The Motion Picture Association has hired two executives for its U.S. government affairs team. Hap Rigby will join as senior vice president, federal government affairs, leading lobbying efforts in Congress and the executive branch. He joins from from Wiley Rein, where he was senior policy advisor and advised clients in the communications and technology sectors.
Jan 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Supply Chain A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in the open source jsonwebtoken (JWT) library that, if successfully exploited, could lead to remote code execution on a target server. “By exploiting this vulnerability, attackers could achieve remote code execution (RCE) on a server verifying a maliciously crafted JSON
The Chicks are headed to Sin City. In the spirit of reviving ‘90s country artists and songs, The Chicks have jumped in on the action and will be performing six nights in Las Vegas come early summer. The Chicks have been a feminist and political advocacy staple for years, never backing down or shying away
Play video content Jeremy Renner is still in bad shape after his horrendous snowplow accident, but he got a taste of normal life with a shower and shampoo … albeit in ICU. Jeremy posted this video of his sister gently shampooing his hair. It seems the no-rinse shampoo cap is covering his head … these
Redmi 12C was launched as a low-cost smartphone in China late last year. According to a new report, the phone will be available in India next month. The Indian unit should have the same design and specifications as the Chinese variant. The Redmi 12C is expected to be released in India before the MWC 2023
Amazon has revealed plans to shut three UK warehouses, a decision that will affect 1,200 jobs, but open two new major fulfilment centres. Sites in Hemel Hempstead, Doncaster and Gourock, in the west of Scotland, have been proposed for closure. A spokesman said all the workers would be offered roles at other existing Amazon locations.
It’s been 10 weeks since 25-year-old Charlotte braider Shanquella Robinson died on a trip to Cabo San Lucas Mexico, and on what would have been her 26th birthday, her family is still asking for answers. Robinson’s friends and family gathered at her grave Sunday to release balloons and celebrate the late woman’s life and memory.
Former president Donald Trump said Hardaway’s death was “totally unexpected” Lynette Hardaway, also known as Diamond of the political duo “Diamond and Silk,” has died. Her death was confirmed on Diamond and Silk’s official Facebook page on Monday night. “The World just lost a True Angel and Warrior Patriot for Freedom, Love, and Humanity! Diamond
Known for his novels exploring the wintry, rural lands of the Northeast including Sweet Hereafter and Affliction, as well as his award-winning work Cloudsplitter, which followed the life of abolitionist John Brown, author Russell Banks was considered by many to follow in the footsteps of other American authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Walt Whitman.
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 5,184 more cases of the coronavirus since Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,652,052 as of Monday, Jan. 9. Officials reported 61 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Friday for a total of 34,867 deaths since tracking began. Hospitalizations are pending information from the California
The entire community of Montecito and surrounding canyons have been ordered to evacuate after California was hits by severe storms. The evacuation order, affecting about 10,000 people, came on the fifth anniversary of a mudslide that killed 23 and destroyed more than 100 homes in the coastal enclave. Montecito is home to a host of
Sir Keir Starmer and Labour have accepted hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations from a wealthy climate activist who has also been funnelling money to Just Stop Oil – a group condemned by the party. Ecotricity, a company founded by Dale Vince, gave more than £20,000 to Sir Keir Starmer during Labour’s 2020 leadership
DGA leaders said today that their upcoming contract negotiations with the Aliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers “promises to be an extremely challenging negotiating environment – one of the most difficult and complex we have faced in many years.” DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander and DGA negotiations chair Jon Avnet said in a
Jan 09, 2023Ravie LakshmananKubernetes / Cryptojacking The threat actors behind the Kinsing cryptojacking operation have been spotted exploiting misconfigured and exposed PostgreSQL servers to obtain initial access to Kubernetes environments. A second initial access vector technique entails the use of vulnerable images, Sunders Bruskin, security researcher at Microsoft Defender for Cloud, said in a report
Haters gonna hate. It’s no secret that there are a ton of different country music styles and sounds ranging from pretty much full blown pop music to traditional, rock-leaning country, bluegrass, alternative, and everything in between. I mean seriously, there’s not a single country artist on this planet who has the approval of every single
Pete Davidson and Chase Sui Wonders are adding more fuel to the dating rumor fire … all cuddled up while waiting to refuel their “bodies, bodies, bodies.” TMZ obtained these photos of Pete and Chase waiting for takeout Monday afternoon at Baba’s Perogies in Brooklyn … and “Bodies Bodies Bodies” costars couldn’t keep their hands
Oppo A56s 5G was launched in China as the company’s latest model in its A series portfolio. The latest offering from Oppo seems to be an upgraded version of Oppo A56 5G that was launched in October 2021. The new Oppo A56s sports a 90Hz display and is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 810
Businesses are set to secure £5.5bn in scaled back government support to help them with their energy bills from the start of April, after the current scheme ends. The new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will reduce rather than cap energy costs for businesses and will last for 12 months. The latest measure replaces the Energy
This month marks the twentieth year of the longest-running police reform effort in the United States. The Oakland Police Department was placed under federal court oversight in 2003 following revelations that a squad of officers had spent the summer of 2000 running rampant in a predominantly Black part of the city, beating suspects, planting drugs,
The pop star teased some long-awaited new music on the two-year anniversary of “Drivers License” Olivia Rodrigo marked the two-year anniversary of her breakout single, “Drivers License,” with a message looking toward the future — and new music. On Instagram Stories yesterday, Jan. 8, Rodrigo shared a short video of her and producer Dan Nigro