Online account creation poses a challenge for engineers and system architects: if you put up too many barriers, you risk turning away genuine users. Make it too easy, and you risk fraud or fake accounts. The Problem with Identity Verification The traditional model of online identity – username/email and password – has long outlived its
Month: June 2021
On June 29th, director and conceptual artist Ani Acopian posted a tweet announcing the launch of a service called PostDates, along with a short, tongue-in-cheek promotional video. The conceit of the app was simple: “We get your stuff back from your ex so you don’t have to,” the tweet read. For a small fee —
Luke is back on the road, and as always, that means one thing… new music. In fact, next to Riley Green, Luke Combs might share more unreleased music than just about anybody in country music. And God bless ’em for it. And what is he doing with those new tunes? Giving them right to the
Carly Pearce lets her traditional country stripes shine on her version of Kathy Mattea‘s “18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses,” a cover performance that the younger performer contributed to the all-genre soundtrack of the new Netflix film The Ice Road. The second single to come off of Mattea’s 1987 album Untasted Honey, “18 Wheels and a Dozen
Last week, Superman & Lois dealt fans its biggest twist yet. After stopping Morgan Edge/Tal-Roh (Adam Rayner) from using the Eradicator to restore the Kryptonian race by supplanting humanity, a weak Clark Kent/Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) recovered at the Fortress of Solitude. However, what seemed like a dreamy trip down memory lane turned out to be
When Jeopardy! GOAT contestant Brad Rutter spoke to Den of Geek earlier this year, he shared his opinion that there is only one perfect Jeopardy! host to replace the departed Alex Trebek. “Alex,” Rutter said. “But we can’t do it, unfortunately. That’s one of the terrible things about it. I can’t even really imagine what
Play video content Ariana Grande singing karaoke in any capacity might seem unfair — but that’s especially true when she gets a number that lets her show off her pipes as this famous duet did. AG was filmed hanging out with friends and crooning along to “Suddenly Seymour” from “Little Shop of Horrors” … in
A young Tony Soprano enters the family business in the new trailer for the upcoming Sopranos prequel movie, The Many Saints of Newark, which is set to open October 1st and stream same-day on HBO Max. The new clip offers the first proper look at Michael Gandolfini — son of late Sopranos star James Gandolfini
While filmmaker Patty Jenkins has a wealth of mythology to embrace from the Legends corner of the Star Wars saga, she also recently pointed out that her upcoming Star Wars: Rogue Squadron would take the concept into a “new era” to embrace unexplored elements of the franchise. From the first time the project was announced,
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 has been leaked in a new set of renders, which also hint that the next Galaxy Unpacked event will take place on August 11. Additionally, these renders also show the alleged colour options the foldable smartphone may be launched in at Samsung’s annual event. The news comes soon after the
Senior overseas business executives will no longer need to quarantine when arriving in England if their trip is likely to be of “significant economic benefit to the UK”. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said that, subject to business leaders meeting strict criteria, they could “temporarily” leave mandatory COVID-19 isolation for work
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Grammy nominated guitarist, singer/songwriter Jon Butcher has just released his new single “Special Day” the title song of his full length album to be unveiled later this year. Lighting up the planet like fireworks dancing into the night sky and shattering the darkness, “Special Day” is a reggae infused, funkadelic, anthemic track with a powerful
PACOIMA — A short pursuit in the Pacoima area ended Monday with the motorist, who was allegedly armed with a handgun, being fatally shot by police. The chase ended about 10 a.m. at the Terra Bella Street offramp from the northbound 5 Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. Los Angeles Police Department Lt. Raul
When a city known for cool drizzle in “June-uary” is as hot as the Middle East it’s clear something unusual is happening. The average June high in Seattle is 21.1C (70F), but on Monday the northwestern city hit 42C (108F). It was the second day in a row of record temperatures, after the 40C (104F)
The government’s efforts to help school pupils catch up from lost learning during the COVID pandemic are “feeble” when compared to other countries, a former adviser has said. Sir Kevan Collins, who recently quit as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s catch-up tsar amid a row over funding, told MPs on Tuesday that the “biggest impact” of
HBO and HBO Max chief programmer Casey Bloys has a key message to get across: the storied pay network and the year-old streamer are both on full throttle creatively with ample funding despite all the noise around corporate mergers. “I do think some of those larger business stories have obscured the programming success,” Bloys said
An unpatched security vulnerability affecting Google’s Compute Engine platform could be abused by an attacker to take over virtual machines over the network. “This is done by impersonating the metadata server from the targeted virtual machine’s point of view,” security researcher Imre Rad said in an analysis published Friday. “By mounting this exploit, the attacker
While standing in line for the Spaceship Earth ride at EPCOT a few years ago, Hex, now 28, scrolled through Twitter to help pass time, pausing to look at “ze/zis” listed in someone’s bio. Hex’s wife explained what that meant, that those were an example of neopronouns — a new category of pronouns that are
It’s time to get f*ckin’ ROWDY. You know that tour Koe Wetzel is getting ready to saddle up for in a few days? He’s just added 14 more dates. Now I haven’t had the chance to go to a Koe concert yet, but I’ve heard he puts on some of the best shows you’ll ever
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