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Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy regretting his decision of not playing one of the Kens in Barbie? Totally understandable given the monumental success of the film. But to hear that John Cena, who had a cameo in the Warner Bros. production, would have not been a part of the film had he listened to the advice of instantly shooting down the offer? I have never been a bigger fan of the WWE wrestler’s devil-may-care attitude. In the film, Cena appears as Kenmaid, a merman Ken, alongside Dua Lipa for less than a minute. But every…

Following a large number of lay-offs across the gaming sector, fans have been sharing the outlook of former Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata. Iwata was president of Nintendo from 2002 until his death in 2015 and oversaw both the Nintendo DS and the Wii. However, he was also CEO during the turbulent Wii U era of Nintendo, which was considered a flop by many. Following the failure, he took a 50 per cent pay cut while other executives reduced their salaries by 20 per cent. Speaking about the decision in 2013, Iwata said: “If we…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain These long summer holidays may seem like an extra blessing to families who are dealing with a child who does not like school or who refuses to go. But even as January stretches out in front of us, parents will no doubt be thinking about the challenge of getting their child back to school again once terms starts. I do…

Apple's cat-and-mouse battle to prevent apps like Beeper Mini from bringing iMessage to Android has captured the attention of the tech industry of late, and it isn't a new conversation. Apps have been trying to find a way to bring the Apple-owned instant messaging platform to non-Apple devices for years, with varying degrees of success and privacy. Beeper Mini seemed to be one of the most successful, but it too found itself blocked recently. And that's caught the attention of people that Apple would probably rather not…

July 21, 2023, is a date that will likely live on forever in cinematic history. That day, of course, was the release date on the 2023 movie schedule for both Barbie and Oppenheimer. Both films were helmed by prestigious directors, starred A-list ensembles, were critically acclaimed and Barbenheimer crushed at the box office. However, before it became the phenomenon it is, Margot Robbie was asked to move the release date of the Mattel movie. Well, she refused, and she explained why while chatting with the historical…

There is nothing more satisfying than when bosses realize who does the work needed to make them money. While the WGA successfully picketed and shut down productions on both coasts, the SAG-AFTRA action shut down productions shooting internationally, like Interview With the Vampire and Gladiator 2. And now, according to Variety, the movie industry is going to start feeling the financial ramifications of an industry shutdown as Hollywood headsinto blockbuster season.Threads Needs These Five Missing Features to Be a Twitter…

Mehul Reuben DasDec 19, 2022 17:12:06 ISTAfter learning last week that Twitter has stopped paying its vendors and has stopped paying the rent of most of its offices, including the Twitter HQ building in San Francisco, we now have learnt that they now being sued by one of the company’s largest software vendors. Twitter is being sued by Imply Inc for breach of contract after Elon Musk refused to pay for the services provided by them. Imply makes databases and other tools that Twitter uses for analytics for streaming and…

Apple's decision not to put chargers in iPhone boxes has always been a bone of contention and now it's put the company on the hook for $19 million.That money will need to be handed over as part of a fine put in place by a Brazilian court after it ruled that Apple must put a charger in the box of every iPhone it sells in the country.Charged upReuters reports that a Sao Paulo court rules that Apple must hand over 100 million reais ($19 million) after ruling against it in a lawsuit "filed by the association of borrowers,…

ExpressVPN on Thursday announced that it has removed its virtual private network (VPN) servers in India in response to the recent directions given by the government to make it mandatory for VPN service providers to keep user data for at least five years and share records with authorities when required. The British Virgin Islands-based company said that the directions, which were given by India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and will come into force starting June 27, were "incompatible with the purpose of…

In 2012, when Disney first bought Lucasfilm and its sprawling Star Wars universe, there were those who thought the $4bn price tag represented something of a gamble. If it was, it’s a bet that’s paid off handsomely for Mickey Mouse and Co. By 2018 they’d already recouped their outlay by releasing four new Star Wars films which together brought in $4.8bn, leading CNBC to call the deal: “One of the smartest acquisitions ever made in corporate America.”However, a decade is a long time in the heady business of intergalactic…