Apple TV+ movie Emancipation will no longer be filmed in Georgia as producer and star Will Smith plus director Antoine Fuqua protest against the state s new and more restrictive voting law.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has previously spoken out against Georgia s new law limiting access to voting, and now an Apple TV+ production is withdrawing from the state. Emancipation, which Apple reportedly bought for $100 million, is now looking for an alternative state to film in.
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The Hollywood Reporter, the film is the first major production to leave the state because of this new law. At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting to eliminate vestiges of institutional racism to achieve true racial justice, star/producer Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua said in a joint statement.
Continuing its build up to the May 7, 2021 premiere of hit comedy Mythic Quest, Apple TV+ has released a new two-minute trailer.
Apple has already released a teaser video, a Testers promo, and even a special bonus episode. Now, though, Apple TV+ has unveiled the official trailer for season two of Mythic Quest.
The two-minute trailer is chiefly an expanded version of the teaser, concentrating on the same story elements and revealing the same cameo appearance by Snoop Dogg. The trailer also shows more of this workplace comedy s team getting used to, and enjoying, the benefits of remote working.
Season 2 will debut on Friday, May 7. It s set to follow the development of an expansion pack for season 1 s Mythic Quest: Raven s Banquet game, starting with the team s total absence of any ideas.
As Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature nears in iOS 14, some ad firms may be resorting to "server-to-server fingerprinting" to get around the privacy restrictions.
Microsoft has acquired speech recognition systems company Nuance in an all-cash deal valued at $19.7 billion, giving it control over the firm that helped Apple process Siri queries.
The Biden Administration views the current chip shortages plaguing the global economy as a national security issue ahead of a White House Summit focused on addressing the problem.
Back in February, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at mitigating problems with the semiconductor supply chain. Part of the initiative to address the ongoing issues include a White House Summit on Monday.
When asked about whether the Biden Administration sees the chip shortage as a national security issue, White House Press Secretary Jan Psaki said we certainly do.
As far as specific solutions to the chip issue, Psaki said the administration is looking at a holistic, long-term, across-government approach. She also held off on announcing specific short-term solutions ahead of the summit Monday.