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☆ Hong Kong’s first transgender singer-songwriter seeks voice through music
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

HONG KONG — Xavian Wu, Hong Kong’s first high-profile transgender singer-songwriter, sought to use the city’s annual LGBTQ Pink Dot HK carnival on Sunday to share his story through music. I don’t want to hide,” Wu told Reuters. He started enjoying music and performing when he was a teenager. After seeking medical advice, he started taking testosterone in 2018 and finished top surgery in Thailand in 2020. Wu said he was incredibly fortunate to have his mother accompany him to Thailand and support him.

Persons: Xavian Wu, Hong Kong’s, Wu, ” Wu, “, women’s, Music Organizations: Dot, Reuters Locations: HONG KONG, Hong Kong, Thailand

☆ Startup using blockchain to prevent copyright theft by AI is valued over $2 billion after fresh funding
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-21 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Generative AI models require huge amounts of training data to enable their systems to produce advanced outputs. But the data that goes into them is often from sources where copyright restrictions are in place. The round values the two-year-old company at $2.25 billion, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC. Fighting AI copyright theftStory is now trying to tackle a timely problem with its tech — theft of copyrighted media on the internet by powerful generative AI models like OpenAI's ChatGPT. But the data that goes into fueling these AI models is often from sources where there's copyright restrictions in place.

Persons: Story, Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain, Smart, Story's, Lee, it's, Dolce Organizations: Getty, San, CNBC, Balmain, Gabbana, Brands, New York Times, Microsoft, Times, Big Locations: Francisco

☆ Everyone from Starbucks to Chinese giants wants in on the boba tea craze. Meet the family who says they started it all.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Chun Shui Tang founder Liu Han-chieh and managing director Angela Liu at one of their company's teahouses in Taichung. Chun Shui Tang's executives appear unperturbed by the many shapes and forms boba tea takes these days — Heinz ketchup boba tea, anyone? AdvertisementIn 2008, Chun Shui Tang introduced a boba tea hot pot with a savory tea-infused broth. Huileng Tan/Business InsiderChun Shui Tang OG shop in Taichung is a tourist hotspotToday, Liu's OG Chun Shui Tang teahouse in Taichung is on many tourists' checklists. Chun Shui Tang founder Liu said he isn't worried about the competition, because the market is big enough for everyone.

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☆ Who will light the Olympic cauldron? Here are 10 potential candidates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Mark Puleo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

The lighting of the Olympic cauldron is a spectacle steeped in both tradition and secrecy. With just one day until the opening ceremony, the identity of the individual who will light the cauldron remains unknown. The 25-year-old led France to 2018 World Cup triumph, becoming the second teenager in history (after Pelé) to score in a final, then led France to another World Cup final in 2022. He was the team’s leading scorer during its 1998 World Cup title run and later transitioned to coaching after retirement. AdvertisementTony ParkerTony Parker had his number retired before a French Olympic tuneup game earlier this month.

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☆ My grandparents raised me, and the generational divide wasn't always easy. But I had the coolest great aunts, and my kids love them, too.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Nicole Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Auntie Pauline lived in a ranch house with a pool in Long Island, New York. Auntie Joanne drove a Chevy Vega hatchback and was the first in the family to go to college. My Auntie Joanne took me to doctor's appointments, and Auntie Pauline had me over for Thanksgiving when I was in college in New York. After Auntie Joanne had her son, I became his unofficial nanny, accompanying them on vacations. When I had kids, my aunts loved them, tooWhen my children came along, my aunts loved them fiercely.

Persons: Auntie Pauline, Sy, Auntie Joanne, Joanne, Nicole, Pauline's Organizations: Service, Chevy Locations: Long Island , New York, Everett, New York, Boston

☆ Amiri at Paris Fashion Week: How this fashion designer is reinventing American cool
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Alice Pfeiffer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Paris CNN —Few cities have been so adamantly idealized, mythologized and captured on film and in photographs as Los Angeles and Paris. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesThese inspirations translated into pieces in faded, sun-washed teal, blue, gray and vintage-inspired knits. Some models wore Amiri brooches resembling music notes. Designer Mike Amiri of the eponymous Californian brand at the finale of his Paris show. OConnor/Arroyo/AFF-USA/ShutterstockK-pop star Sunwoo (seen here at the brand's June 20, 2024 show in Paris) has been recently announced as an ambassador for Amiri.

