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No surprise here: ChatGPT is still not a reliable replacement for human hiring officers and recruiters.

In a newly published study from the University of Washington, the intelligent AI chatbot repeatedly ranked applications that included disability-related honors and credentials lower than those with similar merits but did not mention disabilities. The study tested several different key words, including deafness, blindness, cerebral palsy, autism, and the general term "disability."

Researchers used one of the author's publicly available CV as a baseline, then created enhanced versions of the CV with awards and honors that implied different disabilities, such as "Tom Wilson Disability Leadership Award" or a seat on a DEI panel. Researchers then asked ChatGPT to rank the applicants.

In 60 trials, the original CV was ranked first 75 percent of the time.

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"Ranking resumes with AI is starting to proliferate, yet there’s not much research behind whether it’s safe and effective," said Kate Glazko, a computer science and engineering graduate student and the study’s lead author. "For a disabled job seeker, there’s always this question when you submit a resume of whether you should include disability credentials. I think disabled people consider that even when humans are the reviewers."

ChatGPT would also "hallucinate" ableist reasonings for why certain mental and physical illnesses would impede a candidates ability to do the job, researchers said.

"Some of GPT’s descriptions would color a person’s entire resume based on their disability and claimed that involvement with DEI or disability is potentially taking away from other parts of the resume," wrote Glazko.

But researchers also found that some of the worryingly ableist features could be curbed by instructing ChatGPT to not be ableist, using the GPTs Editor feature to feed it disability justice and DEI principles. Enhanced CVs then beat out the original more than half of the time, but results still varied based on what disability was implied in the CV.

OpenAI's chatbot has displayed similar biases in the past. In March, a Bloomberg investigation showed that the company's GPT 3.5 model displayed clear racial preferences for job candidates, and would not only replicate known discriminatory hiring practices but also repeat back stereotypes across both race and gender. In response, OpenAI has said that these tests don't reflect the practical uses for their AI models in the workplace.

"The Witch" and "The Northman" writer/director Robert Eggers takes a bite out of the Dracula legend, 102 years after F. W. Murnau. Trailer.

Apple is in breach of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission has decided in a preliminary finding.

On Monday, the Commission also opened a new case against Apple over concerns that its new contractual requirements for third-party app developers and app stores are also in breach of the DMA.

SEE ALSO: Apple delays AI features in Europe because of DMA regulations

The DMA, which entered into force in Nov. 2022, requires companies with app platforms operating in the EU to enable third-party app developers to inform their customers of alternative, cheaper purchasing options, as well as steer them to those offers and allow them to make purchases.

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During its investigation, the Commission looked at Apple's App Store practices and found that it doesn't allow developers to "freely steer their customers" away from the App Store. The company instead permits third-party apps to direct users through links within their apps, which the Commission finds to be too restrictive. It also said the fees that Apple charges developers for acquiring new customers "go beyond what is strictly necessary."

"For too long, Apple has been squeezing out innovative companies — denying consumers new opportunities & choices," European Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted on Monday. "Today we are taking further steps to ensure AppStore & iOS comply with #DMA."

Apple now has 12 months (counting from March 25, 2024, when the proceedings commenced) to comply, or otherwise face a fine that can be as high as 10 percent of Apple's global revenue (roughly $38 billion per Apple's recent earnings), or up to 20 percent in case of repeated infringements. The EU fined Apple $1.84 billion for similar anti-steering practices in March 2024, following a Spotify lawsuit.

Last week, Apple announced it would not launch its upcoming Apple Intelligence features in Europe due to the requirements set forth in DMA.

Apple isn't the only company the European Commission is investigating for DMA violations. The EU's regulator is also looking into the business practices of Google and Meta.

A new study showed people real restaurant reviews and ones produced by A.I. They couldn’t tell the difference.

It's one of the oldest tricks in storytelling, and House of the Dragon just peaked an episode with it.

