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Variety : Amazon quietly introduces a 72-hour delay for all user reviews posted to Prime Video to determine whether the review is genuine or created by a bot or a troll   —  Amazon has introduced a new weapon in the battle against internet trolls: delays.  —  Starting around the time of the launch …

Washington Post : Cloudflare says it has blocked Kiwi Farms, citing “an unprecedented emergency and immediate threat to human life” after a recent rise in targeted threats   —  SAN FRANCISCO — Reversing course under growing public pressure, major tech security company Cloudflare Inc. announced Saturday …

Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector have stopped multiple gang members and criminals, including those with convictions for sex offenses.

MacRumors : A source details the behavior of iPhone 14 Pro's always-on display, including Widgets fading in and out to prevent OLED burn-in and customizable visual elements   —  The iPhone 14 Pro will feature unique behavior on the Lock Screen and significant changes to the status bar thanks to its always-on display …

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is heading to New Hampshire this week on a 2022 mission that will also spark more speculation about his national ambitions in 2024

NBC News : A profile of Kiwi Farms, a forum owned and operated by former 8chan admin Josh Moon, that has become synonymous with doxxing, swatting, and harassment campaigns   —  A trans streamer and a Republican congresswoman were targeted at their homes in the last month.  Experts warn this is just the beginning.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has opted against taking action in response to requests from state municipalities urging him to prosecute the illegal fireworks trade.

Gina McCarthy, the White House's top adviser on climate policy, is stepping down, spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed Friday.

Planned Parenthood spent nearly $3.8 million in against Dr. Mehmet Oz in his Senate race agains Democrat Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.

Rep. Dina Titus, who faces a tight re-election campaign, tweeted a warning that "MAGA Republicans" will reject any election they don't like following Biden's divisive Philadelphia speech

President Biden was slammed by the veterans' group Concerned Veterans for America for using Marines "as props" in his speech Thursday night, warning it "erodes trust" in the military.

TechCrunch : A look at Snap's decision to close Zenly, popular in Europe and Asia with a claimed ~35M MAUs earlier in 2022, to “focus on Snap Map”, which has 300M+ MAUs   —  Snapchat's parent Snap became the latest tech company to announce a huge round of layoffs, confirming ongoing rumors yesterday …

Varun Mishra / Counterpoint Research : In Q2, the global premium smartphone average selling price rose 8% YoY to $780, driven by growth in $1,000+ devices; Apple captured 57% of the premium market   —  - The global premium smartphone market ($400 and above wholesale price) average selling price (ASP) grew 8% YoY to reach $780, a second-quarter record, in Q2 2022.

Queen Elizabeth will skip the Braemar Gathering , a popular Highland Games event and a much-loved outing, due to ongoing mobility concerns. Her eldest son and heir, Prince Charles, who normally accompanies the monarch to the gathering, will attend. The decision was made for "the comfort" of the monarch, who has been struggling with issues getting around since last year. The palace recently announced that Elizabeth will formally appoint Britain’s new prime minister on Tuesday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, not Buckingham Palace in London. As head of state, Britain’s monarch appoints the new prime minister at Buckingham Palace. Every British leader has been appointed there since the reign of Queen Victoria, except on one occasion. QUEEN ELIZABETH TO APPOINT BRITISH PRIME MINISTER AT BALMORAL, NOT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, AMID MOBILITY CONCERNS Elizabeth has spent much of the past two years at Windsor Castle, west of London, where she took refuge during the coronavirus pandemic ...

Pennsylvania Senate hopeful John Fetterman attended an unannounced Hamptons fundraiser, despite avoiding debates with Republican opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz.

An inmate awaiting trial for felony charges in Butte County, California escaped from jail Wednesday. Miles Bondley was described as "dangerous."

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Facebook will shutter Neighborhoods, its Nextdoor-like product to help neighbors connect and share local information, in October, after launching it in May 2021   —  Meta today confirmed it's shutting down Neighborhoods, its Nextdoor clone launched last year to standardize the way neighbors connect …

Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News : Some musicians with songs about “poop” say Amazon Music has become their biggest source of revenue, likely due to kids yelling the word at Alexa-enabled devices   —  “Alexa, play ‘Poopy Stupid Butt’ again."  —  There are many topics that my 5-year-old and I don't see eye to eye on …

Monica Chin / The Verge : Google announces $20M in new commitments to expand computer science education in the US and expects the funds to improve educational access for 11M+ students   —  Grants will support 4-H, The Hidden Genius Project, CUNY, and more  —  Google has announced $20 million in new commitments …

Mitchell Clark / The Verge : The USB Promoter Group: USB 4 version 2 will offer speeds up to 80Gbps, using existing 40Gbps USB Type-C passive cables and new 80Gbps USB Type-C active cables   —  USB 4 version 2 promises 80 Gbps speeds  —  The next version of USB could be one of the fastest connectors we've seen yet.

