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☆ Ask an AI Art Generator for Any Image. The Results Are Amazing—and Terrifying.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Joanna Stern | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

All right, settle down, everyone. I finally found the perfect illustrator for my sci-fi graphic novel. I’m thinking I might have a real prizewinner on my hands here. OK, so once upon a time there was a…Hmm, not quite. There was a…

☆ Which Photo Is Real? How Dall-E 2 and Other AI Art Generators Work
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Joanna Stern | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

S2 E15Apple’s Car-Crash Detection—Tested by a Demolition-Derby Driver The new iPhone 14 and Apple Watch models can detect severe car crashes and automatically call 911. But does it actually work? To find out, WSJ’s Joanna Stern and her video producer Kenny Wassus enlisted a demolition-derby driver to crash cars at a junkyard. Photo illustration: Adele Morgan

☆ Poland has no ample space to hike rates, central banker Kochalski says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WARSAW, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The Polish central bank does not have ample room to increase interest rates amid an expected economic slowdown, central banker Cezary Kochalski said on Tuesday. Poland's inflation would remain high in coming months and the first quarter of 2023 but would not exceed 20%, Kochalski told TVN24 television in an interview. Poland has plenty of room for interest rate rises, and a hike by 100 basis points might be needed in November, fellow central banker Joanna Tyrowicz was quoted as saying earlier on Tuesday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"I'm far from this opinion, it seems there's no room for that," Kochalski said commenting on Tyrowicz words. "Further radical interest rate hikes would bring inflation down but at a very high cost for the society," he said.

☆ Top media recruiters and Hollywood insiders reveal the entertainment jobs in demand now and which companies are hiring in an 'awful' job market
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The typical fall "hiring boom" in the entertainment industry, especially at the big streamers, is quieter this year. Recruiters and job seekers said the job market is slow, though data and analytics pros are still in demand. Autumn is typically ripe for hiring in Hollywood. "The streamers are always in a hiring boom this time of year but you're not seeing that anymore." Data and tech jobs are still hot, said Sucherman, calling it a sector of the entertainment industry "that is expanding, not contracting."

A logo of the Polish Central Bank (NBP) is seen on its building in Warsaw, Poland, September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File PhotoWARSAW, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Poland's central bank Governor Adam Glapinski and four other rate setters threatened legal action on Tuesday against some members of the Monetary Policy Council over public statements they have made about policy. The other members of the MPC are Tyrowicz, Litwiniuk and Ludwik Kotecki, a former deputy finance minister who has been critical of monetary policy. At a press conference last Thursday, Glapinski criticised MPC members who "take 37,300 zlotys ($7,437.69) a month for participating in one meeting during the month and criticise the actions of the whole body". The central bank kept its main interest rate at 6.75% at its Oct. 5 meeting following a run of 11 consecutive hikes.

☆ Meta Quest Pro: A $1,500 Virtual-Reality Headset for Working in the Metaverse
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Joanna Stern | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

It’s Monday, and you’re running late. You strap your Meta Quest Pro on your head, you squeeze in around the virtual wood conference table and you smirk at your boss, who isn’t pleased with your tardiness. He rolls his eyes, but you don’t take him seriously because, well, he looks like a levitating Woody from “Toy Story,” except with no cowboy hat…or legs. When the meeting is over, you’re back in your real home office, but three giant virtual computer monitors hover in front of you. On the wall hangs a virtual whiteboard with a motivational quote: TEAMWORK!

☆ Art Laboe, beloved California DJ who popularized ‘oldies but goodies,’ dies at 97
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Laboe died on Friday after a short bout of pneumonia, his spokesperson Joanna Morones confirmed to CNN. Laboe helped desegregate Southern CaliforniaLaboe, born Arthur Egnoian, started DJing in 1943 as a teenager, he said in an interview with the Orange County Register. Most recently, he hosted “The Art Laboe Connection” on station KDAY. In September, the 79th anniversary of Laboe’s radio debut, the nonprofit station dublab flipped the script on Laboe and sent dedications to him. Over an hour and a half, fans called in to give Laboe songs (and kisses): One requested “18 With a Bullet” because Laboe played it for her when she turned 18.

☆ Meta to release new high-end VR headset
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMeta to release new high-end VR headsetJoanna Stern, WSJ senior personal tech columnist, joins 'TechCheck' to discuss the new Meta VR headset device, the complications Meta faces around user uptake, and the plans for the Metaverse going forward.

☆ Kim Kardashian says staying calm and collected is the 'superpower' that's kept her relevant for the past 20 years
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Elizabeth Greenwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Kim Kardashian says that 'calmness' is what's helped her stay relevant for 20 years. She says her ability to take her time and do things right has helped her make calculated decisions. Prison reform isn't the most popular field to go into, but I always felt people deserve a second chance in life." If I were just posting about prison reform, I don't think people would care as much." "I stay really calm, and that is what gets me through so many situations," she said.

