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The logo of Sony's PlayStation 4 is seen at Tokyo Game Show 2016 in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan, September 15, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonStephanie Burns is joining Sony Interactive Entertainment as general counselBurns spent 15 years at Amazon with a brief stint at StubHubThe company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta. We welcome feedback, which you can provide using the feedback tab on the right of the page.(Reuters) - Stephanie Burns, who returned to Amazon.com Inc's legal department last year after a brief stint at StubHub Inc, is on the move again, this time to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc as senior vice president and general counsel.Sony’s PlayStation unit announced the hire in a LinkedIn post on Monday, saying Burns will head Sony Interactive Entertainment’s global legal team, overseeing legal, intellectual property and business affairs for PlayStation affiliated brands and businesses.Sony Interactive Entertainment’s chief legal officer, Riley Russell, confirmed Tuesday that he is leaving the company at the end of this month for a new role, which he expects to announce soon.“The next GC has a big…

CNN said it has restricted access to its Facebook Inc. pages in Australia following a ruling from that country’s high court that makes news organizations legally liable for comments on their Facebook posts. Facebook users in Australia will no longer have access to major pages run by the network, including its primary Facebook page, its CNN International page and pages dedicated to its shows, a CNN spokeswoman said.  » Read More

DONALSONVILLE, Ga. (WCTV) - Random drug testing for high school students in Seminole County has some parents in a rage. However, district officials say they’re just trying to help.A concerned parent took to social media to say that students in Donalsonville were being drug tested without parental consent.Others chimed in, saying that random testing is against the parent’s constitutional rights.Seminole County Superintendent Mark Earnest says he was unaware that there were any issues with the random drug testing because no one has come to him or the high school principal directly.However, he admits that the new program will be implemented to all Seminole County high school students involved in extra curricular activities and those that drive a car to campus.“We have very high numbers. Matter of fact, we were in the top five percent, of the top five percent that you do not want to be in the state with drug use,” Earnest explained.In an effort to detour students from using drugs,  » Read More

If you're looking to watch internet videos offline, the best way to do so is to download them to your computer.By far the most popular online destination for video content is YouTube and Mashable has previously walked you through how to download videos from that platform. However, YouTube's not the only place for great video content. Vimeo is a very popular platform, especially amongst filmmakers and other creatives.There's a lot of great content, such as Longform movies, visual art, and instructional videos on Vimeo. Usually the content tends to be of extremely high quality and production value as well. So, what if you're looking to download some content from Vimeo to watch offline? Look no further on how to do so, we've got you covered.Download direct from VimeoIf you're a regular YouTube viewer, you know that you need to pay for a YouTube Premium subscription or go through third-party video download services to rip content to your hard drive.With Vimeo, there's a download video option built right in...no subscription required. If you see the download button on a Vimeo video, you can just click to save the clip locally. Credit: mashable screenshot Simply go to the Vimeo video of your…

Fresh off the news that it has amassed 1 billion users, TikTok is out with new ad products, brand safety and measurement tools for marketers, the company said on a webinar on Tuesday. As TikTok has grown over the years, it has also scaled its advertising business, announcing TikTok for Business, which includes a self-serve ad platform, and other creative and influencer marketing products during the course of the pandemic. The platform has also made strategic partnerships with major agencies including IPG Mediabrands, WPP and Publicis Groupe.Now, the global tech company is doubling down on its efforts to help brands reach Gen Zers and other audiences on the platform, which saw more than 300 million downloads in the first quarter of 2020 alone.Campaign US has the breakdown: Creative toolsPartnership with Vimeo and CanvaMarketers can now use templates powered by Vimeo to select editing styles, transitions and fonts that make the most sense for a campaign. The tool will be directly integrated with TikTok Ads Manager. According to TikTok, a pilot program revealed that businesses using the tool increased click-through rates by 50% and reduced CPMs by 80%. Instant PageA new ad format, Instant Page is a landing page that loads 11 times faster than standard mobile pages, according…

