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Blue thumbs-up icon. Credit: Jackson Sophat, Unsplash, CC0 (creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) A study of 4,000 Facebook posts by news organizations provides unique insights into clickbait and user engagement. The study, published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Anna-Katharina Jung, of the University of Duisburg-Essen, and colleagues, suggests both headlines and the text used in the posts can 'bait' users into…

via 20th Century Fox There’s no point in even trying to pretend that Wolverine isn’t coming back to our screens sooner rather than later, even though it would definitely be for the best were the mutton-chopped mutant given an extended sabbatical from live-action. After all, stepping in to replace Hugh Jackman as the comic book icon is about as close to impossible as it gets, especially when he spent 17 years strapping on the claws in a myriad of X-Men sequels, spinoffs, and solo stories, before bowing out with…

Obi-Wan sits at the heart of two very different battles for Jabiim.Image: Kev Walker/Dark Horse Comics, LucasfilmContemporary Star Wars is far from unafraid of taking concepts that worked from the Expanded Universe and loosely slotting them into its own narratives. Last week’s penultimate episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi was no exception—but in returning to the planet Jabiim for a fateful clash between the Empire and the would-be rebels of the Path, the series drew fascinating parallels to its source.The planet Jabiim we see in…

After tech billionaire Elon Musk threatened to blow up the $44 billion buyout over the bot issue, a media report has stated that a Twitter shareholder wants a judge to order the microblogging site to turn over internal papers about spam and fake accounts.According to Bloomberg, John Solak, who owns five Twitter shares, sued the company in Delaware Chancery Court for records related to discussions between its directors and executives about problems with so-called bot accounts.This week, the Tesla CEO said that Twitter is…

Elvis may have left the building, but he’ll be gyrating into theaters this summer, thanks to director Baz Luhrmann (The Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet). Elvis, the story of one of music’s biggest icons, sees rising star Austin Butler in the title role, with Tom Hanks like we’ve never seen him before playing Elvis Presley’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker. The film debuted at Cannes on May 25, and critics have some pretty strong opinions about what they saw. Despite the reported 12-minute standing ovation and huge praise from…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Soccer Canada Soccer announced last week they would be hosting Iran at B.C. Place in Vancouver as part of a two-match homestand on June 5 Publishing date: May 17, 2022  •  16 minutes ago  •  3 minute read  •  Join the conversation Canada's Cyle Larin (17) celebrates scoring a goal with Richie Laryea (22) in a FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Jamaica at BMO Field in Toronto, Ont., on March 27, 2022. Photo by Carlos Osorio /Reuters Reviews and…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Music Celebrity Publishing date: Feb 09, 2022  •  February 9, 2022  •  2 minute read  •  28 Comments Adele poses with her award in the media room during The BRIT Awards 2022 at The O2 Arena on Feb. 8, 2022 in London. Photo by Kate Green /Getty Images Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Global superstar Adele…

A file photo of JK Rowling.JK Rowling tweeted in support of a researcher who lost her job for stating that people cannot change their biological sex. A spokeswoman for Rowling said that the author would not have any further comment. JK Rowling is facing widespread criticism from the transgender community and other activists after tweeting support for a researcher who lost her job for stating that people cannot change their biological sex. The researcher, Maya Forstater, had been a visiting fellow at the Centre for…

By Cade Metz, The New York Times Company SAN FRANCISCO — At OpenAI, one of the world’s most ambitious artificial intelligence labs, researchers are building technology that lets you create digital images simply by describing what you want to see. They call it DALL-E in a nod to both “WALL-E,” the 2008 animated movie about an autonomous robot, and Salvador Dalí, the surrealist painter. OpenAI, backed by $1 billion in funding from Microsoft, is not yet sharing the technology with the general public. But on a recent…