After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with aphasia -- a condition that affects the ability to communicate -- his wife Emma blasted critics who made poor comments on her "grief awareness" post.  Emma took to her Instagram Thursday to address the backlash she faced over a post on National Grief Awareness Day.   "When you’re not allowed to talk grief, self-care, or being human in the world on grief awareness day…." She wrote in her Instagram story.  She continued to share a screenshot of negative comments directed to her that read "She’s such a drama queen," and "Oh she will cope just fine with his $$$..." BRUCE WILLIS' WIFE EMMA OPENS UP ABOUT GRIEF OVER HIS APHASIA DIAGNOSIS Emma addressed the backlash and shared her husband’s ultimate clap back in the next post.   "But in the words of the great, philosophical, and insightful Bruce Willis…’Ah, f--- ‘em.’" She went on to respond to the harsh comments, as she copes with her husband...

Washington Republican Senate nominee Tiffany Smiley went to the U.S. southern border to see the root cause of the fentanyl crisis facing the citizens of her state.

Chris Scullion / Video Games Chronicle : Sony and Tencent's Sixjoy acquire a combined 30.34% of Elden Ring game company FromSoftware; FromSoftware's parent Kadokawa retains the remaining 69.66%   —  FROMSOFTWARE SAYS THE INVESTMENT MAY HELP IT PUBLISH GAMES GLOBALLY  —  Elden Ring studio FromSoftware has announced that it's selling shares …

Months after Bruce Willis' debilitating aphasia diagnosis, the legendary actor 's wife, Emma Heming Willis, is opening up about her grief. On Tuesday, the model shared an Instagram video montage, which depicted various activities she's been doing over the summer to cope with her husband's illness . "This was the summer of self discovery – finding new hobbies, going out of my comfort zone and staying active," she captioned the post, which featured clips of her gardening, working out, playing tennis and painting. "My grief can be paralyzing but I'm learning how to live along side it. As my step-daughter @scoutlaruewillis told me, grief is the deepest and purest form of love. I hope you find some comfort in that too." To accompany the video montage, she used Aretha Franklin's classic 1968 song "I Say a Little Prayer for You." BRUCE WILLIS CONTINUED TO WORK AFTER APHASIA DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE HE ‘WANTED TO,’ ATTORNEY SAYS Back in Marc...

The mother of State Department Foreign Service Officer Shawn O’Donnell remembers her daughter as a “shining star” but said she did not work in Ukraine like the other diplomat killed.

Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google : Q&A with Chris McKillop, the former director of engineering for Google's Fuchsia project, on the past, present, and future of the OS, Nexus Q failures, and more   —  The former director of engineering for Google's Fuchsia project, Chris McKillop, has shared with us some insights …

Alex Heath / The Verge : Sources: Snap is planning to lay off ~20% of its 6,400+ employees; the layoffs are set to begin on Wednesday   —  Snap's stock price has declined nearly 80 percent this year  —  Snap is planning to lay off approximately 20 percent of its more than 6,400 employees, according to people familiar with the matter.

Cameron Diaz turns 50 today and has a lot to celebrate. She claims to have a completely open mindset when it comes to aging since becoming a mother, saying she wants to live as long as possible. "The whole concept of aging has just changed completely, even in the last 10 years. It’s totally opened up. I’m excited. I’ve got 50 or 60 years to go—I want to live to be 110, since I’ve got a young child," Diaz told Goop in May. "I think you have this amazing moment in your 40s where you appreciate who your parents are, and I want to have that moment with her—be there with her in her 40s." Throughout her years in the industry, Diaz starred in many successful blockbuster hits, so what made her decide to leave the business? And what led her to return to it in her new Netflix movie "Back in Action?" Here is a look back at Diaz’s career and personal life. CAMERON DIAZ COMING OUT OF RETIREMENT TO STAR ALONGSIDE JAMIE FOXX IN NEW NETLIX MOVIE Diaz got her start a...

Rep. Matt Cartwright, seeking re-election in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, which Trump won in the 2020 presidential election, will join Biden during a visit Tuesday

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica : Android 13 review: a small update, but 2022's second after March's tablet-focused 12L update, finally brings a task manager, notification permissions, and more   —  Android 13 is a very small update, but it's also the second one this year.  —  The Android update treadmill continues with the release of Android 13.

Danny DeVito recently gave fans a play-by-play of his nude scene in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." DeVito appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" with fill-in host Nikki Glaser and talked about having no boundaries while promoting his new series "Little Demon." During the interview, Glaser asked him if "It's Always Sunny" had "broken" his boundaries. "I just love it. You know, I love doing that," DeVito said. "You say, ‘Come on out of a couch naked,' I'm there." DeVito was referring to the sitcom episode where he hid inside a couch to hear if his former employees say anything about him. In the end, his character Frank appears out of the couch with nothing on. ‘IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA' FANS LASH OUT AT NETFLIX FOR DELETING EPISODES FEATURING BLACKFACE "OK, I'll do that," DeVito remembered thinking after he first read the script. "Then you get there and you get on ...

