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☆ HBO says 'Harry Potter' series will 'benefit' from J.K. Rowling's involvement
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Two of the biggest Harry Potter fan communities, MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron, denounced Rowling’s views and severed ties with the author’s future projects. On Sept. 10, she posted the U.K. open casting call for the roles of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley to her 14.2 million followers on X. “Every time we sit down to have a fun conversation about Harry Potter, the conversation becomes angry and depressing, and so we end up not publishing,” she says. “There are so many fans who deeply disagree with what Rowling is saying, but still want to engage in the Harry Potter fandom.”Ironically, while Rowling’s actions have undermined many Potter fans’ dedication to her, they also appear to have strengthened those fans’ solidarity with each other. We can love and enjoy that without the author.”The question now is whether HBO can cast the same spell.

Persons: J.K, Rowling, Harry Potter ”, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Eddie Redmayne —, Harry Potter, Francesca Gardiner, Mark Mylod, ”, Casey Bloys, Harry Potter —, “ J.K, Gardiner, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, “, Potter, She’s, It’s, Melissa Anelli, “ Harry, “ It’s, Maggie Smith, Murray, Kat Miller, MuggleNet, Miller, Radcliffe, “ Potter, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, traumatised detransitioners, rebuking John Oliver —, Lumos, Trump, ” Miller, —, Anelli, Tylor Starr, Starr Organizations: Warner Bros, Discovery, ” HBO, J.K, HBO, Potter Locations: “

☆ CMA Awards 2024: See who won
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The 58th Annual CMA Awards are underway, taking place live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Morgan Wallen earned the most nominations with seven, followed by Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton with five. The CMA Awards aired live on ABC and will be available to stream on Hulu on Thursday. Morgan Wallen)• “Watermelon Moonshine” – Lainey Wilson• “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton *WINNERALBUM OF THE YEAR• “Deeper Well” – Kacey Musgraves• “Fathers & Sons” – Luke Combs• “Higher” – Chris Stapleton• “Leather” – Cody Johnson *WINNER• “Whitsitt Chapel” – Jelly RollCody Johnson performs during the CMA Awards on Wednesday, in Nashville, Tennessee. Kacey Musgraves)• “Man Made A Bar” – Morgan Wallen (Feat.

Persons: Luke Bryan, Peyton Manning, Lainey Wilson –, Morgan Wallen, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Post Malone, Wilson, Malone, George Strait, Megan Moroney, Kacey Musgraves, Luke Combs, Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan, Chris Stapleton • Morgan Wallen, • Lainey Wilson, – Cody Johnson •, Lainey Wilson •, ” – Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton •, – Cody Johnson, • “, Jelly Roll Cody Johnson, George Walker IV, – Hillary Lindsey, Parker McCollum, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose •, Josh Phillips • “, Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Ernest Keith Smith, Chandler Paul Walters •, – Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins •, Dan Wilson, Ballerini • Ashley McBryde, Megan Moroney •, Lainey Wilson, Roll • Cody Johnson, • Morgan, •, Clay, Zac Brown, Brooks, Dunn, • Brothers Osborne, Dan, Shay, Maddie, Tae, Ronnie Dunn, Kix Brooks, Tibrina Hobson, FilmMagic, Zach Bryan, Kacey, – Morgan Wallen, Eric Church, ”, Ella Langley, Riley Green, Tom Bukovac, • Paul Franklin, Rob McNelley, Charlie Worsham, ” – Cody Johnson, – Lainey Wilson, • Shaboozey, Nate Smith • Mitchell Tenpenny, Zach Top • Bailey Zimmerman Organizations: CNN, Nashville’s Bridgestone, NFL, Post, CMA, ABC, Austin Post, Big, Brooks, Cowboys, • Paul Franklin – Locations: Hulu, Nashville , Tennessee, Austin

A company tied to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones filed Monday to dispute the sale of the Infowars website to the parody site The Onion, calling it improper and unfair. In the morning, First United American Cos., a limited liability company that runs Jones’ online supplements store, filed an emergency motion to disqualify the winning bid of The Onion’s parent company, Global Tetrahedron,’ to purchase the Infowars media empire and other assets. The company running Jones’ online store had placed a competing bid against The Onion to purchase the estate. Infowars was briefly shut down after the sale was announced, NBC News reported, but it has resumed operating since. The proceeds from the sale of Infowars and Jones’ other assets will go toward his estate creditors, including the families of Sandy Hook victims.

