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Facebook removes misinformation, but only on a technicality
Earlier this week, The Daily Beast published a story with a counterintuitive finding. As best as researchers could tell, there was no evidence that Russia is trying to interfere in the US midterm elections:
Russian social media trolls are, of course, still promulgating fake news and slapping frantically at America’s hot buttons—tweeting wildly in favor of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, according to researchers, and pushing a counter-protest against last summer’s white supremacist Unite the Right 2 rally. The GRU is still hacking into computers in the U.S. and everywhere else. But so far, Russia-watchers say the trolls haven’t delved into the nitty gritty of 35 Senate campaigns and 435 House races. Nor has the GRU engineered the type of...
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Khawaja Vaults into Top 10 of Rankings After “Dream Innings” in Dubai Against Pakistan
Usman Khawaja has jumped nine spots to a career best ranking of ten after his knocks of 85 and 141 in the first Test against Pakistan in Dubai. Khawaja described his marathon, match-saving 302-ball 141 in the second innings as the toughest knock he has ever played, and the stuff of dreams. Khawaja battled hard for 524 minutes in the fourth innings, helping Australia save the game from an unlikely situation on the final day.from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2OVckTN
India vs West Indies, LIVE Score, 2nd Test Day 1 at Hyderabad: Holder, Chase Partnership Crosses 50
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Samsung says its foldable phone is also a tablet that fits in your pocket
Samsung’s mobile head, DJ Koh, has given us a first glimpse of what the company’s long-awaited foldable phone will be like to use. Speaking to CNET, the executive said that while unfolded the device will offer the functionality of a tablet complete with multi-tasking and a big screen, but can then be folded into a portable phone.
The description matches a cringeworthy concept trailer the company released back in 2013 which showed a device with one large internal screen combined with a second smaller screen on the outside for use when folded.
Koh has previously suggested that the handset could be unveiled at Samsung’s developer conference where he will be delivering the opening keynote on November 7th. The executive said it would have...
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Win or Lose We've Got to Keep Making Australians Proud: Langer
Australian head coach Justin Langer said that he was "extremely proud" of the way the side fought back on the final day to bat out and save the opening Test against Pakistan from the jaws of defeat at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2C9acAS
Jason Roy Fully Prepared to Face Spin Challenge in Sri Lanka
England opener Jason Roy has spoken about how he is leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that he is prepared to face spin bowling at the very start of the innings, on the team’s current tour to Sri Lanka.from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2pQpiUs
India vs West Indies, LIVE Score, 2nd Test Day 1 at Hyderabad: Holder, Chase Help Windies Make Progress
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Jason Roy Fully Prepared to Face the Spin Challenge
England opener Jason Roy has spoken about how he is leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that he is prepared to face spin bowling at the very start of the innings, on the team’s current tour to Sri Lanka.from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2RL8f2V