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☆ I've been a chef for years. Here are my 8 tips for making perfect, juicy burgers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Alissa Fitzgerald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewAs a chef, I strongly believe the best way to feed a crowd is to have all of your party foods prepped and ready to go — and that includes your burger patties. When I worked as a line cook a few years ago, I learned the subtle art of working with ground meat and making the perfect, juicy burger. AdvertisementThere are three main ways to defrost ground beef: in the refrigerator, in the microwave, or in cool water. Related storiesIf you can, try to find a local farm that sells whole cuts or its own frozen ground meat. Remember that the shape of the patties mattersLightly press your thumb into the burger patties as you shape them.

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☆ Can Xerox’s PARC, a Silicon Valley Icon, Find New Life with SRI?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( John Markoff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Can Xerox’s PARC, a Silicon Valley Icon, Find New Life with SRI? 1974 A key part of PARC office of the future vision is a network to tie office systems together. The PARC laboratory, set in the foothills just south of Stanford, is now largely empty, hosting less than 100 researchers, far from a peak of almost 400. Mr. Parekh said that the stage was now set for a second leap forward in the way humans interacted with computers. “This is our annuity for the future for investing in research,” Mr. Parekh said.

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☆ The 26-year-old YouTuber conquering French journalism
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Travers, 26, is the founder and face of HugoDecrypte, a French media start-up that delivers news aimed primarily at young audiences. Travers' daily news round-ups, usually delivered from behind a desk, are very popular among younger French audiences. Joshua Berlinger/CNNThe first concerned the state of political coverage in French media. The HugoDecrypte channel launched with the mission to give young French audiences a fast, digestible way to understand the news. But he and editor-in-chief Aleberteau believe that, wherever there is social media, their model is viable.

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PARIS (AP) — It was Wild West meets melting pot America at the Louis Vuitton Fall-Winter 2024 men’s show Tuesday, where musician-turned-designer Pharrell Williams unveiled his highly-anticipated sophomore collection. The show, set against the dramatic silhouette of the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, masterfully channeled Americana, with Native American designs mixing with modern luxury and showcasing Williams’ unique vision for the powerhouse. "Pharrell wanted to bring out the Native American spirit, (...) he wanted to showcase we’re still here, we’re still resilient,” Rebecca Brady, 54, a Native American from New Town, North Dakota, told The Associated Press. The atmosphere was further charged with performances by Mumford & Sons and artists from the Native American nations. Williams' performance demonstrated his artistic versatility and highlighted the unique energy he brings to the Louis Vuitton brand.

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Winter storms and cinema closures in North America didn’t dampen the opening weekend for “ Mean Girls. Not accounting for inflation, that’s more than the $24.4 million the first movie made in its opening weekend. This iteration of “Mean Girls” stars Angourie Rice, Auli’i Cravalho and Reneé Rap, who played Regina on stage. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesAmazon and MGM’s “The Beekeeper" debuted in second place with an estimated $16.8 million from 3,303 theaters. The Walt Disney Co. sent its 2020 Pixar film “Soul” to movie theaters this weekend as well, where it made $429,000 from 1350 locations in North America.

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Cher, “Christmas”Political Cartoons View All 1260 ImagesSomehow, “Christmas" is Cher's first holiday album — not that she hasn't been asked to do one in the past. “I didn’t know how I was going to make it a ‘Cher Christmas album.’” The secret, it turns out, was to get a bunch of A-list collaborators on her album, something she's never done before. Brandy, “Christmas with Brandy”For those looking for a seductive holiday album: the search is over. Like on “Christmas Gift,” which features her daughter Sy’Rai, and “Feels Different.”Elsewhere, Brandy offers a PG-13 holiday special. Humor abounds, like in the pop-rocking comedic additions of “You Made Me Believe in Christmas,” “Feels Like Christmas,” “Mean Christmas."

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☆ The World Is Becoming More African
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Declan Walsh | Hannah Reyes Morales | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +37 min

Old World Young Africa As the world grays, Africa blooms with youth. The World Is Becoming More African Part one of a series on how the youth boom is changing the continent, and beyond. But while a handful of African countries are poised to ride the demographic wave, others risk being swamped by it. In the West, racists and right-wing nationalists stoke fears of African population growth to justify hatred, or even violence. The age gap between geriatric leaders and restless youth is “a major source of tension” in many African countries, said Simon Mulongo, a former African Union diplomat from Uganda.