Persons: Alex Jones, Cos, Jones, ’, Sandy Hook, FUAC, ”, “, Infowars, ” Jones, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Ben Collins —, ” Collins, InfoWars Organizations: Global, NBC News, X Corp Locations: United, Connecticut, Infowars

On the right, familiar conspiracy theories about voting popularized by President-elect Donald Trump continued to circulate. NewsGuard said there was “no evidence” that Starlink was used to interfere with the presidential election in Trump’s favor. As the 2024 election results were reported, social media users on the left began to speculate about Musk’s role in vote counting. “Kamala Harris left us a breadcrumb,” one TikTok user said about the updated language on the fund’s website in a video that received over 700,000 views. CISA responded to this speculation on its website’s “Rumor vs. Reality” resource, where it has debunked election misinformation.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Sam Howard, NewsGuard, Elon Musk’s, Starlink, Max Read, ” Read, “, ”, denialism, ” NewsGuard’s Howard, ” Howard, Howard, Trump, weren’t, Musk, Joe Rogan, Theo Von, Harris, “ Starlink, Elon Musk, Jen, “ Kamala Harris, CISA Organizations: President, Facebook, NBC, Institute for Strategic, NBC News, Trump, Conservative, “, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Security Agency, Fund, Republicans, Street Journal, Democratic National, Harris, Democratic Party, FBI Locations: NewsGuard’s U.S, U.S, Wisconsin, Trump’s, Pennsylvania, California

WASHINGTON — A triumphant President-elect Donald Trump huddled with House Republicans before their leadership elections Wednesday and threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson, a key ally, as the GOP prepares for unified control of government next year. Trump, the 45th and future 47th president, got multiple standing ovations from rank-and-file Republicans at the meeting. After the event with Republicans, Trump headed to the White House for a meeting with President Joe Biden. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., said Trump's meeting with Republicans was less about specific policy proposals and more of a "rah-rah address." Even before Trump's endorsement, Republicans were expected to nominate Johnson to continue as speaker in the 119th Congress.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, Johnson, Trump, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Tom Cole, Troy Nehls, Nehls, Andy Harris, “, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Scott DesJarlais, — Harris, Dusty Johnson, —, Harris, We've, Steve Scalise, Tom Emmer, Sen, John Thune of, Mitch McConnell of, Elise Stefanik, Lisa McClain, Kat Cammack, Rand Paul, Rick Scott, Richard Hudson of, Blake Moore of, Kevin Hern, Gary Palmer of, Palmer, Hern, Erin Houchin, Mark Alford of, Mariannette Miller, Meeks, sidestep, Trump's, Johnson Organizations: Republicans, GOP, Hyatt, Capitol, Trump, NBC, Tech, “ Department, Government, White, Rep, House Republicans, HFC, Caucus, Freedom Caucus, Main Street, Stefanik, Republican, United Nations, National Republican Congressional Committee, Oklahoma, Committee, Reps, Mar, Republican Party, Congress Locations: Washington, Mar, Florida, Texas, America, John Thune of South Dakota, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, New York, U.S, Lisa McClain of Michigan, Sens, Ky, Richard Hudson of North Carolina, Blake Moore of Utah, Gary Palmer of Alabama, Indiana, Mark Alford of Missouri, Iowa

On the day after the election, Nov. 6, X experienced its largest user exodus since Elon Musk bought the platform in 2022. NBC News spoke to six people who have joined or committed to using Threads and Bluesky in place of X after the election because of Musk. In the past five days, Wurtz said people she used to follow on X have started to trickle over to Threads. “I have a private personal account for friends and family and a public account for Taylor Swift, so nobody drowns in my Taylor Swift content,” Polo said. Currently, X users can go to the site’s settings and opt out.

