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Ubisoft says it is developing three mobile games for Netflix Games, including a new Assassin's Creed game (Hirun Cryer/GamesRadar) https://ift.tt/Uq4lzTn

Hirun Cryer / GamesRadar : Ubisoft says it is developing three mobile games for Netflix Games, including a new Assassin's Creed game   —  There's also a new Valiant Hearts game in the works  —  Ubisoft just announced a partnership with Netflix for three games.  —  Earlier today on September 10 at the Ubisoft Forward showcase …

Some CSOs say ex-Uber CSO Joe Sullivan did nothing wrong and his trial tests criminal penalties they may face over security lapses or challenges in gray areas (Robert McMillan/Wall Street Journal) https://ift.tt/k59h8yt

Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal : Some CSOs say ex-Uber CSO Joe Sullivan did nothing wrong and his trial tests criminal penalties they may face over security lapses or challenges in gray areas   —  Joe Sullivan, a former federal prosecutor, is accused of helping to cover up a security breach, a charge he denies

Apple's iOS 16 webpage now lists iCloud Shared Photo library as "coming later this year"; the feature was also removed from the latest iOS 16 betas (Andrew Orr/AppleInsider) https://ift.tt/fKaLMF6

Andrew Orr / AppleInsider : Apple's iOS 16 webpage now lists iCloud Shared Photo library as “coming later this year”; the feature was also removed from the latest iOS 16 betas   —  Apple announced iCloud Shared Photo Library as part of iOS 16, but it appears that the feature won't arrive in the iOS 16 release on September 12.

Sources: Stability AI, the startup behind Stable Diffusion, is in talks to raise $100M; Coatue proposed a $500M valuation and Lightspeed offered a $1B valuation (Kenrick Cai/Forbes) https://ift.tt/dQcwDt1

Kenrick Cai / Forbes : Sources: Stability AI, the startup behind Stable Diffusion, is in talks to raise $100M; Coatue proposed a $500M valuation and Lightspeed offered a $1B valuation   —  With the image generator Stable Diffusion, you can conjure within seconds a potrait of Beyoncé as if painted by Vincent van Gogh …

Why death of the Queen won't repair the broken relationship between William and Harry: royal expert https://ift.tt/7xjlHrq

It appears that even the death of the Queen may not be enough to repair the relationship between her grandsons. Over in Windsor, right by Heathrow Airport's flight path and close to where William the Conqueror decided to build a castle, there is royal drama. Diva wars some might say is playing out, simply because Harry and Meghan, and Catherine and William are well, not speaking. Many thought this would be the perfect opportunity to have the royals get back together, but as a source pointed out, while the duo feel sorry for Harry, any feelings of the thaw taking a turn halted when Meghan decided to offer her guttural feelings to the New York based magazine, The Cut. QUEEN ELIZABETH II REMEMBERED AS KING CHARLES III ASCENDS THE BRITISH THRONE This made the lawn at Windsor frost over, if William was even thinking of cutting any slack to his younger brother, then this stopped it dead in its tracks. Meghan decided to offer this bon mot that she was ready to forgive the royal family...

Who is Queen Consort Camilla Parker Bowles? A look at the wife of King Charles III https://ift.tt/7xjlHrq

Camilla Parker Bowles is the wife of King Charles III. On September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died at age 96, and serving as the U.K.'s longest-reigning monarch. The Queen's death made her son Charles the king and Camilla the queen consort. Although Camilla's reputation has improved over the years, it was once very tarnished because of the love triangle that occurred between her, King Charles III and the late Princess Diana. Camilla, who was born in 1947 in London met King Charles at a polo match in the early 1970s and they dated for a short time after their meeting. When King Charles went off to pursue his naval career, Camilla got married to an Army officer named Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973. They had two children, Tom and Laura before their divorce in 1995. King Charles was married before Camilla to Diana Spenser. King Charles married Diana in 1981, when she was 20 years old, and she was given the title Diana, Princess of Wales. They had two sons, Prince William an...

UK-based Gravitee.io, a popular open-source API management service, has raised $30M led by Riverside Acceleration, bringing its total funding to $41M (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE) https://ift.tt/tJFeMGK

Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE : UK-based Gravitee.io, a popular open-source API management service, has raised $30M led by Riverside Acceleration, bringing its total funding to $41M   —  Gravitee Topco Ltd., the creator of a popular application programming interface management service, is feeling richer today after closing on a $30 million funding round.

