had cleared all verified backlogs to foreign airlines operating in the country. In a statement published on its website on Monday, IATA acknowledged the CBN’s release of an additional $64.44 million in blocked airline funds. However, it noted that…

The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has taken steps to limit the further spread of explicit deepfake images of Taylor Swift after they went viral last week. Amid outcry from Swift’s fans on social media, lawmakers and the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA, X made the Grammy winner’s name unsearchable on its platform over the weekend. As of Monday afternoon, searching Swift’s name without quotes results in an error page that reads: “Something went wrong. Try reloading.”“This is a temporary action and done with…

The social media platform X has blocked users from searching for Taylor Swift after fake sexually explicit images of the pop singer proliferated on social media this week, an executive said on Sunday.Searches for Swift’s name on Sunday afternoon on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter yielded the error message, “Something went wrong. Try reloading.”“This is a temporary action and done with an abundance of caution as we prioritize safety on this issue,” Joe Benarroch, head of business operations at X, said…

The social media platform X has blocked users from searching for Taylor Swift after fake sexually explicit images of the pop singer proliferated on social media this week, an executive said on Sunday. Searches for Swift's name on Sunday afternoon on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter yielded the error message, "Something went wrong. Try reloading." Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data Science For ManagersVisitIIM LucknowIIML…

X has confirmed it’s preventing users from searching Taylor Swift’s name after pornographic deepfakes of the artist began circulating on the platform this week. Visitors to the site started noticing on Saturday that some searches containing Swift’s name would only return an error message. In a statement to the Wall Street Journal on Saturday night, Joe Benarroch, X’s head of business operations, said, “This is a temporary action and done with an abundance of caution as we prioritize safety on this issue.” This step comes…

Searches for “Taylor Swift” on Saturday are drawing a blank space on Twitter/X, as the social network is no longer on showing any search results for the singer after a proliferation of pornographic AI nudes flooded the service earlier this week. The service also shows no results for “Taylor Swift nude” or “Taylor Swift AI” — the search terms widely used to circulate the illicit images. But benign-sounding searches, such as “Taylor Swift singer,” still pull up results. The move follows the White…