☆ Nord Stream gas 'sabotage': who's being blamed and why?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-30 | by ( Joanna Plucinska | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday it was "unthinkable" that an investigation into ruptures on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines would proceed without Moscow's participation. President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the United States and its allies blew up Nord Stream. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday damage to Nord Stream was a deliberate act of sabotage. Map of Nord Stream pipelines and locations of reported leaksWHY SABOTAGE A PIPELINE? "They already succeeded in stopping Nord Stream 2.

☆ After Fiona, climate experts urge Canada to fix flagship adaptation strategy
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Nia Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Sept 28 (Reuters) - Canada's first national climate adaptation strategy needs to be improved to include near-term targets and specific solutions ahead of its November release to mitigate worsening global warming impacts, experts advising the government told Reuters in the wake of devastation caused by storm Fiona. The destruction comes weeks before Ottawa releases its first ever National Adaptation Strategy (NAS) in early November. A 2020 report from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities estimated Canada needs to spend C$5.3 billion a year to adapt to climate change but the country is at least a decade behind Europe in developing a national strategy, experts said. Britain released its first national adaptation program in 2013, with five-year targets, and is currently developing a third version. "Our first adaptation strategy needs to be a home run," said Ryan Ness, adaptation research director for the Canadian Climate Institute (CCI).

☆ Is it worth it to upgrade to an iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

Only if you want a bigger screen and if photos and always-on screen are your priorityIf you bought an iPhone 13 or iPhone 13 Pro in the past year, there are only a few reasons to upgrade. The updates to the iPhone 14 are minor enough that most people won’t experience a big difference. See our notes on the iPhone 13 seriesThe differences between the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups are fairly minor, which means for the same reason we think you should stick to the iPhone 13 if you’re otherwise happy with it, we think you’re best off holding on to your iPhone 12 rather than upgrading. iPhone SE (3rd generation, 2022) or iPhone SE (2nd generation, 2020)Upgrade? If you bought the most recent iPhone SE in 2022, hold on to it.

☆ Poland could hike rates by 200-400 bps more, central banker Tyrowicz says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WARSAW, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Poland could raise interest rates by 200 to 400 basis points more, central banker Joanna Tyrowicz was quoted as saying on Friday, striking a hawkish tone at a time when many economists say the tightening cycle is nearing its end. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterIn September Poland's central bank raised its main interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.75%. However, Tyrowicz said that Poland may need a more "radical" approach. Nevertheless, she said that the need for higher borrowing costs did not necessarily mean rates had to rise in October. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Alan Charlish; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 'Sidney' review: An Oprah Winfrey-produced Apple TV+ documentary does justice to Sidney Poitier's remarkable life and career
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —In theory there’s only so much to be done with a celebrity biography, but when the subject is Sidney Poitier, that’s an unusually target-rich environment. “Sidney,” a documentary from director Reginald Hudlin produced by Oprah Winfrey, does the actor justice, providing context, depth and considerable warmth in chronicling his remarkable life and trailblazing career. “He was given big shoulders, but he had to carry a lot of weight,” says Denzel Washington. “Sidney” casts its own warming glow, in a way that sheds light not only Poitier’s path but also the decades in which he carved it out. “Sidney” premieres September 23 in select theaters and on Apple TV+.

☆ Hollywood streamers' typical fall 'hiring boom' is much quieter this year. Here's where the jobs are now and when hiring will pick up again.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Fall is usually a busy time for hiring in the entertainment industry, especially at the big streamers. Here's why there's a slump and when hiring is likely to pick up again. "The streamers are always in a hiring boom this time of year but you're not seeing that anymore." "Fall is usually busy — you can usually mark the seasons," said entertainment headhunter and former E! Data and tech jobs are still hot, said Sucherman, calling it a sector of the entertainment industry "that is expanding, not contracting."

☆ Sports gambling opportunities for marketers
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Paul Verna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

And sports gambling, which is now legal in nearly half the US, is emerging as a market opportunity for brands and broadcasters alike. Legalized sports gambling in the US will generate $2.1 billion in revenues this year. It also tallies states with active sports gambling legislation as well as those with no legislation or dead legislation. As of May 2021, sports gambling was legal and active in 21 states plus the District of Columbia. In addition, MGM Resorts International projects that sports gambling will generate $13.5 billion by 2025, with 38 US states participating by that time.

