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AfterdecryingU.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw anti-discrimination protections for transgender bathroom use in schools, Apple and 52 other firms like Amazon, Apple, IBM and Microsoft have signed a Supreme Court brief in support of Gavin Grimm, a transgender student who’s fighting against his school district over which school bathrooms he may use. The New York Timesreportedthat the Human Rights Campaign, a nonprofit organization supporting gay rights, plans to file the signed brief on Thursday....

Giving credit where credit is due, Apple now properly acknowledgeds use of crowd-sourced map tiles from OpenStreetMap for its $4.99 iPhoto photo management program for the iPhone and iPad. The proper attribution has been discovered in yesterday’s iPhoto 1.0.1 maintenance update, tucked away in legal text found under the Apps section in device Settings. With that off our backs, we wonder when will Apple make an iOS-wide switch from the Google Maps backend to its own mapping solution…...

Apple is rolling out a new audio test tool for AirPods that lets its store employees easily determine if a loss of sound quality or volume is a genuine fault or caused by dirt buildup. Leaker@choco_bittoday on Twitter broke news of the tool and posted an image you see below. The poster explains that it’s basically an AirPods holder with attachments that point the earbuds at the phone’s microphone. After a test sound is played through the AirPods, it’s picked up by the nearby iPhone microphone and analyzed by software to determine whether a loss of sound quality or volume is a genuine fault or caused by dirt buildup....

Blue Lock: The Movie stars explain why it’s the ideal anime movie for the UEFA Euro 2024 The timing couldn’t be better for Blue Lock: The Movie – Episode Nagi. Besides arriving during a boom in sports-related anime, the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament is in full swing, so audiences are already football-obsessed. Thenew movieprovides an entry point and fresh perspective on the belovedsports anime. Instead of Yoichi Isagi, we’re following the eponymous Seishirō Nagi, another hot shot in theBlue Lockprogramme vying for his chance on the international stage....

Canadian hip-hop artist Drake is looking to produce and perhaps star in TV shows and movies and has at least one powerful backer in his corner: Apple, which is said to bespending $1 billionon original video production in the next twelve months. The Hollywood Reportersaidthis morning that Drake and his longtime manager and business partner Adel Nur in September debuted their first movie as producers. Called “The Carter Effect”, it’s a documentary about high-flying former NBA star Vince Carter....

The sequel Darkest Dungeon 2 is coming to Epic Games early access next year. Darkest Dungeon 2 Coming to the Epic Games Store Early Access in 2021 Darkest Dungeon 2has been announced by developer Red Hook Studios to be releasing next year in Early Access on the Epic Games Store. This time the game will be 3D, opposed to the 2D artstyle that was used in the first game, which was shared by the developer on a recent post on their website:...

dephh explains Sentinels departure amid VCT Americas struggles Rory ‘dephh’ Jackson has confirmed. that he has parted ways with Sentinels by mutual decision due to the team’s struggles in. the VCT Americas league. In a Twitter Post, the British in-game leader explained that he decided i”t was best for me to no longer continue playing the split” and noted that there is no bad blood between the two parties. With only two matches left to play in the regular season,Sentinels brought Tyson ‘TenZ’ Ngo back into the starting lineupafter he missed three weeks of action due to illness and a finger injury....

Why buy a weapon when you can find it on the ground for free? Here’s all the weapon locations in Chapter 2: the Grasslands in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (FF7). Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: All Weapon Locations in the Grasslands As you traverse the grasslands, you’ll find that your Gil pouch is light and your enemies are many. To that end, it’s better to find your party weapons instead of buying them in Kalm....

In a recent interview with the producer and co-director of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake on the Square Enix website, they reveal that Midgar will be an expanded version revealing never before seen areas. Final Fantasy 7 Remake Midgar to Get Expanded Setting Plus Final Details In an interview withFinal Fantasy 7 RemakeProducer Yoshinori Kitase and Co-Director Naoki Hamaguchi, they share some details about Midgar. Originally there were some locations that were “implied”, meaning you wouldn’t actually see these in game and the screen would fade to black....

This week’s edition of our Apps of the Week roundup features a shiny new third-party Twitter client, an app for making quick video calls, and a full-screen camera app. And as usual, we’ve selected two great new games for you to check out. With a handful of already long-running, mature clients and growing third-party developer hostility, you’d have to be incredibly brave to attempt to build a new Twitter app. Meet Flitter, a beautiful and clutter-free Twitter client that combines a sharp UI, customizable Timeline and a long list of features....

Following its most recent update whichbrought outthe ability to track how busy places are in real-time, Google todayannounceda new Lists feature onGoogle Maps for iOSthat lets you keep track of your favorite places and easily share them with friends. Beginning today, users are permitted to create custom lists of places, share their lists with others and follow the lists their friends and family share with them, all without leaving the Google Maps app....

NBC has canceledHannibal, after just threeSeason 3episodes have aired. Last week’s episode dropped to a series low 0.5 rating in the all-important 18-49 demographic.Deadlinereports that the show will close out itsSeason 3run this summer in the Thursday 10 PM time slot, but it will not be back for Season 4. Here’s what NBC had to say in a statement. “We have been tremendously proud ofHannibalover its three seasons.Bryan Fullerand his team of writers and producers, as well as our incredible actors, have brought a visual palette of storytelling that has been second to none in all of television - broadcast or cable....

Michael Clarke Duncanhad a physique that made him perfect for the strongman and powerful characters he played over the course of his career. Gettingshredded for a part is commonplace for Marvel actorsthese days, but there have been plenty of stars who maintained a superhero-level physique throughout their careers, providing them with a niche in the movie and television industry. Michael Clarke Duncan used his size difference to separate himself from the pack when going into auditions, leading to a successful, if all too brief, career....