Several days ago, the United States announced that it would investigate France’s proposed “digital tax” to determine whether it unfairly targets U.S. companies. Despite that threat, however, the French government has approved the tax and is moving forward with it. As detailed by the BBC, the French senate has approved the tax, despite the looming threat from the United States investigation. The tax targets any digital company, including Apple, with revenue of more than $750 million, of which at least $28 million is generated in France....

Frozen 2 hits theaters this year, and it’s possible that Elsa might not be the only princess with superpowers this time around. Although not a lot is known about the upcoming Frozen sequel, a new Frozen 2 trailer has provided some interesting hints at what’s to come - and inspired multiple theories, including one about Elsa’s mother having powers of her own. So far, it has been confirmed that Frozen 2 will see the return of Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, and the rest of the core characters from the original film, as well as a couple of new additions (to be voiced by Evan Rachel Wood and Sterling K....

In a Financial Times story about Apple’s Senior Vice President of Industrial Design Jonathan Ive “emerging from [Steve] Jobs’ shadow,” we get a few interesting stories from ex-Apple employees regarding the design guru’s work ethic. While one anonymous ex-Apple employee told the publication Ive’s “main talent was his ability to manage his relationship with Jobs,” Path chief and former Apple employee Dave Morin remembers Ive as a perfectionist. Morin described a story about Ive spending three months adjusting the MacBook design to ensure it could be easily operated with one finger:...

According to an Apple patent application published by the United States Patent & Trademark Office and detailed by PatentlyApple, Apple is working to implement audio transducers in combination with multiple speakers to enable surround sound configurations on MacBook-like devices. Apple’s focus of the patent appears to be improving audio in mobile devices as speakers decrease in size to accommodate smaller and thinner form factors. As detailed in the image to the right, one embodiment of the invention shows the use of several speakers and an audio transducer integrated into the bezel and enclosure of a MacBook....

The series finale of hit HBO drama Game Of Thrones was divisive. Many fans were left shocked by the events of season eight, which included Arya Stark killing the Night King, Daenerys Targaryen destroying King’s Landing and Bran Stark winning the throne. The ending was unexpected, and many fans had theorized completely different outcomes for the characters. Given the controversy of the series finale, here are ten Game Of Thrones fan theories that would have made a better ending....

The world of Game of Thrones can be a pretty bleak one. There is constant war, threat of White Walkers invading and even the weddings aren’t safe. With things always seeming so dark, it can be really nice to add a bit of humor every now and then. The show does a wonderful job balancing the violence hopelessness with some genuine laugh out loud moments. There are a handful of characters who are usually the ones responsible for most of the comedy in the show....

Which of the Stark family’s direwolves are still alive on Game of Thrones? As the sigil of House Stark, the direwolf is regarded throughout Westeros as a mythical symbol of the North. Indeed, before Ned Stark and his children - Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran, Rickon, and Jon Snow - adopted a brood of direwolves, it had been nearly 200 years since the beasts were sighted south of the Wall. In the Game of Thrones pilot, “Winter is Coming”, each of the Stark children received a direwolf as a pet after the Ned Stark and his sons happened upon six orphaned pups still nursing from the corpse of their dead mother....

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford continues to make headlines ahead of the launch of Borderlands 3 in under a month, and his presence in the news remains a largely negative one that’s surely affecting perception of the upcoming game by now. Pitchford has infamously been involved in a number of scandals in 2019 alone, with it only taking around a week into the year before the first story broke about Pitchford’s messy lawsuit with former Gearbox general counsel Wade Callender....

The Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus are popular smartphones known for their sleek design and impressive features. However, like any other device, they can sometimes experience technical issues. One common problem many users may encounter is a lack of signal or network connectivity. This can be frustrating, but you can try several steps to fix the issue. This article will provide troubleshooting tips for addressing this issue on your Samsung Galaxy S22 or S22 Plus....

BlueTwelve Studio and Annapurna Interactive recently released Stray as a cat adventure third-person cyberpunk video game in July 2022 for PlayStation & Windows platforms. As the title suggests, a lost stray cat is alone and separated from the family, who must unveil an ancient mystery to find the real home. As this game is just launched, some unfortunate players are encountering a couple of issues, and the Stray controller not working is one of them....