দুর্গাপুজোয় সরকারি অনুদানে স্থগিতাদেশের আর্জিতে সায় দিল না, রাজ্যকে ৬ সপ্তাহে বক্তব্য জানাতে নির্দেশ সুপ্রিম কোর্টের
নয়াদিল্লি: দুর্গাপুজোয় রাজ্য সরকারের পুজো কমিটিগুলিকে সরকারি অনুদান দেওয়ার সিদ্ধান্তকে চ্যালেঞ্জ করে পেশ হওয়া পিটিশনের প্রেক্ষিতে সরকারকে নোটিস দিল সুপ্রিম কোর্ট। যদিও আপাতত রাজ্য সরকারের পদক্ষেপে স্থগিতাদেশ দিতে সম্মত হয়নি সর্বোচ্চ আদালতের বিচারপতি মদন বি লোকুর ও বিচারপতি দীপক গুপ্তার বেঞ্চ। মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের সরকার পুজো কমিটিগুলিকে ১০ হাজার
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হায়দরাবাদ টেস্টে পাঁচ উইকেট হারিয়ে কোণঠাসা ওয়েস্ট ইন্ডিজ
<strong>হায়দরাবাদ:</strong> দ্বিতীয় টেস্টে টসে জিতে ব্যাটিং নিয়েও সুবিধা করতে পারছে না ওয়েস্ট ইন্ডিজ। লাঞ্চের আগেই ৮৬ রানে তিন উইকেট হারায় তারা। পরে ১১৩ রানের মধ্যে তাদের পাঁচ উইকেট পড়ে যায়। কুলদীপ যাদব এর মধ্যে তিনটি উইকেট নিয়েছেন। একটি করে উইকেট নিয়েছেন আর অশ্বিন ও উমেশ যাদব। ব্যাট করতে নেমে শুরু
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অজি অধিনায়ক টিম পেইনের চোয়ালচাপা লড়াই ভেস্তে দিল পাকিস্তানের জয়ের স্বপ্ন
<strong>দুবাই:</strong> অস্ট্রেলিয়া ও পাকিস্তানের মধ্যে চলতি সিরিজের প্রথম টেস্ট অমীমাংসিতভাবে শেষ হল। জয়ের মুখে এসেও ড্র করেই সন্তুষ্ট থাকতে হল পাকিস্তানকে। আর এর পিছনে রয়েছে অস্ট্রেলিয়ার অধিনায়ক টিম পেইনের চোয়ালচাপা লড়াই। আর এজন্যই জিততে জিততেও খালি হাতে ফিরতে হল পাকিস্তানকে। দুবাইয়ে দ্বিতীয় ইনিংসে জয়ের জন্য অস্ট্রেলিয়ার কাছে ৪৬২ রানের লক্ষ্য
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অজি অধিনায়ক টিম পেইনের চোয়ালচাপা লড়াই ভেস্তে দিল পাকিস্তানের জয়ের স্বপ্ন
<strong>দুবাই:</strong> অস্ট্রেলিয়া ও পাকিস্তানের মধ্যে চলতি সিরিজের প্রথম টেস্ট অমীমাংসিতভাবে শেষ হল। জয়ের মুখে এসেও ড্র করেই সন্তুষ্ট থাকতে হল পাকিস্তানকে। আর এর পিছনে রয়েছে অস্ট্রেলিয়ার অধিনায়ক টিম পেইনের চোয়ালচাপা লড়াই। আর এজন্যই জিততে জিততেও খালি হাতে ফিরতে হল পাকিস্তানকে। দুবাইয়ে দ্বিতীয় ইনিংসে জয়ের জন্য অস্ট্রেলিয়ার কাছে ৪৬২ রানের লক্ষ্য
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দুর্গাপুজোয় সরকারি অনুদানে স্থগিতাদেশের আর্জিতে সায় দিল না, রাজ্যকে ৬ সপ্তাহে বক্তব্য জানাতে নির্দেশ সুপ্রিম কোর্টের
নয়াদিল্লি: দুর্গাপুজোয় রাজ্য সরকারের পুজো কমিটিগুলিকে সরকারি অনুদান দেওয়ার সিদ্ধান্তকে চ্যালেঞ্জ করে পেশ হওয়া পিটিশনের প্রেক্ষিতে সরকারকে নোটিস দিল সুপ্রিম কোর্ট। যদিও আপাতত রাজ্য সরকারের পদক্ষেপে স্থগিতাদেশ দিতে সম্মত হয়নি সর্বোচ্চ আদালতের বিচারপতি মদন বি লোকুর ও বিচারপতি দীপক গুপ্তার বেঞ্চ। মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের সরকার পুজো কমিটিগুলিকে ১০ হাজার
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তিতলির প্রভাবে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত ঝাড়গ্রামের ৩-৪টি গ্রাম
তিতলির প্রভাবে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত ঝাড়গ্রামের ৩-৪টি গ্রাম। ভেঙে পড়েছে ঘরবাড়ি, উপড়ে পড়েছে গাছ, বিদ্যুতের খুঁটি।
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শোয়েব মালিকের সঙ্গে 'সাধ'-এর ডিনারে অন্তঃসত্ত্বা সানিয়া মির্জা
টেনিস সুন্দরী স্ত্রী সানিয়া মির্জাকে সাধ দিলেন স্বামী শোয়েব মালিক। বেবি শাওয়ার ডিনারে উপস্থিত ছিলেন সানিয়া-শোয়েবের ঘনিষ্ঠজনেরা। দেখুন সেই অনুষ্ঠানের কিছু ছবি ও ভিডিও <code></code> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0;
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হায়দরাবাদ টেস্টে পাঁচ উইকেট হারিয়ে কোণঠাসা ওয়েস্ট ইন্ডিজ
<strong>হায়দরাবাদ:</strong> দ্বিতীয় টেস্টে টসে জিতে ব্যাটিং নিয়েও সুবিধা করতে পারছে না ওয়েস্ট ইন্ডিজ। লাঞ্চের আগেই ৮৬ রানে তিন উইকেট হারায় তারা। পরে ১১৩ রানের মধ্যে তাদের পাঁচ উইকেট পড়ে যায়। কুলদীপ যাদব এর মধ্যে তিনটি উইকেট নিয়েছেন। একটি করে উইকেট নিয়েছেন আর অশ্বিন ও উমেশ যাদব। ব্যাট করতে নেমে শুরু
