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Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeWith the recent upheaval at Twitter since entrepreneur Elon Musk took over, some users have been leaving the platform, and one name keeps coming up as their new social media stomping ground – Mastodon.It’s not an extinct animal, nor a heavy metal band, but rather software that pulls together different “servers” operated by thousands of people and organisations. It also has a language of its own – including “toots” rather than tweets.As Mastodon snatches 230,000 more…

Mark Buckingham Will Be Signing Miracleman At Gosh Comics

| Looks like I need to update the Things To Do In London If You Like Comics – October 2022 listings. Mark Buckingham will be coming to London to sign the relaunch issue of Miracleman: The Silver Age #1, as originally written by Neil Gaiman and now completely redrawn by Buckingham from the original script. That aspect has brought the comic even more attention than it had previously. He will be signing at Gosh Comics on Berwick Street in Soho, London from 2 to 3pm on Saturday, the 22nd of October and I get the feeling that…

James Bond actor Daniel Craig had one request for producers before signing on as 007

Daniel Craig explained what prompted him to play James Bond ahead of his final outing as the British spy.The actor signed on to play 007 in the 2006 film Casino Royale and played him four more times up until No Time to Die, which was released a year ago this month.Speaking on the film's official six-part podcast, the actor said he only accepted the role after ensuring he could do something different to what had come before with actors, including Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan."The deal was, I said to…

How signing documents may get easier during Microsoft Teams meetings

Tech giant Microsoft has created a sample app for teams that allow people to sign documents during remote meetings.According to Windows Central, the application lets users add a document to a meeting for attendees to sign, such as a purchase agreement, invoice, or NDA.Read AlsoThe sample app was made by Teams Ecosystem Engineering as a proof of concept aimed at independent software vendors (ISVs) or other customers implementing it.The entire project is available and documented on GitHub, which should help organisations…

Brooklyn Rapper HDBeenDope Announces Signing to Roc Nation

HDBeenDope has formally joined the Roc Nation family.Tuesday, the Brooklyn artist officially announced his signing to Roc Nation, saying in a statement that “serendipity” played a pivotal role on his path to signing with Jay-Z.“I’m a writer and artist from Brooklyn signed to Hov. Those of you who love hip-hop like I do understand how special that is,” HDBeenDope said. “I’d love to tell you it just happened out of nowhere but the truth is the intent has been consistent through and through. I think they call that…

Apple is no longer signing iOS 15.6 for the iPhone

Apple has stopped signing iOS 15.6, meaning that it is now blocking downgrades to that version of iOS on the iPhone. This means that anyone who wants to install a version of iOS must now install iOS 15.6.1.Apple is known to stop signing older versions of iOS as it releases newer versions in order to make sure that users are running the latest version of Apple's software for the iPhone. Newer versions of each software not only include new features and bug fixes but performance improvements and security updates as…

Joey Badass on Not Signing With Jay-Z, What He’s Learned in Therapy

In an interview on the Breakfast Club, rapper and actor Joey Badass opened up about why he pursued therapy, how the COVID-19 pandemic helped him improve himself, and opting not to sign with Jay-Z when he was younger.Joey’s recently released album 2000 sees the rapper reference Hov with the “Make Me Feel” bars, “I came up from the underground and had to keep climbin’/I peep the game like Jay, that’s why he didn’t sign us.”“Jay is definitely…Jay is an idol of mine,” he told the radio hosts at the 12-minute point above when…

Future is ‘Made in America’, says Joe Biden after signing $280 billion Chips & Science Act

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the historic $280 billion Chips and Science Act into law that includes $52 billion to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing.The Chips and Science Act is the Biden administration's bet to incentivise chipmakers to reverse course and build fabs in the US and cut the dependence on China."Today, I sign into law the Chips and Science Act. It's a once-in-a-generation law that invests in America by supercharging our efforts to make semiconductors here at home," Biden said in a…

Twitter Rejects Elon Musk’s Claims That He Was Hoodwinked Into Signing $44 Billion Deal

Twitter on Thursday dismissed Elon Musk's claims in a Delaware court filing that he was hoodwinked into signing the deal to buy the social media company, saying that it was "implausible and contrary to fact."Musk made the claims in a countersuit filed under seal last Friday, which was made public on Thursday."According to Musk, he — the billionaire founder of multiple companies, advised by Wall Street bankers and lawyers — was hoodwinked by Twitter into signing a $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,37,465 crore) merger agreement.…