It seems that plenty of Sea of Thieves PC version players are getting a particular error message that says “There is Missing or Corrupted Data file that Required to Run Game”. This particular error message appears while trying to install or update the game on Windows. Therefore, we can assume that there is something causing issues with the installation process or game files. Now, if you’re also one of the victims and want to fix this problem, then check out the troubleshooting guide below....

A couple of players have started reporting that the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone titles were down and players are unable to get over it. There were some server issues with the game for sure and affected players are encountering stuck checking for the update server in COD Modern Warfare / Warzone. So, if you’re also getting the same issue then you’re not alone. Although this isn’t the first time when players are facing issues with the game server or stuck at the game loading screen, it’s quite unexpected to receive errors while checking for updates....

In some years, between 15% and 25% of Alexa devices were idle during the second week in their new homes. Clearly, this is a cause for concern. And there is no better arena for concerned causes than the Super Bowl. It’s a spirited defense of Alexa’s worth. It’s also a very defensive defense. Here we have our happy couple enjoying Alexa’s true talent – mind-reading. She knows that if it’s Super Bowl time, the game must be streamed on Prime Video, the blinds must be drawn and the rosé must be chilled in preparation....

Forager successfully blends addicting harvesting gameplay with solid dungeon crawling, making it a shining gem well worth unearthing. Forager pulls off the admirable feat of turning seemingly busy work into an engaging good time. As the world’s cutest miner, you’ll spend your time gathering resources, crafting items, and exploring labyrinths in this amalgamation of farming sims and dungeon crawlers. Like forging that coveted tool, the final product winds up being worth the time and effort put into it....

Out of all the gang on Friends, many people would agree that Monica is likely to be their least favorite. It’s not that she doesn’t have any great qualities, as she is the most generous out of them all. However, it just happens to be that the other characters’ personalities outshine hers. It also doesn’t help that Monica had some of the most annoying and weirdest moments on the series, with her controlling and selfish attitude making people feel awkward and uncomfortable....

Update: Earlier this week we shared the full hour-long Steve Jobs speech from the 1983 International Design Conference in Aspen. At the time, we mentioned John Celuch of Inland Design, who provided the recording to LifeLibertyTech, actually met Jobs at the conference. John apparently approached Jobs at the conference in order to obtain an item to place in a time capsule. Today, LifeLibertyTech posted the full story, revealing Jobs gave John the mouse from the Apple Lisa he was using to control a 6 projector setup during the conference....

What is symmetric encryption? Symmetric encryption is the one in which the sender and the recipient of the data use the same key to encrypt and decrypt the data. The sender and receiver must exchange the key with each other over a secure channel to maintain confidentiality and using this key the sender and receiver encrypt and decrypt the data exchanged between them. Symmetric encryption types Symmetric encryption algorithms can be categorized into two types....

Gabrielle Union thanked fans for their support amid her America’s Got Talent departure. Controversy arose when she and fellow freshman judge Julianne Hough were both unceremoniously fired from the show, following rumors of a toxic work environment. Union and Hough were brought onto the show in early 2019 to replace judges Heidi Klum and Mel B, both of whom had been terminated in the previous season. Klum has since made her way to America’s Got Talent Champions, and will soon be joined by judge Alesha Dixon in 2020....

In the aftermath of ‘The Long Night,’ Game of Thrones focuses its attention on Cersei and her army, promising a siege of King’s Landing in the trailer for episode 5. The follow up to the Battle of Winterfell didn’t take it easy on the survivors, moving them out of the destructive path of the sentient Zamboni formerly known as the Night King and tossing them back into the unforgiving machinery of the battle for the Iron Throne, something the show knows very well....

Rainbow Six Siege is arguably the most popular multiplayer shooters from the previous console generation, and Ubisoft released Rainbow Six Siege in November 2015. You can play this game on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. You will work with a team to achieve victory through eliminations or completing objectives as a tactical first-person shooter online. With the Rainbow Six Siege mobile app, you can play 5v5 fast-paced matches, and destructible environments are included....