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Greece’s move against mass tourism and the increasing flow of cruise ships that dock at its shores will be finalized with the imposition of a €20 tax, which will initially apply only to the two islands, Mykonos and Santorini. The plan to impose the tax […]
TikTok made a last-ditch effort in the Supreme Court aimed at stopping the app’s ban that was set to take effect in a few days – but the platform’s arguments may have ‘failed’. Most justices appeared inclined to uphold a federal law that would ban […]
Greece’s move against mass tourism and the increasing flow of cruise ships that dock at its shores will be finalized with the imposition of a €20 tax, which will initially apply only to the two islands, Mykonos and Santorini. The plan to impose the tax […]
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TikTok, Reddit and Imgur are to be investigated by the UK’s data protection watchdog over how they use the personal information of teenage users. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it wants to look into how video-sharing app TikTok uses information from users aged 13 […]
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Skype – once the dominant video calling service – has announced that it will shut down for good. The service boasted more than 300 million users at its peak, but the most recent figures Microsoft shared were in 2023, when it said it had more […]
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The UK competition watchdog has launched an investigation into tech giant Google. The company is being investigated for whether it has too much power in online search. Google accounts for 90% of online searches in the UK, and the Competition and Markets Authority is looking […]
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TikTok made a last-ditch effort in the Supreme Court aimed at stopping the app’s ban that was set to take effect in a few days – but the platform’s arguments may have ‘failed’. Most justices appeared inclined to uphold a federal law that would ban […]
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The famous Hollywood duo, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, after the success achieved with the Welsh club Wrexham, promoting it to the Football League (EFL) after a 15-year absence, have also invested in Formula 1. British media has struck a stunning £171m deal to buy […]
SportsThe famous Hollywood duo, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, after the success achieved with the Welsh club Wrexham, promoting it to the Football League (EFL) after a 15-year absence, have also invested in Formula 1.
British media has struck a stunning £171m deal to buy a stake in motor racing team Alpine.
The actors are already part of a large investment group that has bought 24% of the scuderia’s shares.
The team’s parent company, Renault, announced today that Reynolds and McElhenney will join Otro Capital and RedBird Capital Partners. The deal values British-based Alpine Racing at around £706m.
Alpine chief executive Laurent Rossi said: “This association is an important step to increase our performance at all levels.”
Rossi says the investment will raise Alpine’s media profile as well as support their performance in the long term.
Alpine currently sit fifth in the F1 Constructors’ Championship.
Lionel Messi says his relationship with Paris St-Germain fans “fractured” after a “significant” number of supporters started to treat him differently. Messi, who won the World Cup with Argentina in December, left PSG at the end of last season after two years and has joined Inter […]
SportsLionel Messi says his relationship with Paris St-Germain fans “fractured” after a “significant” number of supporters started to treat him differently.
Messi, who won the World Cup with Argentina in December, left PSG at the end of last season after two years and has joined Inter Miami.
In the second half of last season, Messi was repeatedly booed and PSG had to increase security around his house.
“I think in the beginning it was something wonderful,” said Messi.
Speaking to beIN Sports, the 36-year-old said: “But then some people started to treat me differently, a part of the Paris supporters. I think the vast majority still see me and treat me as they did at the beginning, but there was a fracture with a significant group of the Paris fans, which obviously wasn’t my intention, far from it.
“It happened just as it had happened before with [Kylian] Mbappe, with Neymar. I know that’s the way they behave.
“I’ll take away with me the people who respected me, as I always respected everyone since I arrived and that’s all.”
Messi said he did not know if Argentina beating France in the World Cup final was a factor.
He was booed by some PSG fans after being suspended for an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia, and again during his final match for the Ligue 1 champions.
In a wide-ranging interview, Messi also said he found it “very difficult” to adapt to life in Paris on and off the pitch following his 2021 move from Barcelona, having missed pre-season and then later having a month out mid-season with Covid.
In contrast, he said he felt “very comfortable” at the start of his second season at Parc des Princes but the mid-season winter World Cup “affected the whole season for everyone”.
