Single mathematical model helps solve a decades-old puzzle involving ultrafast lasers

A team of international researchers, including an Aston University researcher, has cracked the code on how "breather" laser ...
CNBC

A Paramount-Warner Bros. movie slate will need more animated features to compete with Disney and Universal

A combined Paramount and Warner Bros. studio will need to bolster its animation slate to compete at the box office. In the last decade Paramount and Warner Bros. have each released eight animated ...
Gizmodo

‘Invincible’ Is Back in Fighting Form—Its Animation, Not So Much

Prime Video’s gnarly superhero series continues to adapt Robert Kirkman’s comic with a deft hand, but the push for a near‑annual release is leaving unmistakable marks on its animation quality. Reading ...
AllHipHop

50 Cent Previews New Old Song & Hints At The Algorithm Project

50 Cent teases new music and hints that “The Algorithm” could mark his true return to rap dominance. People wanted 50 to rap…well, it seems like he heard it. 50 Cent is back in his music bag and he ...
The Atlantic

What Atheism Could Not Explain

Christopher Beha’s path to atheism began in college. Close encounters with death—a brother’s car accident, his own cancer diagnosis—led to a period of disenchantment. He picked up Bertrand Russell’s ...
TechCrunch

Canva acquires startups working on animation and marketing

On Monday, creative suite maker Canva announced the dual acquisition of startups Cavalry, which works on animation, and MangoAI, which works on improving ad performance. U.K.-based Cavalry works on 2D ...
The Enterprise

Prolific Studio is a US-based animation studio delivering 2D and 3D animation services to help brands explain products

Prolific Studio US-based animation studio, delivers professional 2D and 3D animation services that help brands explain complex products clearly and effectively. Our goal is to turn complex ideas into ...
Gizmodo

X’s Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find

In case you had any doubt, Elon Musk’s X has an algorithm that favors conservative content posted by political activists over liberal content or posts by traditional news media accounts, according to ...
CNET

TikTok Ordered to Change Algorithm Over 'Addictive Design,' or Face a Hefty Fine

The EU is threatening to take action against the social media company. It could be the start of a global reckoning. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's ...
MarketWatch

Explain this financial paradox to me like I’m 16. Why would I, or anyone, lease a car?

If you are leasing a car, what’s the point of paying thousands of dollars due at lease signing? My contract says tax, title, fees and licensing — but then wouldn’t I have to pay that again at the end ...
Engadget

X's 'open source' algorithm isn't a win for transparency, researchers say

The X logo appears on a smartphone screen. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto via Getty Images) When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's ...