Kelley Heyer, an actor and TikTok content creator, has sued Roblox over the usage and sale of her copyrighted dance to “Apple” by pop star Charli XCX — a dance that went viral on TikTok and even became a part of Charli XCX’s live show. Heyer filed the lawsuit in California on April 11, alleging that she and Roblox were in negotiations to officially license the dance in Roblox; however, Roblox released the emote before negotiations were finalized, and they never came to pass.Roblox added the dance emote in mid-August, coinciding with a Dress to Impress update that added everything Brat (Charli XCX’s summer hit album) to the game on Aug. 17. Heyer first posted the “Apple” dance on June 15, 2024 and submitted a copyright application for it on Aug. 30. That was after Roblox contacted her to license the dance, which came after Charli XCX’s label contracted Roblox to get the artist in Dress to Impress. Heyer said she was willing to license the dance on Aug. 12, per the lawsuit. But the dance was released before the negotiations were finalized. Heyer said in the lawsuit that Roblox has “refused to finalize a license agreement” and to compensate Heyer for her dance.“Roblox moved forward using Kelley’s IP without a signed agreement,” attorney Miki Anzai said in a statement to Polygon. “Kelley is an independent creator who should be compensated fairly for her work and we saw no other option than to file suit to prove that. We remain willing and open to settle and hope to come to a peaceful agreement.”The “Apple” dance is no longer available for sale on Roblox — it was sold until November 2024. Heyer said in the lawsuit that Roblox sold “in excess of 60,000 units of the Apple Dance emote” and earned “an estimated $123,000” in sales. “As the Apple Dance emote comprises solely of the Apple Dance choreography, completely separate and distinct from the Charli XCX song, the sole ‘artist’ for purposes of the emote is Ms. Heyer,” lawyers wrote in the complaint.Heyer’s “Apple” dance was licensed correctly in Fortnite, added in December and sold as an emote. Heyer said Netflix has licensed its usage, too. Heyer is looking to the court to award her Roblox’s profits on the dance, as well as other damages. Epic Games has been sued several times in the past over its usage of popular or viral dances as emotes in the battle royale game; five lawsuits were dismissed in 2019, including one filed by Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor Alfonso Ribeiro.One of the more recent lawsuits, filed by choreographer Kyle Hanagami, was dismissed and appealed; the 9th Circuit reversed the dismissal and revived the argument that “reducing choreography to ‘poses’ would be akin to reducing music to just ‘notes,’” per the appeals court. Both sides agreed to dismiss the lawsuit in 2024. It’s now quite common for Epic Games to license dances, like Heyer’s “Apple” dance, for inclusion in Fortnite.Reached for comment, a Roblox spokesperson issued the following statement to Polygon:“As a platform powered by a community of creators, Roblox takes the protection of intellectual property very seriously and is committed to protecting intellectual property rights of independent developers and creators to brands and artists both on and off the platform. Roblox is confident in its position and the propriety of its dealings in this matter and looks forward to responding in court.”Update: This story has been updated to include a comment from a Roblox spokesperson and Heyer’s attorney.See More: RobloxmacOSmacOS logoWindowsWindows logoExplore The Game

