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import android.R.attrimport android.annotation.SuppressLintimport android.app.StatusBarManagerimport android.content.ComponentNameimport android.content.Contextimport android.content.Intentimport android.content.pm.PackageManagerimport android.graphics.drawable.Iconimport android.net.Uriimport android.net.wifi.WifiManagerimport android.os.Buildimport android.os.Bundleimport android.provider.MediaStoreimport android.widget.Buttonimport android.widget.ImageViewimport android.widget.TextViewimport android.widget.Toastimport…

Over the last month or so, I’ve been pondering the question: Which came first Top Gun: Maverick or Devotion? Both movies are about United States Navy fighter pilots, both are on the 2022 movie schedule, and both the Top Gun: Maverick cast and Devotion ensemble feature Glen Powell. It turns out Powell, who is also an executive producer on Devotion, had been developing the movie for quite some time, and when he was offered the role in the Top Gun sequel he had to ask Tom Cruise if he could make both movies. The actor…

The San Francisco Police Department is currently petitioning the city's Board of Supervisors for permission to deploy robots to kill suspects that law enforcement deems a sufficient threat that the "risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and outweighs any other force option available to SFPD." The draft policy, which was written by the SFPD itself, also seeks to exclude "hundreds of assault rifles from its inventory of military-style weapons and for not include personnel costs in the price…

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted permission to the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru for conducting photography and videography using drones at its new Terminal 2. Earlier, on October 31, the airport authority had sought permission for use of drones for the said purposes. Whereas the applicant shall seek permission from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) regarding drone operations in the red zone and from the concerned air traffic control authority regarding…

Amid growing concerns about the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) across sectors, the NITI Aayog has sought clarity from the government regarding possible passenger data storage, as well as compliance with the laws and trustworthiness of the ecosystem governing Digi Yatra, a flight boarding system that uses this technology and which the government proposes to use in the aviation sector in future. The Digi Yatra Policy envisages Digi Yatra as a completely voluntary scheme. Where the passengers sign up and consent…

The United Auto Workers is seeking federal permission to hold an election at a new battery plant in Ohio co-owned by General Motors Co. , claiming the factory’s owner has resisted workers’ efforts to unionize.The UAW said Monday that a majority of the facility’s 900 workers have signed cards requesting that the union represent them at the factory, which is owned by Ultium Cells LLC, a 50-50 joint venture between GM and Korean battery supplier LG Energy Solution.…

Celebrity deepfakes are coming to advertising.Among the recent entries: Last year, Russian telecommunications company MegaFon released a commercial in which a simulacrum of Hollywood legend Bruce Willis helps defuse a bomb. And last month a promotional video for machine-learning firm Paperspace Co. showed talking semblances of the actors Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio. None of these celebrities ever spent a moment filming these…

iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are getting an update that fixes the bugs that made headlines earlier this week. Apple was quick to release the iOS 16.0.2 update that fixes not only two much talked bugs, but also addresses issues where touch input was unresponsive on some iPhone X, iPhone XR, and iPhone 11 displays after being serviced. Some early iPhone 14 Pro series users claimed that the rear camera setup on their new smartphones would violently shake and make noises when open in third-party camera apps.One member…

Apple iOS 16 users have been purportedly experiencing a bug that incessantly asks them for permission when they try to paste something into an app. The Cupertino-based company had reportedly added a prompt in iOS 16 that will ask users for permission when an app tries to access the clipboard, which may store sensitive information. However, some users have seemingly reported that their iPhone is showing the permission pop-up every time they try to paste text from another app. An Apple executive has finally acknowledged…

Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network , filed a request for sale of its stablecoin holdings, in a bid to generate liquidity to fund its operations. The New Jersey-based company intends to sell their current and any future stablecoins it may receive, as needed, to fund its Chapter 11 cases, according to a court document. The request was filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District Of New York and a hearing is scheduled on October 6 to discuss the proposed sale, the document showed. Celsius had filed…