Free at-home Covid-19 tests will no longer be available for order from a government site due to limited supply starting next week.

Matt Levine / Bloomberg : Musk will likely focus more on “Mudge” Zatko's claims about Twitter's security practices instead of bots, potentially a better way to fight the acquisition deal   —  Musk v. Twitter  —  A month ago, Elon Musk's fight with Twitter Inc. was a merger dispute.

Taylor Swift surprised fans on Sunday evening when she announced that she will be releasing a new album, "Midnights," in October.  But it wasn't long before fans realized that the release date, Oct. 21 , is also Kim Kardashian's 42nd birthday.  The two stars have been involved in a very public feud dating back to 2016, when the reality star took to her Snapchat and leaked a private phone call in which Taylor gave Kardashian's then husband, Kanye West, permission to use the lyric "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex" in his song.  Swift subsequently defended herself, boldly stating that what Kardashian and West did was "character assassination" and that she had been "falsely painted as a liar" because the clip suggested she had approved the explicit lyrics. TAYLOR SWIFT TAKES HOME VMAS VIDEO OF THE YEAR AWARD, ANNOUNCES SURPRISE ALBUM "Where is the video of Kanye telling me he was going to call me ‘that b----’ in...

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, a Democrat running for Senate, opposes voter ID laws because “people of color” are “less likely to have their ID at any one given time.”

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg : Trademark filings suggest Apple is considering the names Reality One, Reality Pro for its mixed-reality headset, and Reality Processor for the chip in the set   —  Trademark filings suggest that Apple Inc. may be staking claim to potential names for its highly anticipated mixed-reality headset …

If you close your eyes and listen to the latest episode of the "Rap Radar" podcast, who do you hear? Is it the voice of 45th President Donald J. Trump or Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx?  If you're confused, you're likely not alone, as Foxx delivered an eerie impersonation of Trump, using catchphrases like "fake news" to bolster his riff. On the podcast to promote his Netflix film , "Day Shift" with Snoop Dogg , Foxx is seen getting into character, gesticulating in a manner that is reminiscent of Trump, and exclaiming, "excuse me," every time someone interrupted him.  JAMIE FOXX SAYS DIRECTOR ONCE CALLED HIM 'HORRIBLE,' KICKED HIM 'THE F--K OUT' Snoop Dogg, who is seated next to Foxx, is seen breaking out in laughter alongside the podcast hosts, Elliott Wilson and Brian ‘B.Dot’ Miller. Foxx, who plays Mike Tyson in the Hulu film, ‘MIKE,’ is certainly revered for his impressions. On an appearance of "The Tonight ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders acknowledged during a Sunday interview that he agreed with Democrat criticism of President Biden's student loan handout, but defended the proposal.

Dong-Won Kim / IEEE Spectrum : Profile of Kim Choong-Ki, a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, who is revered as the godfather of South Korea's chip industry   —  They were called “Kim's Mafia.”  Kim Choong-Ki himself wouldn't have put it that way.  But it was true what semiconductor engineers …

It has been just over a week since Jennifer Lopez’s gorgeous three-day wedding weekend to Ben Affleck, and while the two are certainly enjoying marital bliss while on their honeymoon in Italy, the singer reportedly revealed on Instagram her fury with a leaked "private moment" between her and her groom. According to reports, the singer took to Instagram to share outrage after a video from her wedding where she is serenading Affleck with an unreleased song was leaked, commenting on a since-deleted post, "This was taken without permission. Period." Lopez reportedly wrote, "Whoever did it took advantage of our private moment. I don’t know where you all are getting it from because we had NDAs and asked everyone not to share anything from our wedding. That is our choice to share." Guests of the wedding, from friends to stylists, have shared less secretive — and presumably authorized — imagery of the stars' special day. BEN AFFLECK AND JENNIFER LOPEZ SE...

Kane Brown is making music history this weekend as the first male country music artist to perform on the MTV VMAs stage. As if that was not enough, he is also making history as the first performer to incorporate a mixed reality element from the Toyota stage into his performance, promising audiences something completely new and different.  "It's such an iconic show to be a part of, and I just feel really honored that they asked me. I can’t give too much away, but I can say that they can expect it to be something they haven’t seen before," he said of his upcoming performance. Here are a few things you to know about Brown. KANE BROWN MAKES MTV VMA HISTORY AS THE FIRST MALE COUNTRY ARTIST TO PERFORM AT THE AWARD SHOW: 'A HUGE HONOR' Brown was raised by a single mother after his father was incarcerated in 1996 when he was three years old. His mom often struggled to provide, frequently resulting in the two of them moving residences several times, and sometimes even...