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পাড়ায় পাড়ায় সেরার লড়াই (পর্ব ৯)
পাড়ায় পাড়ায় সেরার লড়াই (পর্ব ৯)
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Tahir-less South Africa Keen to Seal T20I Series In Potchefstroom
With the series on the line, Zimbabwe will be keen on putting their best foot forward when they face the hosts in the second T20I in Potchefstroom.from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2pOE7XG
India vs West Indies, LIVE Score, 2nd Test Day 1 at Hyderabad: Umesh Traps Dowrich to Derail Windies' Fightback
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How a Temple Inside the Stadium Changed Team India's Fortunes
Asked about the story behind the temple, its priest Hanumanth Sharma claimed, "This temple was built (in 2011) because neither the Indian team nor the now defunct IPL franchise Deccan Chargers were winning their matches at this ground.from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2pQOKt4
India vs West Indies, LIVE Score, 2nd Test Day 1 at Hyderabad: Chase, Dowrich Bring Windies Back on Track
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India vs West Indies, LIVE Score, 2nd Test Day 1 at Hyderabad: Kuldeep Scalps Three to Put India on Top
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India vs West Indies, LIVE Score, 2nd Test Day 1 at Hyderabad: Chase, Dowrich Look to Revive Windies
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বনগাঁয় পুলিশকর্মী পরিচয়ে রেশনের চাল, ডাল কম দামে বিক্রির নামে প্রতারণার অভিযোগ
বনগাঁয় পুলিশকর্মী পরিচয়ে রেশনের চাল, ডাল কম দামে বিক্রির নামে প্রতারণার অভিযোগ
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পুজোর ফুর্তি আর চার মূর্তি (দ্বিতীয় পর্ব)
পুজোর ফুর্তি আর চার মূর্তি (দ্বিতীয় পর্ব)
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জায়গা ভরানো খবর নয়। বাছাই করা সেরা খবর। সবার জন্য সব খবর, ফটাফট
জায়গা ভরানো খবর নয়। বাছাই করা সেরা খবর। সবার জন্য সব খবর, ফটাফট
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প্রো কবাডি লিগ- জয় দিয়ে শুরু করল বেঙ্গল ওয়ারিয়র্স, হারাল তামিল থালাইভাসকে
নয়াদিল্লি: প্রো কবাডি লিগে জয় দিয়ে শুরু করল টিম বাংলা। বেঙ্গল ওয়ারিয়র্স প্রথম ম্যাচে ৩৬-২৭ ফলে হারিয়ে দিল তামিল থালাইভাসকে। চেন্নাইয়ের জওহরলাল নেহরু স্টেডিয়ামে এটাই ছিল এবারের শেষ ম্যাচ। মনিন্দর সিংহ ও মহেশ গৌড়ের দুর্দান্ত পারফরম্যান্সের সুবাদে থালাইভাসকে পিছনে ফেলে বেঙ্গল ওয়ারিয়র্স। এই জয়ের সঙ্গে সঙ্গে ৫ পয়েন্ট পেল তারা।
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Debutant Shardul Thakur Limps Off the Field Due to a Groin Strain
Shardul Thakur's much-awaited Test debut turned into a nightmare as the India speedster was forced to leave the field due to a groin strain after bowling only 10 deliveries on the first day of the second Test against West Indies on Friday.from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2yBbYY2
Brisbane Heat Sign Afghanistan Spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman for Big Bash League
Brisbane Heats have signed Afghanistan's teenage sensation Mujeeb Ur Rahman for the 2018-19 Big Bash League.from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2CEByQu
India vs West Indies, LIVE Score, 2nd Test Day 1 at Hyderabad: Kuldeep Puts India on Top
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Brisbane Heats Sign Afghanistan Spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman for Big Bash League
Brisbane Heats have signed Afghanistan's teenage sensation Mujeeb Ur Rahman for the 2018-19 Big Bash League.from Top Cricketnext News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2yxpTOZ