'Monarch:' Trace Adkins wants Blake Shelton to play his 'stupid' younger brother https://ift.tt/CB1DUaO

Country singer Trace Adkins opened up about starring on the upcoming country music drama television show "Monarch," which revolves around a dynasty of singers. Adkins portrays Albie Roman alongside Susan Sarandon, who plays Dottie Cantrell Roman, in the series. And recently, at the FOX Entertainment Fall 2022 press day, Adkins mentioned another famous country singer with whom he'd like to star alongside. "I think we should bring Blake Shelton , let him play my stupid younger brother," Adkins told Fox News Digital. "That's kind of what he is anyway." Recently, Adkins spoke about how despite the fact that his friend Shelton has had years of TV experience being a judge on " The Voice ," he didn't go to him for acting help. ‘MONARCH’ STAR TRACE ADKINS SHARES THE REAL REASON HE DIDN'T ASK BLAKE SHELTON OR TIM MCGRAW FOR ACTING ADVICE "Blake’s thing is a completely different animal," he said. "You can’t compare that...

Tourists gather at Buckingham Palace, shed tears amid concerns for the Queen https://ift.tt/CB1DUaO

Tourists have begun gathering at Buckingham Palace amid concerns about Queen Elizabeth II . She was placed under medical supervision after her doctors became "concerned" for her health on Sept. 8. QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH: LIVE UPDATES Some tourists in London, including Sue and Andy Alderman from Somerset, decided to go right to Buckingham Palace to pay their respects upon hearing the news, according to the BBC . QUEEN ELIZABETH CANCELS A MEETING AFTER DOCTORS ADVISED HER TO REST Other tourists from far away, such as Pam Fleming and Kim Tierney from Australia, were already on a tour of Buckingham Palace when they learned of the tragic update. "She's the only Queen we've had," Pam told the outlet. "All of my life. She's such a lovely lady. It's such a shock."  Just months ago, the Queen appeared in the same spot, waving to the crowd happily from its balcony during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations . LIZ TRUSS BECOMES UK PRIME MINISTE...

Apple drops the starting prices of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 mini to $599 and of the iPhone 13 to $699, and stops selling the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 12 mini (Juli Clover/MacRumors) https://ift.tt/z7BkpZS

Juli Clover / MacRumors : Apple drops the starting prices of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 mini to $599 and of the iPhone 13 to $699, and stops selling the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 12 mini   —  With the launch of the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, Apple has discontinued some older iPhones that were available as low-cost options.

In an internal memo, CEO Evan Spiegel unveils Snap's plans to grow its user base and revenue, including onboarding more users in their 30s and focusing on AR (Alex Heath/The Verge) https://ift.tt/mjehYKW

Alex Heath / The Verge : In an internal memo, CEO Evan Spiegel unveils Snap's plans to grow its user base and revenue, including onboarding more users in their 30s and focusing on AR   —  After getting “punched in the face hard” by a cratering stock price and brutal layoffs, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told employees …

Apple plans to make its $9.99/month Fitness+ service available to all iPhone users in 21 countries this fall, regardless of whether they own a Watch or not (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) https://ift.tt/vMQgTAx

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Apple plans to make its $9.99/month Fitness+ service available to all iPhone users in 21 countries this fall, regardless of whether they own a Watch or not   —  As promised earlier this year at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), the company today confirmed it's broadening access …

Tori Spelling, Dean McDermott and Candy Spelling hold hands during beach outing as couple is 'co-parenting' https://ift.tt/A7bBaZ0

Tori Spelling revealed her "co-parenting" routine with Dean McDermott as photos surfaced of the family spending time with the "Beverly Hills, 90210" star's mother Candy Spelling. Candy, Tori and Dean, along with the couple's 5-year-old son, enjoyed time at the beach Monday in Malibu. Monday's outing reportedly marks the first time the two women have been photographed together in five years. Tori and Candy's falling out seemingly began after the death of Aaron Spelling, Candy's husband and Tori's father. In 2009, Candy blamed Tori for Aaron's death in an interview with 94.7 WMAS-FM’s Kellogg Krew. "My daughter one day decided that she wasn’t speaking to my husband, myself and my son, and that’s how it’s continued for the last, oh gosh, four or five years," Candy claimed. "And it was sad. That’s what killed my husband, actually. He just didn’t want to live after that. He [had] just done everything he could possibly do for...