In winning the World Cup – Argentina’s first in 36 years – Messi added football’s biggest prize to a list of trophies that includes a record seven Ballon d’Or titles – awarded to the best footballer each year – four Champions Leagues, one Copa America, 10 La Liga titles with Barcelona and two Ligue 1 crowns with PSG.
In May, he broke Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for the most goals scored in Europe’s top five leagues and, to date, has scored a combined 807 goals for club and country.
“I have nothing left to achieve, I’ve achieved everything,” he said.
However, Messi said his individual achievements were secondary to those won with his teams, though he did concede they were “nice recognitions”.
“I achieved the most important goal I had, which was to win the World Cup with my national team and it was something extraordinary, the way everything happened,” he said.
“I never thought about individual awards and I never gave them more importance than the collective awards.
“To have achieved the objectives with the Argentina national team and to have achieved everything at an individual level, at a team level, for me it is to close an extraordinary career.”
Mark Zuckerberg has apparently accepted a challenge from Elon Musk to face off in a cage match. This unlikely matchup is the result of rising tensions between the two CEOs after news broke that Meta has begun building a product that could compete with Twitter, […]
LifeStyleMark Zuckerberg has apparently accepted a challenge from Elon Musk to face off in a cage match. This unlikely matchup is the result of rising tensions between the two CEOs after news broke that Meta has begun building a product that could compete with Twitter, which Musk completed acquiring in October 2022. This showdown It started when a Twitter user appeared to mock Zuckerberg’s Instagram videos, warning Musk that he “better be careful”, to which the 51-year-old responded:
I’m up for a cage match if he is lol.
And what might have started as a joke turned much more serious when Zuckerberg posted a screenshot of Musk’s challenge to his Instagram Story on June 21 with the caption:
Send me the location.
And despite the fact that this match was not thought of by anyone, it seems that it could really happen. When news of Zuckerberg’s acceptance spread, the SpaceX founder tweeted a proposed location for the physical confrontation. Musk simply said, “Vegas Octagon.” Meta previously confirmed to CNBC that it was “exploring an independent decentralized social network for sharing text updates,” which is reportedly now being considered to be called Threads.
The app will be integrated into Instagram, allowing Meta to build on its existing user base. According to CNBC, a senior Meta executive said that high-profile users, including celebrities and content creators, were looking for a “reasonably driven” platform. The comment comes after months of controversy that has plagued Twitter since Musk took over.
This includes implementing a completely free speech policy, which caused many advertisers to leave the platform due to concerns that it would allow users to post racist, sexist or otherwise hate speech without consequence. Details of Meta’s proposed Thread platform come just weeks after Musk officially stepped down as CEO of Twitter.
RUSSIA- The unexpected happens in Russia! The simmering conflict between Moscow’s military leadership and Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the private mercenary group Wagner, has dramatically escalated into an open uprising that plunges Russia into uncertainty, writes CNN in the article devoted to the situation […]
PoliticsRUSSIA- The unexpected happens in Russia! The simmering conflict between Moscow’s military leadership and Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the private mercenary group Wagner, has dramatically escalated into an open uprising that plunges Russia into uncertainty, writes CNN in the article devoted to the situation in Russia.
Prigozhin issued a statement against the Russian military on Friday and then marched his troops into the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. Russia’s domestic intelligence service, the Federal Security Service, known as the FSB, opened a criminal case against Prigozhin, accusing him of “calling for an armed rebellion”.
What did Prigozhin do?
The dramatic turn of events began on Friday when Prigozhin openly accused the Russian military of attacking a Wagner camp and killing a group of his men. He vowed to retaliate, implying that his forces would “destroy” any resistance, including roadblocks and aircraft.
“There are 25,000 of us and we will find out why there is such chaos in the country,” he said.
Prigozhin later retracted his threat, saying his criticism of the Russian military leadership was a “march of justice” and not a coup. The crisis then deepened after Prigozhin declared that his fighters had entered Russia’s Rostov region and seized key military installations inside the capital. The city of Rostov-on-Don is the headquarters of Russia’s southern military command and home to about one million people. Prigozhin released a video saying his forces would blockade Rostov-on-Don unless Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and top Russian general Valery Gerasimov come to meet him.
