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Oprah Winfrey Addresses Supposed Taraji P. Henson Feud After ‘The Color Purple’ Star Voiced Concerns About Production – Deadline
- Oprah Winfrey Addresses Supposed Taraji P. Henson Feud After ‘The Color Purple’ Star Voiced Concerns About Production Deadline
- Why did the Color Purple cast have to ask for food on set? The A.V. Club
- Oprah Winfrey stops red carpet interview to set record straight about Taraij P. Henson Yahoo Life
- Oprah Responds to Critics Following ‘Color Purple’ Rental Car, Trailer Revelations: No “Thing Between Taraji and I” Hollywood Reporter
- Oprah Denies Taraji P. Henson Feud, Says ‘I Would Step In’ to Fix ‘Color Purple’ Set Issues Like No Food at Rehearsals: ‘I’m Not in Charge of the Budget’ Variety
THE FLASH: [Spoiler] Comments On Their (Supposed) Cameo Appearance: “Sadly, I’m Not In This” – CBM (Comic Book Movie)
- THE FLASH: [Spoiler] Comments On Their (Supposed) Cameo Appearance: “Sadly, I’m Not In This” CBM (Comic Book Movie)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Now Features a New Location From Spider-Man: Homecoming The Sportsrush
- INSIDE OUT: Pixar Is Reportedly Developing A TV Series Despite Controversies Surrounding Sequel Toonado.com
- THE FLASH Stumbles At The Box Office With Disappointing $55 Million Debut CBM (Comic Book Movie)
- AHSOKA Star Rosario Dawson Responds To Rumors About Hayden Christensen’s Darth Vader Return Sci-Fi & Fantasy Gazette
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Lakers greats Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar end supposed beef on air: ‘I’m on your side Shaq’ – Fox News
- Lakers greats Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar end supposed beef on air: ‘I’m on your side Shaq’ Fox News
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Admits to a Strained Relationship with LeBron James: ‘I Blame Myself’ PEOPLE
- Column: Why do we cling to Michael Jordan’s mythical title as the greatest player of all time? Chicago Tribune
- LeBron James Is Not The Greatest Scorer Of All Time: Facts And Stats Show The Real Truth Fadeaway World
- Nike Gifts LeBron James A 1-of-1 LeBron 20 To Commemorate His Breaking The All-Time Scoring Record Sneaker News
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Sources: Pixel 6 Pro was supposed to launch w/ face unlock
9to5Google can report today that Google’s original plan was to launch the Pixel 6 Pro with face unlock, but the feature was pulled relatively close to launch.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Google intended to announce the Pixel 6 Pro with support for face unlock to complement the under-display fingerprint sensor. The capability was only meant for the larger flagship and not the smaller Pixel 6, which collaborates something we previously speculated based on code.
The hardware difference between the two phones is an 11.1MP front-facing camera with 94 degree “ultrawide” field of view on the 6 Pro compared to 8MP and 84 degrees on the $599 Pixel 6. Otherwise, there’s no dedicated hardware (IR cameras, dot projector, or flood illuminator) as was seen on the Pixel 4 in 2019. There’s nothing like Soli radar to speed up the unlocking process either.
Soli-powered face unlock on Pixel 4
Google is presumably relying solely on what’s captured by that selfie camera to authenticate that it’s you. This has always seemed like the more Google-y approach, which is primarily using software to tackle difficult problems. It was also something that the Android Ice Cream Sandwich-powered Galaxy Nexus leveraged.
There have hopefully been marked processing and accuracy advancements in the past 11 years, especially with the presence of dedicated hardware like Tensor. For example, Google touts its chip as allowing for faster, more accurate face detection – in photography contexts – due to integrated subsystems, while consuming half the power compared to a Pixel 5.
The relatively last-minute decision to pull face unlock is reflected in how early and launch-day marketing material referenced the capability. This included a German print ad (though that mistakenly claimed it was for the entry Pixel 6) and one UK-carrier launch page that showed “Face and Fingerprint Unlock” in a live image of Android 12’s Security Hub. That reference — as well as one in a Play Store listing screenshot — was later pulled. Since then, there have been additional straggling references to the capability on actual Pixel 6 Pro devices.