Dell's 14 Plus 2-in-1 AI PCs are now also available with AMD's latest Ryzen AI 300 processors for those who want powerful AI PCs on a budget. Dell Introduces 14-inch 2-in-1 Laptops with Ryzen AI 5 340 and Ryzen AI 7 350 Processors, Bringing up to 8 Cores and 16 Threads and up to 50 NPU TOPs of AI Performance Dell usually updates its laptop lineups almost every year, based on AMD and Intel's latest offerings. The company has already launched its Core Ultra Series 2-based laptops and now it's time for the AMD-based systems that can deliver competitive AI performance on a budget. AMD's top-of-the-line Strix Halo and Strix Point have already been deployed in a lot of premium segment laptops, but this is the first time Dell has introduced the more affordable Krackan Point series. Dell has introduced the upgraded 14 Plus 2-in-1 versatile laptops with the AMD Ryzen AI 300 chips, featuring up to 50 NPU TOPs of AI performance for those who need to be ahead of others. 2 of 9 The laptop is known for its versatile design and can be used as a regular laptop or in a tablet mode since it brings a 360-degree hinge. The laptop offers a 14-inch display with 1920x1200p resolution and a max brightness of 300 nits. It has a touchscreen display, ensuring you can be as fast as possible on the go and be quick at carrying out tasks while at the office or on travel. The laptop is compact and lightweight, weighing just 1.59 kg, making it highly portable but this doesn't affect its computing capabilities. Packed with either a 6-core/12-thread Ryzen AI 5 340 or an 8-core/16-thread Ryzen AI 7 350 processor, it brings the power of Zen 5 architecture to deliver faster performance in all types of workloads. On top of that, each configuration carries either AMD Radeon 840M or Radeon 860M to keep up with the modern graphical workloads, including light gaming. 2 of 9 The laptop will ship with different configurations, featuring 512 GB, 1 TB, or 2 TB storage, but the memory capacity will be fixed at 16 GB LPDDR5X 7500 MT/s. This memory will be onboard and cannot be upgraded to 32 GB or higher. Therefore, it is only suitable for light and medium-intensive tasks and will be best for office-goers, students, or casual gamers. Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 is an all-round laptop with excellent battery life and can run at up to 19 hours, competing with Lunar Lake-based laptops. Lastly, users will get decently fast connectivity ports on both sides, including Type A and Type C ports for peripherals, HDMI 1.4 for display, and WiFi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 for wireless connectivity. Deal of the Day

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Ubisoft is reportedly making a new battle royale game that's inspired by Apex Legends, so much so that the project once used the game as a thumbnail.According to Insider Gaming, Ubisoft's new battle royale game is codenamed "Scout" and has been in development for a few years already. Its characters are said to be similar to Apex Legends' own Pathfinder, Wraith, and Lifeline, as well as others.The company's higher-ups reportedly wants to take advantage of Apex Legends' dwindling player base. As a result, they are said to think that there's now an opportunity to launch another battle royale game. This is despite Ubisoft's internal research team indicating that engagement in battle royale games is on the decline.Continue Reading at GameSpot

One of the key aspects of the Gundam franchise is how much it references itself, because of its very long-running history. Very often, a new Gundam series will start by referencing the classic earlier entries. Still, Gundam GQuuuuuuX is a special case in which it not simply references but rather reimagines the first Gundam series.

The Gaze of Gaea is a weapon that was added to Vampire Survivors with patch 1.13. It looks like a green stag’s head, is capable of defanging enemies (making them deal no damage to the player), and you can evolve it into the Embrace of Gaea, which is an even more powerful defensive tool. However, the Gaze of Gaea can be a bit tricky to get and evolve. In this Vampire Survivors guide, we’ll walk you through how to unlock the Gaze of Gaea for any future runs and how to evolve it into the Embrace of Gaea. How to unlock the Gaze of Gaea in Vampire Survivors Before you’re able to unlock the Gaze of Gaea in Vampire Survivors, you first need to unlock The Coop, a horizontal map similar to the library that’s filled to the brim with chickens. To do this, you’ll need to pick up and eat 500 Floor Chickens over the course of your Vampire Survivors career. If you’ve been playing for a long time, you’ve almost certainly done this, and will just need to load into a map, find a chicken, eat it, and then quit. You should then get a prompt saying you’ve unlocked The Coop in the post-match screen. If you’re new to Vampire Survivors, however, this is probably going to take you a while to unlock. Just play the game normally and you’ll eventually get 500 Floor Chickens and unlock the level. Once you’ve unlocked The Coop, you need to load into the map and not kill any chickens for about a minute. This is obviously easier said than done, as you don’t have any control of your weaponry in Vampire Survivors. The simplest way to fix this problem is to select a character that doesn’t have any lethal weapons and then skip any level ups you can until the level ends. There are multiple characters across the DLCs that you could use for this, but we recommend Gallo, a relatively early playable character in Vampire Survivors that starts with the Clock Lancet. Once you load into the map, just avoid any roaming chickens until the screen starts to zoom in on you and you’re killed by a green stag that resembles the Gaze of Gaea. The timer on the map doesn’t start until you kill a chicken, so you won’t be able to track it by looking at your screen. Once you’re killed and the run ends, you’ll unlock the Gae of Gaea for any future runs. How to evolve the Gaze of Gaea in Vampire Survivors You can evolve the Gaze of Gaea by acquiring it on your run, leveling it up to level 8, and pairing it with the Parm Aegis passive item — which increases the invulnerability timer after you take a hit. The simplest way to evolve the Gaze of Gaea for the first time is to start back on The Coop. Pick a character that starts with a good, reliable area clearing weapon like the Whip, and kill some chickens. As you progress through the map’s timer and waves of enemies, the fences to the right will eventually disappear, and you’ll find a Parm Aegis on the ground that you can pick up. Once you have the Gaze of Gaea and the Parm Aegis, upgrade the Gaze of Gaea to level 8, wait for the timer to pass 10 minutes, and kill an elite enemy to grab a chest. You’ll then pull the Embrace of Gaea from the chest and unlock Gazebo, a chicken hero that starts with the Gaze of Gaea. The Embrace of Gaea functions similarly to the Gaze of Gaea, but it attacks in a radial circle and is able to deal retaliatory damage to enemies.

