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Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Since the release of the iPhone 15 a few weeks ago, there have been a number of reports that the new smartphone may have the tendency to overheat when in use — especially when setting up the device for the first time. While Apple has acknowledged the issue, the company says that the iPhone 15 isn’t a safety or injury risk but they begun to push out software updates to fix any problems.

UPDATE: A Spanish court has ruled that tech titan John McAfee died by suicide, an inquest prompted by his family’s questions on his jailhouse death. 

As Married at First Sight contestant Peggy Rose Lawrence prepares to face her first commitment ceremony with new husband Georges Berthonneau, it’s safe to say her romantic journey with her new groom got off to a rocky start. At the wedding itself, the pair seemed to be a match made in heaven , but things soon turned sour on the honeymoon, when Peggy appeared less than impressed with Georges passion for gaming - something which seemed to equate with being exploitative and flirtatious.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor The WGA emerges from the long slog of a strike and difficult contract talks with a deal that is far richer and more comprehensive than most industry observers would have predicted last spring when the fitful negotiations began. In short, the scribe tribe’s sacrifice of mounting a 148-day work stoppage — coupled with the extra pressure heaped on when SAG-AFTRA went out on strike July 14 — gave the WGA the leverage it needed to power through its agenda. Here’s a rundown of the key issues that have been settled in the tentative agreement that the Writers Guild of America reached Sept.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Stephen Fry recently revealed at the CogX Festival (via Forbes) that his voice from the “Harry Potter” audiobooks was taken by AI software and replicated without his consent, much to the horror of both himself and his agents. “I’m a proud member of [actors’ union SAG-AFTRA]. As you know, we’ve been on strike for three months now.

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The countdown looks to be on for the new iPhone 15, with the new device expected to be announced at Apple's hotly-anticipated event on Tuesday, September 12. Apple holds a handful of events each year, which are used to launch their shiniest new devices.

With the upcoming launch of the iPhone 15, Apple's operating system will also get a swishy new upgrade.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Technology giant IBM seems to think the wind is blowing in a different direction. The company said Tuesday that it had agreed to sell its Weather Company — a collection of digital and analytical assets it originally acquired in 2016 that were previously part of the Weather Channel — to Francisco Partners, a private equity fund that is focused on technology.

Callum McLennan The Canary Islands video game scene is still building fast. Here ar some of the talents helping to lead the charge, drawing from across the Islands and far beyond a crop of talented software engineers, directors, and artists: Mateo Costa Currently a senior 3D Artist at Drakhar Studio and art director for Foxter Studio, Mateo Costa’s five-year journey in the Canary Islands includes credits on “Paw Patrol” and “Hotel Transylvania.” His cherished project, “Arico: Tales from the Abyss,” represents the creation of a new IP.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The Primetime Emmys were delayed, but the show must go on for the Television Academy 75th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards. This year’s recipients, revealed on Tuesday morning, will be honored at an awards ceremony on Wednesday, Oct.

The widower of a former worker at a Manchester Post Office who was jailed for theft has lost a legal fight to clear her name. Ian O’Donnell wanted judges to overturn the conviction of his wife Joanne, who died seven years ago aged 64.

The Television Academy today announced the recipients of the 75th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards, which honor an individual, company or organization for developments in broadcast technology. The awards will be handed out on Wednesday, October 18.

Umar Kamani, who co-founded PrettyLittleThing, has bought a stake in fashion giant Boohoo worth around £15m.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor A recent change to Zoom’s terms of service pertaining to AI set off alarm bells in Hollywood and the tech world — with some interpreting the videoconferencing provider’s update as granting the company royalty-free rights in perpetuity for customer video calls and presentations for the purposes of training AI models. In response, Zoom said it doesn’t use any customer audio, video or chat content for training AI without consent.

If you’ve seen Oppenheimer in theaters already, there may have been some moments where the dialogue seemed hard to hear.

Netflix’s Love Is Blind, has said the dating series has “ruined his life completely”.Thompson, who appeared on the second season which aired in 2022, said he’s on the verge of being “homeless” after losing his marketing job in November last year.Speaking to the Daily Mail, Thompson said: “I’m having an incredibly hard time finding [a new job].“I burned through my savings that cashed out my 401(k). I’ve got two months left in the bank to pay my mortgage.

During the rise of the technological revolution, there have been not only unprecedented advancements in areas such as AI, but there has been a very significant change in the way that people interact with the products and services around them and how they consume media.

Dr. Julian De Silva, a celebrity plastic surgeon, was able to asses which 10 male celebrities are the most handsome in the world, according to science!