How did Russia respond?
Russia’s Defense Ministry has strongly denied the attack on Wagner troops, calling the claim “informational propaganda”. And the FSB also opened a criminal case against Prigozhin for his threats, accusing him of calling for “an armed rebellion.”
“Prigozhin’s statements and actions are in fact a call for the start of an armed civil conflict on the territory of the Russian Federation and are a stab in the back of the Russian servicemen fighting pro-fascist Ukrainian forces,” the FSB said in a statement. , calling for Wagner.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is aware of the situation. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Saturday that “anti-terrorist” measures to strengthen security were being carried out in the capital as a result of “incoming information”. Social media posts indicated that military vehicles were seen driving through the main streets of the Russian capital in the early hours of Saturday.
Who is Prigozhin?
Prigozhin has known Putin since the 1990s. He became a wealthy oligarch by winning lucrative food contracts with the Kremlin, earning him the nickname “Putin’s chef”. His transformation into a warlord came in the wake of the 2014 Russian-backed separatist movements in Donbas in eastern Ukraine. Prigozhin founded Wagner to be a shadowy mercenary group that fought both in eastern Ukraine and, increasingly, for Russian-backed causes around the world. CNN has tracked Wagner’s mercenaries to the Central African Republic, Sudan, Libya, Mozambique, Ukraine and Syria. Over the years they have developed a particularly gruesome reputation and have been linked to various human rights abuses.
Prigozhin has used social media to lobby for what he wants and has often clashed with Russia’s military leadership, portraying himself as competent and ruthless in contrast to the military establishment. His differences with Russia’s top leaders erupted in public during the grim and merciless battle for Bakhmut, during which he repeatedly accused the military leadership of failing to supply his troops with sufficient ammunition.
Putin presides over what is often described as a judicial system where infighting and competition between elites are actually encouraged to produce results. But Prigozhin’s increasingly wild outbursts have fueled speculation in recent weeks that he, too, could go too far.
What happens now?
Steve Hall, a former career CIA officer and now a CNN contributor, said the fact that the FSB is the agency issuing the arrest warrant would suggest that Putin has returned Prigozhin.
“In my mind when the FSB says, ‘Yes, we see that this is a criminal act and we are investigating it,’ that to me means that Putin is in charge of it,” he told CNN.
Hall said that Prigozhin “knows exactly what his risk is … which is kind of interesting when you think about it because that means he must have calculated that he could do it … A guy like Prigozhin knows what it’s the risks and I know if it doesn’t go well, it’s going to go very badly,” he added.
Meanwhile, the open rift within Russia’s armed forces has been greeted with glee and much joking in Kiev. Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said Ukraine would be keen to exploit the turmoil, especially if Moscow is forced to move troops from the front line.
“Obviously they need to see what’s actually going on with the deployment of Russian forces along their defensive lines,” he told CNN.
“If Russian forces in those countries are pulling back to fight Wagner, to defeat what is certainly an insurgency at the moment but could be a civil war down the road then potentially you’re going to see the Ukrainians open up new opportunities, identifying gaps in the Russian lines that they can bypass and exploit. If loopholes are opened, then they should be ready to use those loopholes,” he added.
UEFA has excluded Osasuna from participating in the Conference League next season, even though the Spanish club managed to win a ticket to return to European competitions. According to the announcement from the Spanish club itself, the punishment came after some of the team leaders […]
SportsUEFA has excluded Osasuna from participating in the Conference League next season, even though the Spanish club managed to win a ticket to return to European competitions.
According to the announcement from the Spanish club itself, the punishment came after some of the team leaders in 2013 were involved in match-fixing.
“The club learned this afternoon the conclusions of the report drawn up by the inspectors of the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Committee of UEFA. In the said report, the inspectors declare the club’s ‘ineligibility to participate in the 2023-2024 UEFA Conference League’, thus denying it the right to participate in the European competitions it has rightfully won on the field “, it is said initially in their reaction.
“The reason goes back to some events that happened in the 2013-2014 season and which, in UEFA’s opinion, contradict Article 4.1 of the competition regulations.”
