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Robert Legato, the visual effects wizard behind Titanic, Hugo, and The Jungle Book (not the cartoon, thankfully), has joined Stability AI as their chief pipeline architect. Yes, that Stability AI, the folks who brought you Stable Diffusion, the AI that can turn your cat photos into Renaissance masterpieces (or terrifying Lovecraftian horrors, depending on…
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Technicolor, once a titan of the visual effects and animation world, has succumbed to the siren song of financial woe. The company, known for its work on blockbuster films and AAA games, recently filed for bankruptcy, leaving many to wonder if the pixels had finally stopped rendering. The good news? Not all is lost.…
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Jeff Desom knows a thing or two about bending reality. As the VFX wizard behind the kaleidoscopic masterpiece that was Everything Everywhere All at Once, he’s intimately familiar with the art of the impossible. But while the Daniels’ film explored the boundless possibilities of the multiverse, Desom is now grappling with a potentially even…
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Robert Legato. The name alone whispers of shimmering icebergs, alien landscapes, and very expensive special effects. This isn’t some fresh-faced TikTok influencer; we’re talking about the guy who practically invented virtual cinematography for James Cameron’s Avatar, a film so visually groundbreaking it made audiences briefly forget the plot. Oh, and he also picked up…
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Emerging from the shadows, Voia, a Sunnyvale-based AI startup, is making bold claims about revolutionizing the visual effects industry. Their pitch? AI-powered tools that bring Hollywood-level VFX to… well, everyone. Including TikTokers, apparently. Founded in 2022 by tech veterans Avner Braverman, Haim Helman, and Noam Malali, Voia boasts a team with serious Hollywood cred,…
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The Super Bowl: that annual festival of questionable snacks, exorbitant advertising, and thinly veiled attempts to predict the future. This year, the message was less about Clydesdales and more about code. AI’s out of the lab and into your LinkedIn feed, whether you like it or not. GenAI? More Like Gen-Meh… Sure, ChatGPT can…
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Let’s face it: the creative world is drowning in noise. Operational drudgery, endless platform iterations, and the crushing weight of ‘more, more, MORE!’ It’s enough to make any self-respecting artist reach for the nearest bottle of artisanal kombucha and contemplate early retirement. But what if I told you there’s a digital deus ex machina…
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AI Ate My Homework: 8 Ways EdTech Will Never Be The Same Artificial intelligence. The phrase alone conjures images of sentient robots and Skynet-level doom. But before you start stockpiling textbooks and hiding your kids in offline bunkers, consider this: AI’s infiltration of education might actually be… helpful? Maybe? Okay, maybe not helpful in…
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The year is 2025. Flying cars remain stubbornly grounded, but at least our Digital Asset Management systems are finally getting their act together. Bynder, not content with merely cataloging your corporate cat photos, has unleashed its AI Agents. The promise? To enrich, transform, and govern your digital kingdom with the cold, efficient precision only…
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Let’s be honest, churning out content is a grind. Brainstorming, scripting, filming, editing… it’s enough to make anyone want to become a hermit crab. But what if you could automate the drudgery and focus on the fun part – the actual idea? Enter AI pipelines, your new best friend (assuming your current best friend…