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☆ ‘Lupin’ Season 3 Review: Literary Lifting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Omar Sy Photo: NetflixThere is no one named Lupin in “Lupin,” though its namesake’s spirit hovers over the proceedings like a nimbus of French cigarette smoke: Arsène Lupin , “gentleman thief” and master of disguise, was created in 1905 by author Maurice Leblanc and has inspired stage productions, TV shows, comic books, ghost-written sequels and, in this series, the roguish Assane Diop , whose police-thwarting criminal capers are based on the cases of Leblanc’s be-monocled burglar.

Persons: Omar Sy, Lupin, “ Lupin, ”, Maurice Leblanc, Assane Diop, capers Organizations: Netflix

☆ Cannes Film Festival 2023 kicks off with 'all killer, no filler' line-up
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"We have 'Indiana Jones,' we've got Martin Scorsese's new film with Leonardo DiCaprio. Festival director Thierry Fremaux pushed back against criticism that Depp was a controversial choice for an opening-night film, telling Variety magazine the actor had not been banned from working. Other jury members include Brie Larson of "Captain Marvel" and Julia Ducournau, one of two women to win the Palme d'Or. Out of competition, Harrison Ford will return as adventurous archaeologist Indiana Jones, 15 years since the last film in the franchise, in the world premiere of "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" on Thursday. Festival organizers are concerned the unrest seen during the pension reform protests could also make its way to the festival, said Roxborough.

☆ When is Cannes Film Festival 2023 and what can we expect?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/6] The 75th Cannes Film Festival - The Palme d'Or Award - Cannes, France, May 17, 2022. Below are some facts about the Cannes Film Festival and this year's contenders. WHAT IS THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL AND WHY IS IT CELEBRATED? Cannes is the world's biggest film festival, first conceived in 1939 as an alternative to the then-fascist-influenced Venice Film Festival. Other awards include the Grand Prix, jury prize, best director, best actor, best actress, best screenplay and best short film.

☆ Techies on a plane celebrated after hearing a passenger whoop at the news SVB customers would get their money, VC says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Investor Prashant Fonseka was on a flight when he learned that SVB depositors' money was safe. Fonseka told Insider he heard other people on the plane celebrating with relief at the news. He told Insider he spent Friday and Saturday trying to calm the founders of his portfolio companies. Prior to boarding his flight, Fonseka was on the phone trying to confirm the amount of SVB's advanced dividend, or how much money would be guaranteed to be made available to the bank's customers. "Before, we thought we were going to die — like extinction-level fear about people's companies," Fonseka told Insider.

☆ Musk's Starlink internet service to be offered in the Philippines in Q1
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MANILA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Starlink, the satellite internet unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, is on track to enter the Philippine market this year, with its broadband service to be introduced within the first quarter, its local partner said in a statement on Friday. "We are excited to finally introduce Starlink to the Philippine market by Q1 2023," said Anthony Almeda, Vice Chairman and CEO of Data Lake Inc, a Manila-based firm he co-owns with tycoon Henry Sy Jr.Almeda said in a statement the high-speed, low-latency broadband internet service will be "game-changing" for the Southeast Asian archipelago, where broadband coverage is patchy. In the Philippines, only seven out of every 100 people have fixed broadband subscriptions, lagging behind regional peers like Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, data from the World Bank shows. Data Lake Inc said Philippine customers would have to shell out an initial $599 per unit and $99 for monthly connectivity service for a download speed of 200 Mbps. Reporting by Enrico dela Cruz and Karen Lema; Editing by Kanupriya KapoorOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Elon Musk's SpaceX partners with Philippine tycoon on satellite service
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MANILA, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) is expanding into the Philippines by offering satellite broadband service to businesses and the government, his local partner said on Thursday. Data Lake Inc, a Philippine-based firm partly owned by tycoon Henry Sy Jr, said it signed a deal to be the first partner of SpaceX's Starlink in Southeast Asia. "The Philippines is an archipelago, and connecting our country to the wider world often requires extensive infrastructure," Data Lake Chairman Anthony Almeda said in a statement. The Philippines is made up of more than 7,600 islands, many of them isolated and with mountainous terrain, making broadband coverage difficult for companies. Around 20 tropical storms also typically hit the country every year, often damaging infrastructure and cutting communication links between islands and provinces.

☆ Podcastul „Bilet în Parlament”: „Padle” electorale sau „October Surprises” - dezvăluiri ce pot schimba rezultatul alegerilor (AUDIO)
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-26 | by ( ) agora.md time to read: +3 min

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