“The article in question reads as follows: ‘Not being involved directly and/or indirectly, since the entry into force of Article 50(3) of the UEFA Statute, i.e. on 27 April 2007, in any activity aimed at to organize or influence the outcome of a match’”.
“UEFA inspectors consider that the decision of the Supreme Court that convicts some former directors of the club is sufficient reason to exclude Osasuna, nine years after the events, from European competitions. This, despite the fact that the same punishment is the product of the complaint made by the current club managers in 2015 and the result of Osasuna’s work as a private prosecutor throughout the judicial process to prosecute those who deviated, for unclear purposes”.
“The club does not share UEFA’s criteria, it will appeal to the Appeals Committee and announces that it will fight legally, until the last consequences, to protect its rights”, the reaction states.
I was not inevitably going to look forward to Netflix’s live-action version of One Piece. When the project was announced in 2018, I was skeptical. There’s not exactly a great track record of Hollywood anime adaptations, especially those made by Netflix. Then again, I’m hugely skeptical about […]
EntertainmentI was not inevitably going to look forward to Netflix’s live-action version of One Piece. When the project was announced in 2018, I was skeptical. There’s not exactly a great track record of Hollywood anime adaptations, especially those made by Netflix. Then again, I’m hugely skeptical about Hollywood’s “turn cartoons into live-action” trend in general, given the industry’s history of treating animation as “lesser.” The “anime to live-action trend” exists in Japan as well, but has some different cultural overtones, since animation is arguably more high-profile there than live-action. But that is a very in-depth and nuanced discussion for another day.
You see my history. But as we’ve all learned more about Netflix’s adaptation of One Piece, I’ve grown from being skeptical, to curious, to cautiously optimistic. After today’s trailer—the first we’ve seen for the adaptation—I’m absolutely delighted to say I have become downright excited.I had the privilege to get a hold of this trailer early, so I’ve watched it several times. And every time, I like it more. Which honestly blows my mind. I was hoping to like it. But the fact that I only like this 90-second trailer more as I revisit it is a deeply promising sign. Most pop culture adaptations do not hold up better upon deeper scrutiny and further reflection. A recent case in point: The Super Mario Bros. Movie, where my returning thoughts have distilled into the likes of, “Why all the needle drops? Why?”
Not so here. Yes, it’s a trailer. But there’s truly nothing to nitpick unless you want to get shoe-level picky (brace yourself now for the Twitter threads about Sanji’s eyebrows or Usopp’s nose, yeehaw). Iñaki Godoy as Luffy feels natural as hell. His chemistry with Mackenyu’s delightfully and hilariously flat Zoro is immediately obvious. Their final exchange makes me giggle at how cleverly it places an anime trope believably onto Luffy’s personality. Luffy, giddily: “All great fighters always call out their finishing moves!” Zoro, in the aural equivalent of an eye roll: “No they don’t.”
Emily Rudd’s Nami also looks on point—deadpan and cool and badass, already the straight man of the trailer. We just get mere glimpses of Jacob Romero Gibson’s Usopp and Taz Skylar’s Sanji, but they look great (Skylar rocks the hairstyle well).
But what we do see probably sent many fans’ hearts aflutter. Hell, in a fancy Netflix penthouse in Manhattan, I nearly lost my shit when that shot of the Lord of the Coast shifted to include Shanks’ back. And then I almost lost my shit purely because I didn’t expect either a depiction of that particular scene or this teaser trailer, in general, to cause me to lose my shit. The “feet on the barrel shot” had a similar effect. These are iconic moments that resonate throughout the entire series, and it’s clear from even these glimpses that they were reproduced carefully and lovingly.
Hell, just looking at that epic Baratie made me giddy.
Let’s have a brief interval for analysis, shall we? As previously hinted, this first season of One Piece will cover the East Blue Saga. The meat of this trailer is footage from the Romance Dawn Arc—we see Alvida’s ship and Zoro in the predicament through which he meets Luffy. Koby’s quietly lurking in the background of Luffy’s punch. Romance Dawn also recalls Luffy’s childhood times with Shanks.