In Season 2, episode 2 of the Game of Thrones prequel, the HBO series seized on classic tropes that simultaneously turn any scene into slapstick and generally irk this twin writer: the Evil Twin and the Fake Twin Gambit. No one loves the Evil Twin trope more than entertainment writers, who've been throwing that doppelgänger spanner into the works for decades through silent cinema, soap operas, horror movies, and comic books. Now it's appeared in HBO primetime fantasy, through the cruel fate of the Cargyll twins, Arryk and Erryk (Luke and Elliott Tittensor), a sequence of fake twinnery with a tragic end.

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But did this gambit actually pay off for House of the Dragon? Or was it yet another TV show clinging to low hanging plot devices that declare twins two polarised sides of the same coin and little else?

What happens in House of the Dragon Season 2, episode 2?

In a knee-jerk order, disgruntled commander Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) throws some of that volatile Westerosi male ego around and orders Kingsguard white cloak Arryk on a secret mission to Dragonstone to assassinate Team Green's enemy, Rhaenyra. Arryk is a twin, whose brother Erryk stands opposed within Rhaenyra's Queensguard, so it's an order of impersonation, and essentially, a tragic fool's errand.

Ser Criston Cole gives Arryk Cargyll the worst order. Credit: Ollie Upton / HBO

Despite the fact that everyone at councils large and small in Westeros know the identical pair sit within each camp, Arryk stalks into Dragonstone pretty much undetected in a sequence Vulture's Amanda Whiting called, "a scheme that seems more like a Punk’d episode than an act of cunning." It's a slapstick game of one-twin-out, one-twin-in, a Fake Twin Gambit scene with Erryk wandering through the halls unaware his brother is replacing him as he goes. It's House of the Dragon cloak-and-dagger but make it The Prestige as a daytime soap starring Chaplin.

"What [the filmmakers] were trying to do narratively was confuse the audience," Luke Tittensor told the New York Times. "When Arryk stands at the door, there’s a moment of you thinking, 'Is that actually Arryk, or is it Erryk?' You’ve seen us do a bit of a Scooby-Doo moment. That’s a little bit of a trick with twins."

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Gaining access to Rhaenyra's chambers, Arryk moves to attack the queen. Luckily, Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) saves the day, having spotted Arryk arriving at the Dragonstone docks and raising the alarm. Arryk and Erryk battle in a whirl of identical confusion, despite Erryk's pleas for his brother to yield, and Arryk is slain. Beset with immediate grief and despair, Erryk falls on his own sword. The show plays the duel out slightly differently to how it's written in George R. R. Martin's Fire and Blood. And while the result is undeniably devastating, in some senses it also feels like another series leaning on an Evil Twin trope for dramatic effect.

TV bloody loves an Evil Twin trope. This twin does not. Why'd they edit Arryk like that? Credit: Ollie Upton / HBO

I'm an identical twin who has been asked "which one's the evil one?" so many times it's made me want to embody such a dumb question and rain that hellfire down on the spot. But I know where it comes from.

Historically, divine twins are a goldmine throughout mythology for examining dualism; Egyptian deities Nut and Geb, Zoroastrianism's Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu, Olympian twins Apollo and Artemis, Hinduism's horsemen The Ashvins, West African complex twin goddess Mawu-Lisa. Dark/light, sun/moon, earth/sky — twins are the perfect framework for this kind of either/or storytelling.

Modern pop culture really, truly insists that one twin must be just...bad.

But modern pop culture really, truly insists that one twin must be just...bad. It's a low hanging plot device for writers to unpack these opposing forces of good and evil, but it often reduces the characters to simplistic sides of the same coin. If my twin sister and I were on a TV show, one of us would be have to be an absolute piece of work.

