Posts by Nathan Pine
Ruben Östlund Set For ‘The Entertainment System Is Down’ Q&A At Göteborg Film Festival
[ad_1] The Göteborg Film Festival has announced that Ruben Östlund will take part in what they have described as an exclusive Q&A session at next year’s Nordic Film Market, where the filmmaker will discuss his seventh feature, The Entertainment System Is Down. “The session opens a window into the world of Östlund’s highly anticipated seventh…
Read MoreCapitaLand Malaysia Trust to acquire five industrial facilities in Johor for RM220.8 million
[ad_1] The properties are strategically located within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone to capitalise on rising demand [SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Malaysia Trust (CLMT) has entered into an agreement to acquire five high-specification industrial facilities in Johor for RM220.8 million (S$69.2 million), deepening its presence in Malaysia’s southern industrial corridor. The facilities, “strategically located” within the Johor-Singapore…
Read MoreThe Internet Celebrated When YouTube Tore Down Fake AI Film Trailers, So Why Did Hollywood Not Kill Them Sooner?
[ad_1] Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz. Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill. Got a story about AI? Rendering wants to hear from you: jkanter@deadline.com. This edition: As YouTube‘s purge of AI-fuelled fake…
Read MoreIf the Press Does Not Defend Its Freedom Now, It Will Lose It | Opinion
[ad_1] The White House recently launched a new webpage on its official government website titled “Media Offenders.” Hosted on a federal domain, it categorizes reporting as “bias,” “lies,” or “lunacy,” and invites the public to submit tips flagging journalists and news outlets as offenders. This is not routine media criticism. It is government intimidation without…
Read MoreHSBC hires ex-Citi executive Ida Liu to lead its private bank
[ad_1] [LONDON] HSBC Holdings has hired former Citigroup executive Ida Liu to run its global private banking business, according to people familiar with the matter. Liu replaces Gabriel Castello, who was appointed interim chief executive officer of the wealth business late last year, when Annabel Spring stepped down as part of a management shake-up under…
Read More5-year-old brings home first piece of homework, mom spots unexpected error
[ad_1] A photo of a five-year-old child’s homework has gone viral, prompting a heated online debate about mistakes in school materials—and the pressure faced by teachers. In a video shared on TikTok by a parent in the U.K., the mom shared a small worksheet sent home from a pre-kindergarten class. At the top, the instructions…
Read MoreChinese AI firm MiniMax to launch Hong Kong IPO in early January
[ad_1] The firm develops multimodal AI models which can process text, audio, images, video and music [HONG KONG/BEIJING] Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm MiniMax is seeking to launch a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) in early January. It could raise as much as US$700 million, two sources – who declined to be named –…
Read MoreKate Winslet Was Told To “Settle For Fat Girl Parts” When She Was Younger
[ad_1] Kate Winslet has revealed how she was body shamed when she was an aspiring performer. The Oscar-winning British actress, who is on the promotion trail for her directorial debut Goodbye June, revealed that she was told by a drama teacher that she would have to “settle for the fat girl parts” if she wanted to…
Read MoreWould you sit next to Trump on a plane? Fictional chart has people thinking
[ad_1] A post about a fictional airplane seating chart featuring politicians and celebrities has gone viral on Threads, prompting thousands to weigh in on where they would choose to sit. The post by user @doctorlundi has amassed 1.4 million views and 2,100 comments since it was shared on December 16. It shows a mock plane…
Read MoreMom films herself playing piano with baby—later stunned at what she sees
[ad_1] A mother practicing piano with her five-month-old in tow has wowed viewers and sparked a discussion on what classical music can do for babies’ brain development. Kayla Morris, 27, lives in Provo, Utah, and has played piano since she was four years old, having been taught the instrument by her own piano teacher mother.…
Read MoreSingPost’s 2024 fraud incident allegedly involved e-commerce shipments bound for Canada
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] More details have emerged about Singapore Post’s (SingPost) parcel delivery fraud incident that came to light in 2024. The Business Times understands the major client involved was Cainiao, the logistics subsidiary of Alibaba. The fraud involved the transhipment of parcels from China to Canada through Hong Kong handled by former SingPost subsidiary Quantium…
Read MoreChina’s power reforms, global data centre buildout usher in battery boom
[ad_1] [BEIJING] A revamp of China’s electricity market is boosting the economics of storing power just as international demand surges, sparking a boom for the Chinese energy storage manufacturers that already dominate globally. Chinese firms are on track for a 75 per cent jump this year in global shipments of lithium-ion battery cells for energy…
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