One of the sources told us that Google is still working to add face unlock to the Pixel 6 Pro, and that it’s targeted for the next major quarterly Android update, though plans might still change.
If that is indeed still the plan, it’s quite interesting for Google to update the Pixel 6 Pro with a major new feature so close to the end of its annual product cycle. It will definitely be a welcome addition for current owners and those who continue to have qualms about the fingerprint reader. Meanwhile, this method of face unlock will presumably be a staple on future Pixel devices going forward.
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Rumour: Here Are The Supposed GBA Games “Tested” For Switch Online So Far
In case you missed it, the Nintendo Switch could possibly be adding Game Boy titles to its online service in the near future.
Following on from the initial “leak”, a list of games apparently tested for the service has now been shared online by Twitter user and dataminer MondoMega. The games highlighted in yellow in the list below have supposedly been in the ROM folder “at some point” but have not appeared in the leaked build of the Game Boy Advance emulator codenamed “Sloop”.
The same source also explains how these games have only been “tested”. In other words, there’s no guarantee all of them will necessarily receive a release in the future – even if a GBA service is announced.
As you can see, there are all sorts of GBA classics mentioned such as The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Metroid Fusion, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, and the fantastic Golden Sun games.
@Mondo_Mega – “The library of GBA games they’ve tested for this thing is massive. Tested is the key word; doesn’t mean they’ll all actually launch on the service. Yellow = in the rom folder at some point but not in the leaked build. There’s one other game with evidence of being tested though-“
The same source also revealed Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire / Emerald link cable emulation “testing” has likely taken place:
“There are multiple screenshots of different berry tag screens from Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire / Emerald saved in the emulator; most likely taken during link cable emulation testing.”
While there’s not quite as much to talk about the Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulation – codenamed “Hiyoko”, GBC titles will apparently run as separate apps. The ones spotted so far include Super Mario Land, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX, Tetris and Qix.
“Not much to talk about with GB(C) though. The build of Hiyoko we have here is in an earlier state than Sloop; each game is a seperate app and there’s only four of them: Super Mario Land, Link’s Awakening DX, Tetris, Qix”
Game Boy emulators for Switch were first discovered in a 2019 datamine. This was followed by various reports last year about Nintendo’s classic handheld libraries coming to Switch’s online service at some point in the future.
If we hear any other developments, we’ll be sure to let you know.
What is Twitter’s ‘poison pill’ and what is it supposed to do? | Social Media News
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On Friday, Twitter’s board showed it will not go quietly after Musk offered to buy the company.
Twitter is trying to thwart billionaire Elon Musk’s takeover attempt with a “poison pill”, a financial device that companies have been wielding against unwelcome suitors for decades.
On Thursday, Musk offered to buy Twitter with the revelation coming just days after the Tesla CEO said he would no longer be joining the social media company’s board of directors.
He offered $54.2 per share of Twitter’s stock, calling the price his best and final offer.
On Friday, Twitter’s board showed it will not go quietly, saying any acquisition of more than 15 percent of the firm’s stock without its approval would trigger a plan to flood the market with shares and thus make a buyout much harder.
What are poison pills supposed to do?
The ingredients of each poison pill vary, but they are all designed to give corporate boards an option to flood the market with so much newly created stock that a takeover becomes prohibitively expensive.
The strategy was popularised in the 1980s when publicly held companies were being stalked by corporate raiders such as Carl Icahn – now more frequently described as “activist investors”.
Twitter did not disclose the details of its poison pill on Friday but said it would provide more information in a forthcoming filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which the company delayed because public markets were closed on Friday.
Musk currently holds a roughly 9 percent stake.
Can a poison pill be a negotiating ploy?
Although they are supposed to help prevent an unsolicited takeover, poison pills also often open the door to further negotiations that can force a bidder to sweeten the deal.
If a higher price makes sense to the board, a poison pill can simply be cast aside along with the acrimony it provoked, clearing the way for a sale to be completed.
