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“Let’s have some grace and compassion,” pleads Gary Herbert as he joins with Spencer Cox and Mike Leavitt in urging more civility in political discourse. (Chris Pizzello | Invision via AP) Filmmaker Rob Reiner, shown in 2018, was a vocal critic of President Donald Trump. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and two of his predecessors warned against the corrosion of political debate — including former Gov. Gary Herbert, who leveled specific criticism Monday at a social media post by Donald Trump that blamed the alleged slaying of noted director Rob Reiner on “deranged” hatred of the president. Reiner and his wife, Michelle, were found dead in their Los Angeles-area home Sunday night with stab wounds. The couple’s son Nick later was arrested on suspicion of murder. Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday that their deaths were “reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.” Asked by reporters if he stood by the post, Trump said that Reiner — a vocal Trump critic and the director of classic movies such as “This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally” and “The Princess Bride” —

Snapchat Wrapped 2025 has dropped allowing users to see their ‘year-end’ story. Following the likes of Spotify Wrapped and YouTube Recap, Snapchat has officially rolled out its 2025 Snapchat Recap. It gives users a personalized look back at how they connected throughout the year. The Recap arrives as a short, individualized video highlighting a Snapchatter’s Memories, Snaps, Stories, and Chats from across 2025. It is available now for users. Snapchat Recap for 2025 began rolling out on Monday, December 15, but it may take time for some users to get access. Here’s how to see if yours is available: Open Snapchat on your phone Go to the camera, then tap on memories Snapchat Wrapped 2025 has dropped allowing users to see their ‘year-end’ story. (Photo: Getty Images) | Getty Images Your 2025 Snapchat Recap video will be available to watch at the top of the page. Talking on Snapchat climbed throughout the year, with users globally spending nearly 1.7 billion minutes per day on voice notes, voice calls, and video chats. Visual communication continued to gain momentum in 2025. Chat Reactions increased by 44% over the year, with the heart emoji emerging as the most-used reaction on the platform. Sticker

Michael N. Cohen’s articles from Cohen IP are most popular: within Intellectual Property topic(s) with Finance and Tax Executives in United States with readers working within the Retail & Leisure industries We all remember the monumental shift of Twitter to "X" after Elon Musk made the controversial acquisition of the social media company in 2022. So when a big tech company changes its name overnight, it can have more than just cosmetic effects. A new cancellation petition filed with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) this week shows just how high the stakes are. Operation Bluebird, Inc., a startup in Virginia, has started a cancellation proceeding against X Corp. It wants to take away the company's rights to the TWITTER and TWEET trademarks because it says they have been abandoned and, in some cases, because the company committed fraud on the USPTO. This case is unusual not only because of the mark's fame, but also because it tests the legal consequences of Elon Musk's very public rebranding strategy, which was meant to move away from anything "Twitter" or "bird-related." Here is a list of the accusations, what the TTAB will look at, and what this means for brand owners

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Through bumper crops, droughts, and average years in between, a group of 100,000 Australian grain farmers have formed an online community through a Facebook group which aims to share the highs and lows of farming across the country. The Harvesting the Crop group was started by South Australian farmer John Gladigau in 2013 as a place for farmers to compare crop notes and share photos, jokes and advice. John Gladigau farmed in SA's Mallee region for many years and is now Grain Producers SA chair. (ABC News: Ben Deacon) He said it was the only group he could find dedicated to Australian grain farming on Facebook at the time and it quickly gained a local and global following. It has just cracked 100,000 followers with about 20,000 people following from overseas. David Klimpsch placed second in the "best looking farm dog" category with this cute crop lurker. (Supplied: David Klimpsch) "I think people value it very highly," Mr Gladigau said. "It's like going to a really good field day or meeting people down at the pub and just sitting around and talking about things,  » Read More

Marvel Rivals Announces Season 2.5 Twitch DropsStarting May 30th at 8am eastern, there will be a new Twitch drop running until June 27th and it ...

