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Clubhouse is the hottest social media start-up since Snapchat burst on to the scene a decade ago. Clubhouse is a flash in the pan whose mooted $4 billion valuation will, in retrospect, be seen as a moment of pandemic-induced madness.For the year-old company, both narratives are raging. Here are the facts. The audio chatroom app topped 10 million weekly active users in late February, even though it was invitation-only (it still is) and was not available on Android phones — 84 per cent of the market. It hit the headlines as a buzzy meeting space where Tesla founder Elon Musk would drop in to conversations, along with A-list Hollywood stars, comedians and tech bros.It is fair to say that Clubhouse, created by entrepreneur  » Read More

Polo G - RAPSTAR video screen | Columbia/SME Two of the week’s biggest new releases earn Top 10 positions on the Global YouTube Music Videos Chart. Polo G’s “RAPSTAR” arrives at #7 on this week’s listing, ranking as the week’s top new entry. The video received 20.9 million views during the official April 9-15 tracking period. Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More (featuring SZA)” directly follows at #8. The new collaboration garnered 20.6 million music video views within said tracking period. With views from other eligible uploads included, “Kiss Me More” amassed 25.5 million total YouTube streams this week. The count yields a #14 debut on the Global YouTube Songs Chart. “RAPSTAR” takes #15 on the Songs chart with 25.2 million total streams. doja catkiss me morepolo grapstarsza Written by Brian Cantor Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantorheadlineplanet.com.

YouTube shut down earlier this week the channel of a prominent African preacher who promotes violent forms of LGBTQ “conversion therapy.” The news comes after openDemocracy, a U.K.-based  human rights group, notified the platform about possible abuse of hate speech in a channel run by T.B. Joshua, the founder of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations, a megachurch in Lagos, Nigeria. The organization reviewed and analyzed seven videos in which Joshua sought to “cure” LGBTQ people. The clips, posted between 2016 and January 2020, show the the controversial preacher “engaging in violent exorcism” in an attempt to change the sexual orientation of people by casting out “the demon of homosexuality,” according to openDemocracy. One of the videos shows Joshua pushing a woman’s head making her fall to the floor. When she gets up, he hits her again and tells her to call another woman, whom he calls her “wife.” The preacher slaps and pushes the two women at least 16 times. The video then fast-forwards to events a week later, when the woman confirms that because of the preacher’s intervention, she has “no affection whatsoever” for her former partner. “Now I have affections for men,” she said. YouTube, which “prohibits…

CLARKSVILLE, TN – Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Clarksville Now this week. Animal clinic under fire after employee mocks injury on Snapchat: The employee posted a graphic image of the cat, with the injured tongue showing, and the caption: “Her bad attitude backfired.” READ MORE Homeless in Clarksville: A three-part Clarksville Now series tackling what can be done to help get people off the streets. One man’s big step to get back off the streets: Meet Jerry Pace, who’s putting his life back together after years of struggling with substance abuse and arrests. How a life in limbo can lead to $200,000 in debt: Citations, arrests and fines seem to be regular occurrences for folks living in limbo, trying to find a way to survive day-to-day. This week: What’s ahead as the city and nonprofits look for ways to help. LG Electronics to add 300 jobs, bringing total over 1,000: The Korea-based company plans to increase production at the local plant by investing an additional $20.5 million to add another shift for manufacturing. READ MORE Hispanic veteran with PTSD sues Montgomery County after being fired from Sheriff’s Office: He says he was fired after he asked for a…

For a long time you can use the stickers of WhatsApp and download them from a store where some “official” stores are offered, created by the application itself, in addition to those designed by the users. But it turns out that some packs are not universal, but are only available for certain countries. But there is a way to download more stickers from WhatsApp from other countries by means of a trick, which is to get a direct link. Many times these packages are adapted to local markets and those responsible for the app consider that it does not make sense to distribute them in other regions. But, either because you live in a country other than your origin, because we have many friends from other places or because you would simply like to have access to much more content, here we explain how to do it. It is also worth remembering that these are packs designed by the people in charge of the app, so the quality is extremely high and superior to what people normally use. The direct links to the WhatsApp stickers that are not available in the whole country has been compiled by WaBetaInfo. It is…

By: ENS Economic Bureau | New Delhi | April 18, 2021 2:05:22 am The new WhatsApp vulnerability can be used by attackers even if you have Two-Factor Authentication turned on. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned WhatsApp users in India of multiple vulnerabilities it detected in the instant messaging platform, which could lead to breach of sensitive user data and personal information. In a “high” severity rating advisory, the CERT-In said that the vulnerabilities had been detected in a certain versions of WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business for both Android and iOS platform. “Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in WhatsApp applications which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or access sensitive information on a targeted system,” the advisory said. The vulnerabilities, CERT-In said, exist in WhatsApp due to a cache configuration issue and missing audio decoding pipeline, which could give hackers the potential to “ execute arbitrary code or access sensitive information on a targeted system”. To prevent the threat, the government’s cybersecurity agency has asked users to update their WhatsApp on Android and iOS to the latest versions. This is not the first time that CERT-In has issued a “high” severity rating advisory, warning…