Persons: Elon Musk, Don Lemon, Donald Trump, Musk, Kara Wurtz, Louis, ” Wurtz, “, I’m, Wurtz, Wurtz isn’t, Adam Mosseri, Bluesky, ”, Mosseri, David Carr, X, Polo, Swifties, Taylor Swift, ” Polo, Elon, Rory Mir, ” Mir, José Vilson, “ I’m, ” Laura Sell, Sell, “ It’s, Micah Lee, Dr, Jorge Caballero, ” Caballero, it’s Organizations: Elon, Guardian, NBC, Trump, Twitter, NBC News, Bluesky, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Duke University Press Locations: Similarweb, United States, Canada, Bluesky

☆ Bronny James scores first points of his NBA career, 21 years and one day after LeBron’s first in the league
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Lakers head coach JJ Reddick finally obliged and put Bronny into game in the fourth quarter to a loud ovation from the Cleveland crowd. With just over two minutes remaining, the younger James gave the crowd the moment they had been waiting for and scored his first career NBA points with a step-back jump shot. The pair made history on the opening day of the season when they became the first father-son duo to appear together in an NBA game. It was a special moment for me for sure.”It was fitting James' first points came against his hometown team. Lynne Sladky/APJalen Brunson had 22 points and nine assists for the Knicks, while Josh Hart had a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Persons: CNN —, James, LeBron James, JJ Reddick, LeBron –, LeBron, Bronny, ” Bronny, ”, Ken Blaze, Reuters Bronny, LeBron’s, ” “ I’ve, “, he’s, Indiana’s, Pascal Siakam, Marc Lebryk, Reuters Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin, Tyrese, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, KAT, Karl, Anthony Towns, Lynne Sladky, AP Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Tyler Herro, Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo Organizations: CNN, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, Lakers, NBA, Cavaliers, hometown Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, LeBron, USA, Sports, Reuters, ” Pacers, Celtics, Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics, Eastern, Boston, Pacers, Toronto Raptors, Knicks, New York Knicks, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, AP, Cleveland Cavaliers Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers New York Knicks, Miami Heat Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers Toronto Raptors, Charlotte Hornets Brooklyn Nets, Memphis Grizzlies Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder New Orleans Pelicans, Golden State Warriors Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers Locations: Cleveland, Akron, Boston, Indiana, Tyrese Haliburton

☆ Netflix is following up 'Fool Me Once' with another Harlan Coben thriller. Here's what we know about 'Missing You.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Missing You" is the next Harlan Coben mystery coming to Netflix in 2025. The most recent Coben show, "Fool Me Once," became one of Netflix's most-watched shows. AdvertisementNetflix found huge success with "Fool Me Once," based on a novel by Harlan Coben — and is about to serve up another. "Missing You" features several actors from previous Harlan Coben showsRichard Armitage as Ellis Stagger in "Missing You." Marc Warren, who appeared in "Safe," plays Monte Leburn, and James Nesbitt, who worked with Armitage on "Stay Close," plays Calligan.

Persons: Harlan Coben, —, Harlan Coben —, Michelle Keegan, Maya Stern, Rosalind Eleazar, Kat Donovan, Ashley Walters, Josh Buchanan, Vishal Sharma, Kat Donovan's fiancé, Josh —, hasn't, Donovan, Josh, Lenny Henry, Clint Donovan, Richard Armitage, Ellis, Marc Warren, Monte, James Nesbitt, Armitage, Steve Pemberton, Matt Jay, Willis, Samantha Spiro Organizations: Netflix, Service Locations: New York

