As part of the production process on shows like “The Mandalorian” and “Ahsoka,” Chiang and his fellow ILM workers have to keep the low-fi 1970s and 1980s “Star Wars” films in mind when designing creatures and effects. A large part of the early “Star Wars” films’ appeal was their cutting-edge practical effects, as well as the … Read more
Li Qiang, China’s premier, delivers a special address on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese Premier Li Qiang said that tech innovations should not be used as a way to restrict or contain other countries. “To keep … Read more
Twitter/X limited posts from Japanese disaster alert app NERV just hours after Japan was shaken by an earthquake, severely restricting its ability to share important updates about the subsequent tsunami warning. A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s west coast at 4:10 p.m. JST on New Year’s Day, triggering waves at least one metre (three feet) high … Read more
MBARARA, Uganda (AP) — At least once a week, Girino Ndyanabo’s family converges around a pit in which bananas have been left to ripen. The bananas are peeled and thrown into a wooden vat carved like a boat, and the patriarch steps in with bare feet. The sweet juice he presses out is filtered and … Read more
Days after Evernote started testing a free plan with access to only one notebook and 50 notes with limited users, the company has now made this its new default free plan. The notetaking app said that this change will be applicable for all new and existing free users starting December 4. In a post on … Read more
In a blog post published today, crowdfunding site BackerKit announced it will no longer allow “solely” AI-generated content on its platform. This new policy “aims to address growing concerns regarding ownership of content, ethical sourcing of data, and compensation for the process of creating content.” This policy comes after the widespread critique of Terraforming Mars’ … Read more
You may quickly need to pay to make use of TweetDeck, with Twitter saying that the beforehand free app is being changed into a Twitter Blue unique. It is the final straw that has some customers contemplating leaping ship to Twitter options similar to Bluesky or Meta’s upcoming Threads app. “We’ve simply launched a brand … Read more