100 Thieves player and popular Twitch streamer Moe 'Yassuo' Abdalrhman smashes his Corsair keyboard during a high-stakes Mortal Kombat 11 tournament. During the recent Mortal Kombat 11 AT&T Annihilator Cup tournament with $100,000 on the line, popular 100 Thieves streamer Moe "Yassuo" Abdalrhman smashed his Corsair keyboard so badly that it sent keys flying. Yassuo was broadcasting to his Twitch community during the recent Mortal Kombat 11 best of three series against Cloud9 streamer Emiru when a finishing blow caused him to lose his temper and smash his keyboard. Emiru was playing as Cetrion when she landed the killing blow on Yassuo’s Scorpion during their first match. Upon losing the first round of his best of three with Emiru, Yassuo smashed his keyboard. Each round in a best of three series Mortal Kombat 11 tournament flows from one round to another rather swiftly, which caused Yassuo to scramble to grab the missing keys before the second round started. Yassuo spent most of the rest of his series of fights with Emiru trying to piece together the Corsair keyboard, relying on advice from chat to get the placement of the keys right while imploring them not to laugh at him. The streamer used this lapse in…

By Lawrence A. Johnson Tenor Ian Bostridge performed songs of Beethoven and Schumann with pianist Imogen Cooper in a streamed recital presented by UChicago Presents. As in every large American city, the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent painful but necessary closing of concert venues eviscerated a year of high-profile events on Chicago’s music calendar—not least Lyric Opera’s long-planned Ring cycle.  But the loss of the 2020-21 season for the area’s smaller presenters was just as deeply felt. The University of Chicago Presents series had slated an especially rich and bountiful season that included such artists as Hélène Grimaud, Ian Bostridge, Susan Graham, Paul Jacobs, and Quatuor Diotima performing the late Beethoven quartets and complete Bartok quartets.   Like many presenting organizations, UChicago Presents under executive director Amy Iwano, is attempting to fill the current live-performance void with streamed concerts of some of the artists scheduled. Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani performed Bach’s Goldberg Variations last weekend and Friday night the series offered Bostridge and pianist Imogen Cooper. The prerecorded stream will be available online through Sunday. Bostridge’s cancelled Mandel Hall recital was to be an all-Schubert evening, but this program of Beethoven and Schumann—taped live last September before a masked and socially distanced…

New York Daily News | Apr 17, 2021 at 4:24 PM He wasn’t on a mission. He was just “misinformed.” The mom of the 18-year-old Ohio man caught with an AK-47 in a midtown Manhattan subway said her son wasn’t planning any violence — he just thought it would be okay to visit New York with an assault rifle in tow. “I BEG of the media to quit painting a bad picture of my son whom was misinformed of the gun laws in NY,” the mother of suspect Saadiq Teague messaged a Daily News reporter on Saturday. “He was visiting Times Square for the first time to see it in person. He was so excited and happy and had no other reasons for being in NY!” she said. The rifle did not have a magazine inserted. A magazine and ammunition were within Teague’s reach, said law enforcement sources. Saadiq Teague, 18, is walked from NYPD Transit 1 at Columbus Circle in Manhattan on Friday, April 16, 2021. (Sam Costanza/for New York Daily News) Teague was questioned by detectives from the NYPD Intelligence Bureau before he was charged with multiple counts of gun possession and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. He…

A fashion question appears to have gone too far in a private Facebook group that’s focused on wedding planning support.Per 7News.com.au, a bride-to-be sought out the opinion of strangers regarding their thoughts on making her future stepdaughter wear shapewear on her big day.BRIDE GETS UPSET AT FLOWER GIRL TIARA SISTER-IN-LAW PURCHASED FOR HER WEDDING: ‘AM I UPSET FOR NO REASON?’"Post for my moms! Definitely not a body shaming post. But how do y’all feel about a wearing a body shaper (girdle)?" The bride asked in a redacted screenshot captured by the Australian news website. "She’s a plus size kid. And her dress is a little snug. I figured why not try a body shaper to smooth out some of the edges to give that perfect fit."The anonymous bride went on to add that her soon-to-be stepdaughter’s dress is only "snug in the waist" and cannot be taken out with the wedding only five days away.  » Read More