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Despite looking very much like a cat during a virtual court session on Zoom in the 394th district of Texas this week, attorney Rod Ponton assured his colleagues that he was definitely not a cat. The awkward but hilarious mishap took place after Ponton was forced to use his secretary’s computer as his own PC was out of action due to an office move. What he didn’t know is that his assistant’s daughter had been on the computer earlier, using a cat filter during a Zoom call with friends. As you can see from the video of the incident at the top, Judge Roy Ferguson politely explains to Ponton that he appears to have a filter turned on while two other lawyers involved in the court session look on, for much of the time straight-faced. Filters on the popular videoconferencing software mirror the movements of the person behind them, so everyone in the virtual room could see the cat looking around as Ponton tried desperately to sort the issue out. Getting nowhere, the attorney-cum-cat … [Read more...] about Zoom filter flub sees lawyer appear as a cat in virtual court session

Even if you’re sitting at home on your couch, there’s a chance you could be arrested for protesting . How? If the police force in your area is using any kind of facial recognition software to identify protesters, it’s possible you could be misidentified as one. Most facial recognition was trained to identify white male faces, experts told Digital Trends, which means the probability of misidentification for anyone who is not white and not a man is much higher. “Anytime you do facial recognition, it’s a best guess. It’s a probability score,” said David Harding, chief technology officer for ImageWare Systems, a cybersecurity firm that works with law enforcement on facial recognition. “Anytime you’re in an area where they [law enforcement or the government] are using facial recognition, you have to worry about being falsely matched to someone. Or what’s even worse, someone being falsely matched to you.” Deployed against protesters Facial recognition has been gaining in … [Read more...] about Police facial recognition tech could misidentify people at protests, experts say

There are a lot of TV series available on HBO. And with the advent of HBO Max, a lot became a whole lot . In one sense, that’s great. HBO’s been making great original content for decades — from crime dramas like The Sopranos and The Wire to comedies like Curb Your Enthusiasm and Silicon Valley. Meanwhile, HBO Max has broadened the library to include series from Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, DC Universe, and more, along with a growing list of HBO Max originals. The problem is that more content can make it a lot tougher to figure out what you want to watch. So we’ve gone through all of the series offered and found the absolute best shows for you. More streaming guides Best movies on HBO Best shows on Netflix Best shows on Disney+ Best shows on Hulu Best shows on Amazon Prime The Investigation In 2017, Swedish journalist Kim Wall boarded Nautilus — a submarine privately owned by Danish entrepreneur Peter Madsen. She never made it out alive. In … [Read more...] about The 59 best HBO series streaming right now

To be sure, the massive and constantly rotating Amazon Prime Video library gives viewers access to a wide selection of movies and television shows to stream for days. But it should be said that among all that content is a generous selection of comedy films. You’ll undoubtedly find some old favorites while also discovering something new to get you laughing, and if you’re already an Amazon Prime member, you can access the video library at no additional cost. Pop some corn and get out the Twizzlers, because we regularly scour the service to bring you the best comedies you can currently watch on Amazon Prime. Looking for laughs using a different streaming service? We’ve also curated guides to the best comedies on Netflix and the best comedies on Hulu . Knives Out (2019) Daniel Craig is at it again, but this time he isn’t playing James Bond. Knives Out is a mystery comedy film directed by Rian Johnson and starring a full cast of stars, including Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana … [Read more...] about The best comedies on Amazon Prime

Three decades ago, John Landis was one of Hollywood’s hottest directors, stringing together a series of R-rated comedies that straddled the line between edgy, adult humor and mainstream appeal, from National Lampoon’s Animal House to Trading Places . His 1988 film Coming to America continued that trend, reuniting him with Eddie Murphy for the tale of an African prince who travels to America to find true love. Although it was a sweet (if somewhat predictable) story at heart, Coming to America was peppered with biting humor, satirizing ’80s America’s out-of-control capitalism and greed and poking at the country’s stark social, economic, and racial divides. And because we live in an era when everything old is new again, that 1988 film now has a sequel — the cutely titled Coming 2 America — that brings Murphy back for another very funny adventure as the African prince but struggles to find the sharp wit of its predecessor. There and back again Directed by Craig Brewer, the … [Read more...] about Coming 2 America review: Eddie Murphy punches a fun but tamer return ticket