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In the social media war, companies “borrowing” features from other companies is not unheard of. We’ve seen features tossed around between TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat, and it’s not stopping anytime soon. YouTube is testing the feature to turn comments into actual Shorts, according to Android Central. If this sounds familiar, this is a feature that TikTok brought a while back. If someone comments on your “Tok”, you’re able to select that comment and craft a separate video off of that. This could come in handy…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA temporary harassment order issued against The Flash star Ezra Miller in Massachusetts has been lifted following a court hearing on Friday (30 June).The mother of a 12-year-old had accused Miller of harassing her family and acting inappropriately toward her nonbinary child.Miller’s attorney Marissa Elkins said the 30-year-old actor was “never alone with the child and never interacted…

The Maruti Suzuki Jimny is one of the most anticipated SUVs in the country, and even before its official launch on the 7th of June, the car is already being used for serious off-roading by YouTubers, as it is meant to be. Once launched, the Jimny will compete with lifestyle off-roaders like the Mahindra Thar and the Force Gurkha. Recently, a YouTuber shared a video of the upcoming Jimny standing next to an older generation Force Gurkha, showcasing the significant size difference between these two true-blooded…

The confirmation comes shortly after it was reported that Krafton received approval from the Indian government to relaunch BGMI in India. The company has now released an official statement saying that BGMI will be available to download in India soon. To keep fans excited, the Battlegrounds Mobile India Instagram handle also put out a teaser today saying, “It’s time to switch on notifications.” BGMI is rumoured to be back with more changes and adjustments including a time limit and restriction on the number of hours one…

The US Food and Drug Administration announced on 11 May 2023, that it has officially dropped restrictions that prohibit gay and bisexual men from donating blood under many circumstances on 11 May 2023. The ban was initially put in place in the early days of the AIDS epidemic, but for years medical professionals and gay rights advocates have argued that the ban was no longer medically justifiable and that it unnecessarily discriminated against men who have sex with men.Ayako Miyashita is a health policy researcher at the…

Published By: Paras YadavLast Updated: May 11, 2023, 11:08 ISTImage used for Representation. (Photo: IANS)According to a decree Putin signed, starting from May 15, Georgian nationals will be allowed to enter Russia without visas Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday abolished visas for Georgian nationals and lifted a 2019 ban on direct flights to the South Caucasus nation, a move that comes amid rocky relations between the two countries and that was quickly denounced by Georgia’s president as a…

Italy’s privacy regulator rescinded its temporary ban on ChatGPT after the chatbot’s developer, OpenAI, implemented changes demanded by the regulator, the latest twist in the complex regulatory response to new artificial-intelligence technology. Italy’s ban was one of the first nationwide measures restricting the use of ChatGPT since it exploded globally in popularity in recent months. The Italian Data Protection Authority ordered the ban late last month, saying that OpenAI had “no legal basis” for…

Jafar Panahi, the acclaimed Iranian director whose life has been dominated by clashes with his country’s government, has left Iran for the first time in 14 years.Panahi’s wife, Tahereh Saeedi, posted a picture on Instagram on Tuesday night showing her arriving with her husband at an undisclosed airport.In the caption, Saeedi suggested that Panahi’s travel ban had been lifted and that they were going away “for a few days”. The photograph showed the couple with several large suitcases. Some have suggested on social media…

The last day of March marked the end of Los Angeles County’s pandemic-era eviction protections.Even before then, evictions had been on the rise. In the last year, eviction filings across the county have returned to pre-pandemic levels of more than 3,000 per month, according to Kyle Nelson, a postdoctoral researcher at UCLA.For landlords, the end of the pandemic-era rules comes as a relief, said Daniel Yukelson, executive director of the Apartment Assn. of Greater Los Angeles.“Owners are just glad to have this burden off…

Hello, it’s Thursday, March 16, and here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today:TOP STORIES Mandatory water restrictions lifted in Southern CaliforniaMandatory water restrictions are being lifted for nearly 7 million people across Southern California following winter storms that have boosted reservoirs and eased a severe shortage that emerged during the state’s driest three-year period on record.The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California decided to end the emergency conservation mandate for…