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Kanye West has removed a sample of Black Sabbath’s ‘Iron Man’ on his new album after criticism from both Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne. On Friday (February 9), Ozzy hit out at West, calling him an “anti-Semite” and claiming the rapper used the sample of Sabbath’s song on his new album ‘‘Vultures’ without permission. West reportedly played the clip during an event promoting his new album with Ty Dolla $ign on February 8 at the United Center in Chicago. Ozzy wrote in a post that West “asked permission to sample a section of a 1983 live performance of ‘War Pigs’ from the US festival without vocals” but…

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Frame AI Glasses, a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered wearable gadget, has been unveiled by Brilliant Labs. The device competes with similar wearable AI products such as Humane’s AI Pin and the Rabbit R1. The AI glasses by the company visually appear like standard prescription glasses but are equipped with a micro-OLED display and multimodal AI capabilities. The firm claims that the Frame AI Glasses can feel like “your glasses gave you AI superpowers”. The device is currently available for pre-orders and Brilliant Labs expects shipping to start by April.The Brilliant Labs’ website showcases the product and highlights some of its…

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A 3D-printed ice template of blood vesselsPhilip LeDuc et al./Carnegie Mellon University Complex artificial organs could be created by 3D printing a mould of veins, arteries and capillaries in ice, casting that in organic material and then allowing the ice to melt away, resulting in a delicate, hollow network. This leaves a space for the intricate artificial blood vessels that are required to develop lab-grown internal organs. Researchers have been working on artificial organs for decades to help meet the high global demand for transplants of the likes of hearts, kidneys and livers. But creating the blood vessel networks needed…

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Apple has reached a possible settlement with Rivos, the Mountain View startup it accused in 2022 of poaching its employees and stealing its trade secrets. In the companies’ filing seen by Bloomberg and Reuters, they told the US District Court for the Northern District of California that they have signed an agreement that “potentially settles the case.” Their deal would allow Apple to conduct a forensic examination of Rivos’ systems, as well as of its activities.When Apple sued Rivos, it said the startup led a “coordinated campaign” to hire away employees from its chip design division. Apple also accused the…

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The complaints about True Detective: Night Country have mostly had to do with the pacing and the show’s focus on interpersonal drama, which may have come at the expense of the storylines that one typically expects of a series centering on a murder investigation. But even the harshest critics would have to agree that showrunner Issa Lopez has made some bold and impactful visual choices, and the opening scenes of True Detective Season 4 Episode 5 featured some of her most memorable flourishes yet. From the beginning of its pilot episode, this show has leaned heavily on…

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WASHINGTON — A private astronaut mission that will feature the first spacewalk from a Crew Dragon spacecraft has suffered another delay, this time to at least the middle of this year. The Polaris Program, a series of private astronaut missions backed by billionaire Jared Isaacman, announced Feb. 8 that its Polaris Dawn mission was now scheduled for no earlier than the summer. The program had previously announced an April launch date. “The additional time continues to provide necessary developmental time to ensure both the completion of these mission goals and a safe launch and return of Dragon and the crew,”…

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The direct-to-consumer boom is coming to an end.A once-bustling group of companies, backed by billions in venture capital funding, saw a record year for IPOs in 2021. Now, three years later, most of those direct-to-consumer, or DTC, companies still struggle with profitability.”It’s that profitability angle now that demarcates the winners in DTC from the losers,” said GlobalData Retail’s managing director, Neil Saunders. “One of the problems with a lot of direct-to-consumer companies is they’re not profitable and a number of them don’t really have a convincing pathway to profitability. And that’s when investors get very nervous, especially in the current…

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Investors may want to consider putting money to work in a lagging part of the market.According to VanEck CEO Jan van Eck, oil stocks are getting a raw deal.”The [oil] supply is there. The companies are arguably the next best cash flowing companies [compared to] the semiconductors,” he told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “They’re trading at double-digit cash flow yields for E&Ps [exploration and production] and sectors in the oil market. No one cares. No one cares.”His firm runs the VanEck Oil Services ETF. As of Jan. 31, FactSet shows the ETF’s largest holdings are Schlumberger, Halliburton and Baker…