India vs West Indies, LIVE Score, 2nd Test Day 1 at Hyderabad: Kuldeep Outfoxes Hetmyer
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The Garmin Instinct is a rugged smartwatch for outdoor activities
Garmin just announced a new GPS watch called Instinct, built for endurance when worn during outdoor activities like running or mountain biking.
Instinct comes with a 3-axis compass, barometric altimeter, and multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo). Support for multiple navigation systems allows the watch to track a user’s location even in more remote environments. It also uses Garmin’s TracBack feature, which sets “digital breadcrumbs” as you travel and can navigate you back to your starting point.
The Instinct also comes with heart rate sensors and monitors other health markers like daily activity, calories burned, sleep, and stress (measured through heart rate variability). There’s also a variety of...
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Leak shows a new Nokia phone returning to Verizon
According to VentureBeat’s Evan Blass, HMD Global is bringing its mid-range Nokia devices back to the US through a partnership with Verizon. The Nokia brand has seen a sizable amount of success across Europe under its new owner, and possibly enough to tempt them to dip their toes back into the US mid-range Android market.
Blass put out a tweet early this morning containing a leak of the new HMD-built device, calling it the Nokia 2.1V and making it out to be a carbon copy of last year’s Nokia 2.1, but with support from Verizon Wireless. If that’s the case, it will more than likely have a 5.5-inch display, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 425 and an 8MP camera on the back. Although the leaked device doesn’t prove that a swath of Nokia phones will be...
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Kanye West gave an impromptu ‘keynote’ atop an Apple Store table in Georgetown
Following his widely publicized meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House this morning, Kanye West proceeded to make an appearance at the Apple Store located less than a mile from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Though it’s unclear exactly what West was doing at the Apple Store — some local reports have him there for a Genius Bar appointment, but that remains unverified — he did proceed to stand on top of one of Apple’s signature wooden tables to deliver an impromptu “keynote.”
Jack Jenkins, a reporter for Religion News Service, was in attendance to capture the moment with his phone and share it on Twitter. Jenkins says West told the crowd an anecdote about having made a custom hat for Trump with an edited version...
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Mercedes-Benz wants to make the 2020 S-Class partially autonomous
Mercedes-Benz plans to debut its own semi-autonomous system on the refreshed S-Class sedan, due in the 2020 lineup, according to an Automotive News interview with the company’s head of research. The system will offer what the Society of Automotive Engineers refers to as “Level 3” autonomy, which means the car can drive itself in certain situations without any driver input, with the caveat that said driver needs to be ready to take over in case of an emergency.
This kind of driver assistance package would be on par with what Audi built into the 2019 A8. Audi’s system — called Traffic Jam Pilot — handles starts, stops, turns, and more while allowing the driver to take their eyes off the road. It would be a step ahead of other current...