There are a few flashes of the Orange Town Arc (Buggy and Nami) and the Baratie (Sanji). We know Syrup Village and Arlong Park will also be in the season, based on who the production has cast (and based on my discussions with the cast and crew). Interestingly, despite the presence of the iconic “feet on the barrel” moment (which occurs right before the crew enters the Grand Line), it does not seem like Loguetown will be in the season.
Even though Loguetown is a great arc (the thunderbolt!), omitting it could make a lot of sense. From a season-long narrative standpoint, Arlong Park is a good emotional cap. Plus, they’re already condensing a lot of material, and Loguetown could risk making it feel overstuffed. But considering that Loguetown introduces Smoker and Tashigi (and Dragon), it will be interesting to see if a theoretical season two would pick up at Loguetown or head straight to my beautiful friend Laboon.
Anyway, back to that giddiness. My hypothesis is that One Piece seems different from all the anime adaptations because of two major factors. Both are a very rare occurrence in Hollywood. For one, Eiichiro Oda—the creator and mangaka—was deeply involved in the series at every step. What’s more, the buck stopped with him. The fact that’s even possible means that his opinions were treated with downright reverence.
My hunch on that matter was solidified while talking to Ted Biaselli, Netflix’s Director of Original Series (Spectacle). Biaselli seemed downright in awe of Oda. The way he described Oda’s notes was like a fan getting to see into the mind of the creator of something he loved. And from talking to both Biaselli and the cast, it seems like Oda was constantly given screenings of the show for his approval.
But beyond that, from the head of Netflix’s original series to the showrunners, to the cast themselves, it’s very, very clear that the people on this project really and actually care about One Piece. They love it, they respect it, and they’re driven by a genuine desire to get this “right.” I’ve now been able to meet and talk with Biaselli and the core cast (minus Mackenyu), and my first-hand experiences with them only solidified that impression: they REALLY care.
The result is this trailer: the announcement of an unlikely candidate for the best live-action anime adaptation to date. I hope with every fiber of my One Piece-obsessed being that the series itself delivers on this promise.
The American animated series ‘The Simpsons’ has been known before for some predictions or coincidences that have been confirmed over the years, but now its fans suggest that it also predicted the current media drama with the missing submarine exploring the wreck of the Titanic. […]
Breaking News LifeStyleThe American animated series ‘The Simpsons’ has been known before for some predictions or coincidences that have been confirmed over the years, but now its fans suggest that it also predicted the current media drama with the missing submarine exploring the wreck of the Titanic.
After losing contact on Sunday morning, the OceanGate submarine that was exploring the Titanic wreck is missing with five people on board.
Multiple search groups are scrambling to find the modern underwater vehicle while the media is doing a ‘countdown’ of the oxygen reserves that may be on board for the crew.
In a rather suspicious coincidence, the Simpsons series aired an episode in 2006 with a subject quite similar to the current event.
In the series’ 17th season, the popular protagonist Homer Simpson embarks on a submarine adventure to discover a treasure ship, called the Piso Mojado, accompanied by the one who claims to be his newly discovered ‘biological father’.
He sets out to search for the wreck at the bottom of the ocean similar to the Titanic, as the millionaire father has also appeared on the missing OceanGate submarine.
The two fictional passengers of the film are quite similar to the real ones of the Titanic submarine, father and son Shahzada Dawood and Suleman Dawood.
Although Homer in the film manages to survive an accident that traps him at the bottom of the sea, the real-life pair of explorers and the three other men on board can only hope to meet the same fate.
The 2006 episode has resurfaced on social media amid memes and posts from skeptics as the episode has been viewed tens of thousands of times since this morning’s posts.
Referring to the series’ other foreshadowing and missing passengers, one user wrote on Twitter: “Father and son on the missing submarine, just like in the animated movie ‘mission.’ The Simpsons strike again.”
Another commented that the episode shows that the conspiracy theory that ‘we live in a pre-programmed world’ is true.
While a third disagreed: “They don’t predict anything, it’s just that they’ve done 800 episodes and they get lucky sometimes.”
