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LOS ANGELES — The estate of “ER” pilot writer Michael Crichton has sued Warner Bros. Television, claiming the upcoming medical drama is an unauthorized reboot and rebrand. After the estate, led by Crichton’s widow, Shelley, was unable to reach an agreement with a television studio to produce a reboot of the famous medical drama, the lawsuit alleges that Warner Bros. went ahead with developing and producing a series based on the same premise without their consent. What you need to know: Titled “The Pit,” the series is a medical drama set in Pittsburgh, as opposed to Chicago, where “ER” is…

Former President Trump is returning to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, in an attempt to grow his following as he loses support to his new opponent, Vice President Harris.Between Sunday morning and Tuesday evening, Trump posted 18 times on a range of topics to his 90 million followers on the site.The former president has used the site to blast Ms. Harris on issues ranging from inflation to fracking to the Middle East, at times calling her Comrade Kamala. In one letter, he complained that Ms. Harris “has served in one of the worst presidencies in history,…

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (Nasdaq: FFIE) (“FF”, “Faraday Future” or the “Company”), a California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company, today announced that Tin Mok has been appointed Head of FF UAE. Mr. Mok will lead efforts to collaborate with potential partners, explore strategic fundraising, business development, sales and marketing opportunities in the UAE, and the future execution of the China-US automotive bridge strategy in the Middle East. This press release contains multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240827433432/en/ Faraday Future appoints Executive Director Tin Mok to head FF UAE (Photo: Business Wire) In April 2024, the company…

Day two of NFL predictions week is themed around the AFC and NFC West divisions, with FOX Sports personalities continuing their rankings ahead of kickoff. On Day 1, “First Things First” co-hosts Nick Wright and Chris Brassard kicked off the show by ranking the teams in the AFC and NFC East, including which teams will earn playoff berths.Now, they’ve added AFC and NFC West projections as well.Check out the list below along with each person’s take on which team will win and which team will lose. AFC WEST Predictions – WrightKansas City Chiefs (Playoffs) Los Angeles Chargers (Playoffs) Denver Broncos…

Google’s Gemini seems to be improving so quickly that Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said Apple Intelligence was a disappointment compared to Gemini, and Google is determined to put its AI into every app it can, with Gemini now recognizing and working with YouTube.There are actually two really cool Gemini features rolling out simultaneously in Gemini and Google app beta: “Ask about this screen” and “Ask about this video.” The former was shown off at Google I/O this year, where the company also showed off Project Astra. “Ask about this video” is essentially the same feature, but it works with YouTube videos.There…

Transfer playlists from Apple Music to YouTube Music Three years after Apple developed its iCloud Photo Library transfer tool for Google Photos, the company has introduced a version that exports Apple Music playlists to YouTube Music.Apple is offering the new Apple Music playlist transfer feature as part of the data export tools on its Data and Privacy page, details of which were revealed in a new support document published by Apple on Tuesday.The process is very simple: users log into the Data & Privacy page on Apple’s support website, select Transfer a Copy of Your Data, and the Apple Music…

The Super Members Council said paying super on payday would help crack down on unpaid super. (Source: Getty)Australian workers are missing out on $5.1 billion in superannuation benefits, according to new analysis. The scourge of unpaid superannuation is leaving Australians lacking badly needed retirement funds at a time when needs continue to rise.Analysis by the Super Members Council has found that around 2.8 million Australian workers – or one in four – will not be eligible for superannuation in 2021-22, costing the average worker $1800 a year and more than $30,000 in retirement.Advocacy groups have found that those most likely…

According to an in-depth investigation by The Verge’s David Pierce and iFixit, a YouTube video that plays a low tone through a speaker to make the water vibrate actually works. There are a lot of YouTube videos out there claiming to use sound to remove water from an iPhone, and Pierce wanted to know if those videos worked as claimed, so he enlisted the help of iFixit, who submerged an iPhone 13 in water with UV dye, played a video and left it overnight, then dried it out. Playing one of the YouTube videos during this process visibly expelled water…

YouTube has announced a price increase for its Premium memberships in India, affecting all subscription plans. The new price for YouTube Family plan is ₹299 per month, up from the previous ₹189. The plan allows up to five members to share one subscription. YouTube informed users that the price increase is aimed at maintaining and improving the quality of its service, as well as supporting content creators on the platform. Along with the family plan, YouTube’s student plan has also seen a 12.6% increase in price, from Rs 79 to Rs 89 per month. YouTube’s personal plan has also seen…

Aug. 29: August Summer Nights – LaRussell, 5 to 8 p.m., Georgia and Marine streets, downtown Vallejo.Aug. 30-Sept. 1: “How to Survive an Apocalypse,” 8 p.m., 8 p.m., 3 p.m., Bay Area Stage, 515 Broadway H, Vallejo.Aug. 31: Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Georgia and Marine Streets, Downtown Vallejo.Aug. 31: Solano County Market & Flea Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tennessee Street Parking Lot, 200 Tennessee St., Vallejo.Aug. 31: Taste of the Bay Food Festival, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Barbara Kondylis Waterfront Green, 301 Mare Island Way, Vallejo.Aug. 31: DAV Veterans Information Seminar, 12-2 p.m., Concord Veterans Building, 2290 Willow Pass Road,…