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Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., is seen outside the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Thursday, June 15, 2023.Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesHouse Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wi., chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, announced on Saturday that he would not seek re-election this year, leaving a seat open in a key swing state as the 2024 race kicks into high gear.The former Marine Corps officer joins an exodus of more than a dozen Republican congress members planning to leave their posts, each one widening the path for Democrats to…

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The titular story in Jillian Danback-McGhan’s short story collection Midwatch opens with two depictions of Ashleigh via two photos used by the media while she is on trial for a crime committed in the Navy. The photo from boot camp shows a “typical smiling white girl, blonde hair slicked back in a tight bun.” The other photo is of a “bleached-blonde sweetheart smiling in a camouflage-print bikini without much fabric to it,” who is giving the “camera this sort of come-hither look, legs parted, a Remington Sendero in one hand, a deer carcass in another. Big buck, too. Ten points…

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While we all enjoy the way statement fashion pieces make us stand out and feel amazing, it is an undisputed fact that the foundation of any cool outfit is a closet full of staples. As every fashion-minded guy knows, crafting an outfit is made much easier by having a core selection of fresh tees, cozy hoodies, and classic sweaters. And don’t forget staple pieces for those chill Saturdays after a killer gym session or Monday night movie marathons, like soft luxury sweatpants. Sourcing these essential staple items is not an easy task. They must withstand the test of time and…

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As Saturday Night Live nears its 50th anniversary, an upcoming film will take fans back to the making of the NBC comedy series’ first-ever episode. SNL 1975 — directed by Jason Reitman and written by Reitman and Gil Kenan following interviews with SNL alums — is the story of what happened behind the scenes in the moments leading up to the show’s first broadcast on October 11, 1975, according to a logline shared by Deadline. The film will depict “the chaos and magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t” as the clock counts down in real-time, the logline adds. Below,…

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Damo Suzuki, the Japanese musician who spent a handful of memorable years as the lead singer of Can, died yesterday (February 9) at the age of 74. Can’s label, Spoon Records, did not disclose a cause of death in its announcement, but Suzuki had been diagnosed with colon cancer in 2014. “His boundless creative energy has touched so many over the whole world, not just with Can, but also with his all continents spanning Network Tour,” the label wrote. “Damo’s kind soul and cheeky smile will be forever missed.”Born Kenji Suzuki in Kobe, Japan, the musician found his way to…

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After much delay, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign have finally released their controversial new collaborative album, ‘Vultures 1’. READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return?  The pair have been teasing their new album for some months, after news first circulated in August 2023 that West would be releasing new music “imminently” before reports of a late January release and then a drop date set for yesterday (Friday February 9). When that failed to materialise, many expected an indefinite wait. However, the record – the first in an instalment of three…

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Apple plans to settle a lawsuit that accused tech startup Rivos of stealing its trade secrets related to computer-chip technology, according to a joint court filing on Friday in California federal court.The companies told the US District Court for the Northern District of California that they had “signed an agreement that potentially settles the case,” and that the agreement allows Apple to examine Rivos’ systems and recover any confidential information.Representatives for Apple and Rivos did not immediately respond to requests for comment and more information about the settlement.Apple sued “stealth” startup Rivos in 2022. It said Mountain View, California-based Rivos…

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Welcome to the weekend. First, read our Vision Pro review, but also try not to look directly at Devindra’s Vision Pro avatar. I think it may be cursed. Yes, Apple’s vision of the future of computing is here to bleed early adopters of thousands of dollars. I half-joke: Apple has brought its intelligence to AR, gesture interfaces and high-technology (those screens!) to drop jaws around the world. But you might not need one just yet. We also touch on the biggest podcast in the world getting bigger and those perennial folding iPhone rumors. It might happen, but you’ll probably get…

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On February 28, 1983, CBS aired “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen,” the two-and-a-half hour series finale of the beloved Korean War drama M*A*S*H. With its 11-season run, M*A*S*H lasted nearly four times as long as the military conflict it depicted, but the show never experienced the viewership erosion so common to aging series these days. Far from it, in fact. In an astonishing feat that’s still a source of awe nearly 41 years later, the M*A*S*H finale pulled in a whopping 106 million viewers. To put that in perspective, only about 99 million Americans tuned in…

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