True to form, Twitter left its door open by emphasising that its poison pill will not prevent its board from “engaging with parties or accepting an acquisition proposal” at a higher price.
Adopting a poison pill also frequently results in lawsuits alleging that a corporate board and management team is using the tactic to keep their jobs against the best interests of shareholders.
How did Musk react to Twitter’s announcement?
Musk, with 82 million followers on Twitter, had no immediate reaction to the company’s poison pill.
But on Thursday he indicated he was ready to wage a legal battle.
“If the current Twitter board takes actions contrary to shareholder interests, they would be breaching their fiduciary duty,” Musk tweeted. “The liability they would thereby assume would be titanic in scale.”
Musk has publicly said his $43bn bid is his best and final offer for Twitter, but other corporate suitors have made similar statements before ultimately upping the ante.
With an estimated fortune of $265bn, Musk would seem to have deep enough pockets to raise his offer, although he is still working out how to finance the proposed purchase.
Musk also questioned Saudi Arabia’s role in Twitter Inc after the kingdom’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal tweeted his opposition to the billionaire entrepreneur’s offer to buy the social media company.
The prince tweeted on Thursday that Musk’s offer does not come close to the “intrinsic value” of Twitter.
“Being one of the largest & long-term shareholders of Twitter, @Kingdom_KHC & I reject this offer,” the prince said, referring to the Saudi Arabia-based Kingdom Holding Company, which he owns.
Musk responded to the tweet, asking how much of Twitter, directly and indirectly, was owned by Saudi Arabia.
“What are the Kingdom’s views on journalistic freedom of speech?” Musk added.
Don’t Panic, Valve Has Already Resolved Steam Deck’s Supposed Switch-Like “Drift” Issues
If you’ve been able to get your hands on a Steam Deck and are worried about the reported “drift” issues, it seems there’s no need to panic.
Valve, in record time (not Valve time, thankfully), has already issued a fix to address the supposed issues associated with the Steam Deck thumbsticks. This information comes directly from Valve designer, Lawrence Yang, in an update over on Twitter.
Here’s exactly what he had to say – explaining how a “recent firmware update” was to blame, and the team has already shipped a fix to address the bug:
“Hi all, a quick note about Steam Deck thumbsticks. The team has looked into the reported issues and it turns out it was a deadzone regression from a recent firmware update. We just shipped a fix to address the bug, so make sure you’re up to date.”
The speedy response from Valve (including the fix) seems to have impressed quite a number of fans. Many users on social media have also acknowledged how nice it is to see a games company addressing an issue like this head-on. Others couldn’t help but compare the situation to Nintendo’s own ongoing issues with Switch Joy-Con drift, which is a hardware problem.
Here’s a small sample of these comments:
@minus117 – “@Nintendo @NintendoAmerica how’s the drift from the switch being addressed?”
@_Solid – “Huge bravo to the dev team for fixing it so quickly. Meanwhile at Nintendo: Drift? Joycon drift is a myth.”
@ChiYuP5R – it’s taken nintendo longer than 5 years what took steam less than 24 hours.
So, there you go – if you were considering Valve’s Steam Deck, there’s apparently no need to worry about the dreaded drift that has plagued certain other platforms.
Would you be interested in a Steam Deck yourself? Is the Nintendo Switch the only portable gaming device you need? Leave a comment down below.
A new DuckDuckGo tool is supposed to prevent apps from tracking Android users
DuckDuckGo’s new tool aims to prevent apps from tracking Android users, first reported by Wired. The tool, called App Tracking Protection, is essentially a watered-down version of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature, which gives users the choice to opt-out of data tracking within apps.
However, DuckDuckGo’s tool hasn’t been rolled out as part of an update to all Android phones, nor is it available as a separate download — it’s built into DuckDuckGo’s privacy-focused browser app, but works across your device. In a post on its blog, the company says that the tool will block “trackers it identifies in other apps from third-party companies.”
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Once App Tracking Protection is enabled, it will run in the background as you use your phone. The tool recognizes when an app is about to send data to a third-party tracker, and will then prevent the app from taking your information.
