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Disney highlights the link between film, parks and technology The SXSW session on Disney’s “The Future of World Building” met the promise of special guest with the appearances of “The Mandalorian” creator John Favreau, Pixar’s chief creative officer and Pete Entertainment president Kevin Feige, and “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr. They appeared alongside Imagineer, who creates rides at Disney’s theme parks, and used Stage Time to highlight upcoming attractions portrayed from Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel movies and shows. (Sometimes, inspiration can go in the opposite direction, droids are built for the park, and can also appear in the…
London, UK, March 9, 2025, Chain Wire Binofi, the next-generation high-pride cryptocurrency exchange, continues to expand its presence in the digital asset sector, which is recently listed on CoinMarketCap. This milestone increases the visibility of projects that advance their mission to address inefficiencies in both centralized and decentralized trading models. A vision to redefine crypto trading Binofi’s mission is ambitious and clear, and is to revolutionize the way traders and crypto enthusiasts interact and interact by mitigating the inefficiencies of existing centralized and distributed models. At its heart, Binofi combines the best of both worlds through a hybrid crypto exchange…
Israel says it cut off power to Gaza, which appears to be another attempt to force Hamas to accept changes they want to impose on the ceasefire terms agreed in January. Israel imposed a humanitarian blockade into Gaza at the beginning of March to force Hamas to extend the first phase of the ceasefire and release more prisoners of war. It wants to do it to avoid moving into the second phase. Aid agencies, human rights groups, and countries, including Israel’s allies, have condemned their decisions and cited international law that prohibits its humanitarian influence and collective punishment of civilians.…
A clever new Gmail feature with Google’s Gemini AI has arrived for Google Workspace customers. Starting on Monday, users can add events to Google Calendar directly from email. Gemini automatically detects calendar-related content in email and displays the Add to Calendar button. After clicking the button, the side panel in Gmail opens and confirms that the event has been added to the calendar. Google points out in a blog post that this feature is only available in English and the web. Calendar events created via the Add to Calendar button do not include other guests. It will also not appear…
RWS: Unlocked 2025: By riding the AI Shockwave Report, the rapid rise in content generated by AI has led global consumers to seek greater transparency from businesses. A recent RWS report, based on a survey of 5,000 consumers across 14 global markets, believes that 80% of consumers should be clearly labelled with AI-generated content, while 62% say transparency increases brand confidence. This report examines consumer sentiment for AI and its use in global business communications. Building trust through transparency As businesses turn more and more attention to AI-generated content, consumers are realizing a shift. The survey found that 76% of…
A few years ago, for all the metaverse topics, several startups emerged with a special focus on digital avatars. The topic has disappeared, but generative AI has breathed new life into avatars as it is easier to spin up different virtual identities. Companies are experimenting with avatars various use cases, including enterprise space D-ID and Synthesia, Zoom for Meetings, Fashion Glimpse, Praktika for Learning, Tiktok and Creator Space captions. However, Isaac Bratzel, who created popular virtual influencers like Lil Miquela and Amelia 2.0, believes there is a lack of high-quality avatars that not only look good but have personalized characteristics.…
March 10, 2025Ravi LakshmananCybersecurity/Malware Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a new technique in which malicious web browser extensions are impersonating add-ons with installed malicious web browser extensions. “Polymorphic extensions create pixel-perfect replicas of target icons, HTML pop-ups, workflows, and temporarily disable legitimate extensions, making them extremely convincing that victims believe they are offering qualifications for the actual extension. Harvested qualifications can be abused by threat actors, hijacking online accounts and gaining unauthorized access to sensitive personal and financial information. This attack affects all Chromium-based web browsers, including Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera. The approach relies on banks for the fact…
According to the Avian Influenza Vaccination Task Force, current avian influenza vaccines do not meet the full standard of deployment to tackle the UK’s ongoing outbreak. Currently, chicken and birds are not allowed to use the avian flu vaccine. As the UK enters its fourth season of regular outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, there is an increasing number of calls for control measures that extend beyond “robust biosecurity” among farmers. Avian flu vaccines as a precaution The AI Task Force, a joint industry and cross-party government group, was established to explore these options and develop recommendations for the use…
According to the Wall Street Journal, Safe Superintelligence (SSI), an AI startup for Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of Openai, is reportedly talking about raising more than $2 billion. This suggests that SSI is targeting a $20 billion valuation following previous reports from February. That number now appears to be underestimated. Bloomberg also reported that venture capital firm Green Oaks Capital Partners is planning to lead the transaction and invest $500 million. “AI researcher Ilya Sutskever is the main reason venture capitalists are putting about $2 billion in safe emergency at a secret company that has left their offices in Silicon Valley…
{10 – 11} Carlton House Terrace, home to British Academy and its hospitality partner Searcys, has been appointed official host of the Event Business (TBOE) Westminster Dinner. This annual invitation-only private dinner, held on the eve of Tboe’s Signature 2025 Global Policy Forum, will be held at the Radha Krishnan Room, celebrating seasonal British cuisine. Dinner will be attended by seven members of the All-Party Parliament Group for the event and its chairman, Sean Davis MP, as well as senior members from all over Whitehall, including representatives from culture, media, sports, visiting Britain, and visiting visits. They will be joined…