May the Fourth is upon us, and Disney+ of course has a lineup of Star Wars premieres to celebrate. First is Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld, a Lucasfilm Animation sequel to 2022's Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi and 2024's Star Wars: Tales of the Empire. The new mini-series tells the stories of bounty hunter and former assassin Asajj Ventress and outlaw Cad Bane. Disney+ will also have two P.O.V. experiences from Disneyland: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. Aside from Star Wars, May will bring Tucci in Italy (May 19), a new National Geographic miniseries combining travel and food with actor Stanley Tucci in, well, Italy. Lastly, Disney+ will be wrapping up seasons of both Andor and Doctor Who, with the finales set for May 13 at 6 p.m. ET and May 31 at 11 a.m. PT, respectively. Here's everything coming to Disney+ in May. Disney Plus series with new episodes weekly in May 2025Andor (Season 2)—Disney+ Original, new episodes on Tuesdays through May 13Doctor Who (Season 2)—new episodes on Saturdays through May 31Movies and complete series/seasons coming to Disney Plus in May 2025Arriving May 1Rise Up, Sing Out (Shorts) (S2, 7 episodes)Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseArriving May 2Genghis Khan: The Secret History of the Mongols (S1, 6 episodes)Arriving May 4Star Wars: Tales of the UnderworldStar Wars: Galaxy’s Edge | Disneyland® ResortStar Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland® ResortArriving May 7Broken Karaoke (S3, 2 episodes)Firebuds (S2, 2 episodes)Hamster & Gretel (S2, 12 episodes)Big City Greens (S4, 1 episode—100th)Arriving May 9History's Greatest of All Time with Peyton Manning (S1, 8 episodes)The Toys That Built America (S3, 12 episodes)The UnXplained (S7, 6 episodes)WWE Rivals (S2, 10 episodes)WWE Rivals (S4, 6 episodes)Arriving May 19Tucci in ItalyArriving May 20Minnie's Bow-Toons: Pet Hotel (S1, 5 episodes)Arriving May 28Me & Winnie the Pooh (S2, 6 episodes)Playdate with Winnie the Pooh (S2, 5 episodes)Arriving May 31How Not to Draw (S3, 4 episodes)Hulu + ESPN content coming to Disney+ in May 2025As in previous months, Disney+ subscribers will also have access to select content from Hulu and ESPN. This includes live sports like Day 1 of PGA TOUR LIVE events, an NWSL match, and UFC 315 Prelims. Here's a sampling of what else is coming to Disney+: A Thousand Blows 9-1-1: Lonestar High Potential It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ScandalWhite Collar King of the Hill Fight Club Kingsman: The Secret Service Black Swan Pardon the InterruptionThe Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny ESPNFC Vince's Places P.K.'s Places E60 Once Upon a Time in AnaheimNo Easy Victories: The 1994 New York Rangers

Zoom went down for many of its users this afternoon. People began experiencing issues with video conferencing service over the past few hours, peaking at more than 60,000 reports on DownDetector. Zoom shared an update acknowledging the problems and posted on X that "a restore is underway." Around 5PM ET, the company stated that normal service has resumed.  On the down side, people may have been unable to connect to their meetings and calls during the workday. On the positive side, people may have been unable to connect to their meetings and calls during the workday. It's been a bad day for online services, as Spotify went down for several hours earlier today.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/zoom-is-back-up-after-outages-this-afternoon-210704980.html?src=rss

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A week after President Trump specifically targeted Chris Krebs in an executive order, the former head of CISA has left SentinelOne.