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Google Translate can now visually translate 13 more languages
Starting this week, the Google Translate app will be capable of visually translating 13 new languages by using the camera on your smartphone, according to a report from VentureBeat.
In 2015, Google added the visual translation feature to the Translate app with the support of 27 different languages. It allows users to translate dinner menus and signs in real time, making communicating abroad much easier. This week’s announcement adds Punjabi, Bengali, Vietnamese, Thai, Gujarati, Kannada, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam, putting the total number of supported languages close to 50.
Users can access the feature in the Translate app by navigating to the camera icon on the home screen. The app will then prompt you to line up the text...
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Instagram is testing tapping through posts instead of scrolling
Instagram is testing a new way to advance through photos, by tapping through posts like you would on Stories, it was reported by TechCrunch. Tapping through posts is meant to eliminate the supposedly cumbersome experience of scrolling, while also displaying the entirety of every post in one tap. The test is currently only being conducted in the Explore tab, with no plans to be implemented in the main feed yet. It’s also not known how widely the test will be rolling out.
Instagram user Suprateek Bose took a screenshot of the feature, which could be a quicker way to move through Explore posts. Given that the Explore tab usually shows posts the algorithm determines is relevant to you, it’s likely that you could be tapping through Instagram...
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Grado’s first wireless headphones are now available for $249
There’s no topping wired audio, but high-end headphone makers are doing their best to get the most out of Bluetooth. As the latest example of this, Grado is now shipping its $249 GW100 headphones. These are Grado’s first wireless headphones. As with the rest of the company’s lineup, these are open-back headphones — so you’re not going to want to use them for commuting on the subway or in noisy surroundings.
Grado says these are the first open-back Bluetooth headphones on the market. It’s a mixture that doesn’t seem ideal for all listening situations, but the open-back design allows for a wide soundstage and greater detail, according to the company. “Some might think wireless and open-back are an odd pairing, but now you can enjoy...
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Nokia 3.1 Plus Review: Solid Built, Long Lasting Battery
Close on the heels of Nokia 6.1 Plus (review) and 5.1 Plus, HMD global brought in a third affordable phone, the Nokia 3.1 Plus, in India. Bringing anarchy to naming (and pricing) conventions, the Nokia 3.1 Plus is more expensive than its glass-finish sibling, the Nokia 5.1 Plus. (Nokia 3.1 Plus Review हिंदी में पढ़े) That’s […]
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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Debuts With World’s First Quad Camera Setup
Samsung appears to be on a spree with launching phones involving multiple cameras on the rear. Recently the Samsung Galaxy A7 (review) sporting three cameras on the back was launched. Now Samsung is pushing the envelope by including four cameras on the back. As we broke the news first, Galaxy A9 Pro is the world’s […]
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Razer Phone 2 Is Out With An Aim To Reclaim Best Gaming Smartphone Title
Razer – a US-based gaming device manufacturer has launched their 2018 flagship smartphone. It is heir to the last year’s Razer mobile and will be referred to as the Razer Phone 2. The phone looks almost identical to the previous Razer phone except that now it has a new aluminum casing. This year company seems to […]
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The Garmin Instinct is a rugged smartwatch for outdoor activities
Garmin just announced a new GPS watch called Instinct, built for endurance when worn during outdoor activities like running or mountain biking.
Instinct comes with a 3-axis compass, barometric altimeter, and multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo). Support for multiple navigation systems allows the watch to track a user’s location even in more remote environments. It also uses Garmin’s TracBack feature, which sets “digital breadcrumbs” as you travel and can navigate you back to your starting point.
The Instinct also comes with heart rate sensors and monitors other health markers like daily activity, calories burned, sleep, and stress (measured through heart rate variability). There’s also a variety of...
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Leak shows a new Nokia phone returning to Verizon
According to VentureBeat’s Evan Blass, HMD Global is bringing its mid-range Nokia devices back to the US through a partnership with Verizon. The Nokia brand has seen a sizable amount of success across Europe under its new owner, and possibly enough to tempt them to dip their toes back into the US mid-range Android market.
