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The Indo-French animated feature “Heirloom” has formalized its French co-production with Paris-based Condor Films and secured the CNC‘s Aide aux Cinémas du Monde grant. The period family fantasy marks the debut feature of Upamanyu Bhattacharyya. Bhattacharyya previously won the City of Annecy Award in 2020 for his short “Wade.” Set in Ahmedabad in 1960, “Heirloom” … Read more
Pharrell Williams soundtracked Louis Vuitton’s Menswear Spring-Summer 2027 show with several new tracks, including collaborations with Quavo, Lil Baby, and Angelique Kidjo. Held on Tuesday at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, the fashion event showcased music recorded at the Louis Vuitton Studio. The show opened with Quavo’s new track, “Haavin,” produced and co-written by … Read more
Larry David was not a fan of Donald Trump‘s recent UFC fight at the White House. At the premiere of the writer and actor’s new series, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, David said the event made him “embarrassed” to be an American. “It was a travesty,” David told Variety. “What else can you … Read more
Meta on Tuesday launched a new line of smart glasses priced slightly lower than its Ray-Ban-branded glasses, as competition heats up in the AI-powered wearable tech space. The glasses are being made in partnership with eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica, but won’t carry that company’s Ray-Ban or Oakley branding, unlike previous releases. The new glasses will start … Read more
Bristling with sensors and electronic eyes, robotaxis are appearing on London’s streets, slipping silently between red buses and black cabs, as companies battle to lead Europe’s emerging autonomous vehicle market. British start-up Wayve, in partnership with Uber, is racing to beat US rival Waymo, owned by Google-parent Alphabet. China’s Baidu is also to launch in … Read more
South Korean stocks bounced back Wednesday from the previous day’s rout, while the rest of Asia battled to recover from a region-wide sell-off amid lingering concern about the AI spending boom. Oil prices extended losses to sit around their lowest levels since the early days of the Middle East crisis, even as some strains emerged … Read more
Breakthroughs in technologies such as AI are touted as drivers of economic growth, but headwinds include concerns over job losses and geopolitical tensions, speakers told AFP at China’s “Summer Davos” this week. The annual conference organised by the Switzerland-based World Economic Forum (WEF) brings together policymakers and experts across sectors crucial to the global economy. … Read more
Swift made a surprise appearance at Kelce’s annual Tight End University summit Taylor Swift dropped by fiancé Travis Kelce‘s Tight End University event at the Pinnacle in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday night. The 14-time Grammy winner took the stage in support of the Tight Ends and Friends Concert, which was presented by Sports Illustrated and Reese’s, … Read more
Roughly 500,000 Americans suffer nerve injuries that require treatment each year, whether from an errant attempt to hack out an avocado pit or an unfortunate woodworking accident. Many will never get full feeling back in their fingers. But a startup has developed a thick and sticky liquid that could change that, and it’s begun deploying … Read more
“Saturday Night Live” alum Leslie Jones recently told “The Sam Sanders Show” that she found it “frustrating” that the writers at “SNL” would often typecast her as angry and aggressive. “It was kind of frustrating that they would always make me the girl that was angry and beating up people or in love with a … Read more