Day: September 9, 2023

By Courtesy of Netflix The rapid evolution of virtual reality was on display in Venice this week, with visitors brought into the World of Wallace and Gromit and watching books come to life before their eyes. The rapid evolution of virtual reality was on display in Venice this week, with visitors brought into the World of Wallace and Gromit and watching books come to life before their eyes. Running alongside the World’s oldest film festival, Venice Immersive is tucked away on a former quarantine island that transforms each year into a showcase for the latest frontiers of entertainment. This yea… Read More “Augmented books, Wallace and Gromit show VR future in Venice”

Voting is underway in sham “regional elections” in occupied Ukrainian territories as Russia seeks to consolidate its control over these regions. The illegal so-called elections in the occupied territories come nearly a year after Russia held sham annexation referendums in Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Luhansk, and Donetsk oblasts, which Moscow only partially controls, and nine years after Russia illegally annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. The so-called voting began on Aug. 31 and is scheduled to end on Sept. 10. The sham elections have been widely condemned both in Ukraine and abroad, with officia… Read More “Russia holds sham 'elections' in occupied Ukrainian territory”

By Crispian Balmer VENICE (Reuters) -“Poor Things”, a gothic, sex-charged comedy directed by Greece’s Yorgos Lanthimos, won the prestigious Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. Starring Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo, the British-made film wowed festival-goers with its zany story of a woman reanimated after suicide by a mad doctor who replaces her brain with that of her unborn baby. Childlike but with an adult’s body, Stone’s character Bella Baxter grows increasingly independent and excited by her sexual experimentations as she undertakes a voyage of self-disco… Read More “Wild comedy ‘Poor Things’ wins top prize at Venice Festival”

Venice (AFP) – The Golden Lion in Venice was awarded Saturday to a hilarious and shockingly explicit reworking of Frankenstein, “Poor Things”, starring Emma Stone as a sex-mad reanimated corpse, which had festival-goers in stitches. An ongoing Hollywood strike may have robbed Venice of its usual bevy of stars, but its strong selection showed the World’s oldest film festival was still a launchpad for Oscar contenders.  “Poor Things” by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos was labelled an “instant classic” by critics. It looks set to repeat the success of his 2018 film “The Favourite”, which won two … Read More “Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone’s ‘Poor Things’ wins Venice top prize”

By Francesco Guarascio and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) – Top U.S. semiconductors and digital companies including Intel, GlobalFoundries and Google are expected to attend a business meeting on Monday in Hanoi as President Joe Biden visits Vietnam to boost ties, two people familiar with the plan said. The meeting, which is still being arranged, would confirm U.S. plans to boost Vietnam’s global role in different segments of chipmaking, as part of Washington’s broader strategy to reduce the sector’s exposure to China-linked risks, including trade restrictions and tensions over Taiwan. Senior ex… Read More “Exclusive-Top US chipmakers, tech firms to attend Vietnam meeting as Biden visits”

Elon Musk‘s rocket manufacturing company SpaceX on Friday detailed the changes made to its Starship ahead of its second flight test. What Happened: SpaceX has implemented leak mitigations and improved testing on both engine and booster hardware, the company said in a statement. The rocket manufacturer also expanded Super Heavy’s pre-existing fire suppression system and upgraded the vehicle to use a separation method called hot-staging, during which Starship’s second stage engines will ignite to push the ship away from the booster. SpaceX conducted the first test launch of Starship on April 20…. Read More “SpaceX Lists Starship Upgrades Ahead Of Second Flight Test: Will Upgrades Meet FAA Standards?”

Former President Donald Trump declared at his latest rally in South Dakota that his multiple indictments were for his supporters. What Happened: The event held on Friday was Trump’s first public appearance following his fourth indictment. He addressed a crowd of approximately 7,000 attendees in a hockey arena in Rapid City, S.D., expressing his belief that the country was being destroyed, reported The New York Times. Trump boldly stated, “I’m being indicted for you,” referring to his four criminal cases. “That’s not part of the job description,” he said, adding “but I’m being indicted for you…. Read More “Donald Trump Tells Supporters ‘I’m Being Indicted For You’ At South Dakota Rally”