Yes, the show does give Erryk and Arryk the right to choose their allegiances, but House of the Dragon can't help itself, making it clear there's a Good/Evil split through dark cinematography, sinister blocking, and a Big Bad Score as Arryk stalks through Dragonstone. Arryk is basically forced through his sense of duty to accept Cole's order, but the series frames him as a villain, a slithery assassin, with Erryk instead the heroic shining light in Rhaenyra's camp. Then, the final sequence becomes a Pointing Rick Dalton game of "spot the imposter", a stressful watch that plays both as House of the Dragon and soap climax.

Why Erryk and Arryk's duel is actually important

One of the main reasons Erryk and Arryk's duel is important is not only because of their twindom, but their conflicting familial polarity. Essentially, this kinslaying tragedy embodies the broader implications of the Dance of the Dragons, the civil war between the Targaryen family, and the senseless violence that will accompany the bloody path to the Iron Throne. There's no good, no evil, only blood and death.

As oath-sworn members of the Kingsguard and Queensguard, Arryk and Erryk are quite literally torn apart by their sense of honor — and the fact that House of the Dragon allows the characters to make their own decisions negates the somewhat frustrating tropes of the Dragonstone sequence.

"We always love that moment of these two brothers who love each other more than anything also being set to kill each other, and there’s a very American Civil War brother-on-brother aspect to it," House of the Dragon writer and executive producer Sarah Hess said in a behind-the-scenes video. "Why are they doing this? It’s because these nobles have decided they they’re mad at each other, and now these guys have to battle it to the death."

One of the saddest fates of Season 2, Erryk and Arryk are buried together, "one soul in two bodies," on either side of the war for Westeros. While House of the Dragon loves to play into the drama, the impact of this scene should rest on the tragedy of them choosing honor over each other, not with one being Evil and the other Good.

And as for me? I'd tell Cole to shove his honor and defect. That's your twin right there.

House of the Dragon Season 2 airs Sundays on HBO and Max at 9 p.m. ET.

Remember the smirking, smug, sadistic face of Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson) in Game of Thrones? Well there's a new love-to-hate face in House of the Dragon that may just have said, "Hold my poisoned goblet."

We're talking of course about Sir Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel), who this week channelled his own guilt about not doing his job properly by cheerfully sending another man to his death.

SEE ALSO: 'House of the Dragon' Season 2's Targaryen family tree: How everyone connects

Cole has slowly grown more hatable over the course of the show, starting with his seething reaction to Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) rejecting him in Season 1 and bubbling away in a repressed cauldron of misogyny ever since.

Now, the mere sight of him is enough to enrage fans.

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Will people celebrate Sir Criston Cole's eventual demise as hard as they celebrated Joffrey's? Time will tell, but it certainly seems to be heading that way.

House of the Dragon Season 2 airs Sundays on HBO and Max at 9 p.m. ET.

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Apple has fixed a visionOS vulnerability that allowed a hacker to fill a Vision Pro user's virtual space with 3D animated objects.

When spelled out like this, it doesn't sound that scary, but replaced "3D animated objects" with spiders, bats, snakes, or anything else that scares you, and you've got yourself one of the most intriguing and ominous bugs we've ever heard of.

SEE ALSO: Apple reportedly gives up on Vision Pro 2, focusing on cheaper model instead

The vulnerability for was discovered by Ryan Pickren, an independent researcher who already found a couple of bugs in Apple's software, including nasty iPhone and Mac camera issues. Pickren told Mashable via email that he believes the bug he'd found in visionOS allows for the first "spatial computing" hack. He also said that Apple awarded him a bounty for finding and describing the issue.

The bug stems from the way visionOS handles apps that can spawn 3D objects in your virtual space while you're using the Vision Pro. As Pickren explained on his blog, the company severely restricted who and what can do this in most cases, but "forgot" about an older, web-based 3D model viewing standard called Apple AR Kit Quick Look. By adding some simple code to a website, a hacker could bypass Apple's restrictions and launch "an arbitrary number of 3D, animated, sound-creating, objects without any user interaction whatsoever."

