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When Irish filmmaker Ruairi Robinson began uploading a series of short clips created with Seedance 2.0 — TikTok developer ByteDance’s newest video generation model — it was hard to deny that the footage was much more impressive than what we’ve seen from other gen AI outfits. The clips’ star (a digital duplicate of Tom Cruise) looked a lot like the real thing as it fought Brad Pitt, humanoid robots, and zombies. And the characters moved with a complex fluidity almost passing for choreography and amplified by kinetic “camerawork.”Gen AI enthusiasts love to proclaim that the traditionally produced entertainment industry is…

If fashion is fate, Meryll Rogge has long been destined to land at Marni.With her first paycheck as an assistant at Marc Jacobs circa 2008, the young Belgian designer bought a pair of wooden platform Marni sandals from Saks Fifth Avenue. “I wore them until they broke,” she admits. But even before that, as a teen discovering her own colorful, eclectic style, she chose a green Marni skirt for her older brother’s wedding.Thinking back to her youth, Rogge remembers: “It allowed me to represent myself in an expressive way without looking not like me. The people that were wearing Marni…

OpenAI won a victory Tuesday in one of its legal battles with xAI, which involved allegations of poaching and theft of trade secrets.The former company’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit was granted on Tuesday with leave to amend, meaning xAI has the option to refile with modified claims. In the ruling, US District Judge Rita F. Lin wrote that “xAI does not point to any misconduct by OpenAI” in its current claims. “Instead, it points to eight former xAI employees who left for OpenAI at around the same time,” with no indication that OpenAI directed their actions while leaving xAI.xAI…

Dave McMenaminFeb 25, 2026, 03:13 AM ETCloseLakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.Multiple AuthorsLOS ANGELES — The Lakers lost to the Orlando Magic 110-109 on Tuesday after a botched sidelines out-of-bounds play between LeBron James and Luka Doncic in the final seconds failed to produce a quality shot.After Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. scored on a putback with 6.7 seconds remaining to put Orlando up one, L.A. called timeout. On the ensuing play, James passed the ball to an…

Finally, it has my two favorite things: drop-bar handlebars and a dropper seat post. I guess I should disclose here that my everyday analog ride is also a gravel bike, and that personally, I like to tool around on a long, relaxed frame with my hands sloppily splayed this way and that on comfortable padded drop bars. I’m on dirt and gravel a lot, but I’m just not a fan of super technical riding.Also, everyone should have a dropper seat post. I took the bike out for multiple 15- to 20-mile rides over a few weeks. OK, it’s not that…

View of the city of Santiago and the Andes Mountains, taken from the Metropolitan Park on July 2, 2024.Rodrigo Arangua | Afp | Getty ImagesChile is the latest Latin American country to have become embroiled in a U.S.-China power struggle.The country, which counts Washington as its top foreign investor and Beijing as its largest trading partner, is facing pressure from the White House over a subsea cable project with links to China. In a surprise move, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late last week that the Trump administration would impose visa restrictions on three Chilean officials tied to…

Large language models have a problem: they are large. Multiverse Computing, a Spanish startup, is addressing this issue with compressed models that aim to close the gap between what frontier models can do and what companies can actually afford to deploy.  The secret sauce is CompactifAI, a compression technology inspired by quantum computing that the Basque company has applied to models released by OpenAI. As of today, developers can access a newer version of Multiverse’s HyperNova 60B model for free on Hugging Face. The company also plans to open source more compressed models in 2026 to support a wider range…

Does everything feel like too much these days? Get When Life Sucks: 21 Days of Laughs and Light for free when you join the Tiny Buddha list. “Forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. It’s not something that happens overnight. It’s an evolution of the heart.” ~Sue Monk Kidd Sometimes I hear the word “forgiveness” and I cringe. I’ve been wrestling with this all year because I realized something really uncomfortable: When I look back at those moments where I felt betrayed, in most instances, I wasn’t a victim of other people’s bad behavior—I was a willing participant. For years,…

Will Washington Commanders linebacker Bobby Wagner return for a 15th NFL season in 2026? According to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, Wagner fully intends to play in 2026.But it may not be with the Commanders. Wagner, who turns 36 in June, is an unrestricted free agent next month. In two seasons with Washington, Wagner has started all 34 regular-season games, recorded 294 tackles, including 18 for loss, 6.5 sacks, two interceptions and 17 quarterback hits. He’s rarely left the field.AdvertisementWhile it’s clear Wagner can still play at a high level, opposing teams often targeted him in coverage with success. The Commanders…

Wayve’s self-driving tech has attracted a diverse set of investors in the company’s latest $1.2 billion funding round, including three automakers, top venture and institutional firms, and returning backers Microsoft, Nvidia, and Uber. The total raise could reach $1.5 billion thanks to another $300 million from Uber contingent on deploying robotaxis, beginning in London. Everyone, it seems, wants a piece of the U.K. startup, which is now valued at $8.6 billion. The funding round illustrates the eagerness among Big Tech, legacy automakers, and the investor community to profit from the burgeoning automated driving industry.  Wayve provides what founder and CEO Alex…