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Fast on the heels of the news that GM has no intention of using Apple CarPlay in its electric vehicles moving forward comes the announcement that there will still be a little bit of Apple involved regardless.That's because GM has announced that it has hired former Apple employee Mike Abbott to lead its software team.Abbott was previously in charge of Apple's cloud services division, one that was responsible for iCloud and other services. Now, he'll report directly to GM CEO Mary Barra and take on the role of executive…

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor takes place five years after its predecessor, and Cal Kestis has definitely gained some new Jedi tricks during the time that has passed. While there are some returning features that you’re likely to recognize and appreciate, there are also a wide variety of new mechanics, skills, and more to check out in this highly anticipated follow-up. Among those new additions are an expanded set of lightsaber stances that allow you to decide what kind of fighter you want Cal to be. Whether you want to…

More tension around the massive acquisition Sony has issued a new statement regarding the Competitions and Markets Authority, or CMA, and its recently narrowed scope of concerns over Microsoft’s pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The paper, submitted last month and recently publicized, sees Sony describing the CMA’s “reversal” of its position on its consoles theory of harm as “surprising, unprecedented, and irrational.” This is in regard to the CMA’s recent update, where its provisional findings determined that…

The applications are under scrutiny and will be subsequently put up to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) for a final decision about granting the licence (Illustration: Rahul Awasthi)Rideshare and delivery companies want the Biden administration's nominee for the Department of Labor to clarify her position on an incoming worker-classification rule that could expand workers' rights, a trade group representing the companies said on Monday. The Department of Labor in October proposed a rule that…

Twitch already forbids explicit deepfake images and videos, but it's taking a tougher position against them today. The livestreaming service is updating its policy on adult nudity to include a ban on synthetic NCEI (non-consensual exploitative images), even if it's only shown briefly or to criticize its existence. It's also revising ts sexual violence and exploitation policies to make clear that intentionally making and sharing non-consensual deepfakes can lead to a ban with the first offense. The policy changes should…

Apple is reportedly walking back its infamous policy against bringing touchscreens to MacBooks. Yup, you read that right. And we’re not talking about reviving the disastrous Touch Bar, either. If the report is to be believed, we’re talking about real touchscreens on MacBooks, much like the ones currently available on many Windows laptops. According to the reliable Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, Apple is currently working on touchscreen MacBooks to release in 2025. Gurman says these touchscreens will also be Apple’s…

Sooo… we good on that Activision deal?.. Microsoft is currently running an ad in The Washington Post publicly declaring its pro-unionization stance. The advert, co-signed by the Communication Workers of America (CWA), references the recently recognized ZeniMax Workers United branch, formed of over 300 employees within ZeniMax Media’s QA department last week. Microsoft offered no resistance to the union vote following a deal made with the CWA wherein MS will remain neutral on all unionization matters in return for…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly to reconsider its position on his request to pay an outstanding N22.7 trillion to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He made the appeal on Tuesday when he signed the 2023 budget into law. The money, he had said, was taken by the federal government from the apex bank and it is the balance accumulated for over 10 years. PREMIUM TIMES reported how senators disagreed during the consideration of the president’s request last Wednesday. The chamber was thrown…

2022 finally made a long-held dream of the Marvel fandom come true in the form of John Krasinski stretching onto our screens as Mr. Fantastic in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. At this point, though, we’re still not entirely sure if the Quiet Place veteran’s one-and-done appearance as Reed Richards will be it for his Marvel career, but the hope is still strong that his real-life wife Emily Blunt will turn up alongside him as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman in 2024’s Fantastic Four reboot. And the rumors have only…

Adam Sandler Feels He’ll Never Land A Role In Marvel Or DC Superhero Films, Says “No One Has Ever Asked Me” (Photo Credit – Instagram) Hollywood star Adam Sandler doesn’t think he will ever star in a big superhero movie franchise. In a recent chat, the actor – who has entertained us in films like Grown Ups, You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, Blended, Just Go With It, Hotel Transylvania films and more, opened up about why he feels so. Quizzed on whether he would consider being a part of a major tent-pole such as the…