Apple makes eSIM the only option on iPhone 14 models in the US, working with T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T; outside the US, the phones will have a SIM card tray (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors) https://ift.tt/CEh0mDx

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors : Apple makes eSIM the only option on iPhone 14 models in the US, working with T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T; outside the US, the phones will have a SIM card tray   —  Apple today announced that all iPhone 14 models sold in the U.S. do not have a built-in SIM card tray and will rely entirely on eSIM technology.

Meghan Markle labels herself an 'ugly duckling' in high school: 'I was the smart one, not the pretty one' https://ift.tt/hep3ZJi

Meghan Markle revealed in her most recent podcast episode she was an "ugly duckling" in high school, and she never had "anyone to sit with" during lunch. Markle spoke with Mindy Kaling for the third episode of her Spotify podcast "Archetypes."  The Duchess of Sussex noted that she did not consider herself to have conventional beauty during her high school years. "Look, maybe not conventional beauty as it…now, maybe that would be seen as beautiful but massive frizzy curly hair and a huge gap in my teeth that, um," she said before adding, "I was the smart one. Forever and ever and ever and ever. And, and then just sort of grew up." MEGHAN MARKLE GIVES FIRST ADDRESS SINCE STEPPING DOWN AS SENIOR ROYAL: I ‘WONDERED IF I WAS GOOD ENOUGH’ Markle, who married Prince Harry in 2018 , also spoke with Kaling about being "a little bit of a loner" and "really shy." "But I never had anyone to sit with at lunch. I, I w...

Sources: amid lockdowns, Chinese staff and suppliers contributed more complex work and parts to iPhone 14 than past models, exposing Apple's reliance on China (Tripp Mickle/New York Times) https://ift.tt/SGT8lr0

Tripp Mickle / New York Times : Sources: amid lockdowns, Chinese staff and suppliers contributed more complex work and parts to iPhone 14 than past models, exposing Apple's reliance on China   —  Apple is taking small steps toward India.  But the production of its latest phone, set for introduction on Wednesday, shows how difficult it will be to make big changes.

A book excerpt details how YouTube's love affair with PewDiePie soured in 2017, before he stopped pushing boundaries and signed a livestreaming deal in 2020 (Mark Bergen/The Verge) https://ift.tt/2igAHPn

Mark Bergen / The Verge : A book excerpt details how YouTube's love affair with PewDiePie soured in 2017, before he stopped pushing boundaries and signed a livestreaming deal in 2020   —  The Anti-Defamation League, a nonprofit focused on antisemitism, received an unusual invitation from YouTube in early 2017: come meet our biggest influencer.

Luke Combs pays back young fans who bought their own tickets to his show https://ift.tt/hn1PJ6m

Luke Combs paid back two kids who put in some hard work to attend one of his concerts. Bo Fenderson, 12, and his friend Tanner stacked five cords of wood in order to pay for their own tickets to the Bangor, Maine concert, WABI-TV reported. "We made $100 bucks stacking 5 cords of wood, bought two Luke Combs tickets. Man, he sounds good. Our Dads swore it was a waste of time, oh but they were wrong. Today’s my 12th birthday, oh Lord when it rains it pours," Fenderson's sign read. Combs spotted the sign during his Friday night show and pulled $140 out of his wallet to pay the kids back for their tickets. LUKE COMBS PAYS FUNERAL COSTS OF 3 MICHIGAN MEN WHO DIED AT MUSIC FESTIVAL "How much were you tickets? $100? $200? Y’all paid $200, a hundred dollars apiece," he said. "Oh my God, I only got $140 right here. Y’all want that, pay yourselves back. I’ll get you some more." The "Beautiful Crazy" singer invited the kids to come hang out backs...

Sources: Amazon plans to partner with small and medium-size pharmacies in Japan to launch an online prescription drug marketplace in the country in 2023 (Nikkei Asia) https://ift.tt/CH8r1nR

Nikkei Asia : Sources: Amazon plans to partner with small and medium-size pharmacies in Japan to launch an online prescription drug marketplace in the country in 2023   —  E-commerce giant considers creating platform with local pharmacies  —  TOKYO — Amazon.com is considering entering …

Tiffany Haddish breaks silence after being sued for child sex abuse: 'It wasn't funny at all' https://ift.tt/hn1PJ6m

Tiffany Haddish has broken her silence on the child sexual abuse claims made against her in a recent lawsuit. Haddish shared a statement on Instagram on Monday morning. "I know people have a bunch of questions. I get it. I'm right there with you," she wrote on Instagram. "Unfortunately, because there is an ongoing legal case, there's very little that I can say right now." The "Girls Trip" actress revealed she couldn't talk about the allegations in detail because the legal case is ongoing. TIFFANY HADDISH DENIES ‘MERITLESS’ CHILD SEX ABUSE CLAIMS MADE IN LAWSUIT, CALLING IT ‘BOGUS’ THROUGH ATTORNEY The lawsuit states that Haddish and comedian Aries Spears convinced a 14-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy to film sexually suggestive video sketches starting in 2013. The brother and sister alleged one was titled "Through a Pedophile's Eyes" and was uploaded to "Funny or Die." The sketch was reportedly removed in 2018. ...

