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Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra tied the knot in 2018. The couple first talked via Twitter DMs in 2016, which continued for months. In 2017, they walked on the red carpet of the Met gala together. However, Nick and Priyanka made their relationship official in 2018. And Nick got on one knee to pop the question to Chopra on her birthday. Priyanka and Nick celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary last month after welcoming their first daughter together last year. And Nick recently details the sweet story about how he…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has spoken up to defend his company's blockbuster proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, saying it will help generate even more competition in the gaming space, not lessen it.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Nadella said Microsoft is trying to buy Activision Blizzard to compete better against bigger players in the market like Sony and Tencent. You need a javascript enabled browser to watch videos.Size:640 × 360480 × 270…

Environmental groups are pushing New York state to scrutinize a crypto mining company’s purchase of a gas-fired power plant, contending in a new lawsuit that turning the power plant into a crypto mine would go against the state’s climate goals and dump more pollution on nearby neighborhoods.Sierra Club and the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York filed a suit on Friday that challenges the New York Public Service Commission’s (PSC) approval of the sale. Under state law, the commission has to give the green light before…

Signage is seen on the Chamber Of Commerce Building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 21, 2021.Andrew Kelly | ReutersA major business advocacy group has pledged to sue the Federal Trade Commission if it acts on a proposal to ban noncompete clauses in worker contracts — an issue that has bipartisan support among lawmakers.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which represents some 3 million businesses, is prepared to sue if the FTC continues to push for a proposal that prohibits companies from…

A nine-story hotel has been proposed for a site along Lincoln Street south of downtown. A concept plan was submitted to the city last week calling for a 123-room Residence Inn at 101 E. 4th Avenue, the northeast corner of Lincoln Street and 4th Avenue. The hotel would be built on a 0.36-acre lot, which already has the zoning needed for the project, according to the plans. It would replace three two-story houses. There is already commercial space to the north and east of the property. And one block to the west is Broadway,…

India and Silicon Valley will indulge in a tough battle for control over the world’s 2nd largest Digital Market Big-tech companies! They seem like carrying a savior-like air with them but not until you understand what havoc they are wrecking on people’s lives. Governments the world over have realized how they are playing the governments themselves wielding unimaginable power in more ways than one. Following the trend set by countries like USA and the EU, India has recently initiated the much-awaited steps in checking the…

Proletariat Studios has now become the third studio owned by Activision Blizzard that has filed to unionize. In a press release, the Communications Workers of America union announced the planned unionization effort, saying that “a supermajority of workers at Activision Blizzard’s Proletariat studio has announced that they are forming the Proletariat Workers Alliance/CWA and have filed for a union representation election with the National Labor Relations Board.” CWA Secretary-Treasurer Sara Steffens, in a…

Using a newly developed virtual reality game, researchers believe they have created a novel tool that can objectively diagnose attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The system tracks a user's eye movements and has also been proposed as a way of monitoring whether certain therapeutic interventions can improve the condition.Despite decades of controversy, ADHD is now a widely agreed-upon neurodevelopmental disorder. But although most clinicians agree the condition is real, exactly how to diagnose it is still the…

Photo: Darren McCollester (Getty Images)Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) proposed a bill on Tuesday that, if passed, would redefine what obscenity means nationwide, which could effectively decimate the porn industry. The Utah Republican filed the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA) based on the Communications Act of 1934, and stated in the IODAthat “obscenity is not protected speech under the First Amendment and is prohibited from interstate or foreign transmission under U.S. law.”He continued, “But obscenity is difficult to…

In January, Missouri Representative Emanuel Cleaver will introduce the Endowment Transparency Act into Congress, a move that could, frankly, change everything. Cleaver’s proposed legislation seeks to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require universities and colleges to share information about how and whether they are allocating endowment investment funds to women- and minority-owned firms. These higher education institutions, which collectively manage more than $821 billion in assets, have been notoriously…