OpenAI yesterday announced that it is acquiring io, Jony Ive’s startup, in a deal that is worth $6.5 billion. This will bring on Jony, who designed some of the most popular Apple products, as the creative head of OpenAI to create devices for the generative AI arena. Having said that, it is interesting to note…
LONDON: The London Film Festival said on Thursday it was championing female directors, as half of the official competition films were made by women. Around 38% of the films screened across the whole festival are directed by women, up from 24% last year. The 62nd London Film Festival, which runs from October 10 to 21,…
Carl Pei, the outspoken CEO and co-founder of tech startup Nothing, took to social media to congratulate former colleague Mladen M. Hoyss on his new role at Apple, but not without a tongue-in-cheek remark directed at Apple CEO Tim Cook. “Congrats dude, proud of you! @tim_cook, let me know if you need any more product…
FLORIDA: Burt Reynolds, the mustachioed heart-throb of 1970s cinema who won acclaim in Deliverance and a host of awards later in his career for Boogie Nights, died on Thursday, his family announced. The famously suave 82-year-old, a huge box office draw at his peak who had a reputation as a hard-drinking playboy, reportedly suffered a heart…
The United States Justice Department has launched a preliminary investigation into whether Google violated antitrust laws through a partnership with artificial intelligence startup Character.AI, reported Bloomberg citing sources. Authorities are reportedly examining whether the deal was deliberately structured to bypass formal regulatory scrutiny typically associated with mergers or acquisitions. Though no official charges have been filed,…
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday jointly conferred the baton of field marshal upon Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir during a special investiture ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad. In recognition of his exemplary and exceptional leadership during Pakistan’s recent military clashes with India and the…
Everything about Christopher Lee was outsize: his 6-foot 5-inch frame, his 70-year-long film career and the wonderfully wicked characters he played. Having starred in more than 200 films in his lifetime, his stellar performances in Dracula, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and numerous others were impossible to go unnoticed by audiences. The best work…
The Poco F7 seems to be inching closer to its global debut, with the device recently surfacing on Thailand’s NBTC certification website, reported GSMArena. Reportedly, this new listing suggests both the Poco F7 name and its global model number – 25053PC47G – further cementing speculation that a launch is on the horizon. Though the smartphone…
“These hostile elements, trained and financed to incite chaos and fear, will be dismantled and decimated with full force of national will and institutional strength.” The statement came after Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir chaired the 270th Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC) at the General Headquarters, Rawalpindi. The ISPR said the top…
LOS ANGELES: Vice, a biopic about Dick Cheney starring Christian Bale as the former US vice president, on Thursday earned the most Golden Globe nominations with six including best comedy film, as the race to the Oscars ramps up. The nominations, announced in the pre-dawn hours in California, are the first major bellwether of momentum…
