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On Thursday, Nicole Kidman posted a series of photos on Instagram to show her love for Australian music and support a good cause. Followers defend Nicole Kidman and call out body-shaming(Instagram/Nicole Kidman) The Hollywood star, who is married to country singer Keith Urban, wore different T-shirts from Australian artists to raise money for music workers through @SupportACT. But instead of praising her charitable gesture, some of her followers draw attention on her thin appearance and body-shame her. “You…

Supermodel Gigi Hadid has recently spoken out on Instagram, addressing what she described as an “evil and disturbing” narrative surrounding the Israel-Palestine conflict. Amidst a flurry of celebrity voices aligning with either Israel or Palestine, Gigi, along with her younger sister Bella Hadid, has consistently shown support for Palestine. On November 25, the supermodel shared another impactful statement on her Instagram profile. “Israel silences dissent by labeling Palestinians, supporters as…

The green bubble-blue bubble divide may be getting smaller soon. 9to5Mac is reporting that Apple has confirmed it will support the RCS messaging standard that it's long eschewed. That's not to say that messages from Android devices will no longer appear green on Apple's iMessage app. It does mean that texts from iPhones to non-iOS devices will support the newer Rich Communication Services protocol, meaning they will not have to go through the aging SMS (and MMS) system. In the statement provided, Apple said "We believe…

Over the course of four movies in as many years, the Hunger Games franchise gave audiences one incredible moment after another and some of the most unforgettable characters of the early-to-mid 2010s. Based on Suzanne Collins’ dystopian sci-fi trilogy of the same name, this massive blockbuster introduced heroes like Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen and Josh Hutcherson’s Peeta Mellark, as well as Donald Sutherland’s villainous President Coriolanus Snow, whose character will be at the center of the new prequel. As part…

A screenshot of the map documenting instances of #landback return and accompanying news. Credit: Sarah Deer and Ward Lyles Returning land to original Indigenous owners has long been a personal and family interest to Sarah Deer. As the #landback movement has gained momentum on social media in recent years, Deer and a fellow University of Kansas researcher have launched a website to document cases of land return to sovereign…

Google’s payments for Search being a default are an integral part of keeping Android supported. That’s the argument that Google is making in its most recent testimony during the ongoing antitrust trial that it’s in currently with the US Justice Department. Google, which started its defense in this trial nearly two weeks ago, is being sued by the US Justice Department for allegedly operating an illegal monopoly in the search market. Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai was one of the first to take the stand in the company’s…

Posted in: Comics, san diego comic con | Tagged: frank miller, sdccFrank Miller Presents COO posted "Standing with WGA & SAG-AFTRA... intending to use our platform next week to make some noise for all artistsAs well as a comic book writer, artist and publisher, Frank Miller is also a movie director and screenwriter and was nominated for the Palme d'Or for his work on Sin City. Today, he made his position clear, posting the following image of Elektra, with the verbiage "SAG-AFTRA  On Strike! Pay Artists Their Fair And…

Punk musician Frank Turner has been on a musical journey for many years and having released his ninth album last year, he’s in no way slowing down. With a loyal fan base as well as managing to accumulate new fans each show, he had the chance to open the stage today for Bruce Springsteen’s headline show. I stopped by for a chat with him about mental health, his tattoos and his new album FTHC. Hey Frank, thanks for taking the time out today to chat. How are you? I’m good, all a bit of an emotional rollercoaster today I’ll…

Dear users of aging hardware, even Firefox is ready to stop supporting your out-of-date tech. On Tuesday, the Mozilla-owned browser released its latest update, claiming it was the last one that users of aging Mac and Windows users will see outside of an extended-releaseschedule that’s set to end by September next year.The update will effectively end support for macOS 10.12 Sierra, 10.13 High Sierra, and 10.14 Mojave. Similarly, Windows 7 and 8 users will no longer receive any more security updates. Both platforms are…

"Microsoft has been on a responsible AI journey since 2017, harnessing the skills of nearly 350 engineers, lawyers, and policy experts dedicated to implementing a robust governance process that guides the design, development, and deployment of AI in safe, secure, and transparent ways," Cook added.Also: Singapore identifies six generative AI risks, sets up foundation to guide adoptionThe commitments include sharing Microsoft's expertise while teaching others to develop AI safely, establishing a program to ensure AI…