Disney was the final studio to present here at CineEurope in Barcelona, highlighting 17 upcoming films and bringing A Haunting in Venice star/director Kenneth Branagh to town, as well as a live performance of “This Wish” from animated adventure Wish which releases in November. Head of Global Theatrical Distribution, Tony Chambers, started off the show, thanking exhibition for the success of Avatar: The Way of Water before introducing a pre-taped message from James Cameron. The filmmaker said to the crowd, “I’m thankful to have had you as our partners. Bravo to all of you.” The Avatar films are “a labor…
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WASHINGTON — Cybersecurity specialist SpiderOak reported successful on-orbit testing June 22 of its OrbitSecure software running on a Ball Aerospace payload. “This is the first time a zero-trust application has been performed in space,” Charles Beames, SpiderOak executive chairman, told SpaceNews. Zero-trust is important, Beames said, because it offers security at the data level. Each data record is encrypted and stored in a digital ledger. Only someone with the appropriate encryption key can access a specific record. What’s more, if a hacker breaks the encryption, the breach will be detected and new encryption keys will be issued immediately, Beames said.…
Apple launched its first spatial computer — the Apple Vision Pro — at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month. The mixed reality headset supports both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) content, and uses a feature called EyeSight to allow users to view their surroundings using the sensors surrounding the battery-powered device. Users can switch between AR and VR modes with the help of the dial on the right edge of the wearable. The company also released the visionOS SDK on Wednesday to help developers build apps specifically for the headset, which will reportedly feature a “guest”…
U.S. Rep. George Santos leaves the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Central Islip, New York, May 10, 2023.Barry Williams | New York Daily News | Getty ImagesThe secret identities of Republican Rep. George Santos’ bail backers in his federal criminal case are set to be revealed Thursday at noon ET.Santos, the scandal-plagued freshman congressman from New York, was arrested last month and charged with numerous crimes including money laundering and wire fraud. After pleading not guilty to all 13 counts against him, Santos was released on a $500,000 bond backed by multiple guarantors, whose…
A general view of atmosphere at the VICE Kills TX Music Showcase during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Viceland on March 16, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Hutton Supancic/Getty Images for SXSW)Hutton Supancic | Getty ImagesVice Media has declared Fortress Investment Group’s stalking horse bid of $225 million the winning offer for the company as it emerges from bankruptcy.Vice received multiple bids for the company, but none of them “rose to the level of being deemed a superior bid,” according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC. Closely held GoDigital submitted one of the bids…
It didn’t look like much. Just a fuzzy gray dot on the ultrasound. But the speck was an early sign that one of Ashley Brandt’s twins had acrania, a rare neurological disorder that is 100 percent lethal. Brandt needed to abort the unviable fetus in order to increase the other twin’s chance of survival. Because she lived in Texas, Brandt had to furtively cross state lines in order to receive abortion care at 14 weeks pregnant. “It was all hush-hush, very secretive,” she says now. Back home, doctors wouldn’t acknowledge what had happened, and her medical records incorrectly listed a…
And Just Like That…, the much-anticipated sequel to the award-winning Sex and The City, burst onto the scene with a lot of buzz and lived up to all the hype. Much like its predecessor, the series is exciting and funny, allowing the journeys of three core characters to continue and mature while allowing space for some newer characters to flourish. One of those characters is Rock Goldenblatt, Charlotte and Harry’s 12-year-old child, who navigates adolescence and comes to terms with their identity in a groundbreaking storyline that plays out throughout the season. Rock is played by the wonderfully talented Alexa…
Ah the age-old question: are Doc Martens waterproof?Much like a wise sage you may find in the woods, ready to answer all of your questions, I have the answers to your difficult Doc martens questions (I, however, cannot tell you the meaning of life). Unfortunately, like life, there isn’t a straightforward answer, simply because the word “waterproof” tends to trick a lot of people. Keep that in mind while reading the rest of this article, I’m here to demystify your waterproof journey and help you reach dry doc marten bliss. Key Takeaways Doc Martens are not inherently waterproof, but their…
Electric Literature recently launched a new creative nonfiction program, and received 500 submissions in just 36 hours! Now we need your help to grow our team, carefully and efficiently review submitted work, and further establish EL as a home for artful and urgent nonfiction. We’ve set a goal of raising $10,000 by the end of June. We’re almost there! Please give what you can today. I. Father In my worst nightmares, my father transitions. In life, we are many years estranged, per his wishes. He has made his feelings on my ‘gender deviance’ clear. The fiery drama of the fallout…