Billionaire Elon Musk has upped his financial offer for registered swing state voters to sign a conservative-leaning petition. On Thursday, Musk wrote on X that his pro-Trump super PAC would give $100 to signees and those who refer them. He said the deadline to sign the petition is Monday night, the day that Pennsylvania voter registration closes. “If you’re a registered Pennsylvania voter, you & whoever referred you will now get $100 for signing our petition in support of free speech & right to bear arms,” Musk wrote. For anyone who refers a registered swing state voter to sign it, Musk promised to mail a check.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, ” Musk, Donald Trump, Trump, ”, hadn’t Organizations: Trump, America PAC, Musk’s America PAC, Facebook Locations: signees, Trump, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina

At a town hall hosted at a high school outside Philadelphia, Musk referred to the false conspiracy theory that Dominion Voting Systems was part of a plot to rig U.S. elections in recent years. There’s always this question of, say, the Dominion voting machines. Fact: Hand counts and audits of such paper ballots have repeatedly proven that Dominion machines produce accurate results. Studies and investigations have found that there’s no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the U.S. When voter fraud has occurred, prosecutors have successfully brought cases against perpetrators including in a highly publicized fraud scheme in North Carolina.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump’s, Musk, ”, Anna Moneymaker, Trump, ” Musk, Democratic megadonor George Soros, Kamala Harris, Emma Barnett, Ben Goggin, Kat Tenbarge Organizations: —, Systems, Dominion, Brennan Center for Justice, Fox News, SpaceX, Tesla, Ridley High School, Philadelphia Fox, Trump, Trump America PAC, FBI, Democratic megadonor Locations: FOLSOM, Pa, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Maricopa County, Arizona, Philadelphia County, Folsom, Butler , Pennsylvania, U.S, North Carolina, Mexico, “ Pennsylvania, America, New York City

The parents of a Massachusetts high school senior are suing his teacher, school district faculty members and a local school committee for punishments he received after he used artificial intelligence tools to research and create an outline for a history class essay. The lawsuit is one of the first of its kind in contesting school discipline over the use of AI to complete academic work. The complaint said the school’s AI policy was added to the Hingham High School student handbook only the year after the plaintiff’s son was punished. “It’s underregulated, especially in a school setting,” Peter Farrell, the family’s lawyer, said about AI in a phone interview. “AI is an output from a machine.”The student’s school district, Hingham Public Schools, said it was unable to provide further details during ongoing litigation and to respect the student’s privacy.

Persons: “ It’s, ” Peter Farrell, ”, ” Farrell, Farrell, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Dale, Jennifer Harris, He’s, ” Adam Nguyen, Ivy Link, Nguyen, Stanford Organizations: Ivy League, National Honor Society, Hingham High School, Hingham Public Schools, Stanford University, ACT, AP U.S, Artificial Intelligence, Ivy, Harvard Law School Locations: Massachusetts, Hingham

The company behind the game Cards Against Humanity is aiming to one-up Elon Musk with its plan to pay blue-leaning swing-state residents who make voting plans and agree to publicly condemn Donald Trump. On a website created by the game company, eligible voters are asked to provide their personal information, which is then checked against voter data that the company said it bought from a data broker. Cards Against Humanity is also selling a $7.99 card game expansion pack with cards themed to the election. Cards Against Humanity, a popular card game that features offensive and sexually explicit jokes, has increasingly taken a progressive political stance. The Cards Against Humanity website said it is “exploiting a legal loophole.” It also took aim at Musk directly, writing that registered swing-state voters could participate in his PAC's program and list Cards Against Humanity as their referrer — compelling Musk's PAC to send the company money.

Persons: Elon, Donald Trump, ”, Musk, Richard Hasen, ‘, they’ll, we’ll Organizations: Humanity, company’s, Trump, PAC, UCLA School of, NBC, SpaceX Locations: America, PA, AZ, NC, Texas, U.S, Mexico

The National Alliance for Eating Disorders Helpline provides support, resources and information about treatment options at 1-866-662-1235. “Eating disorders are very competitive disorders. In February 2021, in partnership with the National Eating Disorders Association, Instagram and TikTok started directing users to help resources when searching for terms associated with eating disorders. “We know that eating disorders are starting to skew younger,” Dr. Doreen Marshall, the CEO of the National Eating Disorders Association, told NBC News. More information about eating disorders, including other free and low-cost support options, can be found on the National Eating Disorder Association’s website.

