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It’s been 20 years since John Woo last made an American film – the muddled sci-fi thriller Paycheck – and while he’s been absent as a director, his influence has been ever present. Directors David Letich and Chad Stahelski, whose films Bullet Train and John Wick respectively owe a heavy debt to Woo’s sleek operatic style, even keep a picture of him in their joint office. So in what’s become a boom financial period for the action movie (the Wick movies have amassed over $1bn in total), it makes sense that Woo, commonly…

Peter Gabriel’s tenth studio album of original material has been compared to both the Beach Boys’ Smile and Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy. These were two records with legendarily elephantine gestation periods, although the latter seems an inadequate yardstick: Chinese Democracy came out 15 years after Guns N’ Roses’ previous album, a veritable rush release compared to the 28 years Gabriel has been working on i/o.Peter Gabriel: i/o album artIts production apparently began concurrently with that of his last album of…

The musician's debut LP, Come June, is out now Mitch Rowland, Harry Styles‘ touring guitarist and co-writer, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform his song “Here Comes the Comeback.” The singer and guitarist took center stage alongside his band to showcase the mid-tempo folk-pop number. Rowland is known for co-writing hits like “Watermelon Sugar” and “Sign of the Times” and recently won a Grammy for Album of the Year for his work on Styles’ global blockbuster Harry’s House. Styles once…

I love the photographs I take with my iPhone 15 Pro, but I know I’m not really doing most of the work. Sure, I frame the shot. But once I press the shutter button, the iPhone runs the image through tens of thousands of processes to give me the best photo possible. This is known as “computational photography,” and while it makes my photos look stunning, it also means the resulting photo is 10% mine, 90% the iPhone’s.Now, computational photography, which smartphones and digital cameras have used for over a decade, is about…

Cruise executives are taking a measured business approach that preserves cash and improves safety culture in an attempt to put GM’s troubled autonomous vehicle subsidiary on the right path. The first steps in this rebuilding plan, which includes pausing production on its Origin robotaxi, were laid out in an internal email sent to employees by Mo Elshenawy, who was executive vice president of engineering at Cruise and ascended into the president role after co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt resigned.…

The torch bearer of Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots, OpenAI shocked everyone in the tech world after firing its iconic CEO Sam Altman. Altman was the one who established the brand name of OpenAI all over the world and made ChatGPT a household word. It was no wonder that he emerged as the face of AI globally. However, it seemed that back in his own company, there were many who did not agree with the way he was working and they managed to get him sacked with the majority in the board voting in favor of an ouster.…

 Japan has long managed to keep its streets spotless despite having no trash cans in sight, but cities are now turning to “smart” bins as tourist numbers — and the amount of garbage — surges. This week, the tourist-heavy Dotonbori district in Osaka installed around 20 new technologically enabled garbage cans called SmaGO. Solar panels allow the trash can to automatically sense when it's getting full and then compress the garbage by about 20%. It's also connected to a smartphone app that analyzes data on garbage volume…

Measles cases and deaths surged globally in 2022, with a significant increase in outbreaks across 37 countries. The WHO and CDC report attributes this rise to a decline in measles vaccination rates, particularly in low-income countries. Over 33 million children missed measles vaccinations in 2022, exacerbating the situation. Health authorities stress the need for improved vaccination coverage and response efforts to curb the disease’s spread.CDC warns that global measles threat continues to grow as another year passes…

We miss a good old-fashioned disaster movie. Before superheroes seized the summer blockbuster crown it was common to see movies like Dante’s Peak, Armageddon, or The Day After Tomorrow become some of the highest-grossing movies of the year. Sadly, if 2021’s 13 Minutes is any indication, a return to past successes may be unlikely. This tornado movie stars American Beauty‘s Thora Birch and was the final Anne Heche movie released before her untimely death in 2022. The movie focuses on multiple characters in an Oklahoma town…

Last Updated: November 13, 2023, 11:01 ISTToyota Land Cruiser FJ is Making A Comeback. (Photo: Chizai watch)The smaller, rugged SUV that was previewed at the Prado's launch will be known as the Land Cruiser FJ.Japanese multinational car manufacturer Toyota is currently working on a big extension of its Land Cruiser lineup, which now includes three tough Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs).During the Land Cruiser Prado’s premiere event (August 2, 2023), the company unveiled an entirely new Land Cruiser Electric Vehicle (EV) and…