Month: April 2025
“It feels alive”: The Legend of Ochi director on the power of puppets
The Legend of Ochi feels like a film that shouldn't exist today. It's an original story, not an adaptation of an already popular book or comic. It's filled with complex puppetry and practical effects, something many films avoid because CG is simply easier to deal with. And it evokes some…
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The world’s biggest zipper maker is developing a self-propelled zipper
Japan’s YKK, the world’s largest zipper manufacturer (go ahead, grab the nearest zipper, it probably says YKK on the pull), has announced a prototype self-propelled zipper with a built-in motor and gear mechanism it can use to zip itself up at the push of a button on a wired remote.…
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Boox’s new Go 7 E Ink tablets support handwriting with a $46 stylus
Boox, a company that makes E Ink gear ranging from palm-sized devices to desktop monitors, has a new pair of ereaders. The Go 7 and Go Color 7 (Gen II) combine a Kindle Oasis-like form factor with Android 13. For the first time in this lineup, they support handwriting, courtesy…
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North Korean hackers are using advanced AI tools to help them get hired at Western firms
North Korean hackers are using GenAI to hold jobs in western firms New research from Okta reveals AI written CVs and messages This is an escalation from an existing fake interview campaign New research from Okta has revealed that hackers from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), are using…
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Chromebooks could get a boost from Snapdragon X Plus chips soon
Chromebooks on Arm processors are about to get a big boost as developers prepare new versions of ChromeOS with support for Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon chips, reports Chrome Unboxed. According to a new developer commit message posted in the Chromium project Gerrit code review, the SoCID for a Qualcomm X1P42100, aka…
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WhatsApp says forcing blue Meta AI circle on everyone is a ‘good thing’ despite fierce backlash
WhatsApp has commented on its controversial new Meta AI assistant The messaging app says it’s a “good thing” despite a mixed reception WhatsApp has separately rolled out a new ‘Advanced Chat Privacy’ tool WhatsApp has defended the wider rollout of its Meta AI assistant inside the popular messaging app, despite…
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