Persons: “ edtwt, Musk, X, “, ’ ”, Gemma Sharp, ” Sharp, “ I’ve, ”, Camille, TikTok, Camille’s, ” Dr, Doreen Marshall, ” Marshall, Marshall, Sharp, they’ve Organizations: National Alliance for Eating, Elon, Twitter, NBC, NBC News, Monash University, Musk’s, Eating Disorders, Instagram, Guardian Locations: “, Elon Musk’s, Melbourne, Australia, ”

☆ Influencers are swiping a new black card at restaurants, spas, and fitness studios
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After creating sponsored content, influencers can spend the payment in person at the business. AdvertisementThere's a hot new card influencers are swiping at restaurants and retailers to redeem products and services. Advertisement"We are being extremely diligent on only letting in the top creators in cities we are operating in," Van Kuyk said. Influencers who use the platform include Roz Model (15 million Instagram followers), Montana Tucker (3.2 million Instagram followers), Kat Graham (9.7 million Instagram followers), and Matt Staffanina (3.7 million Instagram followers). Brands care about a creator's audience, brand safety, and if the creator fits the right aesthetic, Van Kuyk said.

Persons: influencers, —, Flowrbombr, OTH, Van Kuyk, Ketan Rahangdale, Brands, Influencers, Roz Model, Montana Tucker, Kat Graham, Matt Staffanina, we've, It's Organizations: OTH Network, Service, OTH, Brands, Visa, Mastercard Locations: Miami, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, LA, Chicago, Las Vegas, New York

Elon Musk’s pro-Trump America PAC is offering people $47 if they successfully get one registered swing-state voter to sign a petition supporting the First and Second Amendments of the Constitution. Both Musk and America PAC have vocally encouraged swing-state voter registration ahead of the mandatory deadlines. Over the weekend, X repurposed the account handle “@america,” which used to belong to a different account, for Musk’s America PAC. The account has since promoted the pro-Constitution petition, swing-state voter registration and the $47 offer. Musk’s America PAC was formed in May and has previously stoked controversy with its unusual tactics to encourage swing-state voter registration.

Persons: Elon Musk’s, ” Musk, Donald Trump, “ I’ve, ”, Richard Hasen, “, ” Hasen, Trump, hadn’t Organizations: Trump America PAC, Republican, America PAC, Musk’s America PAC, UCLA School of Law, NBC, Trump, Facebook, Michigan, NBC News Locations: America, Trump’s, Michigan, North Carolina

But TikTok users — many of whom speculated the rug was evidence of a larger crime — expressed disappointment on Friday when the woman, who goes by Katie Santry on TikTok, revealed that the rug she uncovered didn’t contain a body. In comments, TikTok users offered their own theories on what they described as “rug gate” — advising Santry to contact lawyers and psychics and asking Santry about her neighbors. Some also speculated that missing people from Columbus-area cold cases could be buried in the rug. TikTok comments encouraged Santry to contact the police, who initially told her to try digging up the rug herself, she said. “There were no bones, there was no body, it was just a rug … This should be a sigh of relief.

Persons: Katie Santry, Santry, It’s, haven’t, —, Terryon Thomas, Prada, William Nicholas Abraham, Thomas, Abraham, ”, ” Santry Organizations: Columbus Division of Police, NBC News, “ Locations: Columbus , Ohio, Columbus, Baton Rouge, Tangipahoa Parish , Louisiana