☆ One in nine adults in the UK are eating less food in an attempt to pay their soaring energy bills, according to research
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Five million people in the UK are going without food to pay household bills, a report says. The Money Advice Trust's report was based on an Opinium survey of 2,000 UK adults, estimated that one in nine UK adults had skipped meals in the last three months "just to keep the lights on." Energy bills in the UK have been rising rapidly since the beginning of the year. According to the report, 20% of adults in the UK said their energy bills had risen by $113 (£100) or more a month since April. Other European residents, such as those in Spain, have said they are cutting back on food and limiting heating in order to pay inflated energy bills.

☆ Irene Gakwa moved to the US to attend nursing school in Wyoming. Then she vanished
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-04 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —Irene Gakwa’s last WhatsApp video call with her parents was filled with gentle ribbing. After Gakwa’s brothers could not reach her, they looked through her phone records and called a close friend she’d talked to numerous times. A group formed to help find Irene Gakwa prepares to post signs seeking information about the missing woman in Gillette, Wyoming, on June 18. Lacey Ayers talks to Stacy Koester, left, and Melissa Bloxom as they place signs with an image of Irene Gakwa in a yard in Gillette, Wyoming. Gakwa and Hightman eventually moved in together in Meridian, and she started nursing school at College of Western Idaho.

☆ The iPhone at 15: An Inside Look at How Apple Transformed a Generation
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-28 | by ( Joanna Stern | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The iPhone at 15: An Inside Look at How Apple Transformed a Generation June 29, 2007: A big day for the iPhone and the Schmick familyBy Joanna SternJun 28, 2022 9:30 amOn June 29, 2007, the first iPhone went on sale. On that same day, a boy named Noah Schmick was born. Over the next 15 years, the iPhone grew…and so did Noah. Through interviews with current and former Apple executives, WSJ’s Joanna Stern traces how Apple’s invention matured and changed all of us—perhaps the youngest generation most of all.

☆ Cercetătorii vor să elimine microplasticele poluante cu ajutorul unor bacterii
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-28 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: libertatea.roCercetătorii vor să elimine microplasticele poluante cu ajutorul unor bacteriiMicrobiologii au găsit o modalitate pentru a îndepărta microplasticele poluante din mediul înconjurător, cu ajutorul bacteriilor, scrie The Guardian. Cercetătorii de la Universitatea Politehnică din Hong Kong (PolyU) vor să folosească această proprietate a bacteriilor pentru a recicla microplasticele din apa poluată. Ele se dispersează în apele reziduale și ajung în ocean, fiind ingerate de animalele marine. Cu toate că sunt o reală problemă, oamenii de știință nu au găsit până acum nici o modalitate durabilă de a elimina microplasticele. Experimentul a fost însă realizat în laborator, nu în condiții reale, în ocean sau canalizare.

Persons: Lang Liu, Liu, dr . Joanna Sadler Organizations: Universitatea Politehnică, Universitatea din Locations: Hong Kong, Universitatea din Edinburgh

☆ Companies continue to prioritize AI and cloud for innovation investment, according to the latest Transforming Business poll
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-20 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Cloud and AI top the list of innovation investments by companies according to the latest Transforming Business poll. Racial and gender biases in AI applications are issues no company can ignore. Visit Insider's Transforming Business homepage for more stories. But the insights available via tools like AI and the cloud can do much more than some companies have figured out. AI applications have come under fire, demonstrably shown in some cases to reflect racial and gender bias in hiring tools, and voice and facial recognition.

☆ Netflix anunță despre regizarea primului serial cu prințul Harry al Marii Britanii și soția sa Meghan
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-07 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Netflix a anunţat primul său serial cu prinţul Harry al Marii Britanii şi soţia sa Meghan. Platforma de streaming va lansa un program numit “Heart of Invictus”, care va prezenta un grup de foşti militari care s-au înscris în competiţia Invictus Games (Jocurile Invictus) de la Haga. Seria va fi regizată de Orlando von Einsiedel şi produsă de Joanna Natasegara, care au câştigat un Oscar pentru documentarul lor “The White Helmets” (Căştile albe). Jocurile Invictus sunt o competiţie sportivă înfiinţată în 2014 de prinţul Harry şi reprezintă o modalitate de a ajuta militarii răniţi pe front, sprijinindu-le reabilitarea şi oferindu-le o nouă viaţă prin sport post-conflict. “Această serie le va oferi comunităţilor din întreaga lume o perspectivă către poveştile emoţionante şi înălţătoare ale acestor concurenţi pe drumul lor către Olanda anul viitor”, a declarat prinţul Harry într-un comunicat.