Blass put out a tweet early this morning containing a leak of the new HMD-built device, calling it the Nokia 2.1V and making it out to be a carbon copy of last year’s Nokia 2.1, but with support from Verizon Wireless. If that’s the case, it will more than likely have a 5.5-inch display, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 425 and an 8MP camera on the back. Although the leaked device doesn’t prove that a swath of Nokia phones will be...
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Kanye West gave an impromptu ‘keynote’ atop an Apple Store table in Georgetown
Following his widely publicized meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House this morning, Kanye West proceeded to make an appearance at the Apple Store located less than a mile from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Though it’s unclear exactly what West was doing at the Apple Store — some local reports have him there for a Genius Bar appointment, but that remains unverified — he did proceed to stand on top of one of Apple’s signature wooden tables to deliver an impromptu “keynote.”
Jack Jenkins, a reporter for Religion News Service, was in attendance to capture the moment with his phone and share it on Twitter. Jenkins says West told the crowd an anecdote about having made a custom hat for Trump with an edited version...
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Mercedes-Benz wants to make the 2020 S-Class partially autonomous
Mercedes-Benz plans to debut its own semi-autonomous system on the refreshed S-Class sedan, due in the 2020 lineup, according to an Automotive News interview with the company’s head of research. The system will offer what the Society of Automotive Engineers refers to as “Level 3” autonomy, which means the car can drive itself in certain situations without any driver input, with the caveat that said driver needs to be ready to take over in case of an emergency.
This kind of driver assistance package would be on par with what Audi built into the 2019 A8. Audi’s system — called Traffic Jam Pilot — handles starts, stops, turns, and more while allowing the driver to take their eyes off the road. It would be a step ahead of other current...
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Google Translate can now visually translate 13 more languages
Starting this week, the Google Translate app will be capable of visually translating 13 new languages by using the camera on your smartphone, according to a report from VentureBeat.
In 2015, Google added the visual translation feature to the Translate app with the support of 27 different languages. It allows users to translate dinner menus and signs in real time, making communicating abroad much easier. This week’s announcement adds Punjabi, Bengali, Vietnamese, Thai, Gujarati, Kannada, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam, putting the total number of supported languages close to 50.
Users can access the feature in the Translate app by navigating to the camera icon on the home screen. The app will then prompt you to line up the text...
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Instagram is testing tapping through posts instead of scrolling
Instagram is testing a new way to advance through photos, by tapping through posts like you would on Stories, it was reported by TechCrunch. Tapping through posts is meant to eliminate the supposedly cumbersome experience of scrolling, while also displaying the entirety of every post in one tap. The test is currently only being conducted in the Explore tab, with no plans to be implemented in the main feed yet. It’s also not known how widely the test will be rolling out.
Instagram user Suprateek Bose took a screenshot of the feature, which could be a quicker way to move through Explore posts. Given that the Explore tab usually shows posts the algorithm determines is relevant to you, it’s likely that you could be tapping through Instagram...
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Grado’s first wireless headphones are now available for $249
There’s no topping wired audio, but high-end headphone makers are doing their best to get the most out of Bluetooth. As the latest example of this, Grado is now shipping its $249 GW100 headphones. These are Grado’s first wireless headphones. As with the rest of the company’s lineup, these are open-back headphones — so you’re not going to want to use them for commuting on the subway or in noisy surroundings.
Grado says these are the first open-back Bluetooth headphones on the market. It’s a mixture that doesn’t seem ideal for all listening situations, but the open-back design allows for a wide soundstage and greater detail, according to the company. “Some might think wireless and open-back are an odd pairing, but now you can enjoy...
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First Trailer For Aladdin Remake Teases A Whole New World
Following hot on the heels of Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, The Jungle Book and, of course, last year year’s box office titan Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin is the latest live-action reimagining to enter development over at Disney, with the House of Mouse also making plans to bring us a Jungle Book sequel, Mulan, The Lion King and a Dumbo movie from the inimitable Tim Burton in the not too distant future. Yes, it would seem no property is beyond the reach of the studio’s wildly ambitious new hobby.
