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Zoo sparks controversy after asking people to donate their pets to feed big cats A Danish zoo has gone viral after posting on Facebook asking the public to donate unwanted animals to be used as food for captive predators. Thepost, originally published on July 31, explained that animals like “chickens, rabbits, and guinea pigs” form a natural part of the diet for species like the European lynx. “If you have an animal that needs to be removed for various reasons, you are welcome to donate it to us,” the post continued....

Adin Ross vows to help TikTok prankster Heston James as he faces 9 years in jail Adin Ross is stepping up to help TikToker Heston James after his over-the-top prank videos got him some serious charges. In July, 21-year-old Heston Cobb, known online as Heston James, wasarrested by Arizona policeafter they linked him to a series of incidents where he posed as an employee at local businesses and filmed chaotic scenes for content....

After beingcaught in the crossfireonce,Marvel Snapdeveloper Second Dinner is seeking a new publisher. On Saturday, January 19,TikTokusers discovered the app was no longer accessible. At the same time, thousands ofMarvel Snapplayers were locked out of their games. The popular app was published by ByteDance’s game-publishing studio Nuverse, and even though ByteDance has since divested itself of the studio, the link was still strong enough to be caught up in wave of app bans....

Kiss during an earlier concert in Finland.Fileri/Creative Commons Performing their final in-person concert on Saturday night at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Kiss used the encore to unveil digital avatars of themselves that will allow the legendary glam-rock band to stay on the road. The avatars nailedGod Gave Rock and Roll to You, opening up the possibility of future generations of Kiss fans being able to enjoy the American rockers’ music in concert arenas....

Frames win games, as Nvidia loves to say, so if you’re playing a hotly competitive game likeApex Legends, then making sure you’re playing at peak performance is a great way to improve your chances of winning. Other than listening to the people telling you to “git gud,” of course. One of the best ways to improve yourApex Legendsperformance is by adjusting the settings. But which ones are worth changing, and which ones aren’t?...

Apple announced a new Apple Research app duringTuesday’s “By Innovation Only” eventthat will pair with theApple Watchand the iPhone to crowdsource health data for future research. The company hopes that anyone with an Apple Watch will be able to share their data with scientists, enabling them to improve their research. The first three studies conducted on the Apple Research app will be a hearing study, a women’s health study, and a heart and movement study....

Summary InStar Trek: Picardseason 2,Battlestar Galactica’sJames Callis portrayed Maurice Picard, the father of Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart). Picking up twenty years after the events ofStar Trek: Nemesis,Star Trek: Picardsaw Jean-Luc get pulled into more galaxy-saving adventures with friends both new and old.InPicardseason 2, Picard was forced to confront his childhood trauma thanks to interference from Q (John de Lancie).Throughout season 2, Picard experienced flashbacks to his childhood that helped him recontextualize the complex relationship between his parents, Yvette (Madeline Wise) and Maurice Picard....

Microsoftlast week unveiled a new beta of its long-simmeringWindows Anti-Spywarepackage, marking the company’s first major foray into computer security technology intended for end users. For years, Microsoft has been heaped with criticism for the seemingly unending barrage of privacy and security issues exposed in its Windows and application products, yet the software giant left the work of developing end-user security solutions largely to third parties, focusing instead on closing holes, issuing patches, and releasing updates to its own products....

Afteradding its 16 millionth user to the platformon Friday morning, social media platform Bluesky addressed concerns from the bevy of artists and content creators streaming over from X.com. The company has pledged that it has “no intention” of using their posted content to train generative AI. A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so....

Can you preload OG Fortnite map return in Chapter 4? Fortnite’s Chapter 4 Season OG will revisit the Chapter 1 Season 5 map on November 3, but will players be able to preload? Epic Games plans onrereleasing Fortnite’s classic mapfrom Chapter 1 Season 5 in the upcoming season. As such, the anticipation for Chapter 4 Season OG is through the roof for longtime fans riding the nostalgia train. Notably, players can expect POIs like the Tilted Towers to return....

Following its announcement of a slew of new products at Europe’s IFA 2018 conference in Berlin,Ezviz— a division of Chinese manufacturerHikvision, whose controlling shareholder is the Chinese government —unveileda new line of smart home-enabled products including a battery-powered camera, two smart doorbells, a smart plug, and more that lean heavily towardssmart home security. These new Ezviz products come completely compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT (If This, Then That) communication protocols and their associated devices....

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ The world has grown smaller for drones these past few years. The skies have become increasingly restrictive as governments pass new regulations that make it difficult or impossible to take to the skies with flying cameras to capture the magnificent and varied landscapes of the planet from an aerial perspective....

Doctor Who showrunner shuts down long-running Dalek rumor Russell T Davies recently addressed a persistent rumor surrounding one of Doctor Who’s most iconic villains, the Daleks. Ruthless alien mutants encased in tank-like outer shells, the Daleks debuted in 1963 as enemies of William Hartnell’s First Doctor. They quickly became one of theDoctor Whofranchise’s most popular antagonists and tangled witheach of Hartnell’s successorsduring the show’s classic run. Despite their fan-favorite status, Daleks only made a brief, off-screen cameo in the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie that followed, but they played a major part in the subsequent series revival....