Looks like a “Purple Rain” flavor of Bang Energy Drink just isn’t in the cards. A panel of judges in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled in favor of Prince’s estate last week, preventing Bang’s 2020 attempt to trademark the phrase for a line of energy drinks and dietary supplements. The energy drink company,
Apple on Wednesday backported security updates to older iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices to address a critical security flaw that has been actively exploited in the wild. The issue, tracked as CVE-2022-32893 (CVSS score: 8.8), is an out-of-bounds write issue affecting WebKit that could lead to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously crafted web
Sarah Palin was defeated Wednesday in her effort to win an Alaska U.S. House seat, as Democrat Mary Peltola emerged the victor in the state’s first ranke–choice voting election. Palin, the former governor of the state and the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee alongside John McCain, sought to succeed Rep. Don Young (R-AK), who died
By ERIC HE | City News Service LOS ANGELES — Seeking to aid homeless coordinators, the Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to support greater access to the Homeless Management Information System, a database on services provided to people experiencing homelessness — despite concerns over privacy. The council voted 13-0 to request a report from
Police in Ohio have released bodycam footage after an officer fatally shot a 20-year-old black man while trying to serve an arrest warrant. The video shows a Columbus Police officer opening a door in an apartment and firing at the man identified as Donovan Lewis within seconds of their encounter, as he sits up in
Liz Truss has pledged that there would be no energy rationing if she were to become prime minister next week – while rival Rishi Sunak warned “we shouldn’t rule anything out”. Speaking at the 12th and final leadership hustings at Wembley Arena in London, the frontrunner of the contest also promised no new taxes and
The great Willie Nelson… proud Texan, a country music icon, marijuana aficionado… acrobatic sex master? As a leader of the outlaw country movement, Willie Nelson has more than his fair share or crazy stories. Hell, even some of his more recent stories will put most people to shame. Whether it’s smoking a joint on the
UPDATE 12:01 PM PT — The guys behind the new (and improved?) Winnie the Pooh movie say they pissed off a lot of fans of the beloved character — but they say it was 100% worth it to get into uncharted territory. UPDATE Rhys Waterfield and Scott Jeffrey — the director and producer of ‘Blood
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out an Android beta build that adds voice call support to Wear OS 3 smartwatches. With the latest update, Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and the recently launched Galaxy Watch 5 users can attend WhatsApp voice calls from their wrist. The feature is reportedly enabled by default on WhatsApp for Android beta
US stocks have registered their weakest August performance since 2015. By Wednesday’s close, according to preliminary data, the Dow Jones industrial average had fallen just over 4%, the tech-rich Nasdaq was down 4.64%, and the S&P 500 had fallen 4.24% over the month. For the day, the Dow was down 0.88%, the Nasdaq was down
The legal comedy She-Hulk: Attorney At Law is officially adding Megan Thee Stallion to their long list of cameo and guest appearances. The role comes after her guest appearance on the show P-Valley. In She-Hulk, Megan Thee Stallion will be represented in a legal case by attorney Augustus Pugliese, who is being played by Josh
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. One of the best soundbars on the market just went down to its lowest price so far this year. Regularly $279, Amazon has slashed $50 off the Bose TV Speaker Soundbar, bringing the
The Trevor Project came under attack on Tuesday, targeted by a group of individuals associated with the anonymous imageboard 4chan, who sought to overwhelm the LGBTQ nonprofit’s online chat feature with traffic to deter individuals seeking counseling from receiving assistance. In a slur-riddled thread titled “Operation Gomorrah,” the poster organizing the attack stated “war is
Paramount+ and Showtime are combining into a single streaming app. The bundle rollout follows an initial move last year to unify the billing of the two, with significant discounts, as Paramount Global was looking to give an extra boost to Paramount+. Formerly known as CBS All Access, the streaming service rebranded in 2021. New subscribers
“Industries of California,” one of the murals by Ralph Stackpole in Coit Tower in San Francisco. (Photo by Dsdugan/Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication) Government offices, courts, libraries and schools — Los Angeles city and county, national and state — are closed for Labor Day. Here is a sampling of other services that
A photo showing top secret documents uncovered during an FBI search of Donald Trump’s Florida home has been released. It comes as the US Justice Department claims it has uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified documents at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The image, released in a court filing, showed
The Queen will receive the new prime minister at her Balmoral estate in Scotland for the first time in her long reign. Her Majesty will meet either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak on 6 September, a day after one of them is announced as the winner in the race for 10 Downing Street. She would
Five imposter extensions for the Google Chrome web browser masquerading as Netflix viewers and others have been found to track users’ browsing activity and profit of retail affiliate programs. “The extensions offer various functions such as enabling users to watch Netflix shows together, website coupons, and taking screenshots of a website,” McAfee researchers Oliver Devane
Talk about a stone cold country heartbreaker. The one and only Waylon Jennings is one of my favorite artists of all-time, and it would be nearly impossible for me to settle on just one favorite from his expansive catalog of incredible music. Depending on the day, I find myself gravitating towards a different Waylon tune, which in
Ben Affleck is having a great month … on the heels of his second wedding to Jennifer Lopez and honeymoon in Italy, he’s found a buyer for his Pacific Palisades home. Real estate sources tell TMZ … Ben accepted an offer Tuesday on his 7-bedroom estate, which he listed for $29,995,000. The home is 13,453