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  After briefly halting sales of its 6-Series and 5-Series Google TVs due to sluggish, buggy software, TCL this evening announced that the TVs are back. “Recent software updates have allowed us to make significant improvements on the stability and speed of the TCL televisions featuring Google TV,” spokesperson Rachelle Parks said by email. “With these updates, this product now represents the powerful performance that TCL and Google believe is the future of TV.” The Google TVs represent TCLs effort to take a platform agnostic approach with its TV hardware; the company is best known for its popular sets that come preloaded with Roku software, but it has also manufactured Android TV products. The 6-Series (R646) and 5-Series (R546) are the company’s first TVs with the newer Google TV interface, however, and early buyers complained of slow performance and some significant bugs when operating the products. I can report that the 6-Series unit I’ve been reviewing just received yet another...

  "McDonald's Japan will temporarily limit sales of Medium- and Large-sized French Fries as a proactive measure to ensure customers can continue to enjoy McDonald's French Fries. "Customers will still be able to order Small-sized French Fries at all of our restaurants. To date, there have been no breaks in supply," the company told the BBC. McDonald's said it usually imports the potatoes it uses from a port near Vancouver in Canada. However, ships have faced delays due to flood damage and the impact of the pandemic on the global supply chain. It will now turn to alternative measures, including flying supplies to Japan, the company said in a statement. This is not the first time McDonald's in Japan has been forced to downsize its portions. McDonald's restaurants run out of milkshakes Ex-McDonald's boss pays $105m over staff relationships In 2014, a protracted industrial dispute between 20,000 dockworkers, terminal operators and shipping lines at 29...

   OnlyFans has appointed a new female chief executive, Amrapali Gan The chief executive of the content subscription website OnlyFans is handing over to a new female boss. Amrapali Gan is currently marketing head at OnlyFans, which is known for hosting adult content, and has seen a spike in use during the pandemic. In a social media post Tim Stokely, who founded the company in 2016, said he was stepping down "to pursue new endeavours". Ms Gan had a "deep passion" for the firm, he said. "I'm passing the baton on to a colleague and a friend, who has the vision and drive to help the organisation reach tremendous potential," Mr Stokely wrote on Instagram. Ms Gan said: "I am proud to assume this role. I look forward to continuing to work closely with our creator community to help them maximize control over, and monetise, their content". She said the firm offered "a unique experience" for its creators and fans and was committed to being ...

US President Joe Biden has said 500 million Covid rapid tests will be made available at no cost amid new measures to tackle the surging Omicron variant. Mr Biden also announced expanded testing and military support for hospitals, but said lockdowns were not yet on the horizon. "This is not March of 2020," he said. "We're prepared. We know more." Omicron has become the dominant strain in the US, accounting for nearly three-quarters of all new cases. It was first identified in southern Africa last month but has now spread around the globe. Only one death in the US has been linked to the new variant: a 50-year-old from Harris County, Texas, who had an underlying health condition and was unvaccinated. Although 73% of adult Americans are fully vaccinated against Covid, the administration remains concerned about those who have not had jabs. Scientists probe link between variants and untreated HIV Speaking on Tuesday, Mr Biden again implored Americans to protect themse...

  Halifax Regional Police responded to a call related to a shooting on Windmill Road. Police say a young boy was transported to hospital, where he has died from his injuries. A young boy has died from his injuries after a shooting in Dartmouth on Tuesday. At 4:07 p.m., Halifax Regional Police responded to a call related to a shooting on Windmill Road. Police say a young boy was transported to hospital, where he has died from his injuries. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information about the incident, or video from the area, is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers. "We are making every effort possible to further this investigation. Our thoughts are with the family for their tragic loss," read a release from the Halifax Regional Police. https://www.usalifeassistant.com/%d8%a3%d9%81%d8%b6%d9%84-%d9%85%d8%aa%d8%ac%d8%b1-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b3%d9%88%d9%82-%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%86%d8%aa-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%a5%d9%84%d9%83%d8%aa%d...