Team Cherry has announced that Hollow Knight: Silksong will be getting a free DLC expansion in 2026 in a new teaser posted to YouTube. The new expansion, subtitled Sea of Sorrow, seems to be set in a windy oceanside locale, and the teaser shows a strange, glass orb that appears to be attracting lightning, while big dragonfly-like wings poke out around it. We’re sure the Hollow Knight lore fanatics will have some idea of what this could be, but for everyone else, new content is new content and that’s reason enough to be excited, especially when it’s free. Team Cherry has said in a blog post that the “nautically themed expansion” will include new areas, tools, and more, much like the various free expansions that were released for Hollow Knight throughout its life. Speaking of the original Hollow Knight, that’s also getting some love in the form of a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. This new upgrade for Hollow Knight will have all of the enhancements seen in the Switch 2 Edition of Silksong, including higher frame rate modes, higher resolutions, additional graphical effects, and likely faster load times. A patch for both the original Switch version and the Switch 2

Most American teenagers use YouTube and TikTok daily, according to a report released last week by the Pew Research Center, and roughly 1 in 5 said they were on one of the two platforms “almost constantly.” The survey, which looked at the habits of 1,458 teens between ages 13 and 17, suggests that despite growing concern over the potential mental health risks, teens are not putting down their phones, spending much of their time scrolling through social media, watching videos or consulting chatbots powered by artificial intelligence. While YouTube was far and away the most popular social media platform, used daily by three-quarters of participants in the study, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat remain highly popular with teens. Fewer use Facebook. “Roughly a third of teens say that they’re on at least one of the five almost constantly — and that number has stayed steady for several years now,” said Michelle Faverio, a research associate with Pew and a lead author on the new report. She noted that the report found that Black and Hispanic teens were particularly likely to say they used YouTube, TikTok and Instagram almost constantly. Teen girls were more likely than boys to scroll on Snapchat and

Remember that total bloodbath of a movie, Sisu ? You know, the one we raved about back in 2024, calling it “fucking Fantastic?” The one that was just balls-to-the-wall brutal? Well, guess what?! HE’S BACK, BABY! The man who refuses to die, Aatami Korpi (Jorma Tommila), returns for an insane sequel that’s shaping up to be the explosive action event of the year: SISU: Road to Revenge ! And here’s the best part: it’s hitting Digital This WEEK! What’s the Story?! The mastermind behind the first flick, writer/director Jalmari Helander (Rare Exports, Big Game), who we interviewed when Sisu was released, is back at the helm, and he’s steering this thing straight into over-the-top excess! This time, the stakes are super personal. Aatami returns to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war. His plan? Dismantle the whole place and rebuild it somewhere safe to honor them. A noble mission, right? However, the Red Army commander who killed his family, Stephen Lang (yes, the badass from Don’t Breathe), is back and hellbent on finishing the job! This kicks off a relentless, cross-country chase that’s basically a fight to the death, packed with clever, unbelievable action set pieces.

"YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025" 13 December 2025 YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos have amassed more than a billion views this year, as opportunists attempt to use AI-generated content to profit from political division in the UK. More than 150 channels have been detected in the last year that promote anti-Labour narratives, as well as outright fake and inflammatory accusations about Keir Starmer. A study seen by the Guardian has found the channels have accumulated 5.3m subscribers and have created more than 56,000 videos, with a total of almost 1.2bn views in 2025. The network of anonymous channels includes alarmist rhetoric, AI scripts and British narrators to attract hits... ...Reset Tech, the non-profit group that produced the research, said the channels were part of a global trend to produce synthetic propaganda on the platform. It pointed to the proliferation of cheap AI tools that could be deployed to make a quick profit from divisive topics... ...Some of the videos and channels were removed by YouTube’s checks. However, all 150 were taken down when the platform was approached by the Guardian. Reset Tech said some channels had created tens or hundreds of similar videos