A passageway near the Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London, U.K., on Thursday, March 18, 2021.Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday surprised markets with a 50 basis point hike to interest rates, its 13th consecutive increase as policymakers grapple with persistently high inflation.The Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 in favor of the half-percentage-point increase, which takes the Bank’s base rate to 5%. The move defied market expectations, which had priced in around a 60% chance of a 25 basis point hike.Sterling slipped against the dollar after the announcement, and…
Threat from above The US State Department wants to ensure the responsible stewardship of outer space. (Courtesy: NASA/Bill Ingalls) The US has released its first strategic framework for space diplomacy. The 37-page document, issued by the US Department of State, outlines the intention to “build international partnerships for civil and national security spaceâ€. It calls for the creation of a “rules-based international order†for outer space as well as for the US government to protect the country from “space-enabled threatsâ€. The document points out that the US private sector is revolutionizing the use of outer space with new technologies and business…
Chicken produced in a laboratory from chicken cells.Terry Chea | APThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved the sale of cell-cultured chicken in a landmark decision that clears the path for consumers to try it out themselves, the two startups that received the first approvals said Wednesday.Cultured meat, also known as cultivated, cell-based or lab-grown protein, is made by putting stem cells from the fat or muscle of an animal into a culture medium that feeds the cells, allowing them to grow. The medium is then put into a bioreactor to support the cells’ growth, creating an end product that…
With Tuesday’s global business factored in, Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has swung past the half-a-century mark worldwide, grossing $506.3M through yesterday. Domestically, the Joaquim Dos Santos/Kemp Powers/Justin K Thompson-directed sequel has so far made $290.4M. The international box office has contributed $215.9M to date. Across the Spider-Verse just opened today in Korea, its final major market, landing at No. 2 with $596K (including previews). It narrowly missed No. 1, just shy of local juggernaut The Roundup: No Way Out. Today’s Korea number on the animated arachnid is not reflected in the totals above. The film…
WASHINGTON — Ecuador joined the growing roster of countries backing the Artemis Accords for safe and sustainable space exploration June 21. In a ceremony at Ecuador’s embassy in Washington, Gustavo Manrique Miranda, Ecuador’s foreign affairs minister, sign the accords in the presence of officials with the U.S. State Department and NASA. Ecuador is the 26th country to sign the Accords and the fourth in Latin America, after Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. “Signing the Artemis Accords sends a powerful message to the international community that the Ecuadorian government is committed to pursue cutting-edge efforts in technology and is open to innovation,…
Redmi K60 Ultra has reportedly been spotted on the 3C Certification site, revealing the expected charging capacity of the handset. The phone is listed on the 3C certifications website with model number 23078RKD5C. It is speculated to support 5G network connectivity. The smartphone is likely to join the last year’s Redmi K60 series lineup soon. However, the company is yet to share any details on the purported smartphone. Redmi K60 Ultra could succeed the Redmi K50 Ultra launched in China in August last year.According to a report by MyFixGuide, a new Redmi smartphone recently visited the China 3C certifications website…
PGA Tour logo during the third round of the Travelers Championship on June 24, 2017, at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.Fred Kfoury | Icon Sportswire | Getty ImagesKey lawmakers on Wednesday invited the officials behind the proposed deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf to testify at a Senate subcommittee hearing.Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Sen. Ron Johnson, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee’s permanent subcommittee on investigations, respectively, said the panel will hold a hearing July 11 on the merger.Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Johnson, R-Wisc., requested testimony from the tour’s commissioner, Jay…
Ice Spice was noticeably absent from the XXL Freshman 2023 announcement on Wednesday — a shocker, for sure, and a side effect of her immense popularity this year. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Sources connected to the situation tell TMZ Hip Hop … Ice had to decline a spot on the annual magazine cover after she started getting blitzed with festival bookings, and feature requests … making it difficult to lock in for the Freshman requirements. As we told you, Ice is literally the hottest rookie in rap at the moment … earning a billion Spotify…
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives with wife Melissa Cohen Biden prior to President Biden awarding Presidential Medals of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, July 7, 2022.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersPresident Joe Biden’s son Hunter is scheduled to appear next month in federal court, where he is expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges, according to a court filing Wednesday.The initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware, is set for 10 a.m. ET on July 26, Judge Maryellen Noreika ordered.The court proceeding will come more than…