Jaws 2 as a child actor, has died aged 56.Gilpin died on Saturday (July 29) in Dallas after a battle with glioblastoma, as confirmed by his sister and Frasier actor Peri Gilpin to The Hollywood Reporter.In the 1978 sequel to Jaws, Gilpin played Sean Brody, the youngest son of Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider). In Steven Spielberg’s original Jaws, Sean was played by Jay Mello.Gilpin’s other credits include 1981 sci-fi comedy film Earthbound and The Legend Of The Lone Ranger, which also starred Christopher Lloyd.

“Love Is Blind” alum Nick Thompson is slamming the reality dating series, as well as Netflix, for what he feels are exploitative business practices.

People who are hoping to watch some of the biggest films of the summer illegally online without forking out for a cinema ticket could be putting their security at risk.

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A nursery has introduced new security measures after a young child was left locked inside the building after closing time.

Naman Ramachandran The European Commission has opened a formal investigation to examine whether Microsoft may have breached EU competition rules by tying or bundling its communication and collaboration product Teams to its popular suites for businesses Office 365 and Microsoft 365. The investigation stems from a 2020 complaint submitted by Slack Technologies, which operates instant messaging program Slack, alleging that Microsoft illegally tied Teams to its dominant productivity suites.

Andrew Wallenstein President and Chief Media Analyst In the second of a two-part interview on Variety’s “Strictly Business” podcast, Soul Machines CEO Greg Cross casts his eye toward the future of how his business marrying state-of-the-art animation with artificial intelligence will be utilized in the world of Hollywood celebrity. Cross delves into the challenge of building technology ideally situated for the metaverse, which hasn’t materialized quite as quickly as advocates for that three-dimensional environment had envisioned.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Working from home has become the norm for millions of people around the world and with it, comes the video conferencing and Zoom calls. While most laptops these days have built-in webcams, if you want to really stand out on camera — and stand out amongst your colleagues — you’ll want to upgrade to an external webcam.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Hey, if it ain’t broke — don’t fix it. Imax developed control software that emulates a two-decade-old PalmPilot PDA for the release of Christopher Nolan’s three-hour “Oppenheimer” epic. The 70mm Imax print of “Oppenheimer” comprises a whopping 11 miles of film stock weighing about 600 pounds, and required the company to build extensions to accommodate the larger size of the film platters. That’s because Imax’s existing platters could only hold enough film for a 150-minute runtime. Imax’s PalmPilot software runs the projection systems’ Quick Turn Reel Unit, which manages the operation and transition between multiple reels.

Peter Hermann has had not one, but two separate roles in the Sex and the City universe.

back-to-school shopping season with major savings on Apple Store products, including several iPad models. Whether your student is heading to the classroom for the first time or traveling back for their final year on campus, a tablet is the perfect device to take their education to new heights. Ahead, we've rounded up all of the best deals on Apple iPads to shop this season.The best Apple deals at Amazon include $70 off the latest iPad Air. The 5th generation iPad Air is an excellent iPad Pro alternative equipped with Apple's almighty M1 chip.

Charity Lawson got an unwelcome surprise on Monday’s episode of “The Bachelorette”. After sending the season’s most controversial contestant home, the child and family therapist was none too pleased to see him make a reappearance at the cocktail party, putting a damper on what had been a near-perfect week.

and in Media), it’s not entirely clear how Faulkner believed “AI” could “clean up” the problem or identify wrongdoers.In thinking that it could though, she’s hardly alone, due to misconceptions about what “artificial intelligence” even is. The software isn’t actually intelligent or self aware. These programs are essentially algorithmic search engines that can collect, organize and then re-transmit information in a manner that mimics humans.

It may not be Prime Day anymore, but the deals are still sizzling hot on Amazon Canada this July.

There’s no Sex and the City with steamy onscreen romances — and that extends to Max’s And Just Like That revival.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Telly’s free 55-inch 4K dual-screen TV sets are set to arrive at users’ homes this week — but of course, there’s a catch. The start-up, which plans to ship some 500,000 free, ad-supported TVs in 2023 in the U.S., is calling the initial wave a “public beta program.” The company says the new Telly households represent a diverse cross-section of the U.S. population, although the initial user base overindexes on education level and household income — and also skews toward Gen Zers and millennials. According to Telly, more than 250,000 people have signed up to receive a free TV set, which displays an always-on, rotating ad unit on a 9-inch-high second screen situated below the main 55-inch one. Each unit also includes a free Chromecast with Google TV adapter. The bulk of the half-million TVs will go out in the fourth quarter of 2023, Telly chief strategy officer Dallas Lawrence said: “We think there’s no better Black Friday deal than free.”

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