Dozens of Clubhouse creators had been anticipating their first sponsorship meeting for months. As the inaugural class of Clubhouse’s “Creator First” program, they were supposed to receive Clubhouse’s help landing sponsorships and turning their shows into a “profitable creative endeavor.” The creators wrote down lists of brands they wanted to speak with and prepared one-sheets pitching their live audio shows. But when the time came, it turned out they weren’t getting one-on-one meetings with the brands; instead, they would be pitching their shows to a public room on Clubhouse, alongside dozens of other creators, where anyone on the app could join. “It was a real big joke,” says Cyndi Pham, a creator from the program and a media consultant herself. “I feel like was something they did to save face because they couldn’t get any sponsors to show up.” The creators each had two minutes or so to pitch their programs to the sponsors in the crowd. “Dozens of agencies and brands attended,” according to a Clubhouse spokesperson. But technical difficulties tripped up multiple creators,  » Read More

Hello, hello. Welcome to week two of Hot Pod under The Verge, although I should probably count this as the first official Tuesday Hot Pod, given that last week was all mission statement and little fun. Today, I go deeper into a story I published this morning about Clubhouse’s sponsorship woes and look over some quick news. Let’s get going. EXCLUSIVE: Where are the sponsors? Inside Clubhouse’s creator program This morning, I published a story about Clubhouse’s Creator First program, an initiative where Clubhouse offered creators a stipend to make 12 episodes of a live audio program. As part of the deal, the platform advertised that it would match these creators with sponsors so they could turn their idea into a “profitable creative endeavor.” Spoiler: that didn’t happen. I’d encourage you to read the full story, which I’m linking here, but for this newsletter, I figured I’d pull out a couple details that feel particularly pertinent to the podcasting world. Plus, some details I couldn’t include in the story because,  » Read More

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Eamonn Holmes has been “really encouraging” to the young cooks taking part in a TV show he is presenting, and is still part of a WhatsApp group with them, one of the contestants has revealed. amie Neill, assistant manager of Shu Restaurant in Belfast, is one of seven amateur cooks starring in ‘Farm To Feast: Best Menu Wins’, the first farm-to-fork cookery programme for BBC One Northern Ireland. “I’ve grown up with Eamonn Holmes on the TV, and the first time we all met him on set, he knew all of our names and was so pleasant and is still so supportive,” said the 28-year-old. “Even now, we’re all in a WhatsApp group together and he’s really encouraging!” Co Down native Jamie had been living and working in Hong Kong for a year with a concept group for restaurants, until the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and he moved back home in March 2020. With a specific interest in Asian-inspired cuisine himself, Jamie expressed excitement at how much the food scene here has improved in recent years and is looking forward to the show highlighting that, along with Northern Ireland’s homegrown food produce. As for his fellow contestants, he said they all…

As per several international publications, the two might have bonded over their shared love for Ethiopia. (Credits: Twitter/@Weekndaccess)Angelina Jolie and The Weeknd were recently photographed stepping out of celebrity hotspot Giorgio Baldi in Los Angeles.News18.com Last Updated:September 28, 2021, 10:55 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Angelina Jolie was seen with The Weeknd on September 25, pictures of which surfaced online and sparked rumours of the two dating. And it was somehow very personal news for the fans of both the celebrities. Twitter has a very proactive imagination and a sharp meme game going for itself, and came up with memes ranging from how Jolie might break the news to her kids to The Weeknd’s impressive dating trajectory consisting of A-listers like model Bella Hadid and singer Selena Gomez. Angelina Jolie and The Weeknd were photographed stepping out of celebrity hotspot Giorgio Baldi in Los Angeles Wednesday evening, setting the rumour mill ablaze in regards to a potential romantic linkup. “The pair reportedly spent hours at the restaurant, before leaving separately to avoid raising suspicion," The Sun reported. Check out Twitter’s meltdown here: “couple goals" to confused incomprehension.what do you mean Angelina Jolie and The Weeknd might be dating like what do you mean…