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WhatsApp's top head on Friday denied a Financial Times report that said the Meta Platforms-owned messaging platform was exploring advertisements as it sought to boost revenue."This @FT story is false. We aren't doing this," WhatsApp head Will Cathcart said in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.The report said that teams at Meta were discussing whether to show ads in lists of conversations with contacts on the WhatsApp chat screen, but no final decisions had been made, citing people familiar with…

Google executives defended its internal campaign “Project Hug,” which enticed 20 developers to not create app stores competitive with Google Play according to Epic Games, in an ongoing trial Thursday.No Google AI Search, I Don’t Need to Learn About the “Benefits of Slavery” Purnima Kochikar, Google’s vice president of play, took the stand Thursday to defend why Project Hug wasn’t a bribe in the trial of Epic Games v. Google where the search giant is being sued for anti-competitive practices on its app store. Kochikar says…

Greta Gerwig, the director of`Barbie`, has ruled out a potential sequel to her fantasy-comedy film at the moment, stating that as of now she has no ideas about any sequel to the massively successful movie, saying that while she does not want to squash any fan expectations, at the moment this is all she`s got. As reported by Variety, speaking to the `New York Times` whether the success of `Barbie` could lead to the start of any kind of franchise, the director said: "At this moment, it`s all I`ve got. I feel like that at…

The Los Angeles city controller’s office says it is investigating the trimming of tree branches on a stretch of roadway outside Universal Studios. The studio’s owners NBC Universal have denied making conditions for striking actors and writers more difficult in the intense heat.In a series of posts on social media, LA city controller Kenneth Mejia said that the trees concerned are “LA City managed”, and that while public works agency StreetsLA are responsible for tree maintenance “a business can also obtain a permit to…

Ten self-proclaimed gamers filed for an emergency injunction in an attempt to stop Microsoft from buying Activision-Blizzard, but were rejected by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals, and now have also been turned down by the Supreme Court. While the plaintiffs involved in the so-called Gamer's Suit were unlikely to succeed where even the FTC failed, there is now one less obstacle for Microsoft in buying Activision-Blizzard.The gamers originally filed a request with the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for…

Country musician Jason Aldean is defending lyrics in his song “Try That in a Small Town” that some have perceived as pro-lynching. The single was released in May, but its music video debuted last week. The video quickly came under fire from people who accused Aldean of releasing a pro-lynching song. The singer said critics online claimed he was “not too pleased” with the Black Lives Matter protests.“These references are not only meritless, but dangerous,” he wrote Tuesday on Twitter. “There is not a single lyric in the…

James Cameron has strongly denied a report that he is “in talks” to direct a streaming series about the Titan submersible tragedy. On Saturday, tabloid The Sun claimed that Cameron was discussing the series — which would form a bizarro thematic triptych with his Titanic and The Abyss — with a major streaming service, and that Matt Damon and Kumail Nanjiani were frontrunners for roles. “It is a subject close to heart,” an unnamed source told the Sun. Even though the OceanGate movie rumors were far-fetched and…

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lost what may be its final attempt to block Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard. It’s the second loss for the FTC after a US federal judge denied its request for a preliminary injunction earlier this week to block Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard until the conclusion of a separate FTC administrative case.The FTC appealed the decision by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, and now the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied its request for emergency relief to prevent…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJonah Hill has denied an allegation from actor Alexa Nikolas that he assaulted her when she was 16.Nikolas, now 31, claimed on Twitter on Sunday (9 July) that Hill had “slammed her to door” and “stuck his tongue down throat” while outside a house party.The Superbad star, 39, described the claim as “a complete fabrication” in a denial provided to Page Six. Nikolas is best known for…

The most-anticipated release of the latest installment in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise, "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One," has sparked rumours and speculation surrounding the on-screen chemistry between Hayley Atwell and Tom Cruise. Hayley Atwell and Tom Cruise pose for photo during the red carpet event for the movie "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 29, 2023. The film is to be released in the country on July 12. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)(AP)…