It's been quite a year for NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns. This week it became official that Towns, the Minnesota Timberwolves 7-foot center/forward, will be playing for the New York Knicks. And in May, KAT — as he’s known — was named the 2023-24 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion “for his voting rights advocacy as well as his work across the justice and education systems,” the NBA said. Towns’ advocacy helped pass legislation ensuring formerly incarcerated people in Minnesota could exercise their right to vote. But it has all come full circle since he has represented the Dominican Republic in several international basketball championships, including the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Persons: It's, Karl, Anthony Towns, KAT, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Champion “, Towns, —, he’d Organizations: NBA, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, Jabbar Social, Knicks, Dominican, GO Ministries, —, New York Yankees, FIBA Basketball, NBC Locations: Minnesota, Towns, ”, Dominican Republic, Caribbean

YouTube will also integrate generative AI text and image output into an “Inspiration” feature for creators, which is intended to feed them suggestions and examples for video content. Mohan said that 92% of YouTube creators already use AI tools. The new AI video creation tool is called “Veo.” Creators will input text prompts to create AI images, which can then become the basis of the six-second clips. Mohan teased it with an AI-generated video of a dog and a sheep becoming friends. YouTube is the latest platform to announce AI-generated video capabilities, following demos from OpenAI of their text-to-video technology Sora.

Persons: Neal Mohan, Mohan, ”, Sarah Ali, Sora, Ali, DeepMind, Vivien Lewit, monetize, livestream Organizations: YouTube, NBC News, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Shorts Locations: Google’s Manhattan

☆ Senate GOP blocks IVF bill again as Democrats spotlight issue ahead of elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Clare Foran | Ted | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday pressed for Republicans to join Democrats in voting to advance the IVF bill. Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon objected, and instead urged their colleagues to support Democrats’ bill during Tuesday’s vote. Another Senate GOP bill aimed at addressing concerns about IVF was introduced earlier this year. On Tuesday, Democratic Sen. Patty Murray blocked a uninamous consent request to pass Britt and Cruz’s IVF bill, ahead of the vote on the Democrats’ broader IVF package. “Our bill is the only bill that protects IVF access while safeguarding religious liberty,” Britt said.

Persons: Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Donald Trump, Chuck Schumer, “ We’re, ” Schumer, “, John Thune, ”, Democratic Sen, Tammy Duckworth, Patty Murray, Cory Booker of, GOP Sen, Rick Scott, Ron Wyden, Kat Cammack, Katie Britt, Ted Cruz’s, Britt, Murray, Cruz, ” Britt, we’ve, ” CNN’s Aaron Pellish Organizations: Washington CNN —, Republicans, Democrat, GOP Sens, Republican, Democratic, Illinois, Alabama’s, GOP, Oregon, Democrats, Health Savings Locations: Washington, Cory Booker of New Jersey, Florida

☆ Lunchly: Logan Paul and MrBeast launch a Lunchables competitor
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Some of YouTube’s biggest stars are taking on Lunchables with a competitor of their own. MrBeast, Logan Paul and KSI are teaming up on a “groundbreaking new better-for-you lunch option” called Lunchly, which combines all of their products into one meal that’s aimed at their young fan base. “Our end game has always been to not only provide high quality products, but also healthier alternatives,” Lunchly cofounder Logan Paul said in a press release. Lunchly’s launch comes when Lunchable, owned by Kraft Heinz, announced a major initiative last year to be a part of school lunch programs. Of course, KSI, Paul and MrBeast know how to launch brands, thanks in part to their fervent fan base.

Persons: Logan Paul, Paul, Lunchly, Lunchables ”, ” Lunchly, Kat, Kraft Heinz, MrBeast, hasn’t, ” Jeffrey Klineman, BevNet, “ Paul Organizations: New, New York CNN, Kraft, Consumer, Gatorade, BodyArmor, CNN Locations: New York, Lunchables

Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals sounded unconvinced Monday that the TikTok “sale or ban” law, signed by President Joe Biden in April, was unconstitutional. TikTok and ByteDance have since condemned the practice and said that three employees involved were terminated, with an additional employee resigning. Pincus also said that the data TikTok collects from American users is anonymized and is comparable to other Chinese companies, like major e-commerce platforms. TikTok creators and users in the U.S. have responded overwhelmingly negatively to the proposed ban. Trump then expressed support for TikTok following Biden’s passage of the national security package that included the provision to ban TikTok.