DuckDuckGo says that it’s “continually working to identify and protect against new trackers,” which means that your data should be kept away from any new trackers that crop up. From the DuckDuckGo app, you should also be able to see a real-time view of trackers that the tool has blocked, along with where your data would’ve been going.
The company says that although its App Tracking Protection tool isn’t a virtual private network (VPN), your device will behave as if it is one. “This is because App Tracking Protection uses a local ‘VPN connection’ which means that it works its magic right on your smartphone,” DuckDuckGo explains in its post. “However, App Tracking Protection is different from VPNs because it never routes app data through an external server.”
While conducting its own test, DuckDuckGo found that more than 96 percent of some of the most popular free Android apps have third-party trackers that most users are unaware of. The company also discovered that 87 percent of these apps send user data to Google, while 68 percent send data to Facebook.
Right now the tool is in beta, but you can join the private waitlist (you won’t have to enter any personal information to do so). To sign up, download DuckDuckGo from the Google Play Store, and open the app. Hit “Settings” followed by “App Tracking Protection” in the “Privacy Section.” From there, choose “Join the Private Waitlist.” DuckDuckGo says it’s gradually introducing the feature to more people every week.
As pointed out by Wired, DuckDuckGo obviously doesn’t have the power to change the internal configuration of Android devices like Google does, which means that DuckDuckGo’s tool still can’t fully replace Apple’s. The same is true if you combine DuckDuckGo’s blocker and the privacy settings already in Android devices — Apple’s stringent App Tracking Transparency tools essentially uproot the advertising system on iPhones, reportedly costing social platforms $10 billion as a result.
In response to Apple’s tracking tool, Google started making it more difficult for apps to collect data on users by restricting them from accessing users’ Advertising IDs after they’ve opted out of tracking. Android’s looser policies may be more app-friendly, but its built-in privacy protections still fall short of Apple’s.
China state media release supposed message from Peng Shuai
China’s state-controlled media on Wednesday released a purported email from tennis star Peng Shuai, who has not been seen since accusing a Communist Party leader of sexual abuse more than two weeks ago.
Tennis officials have doubted the veracity of the email released by CGTN, in which Peng walked back her assault accusations while adding she was “resting at home and everything is fine.”
Women’s Tennis Association Chairman and CEO Steve Simon said he didn’t think the two-time Grand Slam champion wrote the missive.
“The statement released today by Chinese state media concerning Peng Shuai only raises my concerns as to her safety and whereabouts,” Simon said in a written statement.
“I have a hard time believing that Peng Shuai actually wrote the email we received or believes what is being attributed to her.”
Peng, 35, wrote on Weibo on Nov. 2 that former Chinese vice premier Zhang Gaoli pressured her into having sex before they later had an on-off consensual relationship.
“Why did you have to come back to me, took me to your home to force me to have sex with you?” she alleged, according to screenshots of the post. “I never gave consent, crying the entire time.”
“I couldn’t describe how disgusted I was, and how many times I asked myself am I still a human? I feel like a walking corpse. Every day I was acting, which person is the real me?”
Her statement was deleted from the Chinese social media site 30 minutes later and she has not been seen or heard from since, as state censors scrubbed mentions of the accusation from the platform.
“The WTA and the rest of the world need independent and verifiable proof that she is safe,” Simon wrote. “I have repeatedly tried to reach her via numerous forms of communications, to no avail.”
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka wrote on Twitter Tuesday that she was “in shock of the current situation.”
“Censorship is never OK at any cost, I hope Peng Shuai and her family are safe and OK,” Osaka wrote, adding the hashtag #WhereIsPengShuai.
Billie Jean King and Chris Evert also weighed in on the plight of the missing star in recent days.
“I’ve known Peng since she was 14; we should all be concerned; this is serious; where is she? Is she safe? Any information would be appreciated,” Evert tweeted.
“Hoping that Peng Shuai is found safe and that her accusations are fully investigated,” King said.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Weibo did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Earlier this month, a spokesman said the issue was “not a question related to foreign affairs.”
With Post wires