GET US OUT OF HERE Credit: Ryan Pickren

Pickren supplied some examples by tapping into a lot of folks' worst nightmares: by adding virtual spiders and bats into a Vision Pro user's virtual space.

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Fortunately, Apple fixed this vulnerability in visionOS 1.2, which launched earlier this month, though the company's description (unsurprisingly) don't mention eight-legged arthropods.

In any case, it appears Vision Pro users are safe from 3D monsters bursting into their virtual life — for now.

'The Exorcism' cast discusses inner demons and the state of the film industry though the lens of the film.

The company’s latest internal memo about its corporate culture is more about how it expects employees to behave than what it wants to become.

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The trailer for "House of the Dragon" Season 2, episode 3 has dropped on YouTube.

The company’s App Store policies are illegal under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, according to regulators in Brussels.

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections — we have you covered.

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Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Monday, June 24, 2024:

AcrossWhat a fold-out couch can become

• The answer is bed.

Cars ordered from one's phone

• The answer is Ubers.

Comedian Sherman of "Saturday Night Live"

• The answer is Sarah.

Similar

• The answer is alike.

Harper ___, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird"

• The answer is Lee.

DownKnick's knack?

• The answer is Bball.

Spooky

• The answer is eerie.

Rapper in a high-profile feud with Kendrick Lamar

• The answer is Drake.

Country with the most Olympic medals: Abbr.

• The answer is USA.

"___ sells seashells ..."

• The answer is she.

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TL;DR: Watch Afghanistan vs. Bangladesh in the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup for free on Disney+ Hotstar. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

It's almost over for another tournament, but there's still plenty of excitement to be had. Afghanistan and Bangladesh are up next in the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup and the last game of the Super Eights, it's not one you want to miss. In the last game before the semi-finals, how will the Group 1 teams fare?

If you want to tune into Afghanistan vs. Bangladesh in the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup for free from anywhere in the world, keep reading because we have all the information you need.

When is Afghanistan vs. Bangladesh?

Afghanistan vs. Bangladesh in the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup starts at 8:30 p.m. ET on June 24 / 01:30 a.m. BST on June 25. This fixture takes place at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown, St Vincent.

How to watch Afghanistan vs. Bangladesh for free

Anyone in India with a smartphone can watch the 2024 Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup for free on Disney+ Hotstar, including this match between Afghanistan vs. Bangladesh.

This free content is geo-restricted to India, but don't fret, anyone from around the world can access this free live stream with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (in other words, your digital location) and connect you to a secure server in India, meaning you can access live streams of the T20 World Cup on the Disney+ Hotstar app from anywhere in the world.

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can gain access to free live streams without committing with your cash. This is obviously not a long-term solution, but it does give you time to watch select T20 World Cup fixures for free.

What is the best VPN for Disney+ Hotstar?

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TL;DR: Watch Colombia vs. Paraguay in the 2024 Copa America for free on Sportitalia. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

We're just days into the 2024 Copa America action and things are already exciting as Colombia — one of the top South American teams — kicks off for the first time.

Colombia came third in the last Copa America tournament and are been contenders on the world stage. The Colombians actually won the Copa America back in 2001 and would love to scale those heights again.

Paraguay meanwhile are two-time Copa America champions but haven't seen quite as much success in recent years. The group stages are all about unexpected twists and turns — and at this early stage it's still all to play for.

If you want to watch Colombia vs. Paraguay in the 2024 Copa America for free from anywhere in the world, here's all the information you need.

When is Colombia vs. Paraguay?

Colombia vs. Paraguay in the 2024 Copa America kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on June 24. This fixture takes place at the NRG Stadium, Houston.

How to watch Colombia vs. Paraguay for free

Colombia vs. Paraguay in the 2024 Copa America is available to live stream for free on Sportitalia.

Sportitalia is geo-restricted to Italy, but anyone can access this free streaming platform with a VPN. These powerful tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in Italy, meaning you can access Sportitalia from anywhere in the world. You just a sturdy internet connection.