Persons: Joe Biden, TikTok, ”, Andrew Pincus, “, it’s, Pincus, Pincus didn’t, Judge Neomi Rao, ” Rao, Biden, Kamala Harris, Kamala, Donald Trump’s, TAYLOR SWIFT, ” Trump, Trump Organizations: Circuit U.S, Chinese Communist Party, Oracle, Forbes, Palestine Information Office, ByteDance, Justice Department, “ Biden Locations: U.S, Texas, Oracle’s U.S, China, Palestine, Tibet

The artificial intelligence-generated image of Taylor Swift endorsing Donald Trump, which the singer said inspired her to endorse Kamala Harris for president this week, came from an unlikely place. A reverse-image search conducted by NBC News did not find any earlier incidences of the image being posted online. Taylor Swift performing in Sydney on Feb. 23. In the caption, she cited the AI-generated image Trump posted as one of the reasons why she wanted to make her stance known publicly. “I agree with Taylor that AI, when used by bad actors, can be a danger to democracy,” the AI image creator said.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, “ Taylor, Joe Biden, ”, Swift, boomer, Biden, David Gray, Hinton, Boomer, “ Taylor Swift, Sam, Trump, “, ‘, Taylor, Harris, ’, Donald Trump’s, ” Swift, I’ll Organizations: Truth, Biden Facebook, NBC News, Facebook, Biden, Trump, Getty Locations: Sydney, AFP, “, Instagram

☆ AG1 CEO on supplement business and growth trajectory
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAG1 CEO on supplement business and growth trajectoryKat Cole, AG1 CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss what AG1 is, how big of a business it is, and the company's full ingredient list.

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The White House wrote that image-based sexual abuse “has skyrocketed,” disproportionately affecting women, children and LGBTQ people. More nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfake videos were uploaded online in 2023 than all previous years combined. Franks said that while the voluntary efforts the White House highlighted are welcome, she does not see them as a substitute for legislation. Still, he said, the Biden administration’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’ focus on gender violence, online harassment and image-based sexual abuse was “transformative” compared with the work of previous administrations and the impact it has on victims and their advocates. On Google’s search engine and Microsoft’s Bing, NBC News previously found that nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes were available at the top of some search results.

Persons: “, deepfakes, ”, Mary Anne Franks, “ It’s, Franks, Biden administration’s, Kamala Harris ’, Microsoft’s Bing, Alexandra Reeve Givens Organizations: White House, ” Tech, Meta, Microsoft, Group, Center for Democracy and Technology, Civil Rights Initiative, National Network, Civil, Initiative, Communications, Google, NBC News, NBC, Facebook

In mid-December 2005, back when U.S.-Russia relations remained on relatively friendly terms, a new media channel called Russia Today began broadcasting English-language news. “It’s a very good start,” Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying of Russia Today at the time. In subsequent years, Russia Today would rebrand to RT, expand into other languages, and even open a studio in Washington, D.C. in 2010. The Tennessee company was not named in the indictment but appears to be Tenet Media, according to a review by NBC News of details included in the indictment. Instead of shuttering, the state media organization found alternate ways to distribute content, including a social media bot farm, the DOJ said in a July news release outlining its efforts to remove the content.

Persons: “, Vladimir Putin, Russia wasn’t, Margarita Simonyan, Elena Mikhaylovna Afanasyeva, Kostiantyn Kalashnikov, Melanie Smith, We’ve, there’s, ” Smith, ”, Eduard Grigoriann, Lauren Southern, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Darren Linvill, ” Linvill, ” Simonyan Organizations: Russia Today, RIA, U.S, Institute for Strategic, NBC News, Kremlin, RT, Government, Tenet Media, NBC, YouTube, Justice Department, WikiLeaks, RT America, DirecTV, DOJ, Clemson University’s, Espanol Locations: Russia, RIA Novosti, Washington ,, U.S, Europe, Tennessee, London, Ukraine, America

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