“The Simpsons” did not predict the downfall of Diddy. Matt Selman, the showrunner of the hit animated series, clarified that a viral image of Sean “Diddy” Combs, 54, as a “Simpsons” character running from police is fake. The picture shows a cartoon Combs wearing a pink suit and matching sunglasses being chased by a group … Read more
Tick, tock. It’s only a matter of time before the fate of TikTok is decided as many of its users have said they’ll refuse to migrate to its competitor, Instagram Reels, should the popular video platform be banned. A bill forcing the sale or ban of TikTok — which is estimated to have over 1 billion … Read more
Wesselman-Pierce lived with her husband, Vince Pierce, and his two sons. “I didn’t want to lose the friendship no matter what,” a teary Wesselman-Pierce told Schulman in the film. “A lot of the personalities that came out were just fragments of myself.” At the end of the documentary, a ruminative Pierce recalled a tale he’d … Read more
Talk about an “ageless body.” Holistic health advocate Deepak Chopra, 77, is one of several people who have digitally “cloned” themselves to do their work for them. Chopra’s lifelike-AI fills in on Zoom calls, the Daily Mail reports. Delphi, touted as the world’s first digital cloning platform, uses data from podcasts, videos, PDFs and other … Read more
A terrifying and extremely advanced cyberattack has impacted iPhone users from at least 92 countries, including India, Reuters reported. Parent company Apple warned targeted users in an email that hackers aimed to “remotely compromise the iPhone” and updated its guidance about these cases of highly sophisticated device infiltration Wednesday. Called “mercenary attacks,” they actually don’t … Read more
Ciao, remote workers! Italy has launched a digital nomad visa to allow remote workers to live and work in the country long-term. The visa went into effect on April 4, permitting foreigners to remain in the country for up to a year. It can be renewed annually. The digital nomad visa went into effect on … Read more
It’s like love in the time of corona. As inflation makes going out increasingly expensive, Generation Z is saving bucks by reverting to a pandemic-era romance trend: dating people virtually. Dating app Wingman surveyed 500 people aged 18 to 27 on their dating preferences, Business Insider reported. They found that a staggering 65% preferred to … Read more
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang was in a board meeting when he received a text from tech reporter Kara Swisher, asking bout a decision the Yahoo board had made. The problem was that this decision had just been made in that very meeting. Kara Swisher is the author of “Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.” “His … Read more
In 2018, an emaciated male body was found in the Florida wilderness. Blood work showed that he was healthy, with no drugs in his system beyond Tylenol. Among his belongings were food and money, but no phone. The man had been hiking the Appalachian Trail. Several hikers recalled encountering him within the eight months before … Read more
The filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, a founder of the animation house Studio Ghibli, is one of the last practitioners of hand-drawn animation. His new coming-of-age fantasy, “The Boy and the Heron,” has been praised for a style that seems like a relic from the past. The IndieWire critic David Ehrlich called it “among the most beautiful … Read more
Who says snail mail is dead? More than half (54%) of Americans say they still mail their greeting cards versus sending via digital and social platforms, new research suggests. A new survey of 2,000 U.S. adults split evenly by generation uncovered that taking an extra step in the personalization of holiday expressions goes a long … Read more
Wherever you go, there you are — but it doesn’t have to be that way on the internet. A new app will help consumers protect their personal data from being bought and sold by dozens of major companies. Powered by the nonprofit Consumer Reports, Permission Slip will put control back in the hands of its … Read more
The Volume keeps going up. The Post has confirmed that Colin Cowherd’s digital media network, which already has popular shows from star athletes Draymond Green, Richard Sherman and Daniel Cormier, has added FantasyPros’ football podcasts and YouTube content. “We’ve been paying close attention to FantasyPros Football Podcasts and their rapid organic growth in only 5 … Read more
One day in 2020, Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler found himself standing in the kitchen zoning out as his twin teenage daughters filled him in on their day. He was too busy anxiously refreshing his TikTok feed to see how many views his latest video was getting to listen to them. “[I was] a digital deadbeat … Read more