US parents are increasingly buying Apple Watches as a stopgap cellphone to reach and track their children as young as 5 while mitigating internet addiction (New York Times) https://ift.tt/Oy0n7eF

New York Times : US parents are increasingly buying Apple Watches as a stopgap cellphone to reach and track their children as young as 5 while mitigating internet addiction   —  As Apple prepares to unveil new models next week, the smart watch has found an unexpected audience: children as young as 5.

Christina Haack celebrates marriage to Joshua Hall with Hawaiian sunset wedding: 'Exactly where I want to be' https://ift.tt/txme2S5

Christina Haack hosted a wedding on the Hawaiian island of Maui with husband Joshua Hall and a few of their close friends and family to celebrate their marriage, nearly five months after the couple first said "I do" in secrecy. The home renovation expert simply stunned wearing a sheer white lace gown with a long train as she cuddled up to her husband in romantic snaps by the ocean to commemorate their big day. "Shared vows in front of family and our close friends," she wrote on Instagram. "Everything in life has led me to where I am right now, which is exactly where I want to be.  CHRISTINA HAACK MARRIES REALTOR JOSHUA HALL "My dream man on the dreamiest island. Maui holds a special place in my heart. What an amazing night filled with love."  ‘FLIP OR FLOP’ STARS TAREK EL MOUSSA AND CHRISTINA HAACK ANNOUNCE END OF HGTV SERIES Christina's beautiful bridal gown featured white floral appliques embroidered throughout a see-through, mermaid sil...

The Weeknd cancels sold-out LA stadium concert during show after his voice 'went out' singing third song https://ift.tt/txme2S5

The Weeknd abruptly canceled his Los Angeles concert moments after he began singing Saturday night at SoFi Stadium amid vocal concerns. Fans packed the newly-built, 70,000-seat arena in Inglewood, California, for the second, sold-out night of his "After Hours Til Dawn" global stadium tour, only to be left disappointed a few songs into the show when he pulled the plug on the entire production. He later tweeted, "My voice went out during the first song and I'm devastated. Felt it go and my heart dropped. My deepest apologies to my fans here. I promise I'll make it up to you with a new date." LARGE FIRE ERUPTS OUTSIDE THE WEEKND CONCERT AT ALLEGIANT STADIUM IN LAS VEGAS The Weeknd , whose full name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, was reportedly in the middle of performing "Can't Feel My Face" when he stopped the concert and walked off the stage.  He returned moments later with an apology, and said he couldn't continue on with the show. THE W...

In August 2022, Beijing's municipal government unveiled plans to regulate the "Digital Human Industry", which covers digital assistants and virtual influencers (Meaghan Tobin/Rest of World) https://ift.tt/pMhCSHd

Meaghan Tobin / Rest of World : In August 2022, Beijing's municipal government unveiled plans to regulate the “Digital Human Industry”, which covers digital assistants and virtual influencers   —  China's capital is looking to set standards for digital assistants, virtual influencers and gaming avatars.

Late 'Black Panther' actor Chadwick Boseman wins Emmy Award, wife accepts on his behalf after tragic death https://ift.tt/txme2S5

The legacy of Chadwick Boseman continues to expand far past his time on this earth, as the "Black Panther" actor just won an Emmy Award posthumously. Accepting the Creative Arts Emmy Award on his behalf was Taylor Simone Ledward, who the actor wed prior to succumbing to his battle with colon cancer in 2020. Boseman, who solidified his career as a revered actor after earning significant praise for his role as King T'Challa or Black Panther in the beloved Marvel series of the same name, did not reveal his diagnosis with many, which lead to his death being quite a shock across Hollywood. He earned the award for his role as T'Challa in the animated series, "What If…?" which showed what would have happened had T'Challa been taken from his home of Wakanda and raised as a Star-Lord. CHADWICK BOSEMAN WINS POSTHUMOUS SAG AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR According to Deadline, Ledward said during the acceptance speech, "When I learned Chad was nominated, I started...