Access free live streams of Copa America by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

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4. Visit Sportitalia

5. Watch the 2024 Copa America for free from anywhere in the world

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While the best VPNs for streaming aren't free to use, top VPN suppliers generally offer free trial periods or money-back guarantee deals. Take advantage of these and get access to free live streams without opening your wallet. That will give you enough time to watch Colombia vs. Paraguay, as well as every other game in the 2024 Copa America. With all the advantages of using a VPN, such as online security and anonymity, you may even decide to keep the VPN on a more permanent basis.

What is the best VPN for Sportitalia?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for unblocking Sportitalia to stream live sport for free, for a number of reasons:

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A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95, a total saving of 49%, and includes an extra three months for free. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. The offer is available for a limited time only. Don't miss the dead — or the football.

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TL;DR: Watch Australia vs. India in the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup for free on Disney+ Hotstar. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

We’re almost through the second stage of the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup , and it’s been a great tournament so far. This year saw the debut of the new Super 8s format where the eight qualifying teams divided into two groups of four play the others in their group once. Only the top two teams from each of these groups progresses to the semi-finals. With only two games to go, who will make it through?

Next up, it's Australia and India.

If you want to watch Australia vs. India in the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup for free from anywhere in the world, keep reading because we have all the information you need.

When is Australia vs. India?

Australia vs. India in the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup starts at 10:30 a.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. BST on June 24. This fixture takes place at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia.

How to watch Australia vs. India for free

Cricket fans in India will be able to watch the 2024 Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup for free on Disney+ Hotstar.

While this free content is technically geo-restricted to India, anyone from across the world can watch free live streams by using a VPN. VPNs can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in India, meaning you can access this free content on the Disney+ Hotstar app from anywhere in the world.

Access free T20 Cricket World Cup live streams by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in India

4. Download the Disney+ Hotstar mobile app

5. Watch Australia vs. India in the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup for free from anywhere in the world

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What is the best VPN for Disney+ Hotstar?

ExpressVPN is the best service for accessing live sport on Disney+ Hotstar, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries including India

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is always secure

• Fast connection speeds

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.

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TL;DR: Watch Albania vs. Spain in Euro 2024 for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The Euro 2024 knockout rounds are almost here, which means it's make or break for some teams. On paper this Group B clash between Albania and Spain looks like a foregone conclusion. Spain are relatively recent World Cup winners, while Albania are entering the Euros for only the second time.

But is it really done and dusted? Group B is tricky all round, with tough competition from defending champions Italy and the always-solid Croatia. Albania could be in line to score a major upset here. The Albanians were tremendous in the qualifiers, so don't count them out.

If you want to watch Albania vs. Spain in Euro 2024 for free from anywhere in the world, here's all the information you need.

When is Albania vs. Spain?

Albania vs. Spain in Euro 2024 kicks off at 3 p.m. EST / 8 p.m. BST on June 24. This fixture takes place at the Dusseldorf Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany.

How to watch Albania vs. Spain for free

Albania vs. Spain in Euro 2024 will be broadcast by the BBC. Free live streaming is available on BBC iPlayer.

BBC iPlayer is a free streaming platform intended for UK viewers only, which means it has geo-blocking restrictions for anyone outside of the country. However, viewers overseas can access BBC iPlayer by using a VPN, which can hide your IP address and connect you with a server based in the UK. That allows you to sidestep geo-restrictions and watch all the games you want on UK-based streaming platforms.

Access BBC iPlayer to stream Euro 2024 by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in the UK

4. Visit BBC iPlayer

5. Stream Albania vs. Spain in Euro 2024 from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming aren't free to use, but they usually offer incentive deals. You'll often find VPNs have free-trial periods and money-back guarantees. You can take advantage of these generous deals to access BBC iPlayer for the duration of Euro 2024, then cancel your deal before opening your wallet. OK, so it's not a long-term fix, but it will give you enough time to enjoy all the Euro 2024 action.