Australia’s internet safety watchdog has given Twitter 28 days to clean up “toxicity and hate” on its platform, threatening to fine the company if it doesn’t comply. Twitter has become Australia’s most problematic platform since Elon Musk, one of the world’s richest men, bought it […]
Business TechnologyAustralia’s internet safety watchdog has given Twitter 28 days to clean up “toxicity and hate” on its platform, threatening to fine the company if it doesn’t comply.
Twitter has become Australia’s most problematic platform since Elon Musk, one of the world’s richest men, bought it last year for $44 billion and promised to protect free speech on the platform.
The company has been told to respond to the watchdog within 28 days or face fines of up to A$700,000 a day for continued breaches.The request builds on a campaign by the regulator to make the social media company more accountable.
I don’t believe in divine intervention when it comes to artificial intelligence, said the director of the thriller “Oppenheimer”, Christopher Nolan, referring to the future of AI in an interview with “IndieWire”. Nolan warned of the danger of creating a “false idol” from artificial intelligence. […]
TechnologyI don’t believe in divine intervention when it comes to artificial intelligence, said the director of the thriller “Oppenheimer”, Christopher Nolan, referring to the future of AI in an interview with “IndieWire”.
Nolan warned of the danger of creating a “false idol” from artificial intelligence.
“AI is like the term algorithm. We look at companies that use algorithms, and now AI, as a means of avoiding responsibility for their actions,” said Nolan.
“If we support the view that AI is omnipotent, we are supporting the view that it can relieve people of responsibility for their actions, militarily, socio-economically, whatever. The biggest danger of artificial intelligence is that we attribute these godlike characteristics and therefore get ourselves out of trouble,” he added.
“I don’t know what the mythological underpinnings of this are, but throughout history there is a tendency of human beings to create false idols, to mold something in our own image and then say we have the powers of a god,” Nolan said. .
Nolan said the media coverage of ChatGPT and OpenAI illustrated to the public how dangerous the technology could be, only fueling widespread intrigue.
“So now everyone loves it. That’s not to say there isn’t a real danger here, I think there is. But, personally, I identify the risk as an abdication of responsibility,” said Nolan.
“I think AI can still be a very powerful tool for us. I’m optimistic about that. But we should see it as a tool. The person using it still has to bear responsibility for the use of that tool. If we give AI the status of a human being, as we did at one point legally with companies, then yes, we will have big problems”, emphasized the director of the film “Inception”.
Nolan is not the only Hollywood icon to express concern about artificial intelligence. Black Mirror director Charlie Brooker wrote a sci-fi episode using ChatGPT.
Albania is a tourist destination that must be visited this summer. So writes the American travel website, Traveling Lifestyle. According to the published article, there are eight reasons why you should visit Albania in the summer of 2023. Google Play The beaches are ranked first, […]
TravelAlbania is a tourist destination that must be visited this summer. So writes the American travel website, Traveling Lifestyle.
According to the published article, there are eight reasons why you should visit Albania in the summer of 2023.
The beaches are ranked first, some of them considered the best in Europe. “Tourists choose beaches with sand or pebbles, because Albania has both types. The beach adventure begins after the Llogara Pass. Then it stretches along the Albanian riviera to Ksamil”, the article writes.
Museums, most of which are located in Tirana, are another reason to visit the Balkan country.
American website reviews food. According to them, Albanian cuisine includes delicious things such as local olives, pies, handmade cheese.
Albanian coffee should not be left untried. According to the article, coffee is rooted in Albanian culture and locals drink it with every meal.
Another reason is the Albanian Alps, known as Bjeshke and Nemuna, which offer an amazing spectacle.
The American website praises the hospitality, where Albanians are described as one of the friendliest peoples in the whole world.
Traveling Lifestyle also writes that Albania is home to some of the most interesting archaeological wonders, as well as the site of many UNESCO wonders of the world. Some cities should not be missed, such as Apolonia, Butrinti, etc.
A strong reason why Albania should be visited is the cheap prices. According to the article, after the pandemic, hotel and food prices increased in tourist destinations in Europe such as Croatia, Italy or Greece, while in Albania they are affordable.
