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Microsoft is attempting to be more transparent about how it enforces the Xbox community standards. The company is moving to an eight-strike suspension policy, which comes into force today. Every enforcement action will include strikes. The number of strikes that the Xbox Safety team applies to an account will depend on the severity of the infraction. Each strike results in a suspension from Xbox's



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Bradley Cooper cemented himself as a director to watch with his directorial debut A Star Is Born. Now, the teaser for his follow-up, Maestro, promises a similarly ambitious, deeply emotional film — one that also revolves around music.

Cooper stars as famed conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, with Carey Mulligan joining him as Bernstein's wife, Felicia Montealegre. The film's first teaser



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WhatsApp is testing the ability to create custom stickers using generative AI. According to WABetaInfo, the feature is available to a small number of testers through the Google Play Beta Program. Meta is said to be preparing to roll out the tool more broadly in the coming weeks.

Those who are part of the test should see a Create button when they open the keyboard in the sticker tab. As with similar



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A team of researchers at King’s College London, has demonstrated that, despite being the more vulnerable group when it comes to cyber abuse, women engage much less than men with security and privacy tech.  Led by Dr Kovila Coopamootoo, lecturer in Computer Science within the Cyber Security Group at King’s College, the research revealed a significant gender gap in the utilisation of tools designed



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Three years ago, Apple agreed to shell out some paper to owners of certain older iPhones. The time to collect is coming up soon.

Per the Mercury News, settlement payments to claimants of the class-action lawsuit against Apple for its "Batterygate" controversy should start going out in the near future. The final obstacle, which came in the form of two iPhone owners objecting to the settlement, was



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Longtime dating platform eharmony has partnered with LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD to improve the experience for daters in the LGBTQ community.

Now, eharmony users can choose from an expanded list of genders and, when filling out personal information, can share more details about their gender. They can also choose whether to display their gender on their profile, and indicate whether they're seeking



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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  • For months, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign sat in second in GOP primary polls behind former President Donald Trump.
  • Now, DeSantis has a new GOP candidate to worry about: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
  • A new Emerson College poll shows Christie in second place, ahead of DeSantis.

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Janet Yellen and White House Advisor John Podesta attend a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing July 10, 2014.
  • Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said China's economic snags pose some risks to the US. 
  • "China's slowdown will have the largest impact on its Asian neighbors, but there will be some spillovers to the United States."
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Passengers in San Francisco's driverless taxis have been using the rides to hook up, The San Francisco Standard reported.
  • Riders are reportedly using San Francisco's self-driving taxis, operated by Cruise, to hook up.
  • A 2018 study predicted that more autonomous vehicles could mean more sex on the road.
  • The cars have cameras and microphones for safety, and Cruise prohibits