Said to be a reimagining of the 1992 classic, director Guy Ritchie and his team have promised to deliver a modern-day yarn with Aladdin that’s both nuanced and faithful to the beloved original, which gave us a terrific, memorable performance from the late, great Robin Williams.
For this new version, however, Will Smith (Suicide Squad) will take over the role of the gregarious Genie and after providing us with a simplistic poster just yesterday, Disney’s now unleashed the first trailer for Aladdin. It doesn’t show off a whole lot, but it sets the tone for what’s to come, teasing us with what should be another fun, and seemingly mature, live-action retelling of one of their classics. Whether or not it can live up to the original remains to be seen, but as of now, you can color us cautiously optimistic.
Story-wise, we understand Ritchie will be directing from a script penned by John August, and with the marketing campaign now officially underway, it won’t be too long before Disney begins to bring us more intel on what exactly they’ve got planned. If their recent track record’s anything to go by, though, this project will likely be another smash hit for them.
The cameras, they are a-rolling on the set of Aladdin, which puts it on course for a May 24th, 2019 release. And given what we can see in this new trailer up above, it looks like the Mouse House is about to open up a whole new world.
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First Man Review
If you ever wanted to feel firsthand what it was like to fly in one of the first rockets sent to infinity and beyond, First Man is the movie to see. Nauseating flashes of light and a hurricane of movement orchestrate these inaugural flights, which not only birth a new appreciation for these explorers, but also remind us of the romance of space as an uncharted frontier. Unlike other films of its kind, including Apollo 13 and The Right Stuff, director Damien Chazelle’s most mechanically impressive, but emotionally stunted production to date presents the early lunar expeditions as more of a scary and grueling series of tasks, rather than a grand one.
The best parts of the movie chronicle NASA’s Gemini program and eventual Apollo missions, the trial-and-error process which claimed several lives, and ate up millions of taxpayer dollars – Chazelle’s constant rehashing of these facts is another deviation from the genre. Laid on top of that is the story of Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling), the man now known as the first to walk on the moon.
With Armstrong, First Man’s biggest challenge comes not in simulating the trapping, suffocating environment and intricate nature of space travel – on three occasions does Chazelle create the horrifyingly intimate illusion – but rather in presenting the inner emotions of a man who infamously never appeared to have any. Neil spits hard facts and opinions at press conferences while his fellow astronauts bathe in the celebrity that comes with being “the first.”
Showcasing several harrowing explosions and close calls – the opening sequence sees Armstrong in a plane forced to save himself from being tossed out of the atmosphere – Chazelle and screenwriter Josh Singer (whose resume in historical dramas includes Spotlight and last year’s The Post) paint astronauts as men with either immense, unbreakable bravery or as men with a death wish.
For Neil, it seems like a combination of the two: seeking a distraction, he signed up for Gemini after the passing of his two-year-old daughter, Karen, an event which lends heavily to the emotional distance felt between him and his wife, Janet (Claire Foy). Though both grieve, they at no point seem in sync in their sorrow. Compared to La La Land, the turmoils of this relationship are dimensionless and disappointingly dispassionate; The Crown star Foy making hardly any impact on us or Neil with little to offer other than impatience at his silent anguish.
That level of emotional constipation Gosling displays is shared by most of the other astronauts working on the project; it seems Buzz Aldrin (Corey Stoll), with his inconsiderate remarks and the showmanship he displays in front of the press, is the exception. The stress the others experience, however, is overbearing, completely submerging their visible feeling. As the movie unfolds, funerals become less mournful, more common, and thus, more professional.
Stunningly shot on IMAX cameras, Chazelle makes these men’s prize worthy of their suffering. The vastness of space, and the excitement of its initial discovery are presented, demonstrated and reenacted beautifully, reminding us of a time when these kinds of questions were still being asked and the joy that was had in answering them.