What is the best VPN for BBC iPlayer?

ExpressVPN is the top choice for streaming live sport on BBC iPlayer, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries including the UK

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy

• Fast connection speeds

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is currently on offer, with an impressive 49% off the standard price. For a limited time only, an annual plan costs just $99.95. This plan also includes an extra three months at no additional cost, a year of free unlimited cloud backup, and a 30-day money-back promise.

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TL;DR: Watch Croatia vs. Italy in Euro 2024 for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

It's another big deciding fixture in Euro 2024 as European football heavyweights Croatia take on Italy. Playing as part of Group B — one of the toughest groups in the tournament — they face further competition from Albania and Spain, who are playing in the other Group B decider at the same time.

Italy are defending European Champions and have plenty of quality in their squad. And while Croatia failed to get past the round of 16 last time around, they were World Cup runners-up in 2018. They're certainly experienced on the international stage.

Ultimately, it's a must-watch fixture — two of the sharpest teams in Europe facing off at a crucial moment in the tournament. To help you watch Croatia vs. Italy from anywhere in the world, we've pulled together some useful information below.

When is Croatia vs. Italy?

Croatia vs. Italy in Euro 2024 kicks off at 3 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. BST on June 24. This fixture in hosted by the Leipzig Stadium in Leipzig, Germany.

How to watch Croatia vs. Italy for free

Croatia vs. Italy in Euro 2024 is being broadcast by the BBC, with a free live stream of the game available on BBC iPlayer.

BBC iPlayer is a free streaming service that features BBC programming as well movies and live sports. It's technically geo-blocked outside of the UK, but overseas viewers can watch using a VPN. These tools can hide your IP address (digital location) and connect you with a server in the UK. This will ensure that you circumnavigate the geo-restrictions and access all the Euro 2024 action for free.

Unblock BBC iPlayer by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in the UK

4. Visit BBC iPlayer

5. Stream Croatia vs. Italy in Euro 2024 from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they often have free-trial period offers or money-back guarantees. By taking advantage of these offers, you can gain access to BBC iPlayer without spending anything. If you don't want to sign up for a VPN permanently, this will give you time to stream all the Euro 2024 fixtures without actually spending anything.

What is the best VPN for BBC iPlayer?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for streaming live sport on BBC iPlayer, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries including the UK

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 — an impressive saving of 49% — and includes an three extra months for free, unlimited cloud backup, and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Stream Croatia vs. Italy in Euro 2024 for free with ExpressVPN.

TL;DR: Watch Brazil vs. Costa Rica in the 2024 Copa America for free on Sportitalia. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

There are obviously a lot of big teams and players competing in the Copa America, but there is something special about Brazil. Sure, Argentina are the world champions, but Brazil has done it five times. And their team is littered with stars, ready to show that they are the best team in South America.

If you want to watch Brazil vs. Costa Rica in the 2024 Copa America for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Brazil vs. Costa Rica?

Brazil vs. Costa Rica in the 2024 Copa America kicks off at 9 p.m. ET on June 24. This fixture takes place at the SoFi Stadium.

How to watch Brazil vs. Costa Rica for free

Brazil vs. Costa Rica in the 2024 Copa America is available to live stream for free on Sportitalia.

Sportitalia is geo-restricted to Italy, but anyone can access this free streaming platform with a VPN. These powerful tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in Italy, meaning you can access Sportitalia from anywhere in the world.

Access free live streams of Copa America by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in Italy

4. Visit Sportitalia

5. Watch the 2024 Copa America for free from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can gain access to free live streams without committing with your cash. This is obviously not a long-term solution, but it does give you time to watch the 2024 Copa America before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for Sportitalia?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for unblocking Sportitalia to stream live sport for free, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries including Italy

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.

Stream the 2024 Copa America for free with ExpressVPN.