Persons: Netflix, prinţul Harry al Marii, Orlando von, Joanna Natasegara, prinţul Harry Organizations: Games Locations: prinţul Harry al Marii Britanii, competiţia, Haga, Sussex, agerpres, Olanda

Platforma de streaming va lansa un program numit „Heart of Invictus”, care va prezenta un grup de foşti militari care s-au înscris în competiţia Invictus Games (Jocurile Invictus) de la Haga, scrie Agerpres. Jocurile Invictus, care se desfăşoară în Olanda, urmau să aibă loc în 2020, însă au fost amânate pentru 2022 ca urmare a pandemiei de Covid-19. Seria va fi regizată de Orlando von Einsiedel şi produsă de Joanna Natasegara, care au câştigat un Oscar pentru documentarul lor „The White Helmets” (Căştile albe). Jocurile Invictus sunt o competiţie sportivă înfiinţată în 2014 de prinţul Harry şi reprezintă o modalitate de a ajuta militarii răniţi pe front, sprijinindu-le reabilitarea şi oferindu-le o nouă viaţă prin sport post-conflict. „Această serie le va oferi comunităţilor din întreaga lume o perspectivă către poveştile emoţionante şi înălţătoare ale acestor concurenţi pe drumul lor către Olanda anul viitor”, a declarat prinţul Harry într-un comunicat.

Persons: Orlando von, Joanna Natasegara, prinţul Harry Organizations: Games, Agerpres Locations: competiţia, Haga, Sussex, Olanda

☆ (video) Top 100 cele mai bune filme regizate de femei. Lista a fost realizată de 368 de experți din 84 de țări
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-03 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +6 min

(video) Top 100 cele mai bune filme regizate de femei. Lista a fost realizată de 368 de experți din 84 de țăriÎn fiecare an, BBC, cu ajutorul a sute de experți în cinematografie, realizează topuri cu filme. „Top 100 cele mai bune filme străine”, „Top cele mai bune 100 de filme din toate timpurile”, „Top 100 cele mai bune filme ale secolului XXI”. Pornind de la această idee, jurnaliștii BBC și-au pus drept scop ca în acest an să descopere 100 cele mai bune filme regizate de femei. The Silences of the Palace (Moufida Tlatli, 1994)87.

Persons: Lista, experți, Pornind, în, directori, academicieni, femei, Lisa Cholodenko, Joanna Hogg, Sofia Coppola, Mészáros, Anna, Chantal Akerman, Deren, Andrea Arnold, Julia Ducournau, Claire Denis, Amy Heckerling, Agnès Varda, Tlatli, Haifaa Al, Mansour, Jason, Shirley Clarke, Nora Ephron, Ana Lily Amirpour, Penny Marshall, Lois Weber, Makhmalbaf, Céline Sciamma, Sciamma, Kelly Reichardt, Enyedi, Agnieszka Holland, Germaine Dulac, Niki Caro, Kasi Lemmons, Margarethe von Trotta, Ratcatcher, Lynne Ramsay, Debra Granik, Chloe Zhao, Marie Antoinette, Kathryn Bigelow, Marguerite Duras, Kira Muratova, Susan Seidelman, Jennifer Kent, Ava DuVernay, Patty Jenkins, Jane Campion, Lucrecia Martel, Alice Rohrwacher, Barbara Kopple, Ida Lupino, Mira Nair, Leni Riefenstahl, Honey, Prince Achmed, Lotte Reiniger, Capernaum, Nadine Labaki, Kimberly Peirce, Jennie Livingston, Wendy, Lucy, Lilly Wachowski, Morvern Callar, Porter, Liliana Cavani, Le Bonheur, Selma, Sarah Polley, Farrokhzad, Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig, Kevin, Winter’s Bone, Sally Potter, Mary Harron, Lina Wertmüller, Wanda, Barbara Loden, Larisa Shepitko, Julie Dash, Toni Erdmann, Maren Ade, Chytilová, Beau Travail, Jeanne Dielman Organizations: BBC, filme, Times, Apple, Europa, League, Bright, Salaam, du Locations: femei, Rezultatul, jos, Agnes, Seattle, Meek’s, Kasi, Harlan County, USA, Salaam Bombay, Paris

“What a joyous occasion!” Bill Cunningham said last year of the Fifth Avenue Easter parade, calling it “a carnival celebration of spring.” He explained to us that the parade, which gained popularity in the 1880s, started as an after-church fashion procession by the residents of Fifth Avenue. It evolved into an occasion for people to dress up in even more whimsical costumes with “centuries of style represented,” he said. He started photographing the parade in the 1950s and continued until 2016, two months before he died. His pictures capture the humor, oddities and imaginativeness of the event, where fanciful hats, brightly colored clothes and enthusiasts of all things vintage are found on every block. Here are some of his photos, unpublished until now, from the past six years.

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