The Academy Award-winning director also does a good job in showing that there was a lot more going on at the time other than the Space Race. A lot of anger is directed towards NASA – which is portrayed as a far less established entity than it is now – given that the mission to beat Russia to the moon felt like a senselessly expensive distraction from the racial and social discrepancies plaguing the country.
Though First Man struggles to be a historical melodrama, with the sentimentality surrounding Armstrong’s familial struggles and tragedies suggesting a lack of faith in his character (the magnitude of the finale on the moon is spoiled by an out-of-place allusion to Karen), it’s the technology that saves the film. Clips of John F. Kennedy vowing to send astronauts to the moon “not because it is easy, but because it is hard” are interwoven near the end as Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins prepare to make his promise run true nearly six years after his death. The film’s gift is that the heroics of these men are amplified by the horrific dangers it meticulously crafts onscreen, which verified that it was, just as Kennedy had said it was going to be, “hard.”
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New Halloween Featurette Offers A Taste Of John Carpenter’s Score
In its own way, John Carpenter’s chilling score from the 1978 Halloween defines this slasher cinema touchstone just as much as the mask of Michael Myers. So if the legendary composer and director wants to lend his talents once more to the series, then that’s a pretty big deal.
In the below featurette recently posted to YouTube, you can get a taste of Carpenter’s new soundtrack, which provides a modern twist on his original pieces from forty years ago. You can also hear a few thoughts from director David Gordon Green, co-writer Danny McBride, Carpenter himself, and his two collaborators, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter.
The video ends with the creator of this long-running horror property giving his seal of approval to the latest installment, saying:
“It is going to scare the shit out of you. I guarantee it.”
While Carpenter apparently likes the theme music of the first Halloween enough to make it his ringtone, the renowned filmmaker also relished the opportunity to rework his old music using present-day technology, telling Revolver:
“Well, we started by getting the themes from the original movie and moving them into the computer. Using new technology, we just brought them back to life — we put new life into it, really. The sounds that are available to us today, they’re just so much more modern and so much better than the original stuff. I mean, even the audio quality of the sound is improved.”
From the sound of things, Carpenter is pretty happy with how this new movie turned out, claiming shortly before the flick’s Toronto International Film Festival premiere that it’s the franchise’s best entry since the first one. Since then, the feature’s been released to mostly strong reviews, and is currently on course to do very well indeed at the box office. With such a promising pre-release buzz, it only figures that we’re already hearing reports of work beginning on a sequel.
You can see if the latest Halloween is as scary as Carpenter says it is when the film hits theaters on October 19th.
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John Carpenter Didn’t Want The First Halloween To Have Any Sequels
The Halloween franchise is now just one week away from seeing its eleventh installment make it to cinemas, but if the John Carpenter of 1978 had got his way, the series would have stopped at movie number one.
In an interview with NY Times, the legendary director recalled how the saga was supposed to end with the open conclusion of Laurie’s first encounter with Michael Myers.
“Michael’s disappearance at the end of the first film makes you gasp, and I wanted to leave the audience that way. I didn’t want any sequels. Boy, was I wrong, huh?”
Since then, the Halloween franchise has had a strange and often profitable journey that’s included multiple reboots, a sibling twist, a Myers-free standalone feature, and that one time Michael tried to kill Paul Rudd. All of that, however, has been scrapped from the timeline for David Gordon Green’s new movie, which serves as a direct sequel to the original entry, albeit forty years later.
While Carpenter may not have been keen on the idea of keeping the series going, he’s had some very nice things to say about this next release, calling it the best Halloween film since the first one. The critics, meanwhile, have proven similarly positive, perhaps making this the first genuinely acclaimed sequel of the whole slasher saga.
With box office projections promising good things for the latest Halloween, it seems unlikely that the property’s four-decade run will stop here, with one report saying that work has already begun on the next installment. Carpenter may not have wanted things to get this far, but the fan demand is undeniable.
You can decide for yourself if this is a series that’s worth continuing when Green’s Halloween comes out on October 19th.
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