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Analysis: Putin is showing how far he will go in order to keep his image intact

For a quarter of a century, Vladimir Putin has been in control of Russia. Over the years, he has marketed himself as a “father” of Russian society: a shirtless strongman, a hockey player, a historian ...
Cartoon Brew

Cartoon Brew Co-Founder Amid Amidi Awarded 2026 Animafest Zagreb Honor for Animation Studies

Former Cartoon Brew owner, founding editor, and our dear friend, Amid Amidi, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Animafest Zagreb Award for Outstanding Contribution to Animation Studies. The ...
KGW8

Stop-motion animation studio LAIKA contributes to this year's Portland Winter Light Festival

PORTLAND, Ore. — February just got a little brighter. The Portland Winter Light Festival is back for its 11th year, lighting up downtown and neighborhoods across the city. Pioneer Courthouse Square ...
GameSpot

Abide Is A First-Person Horror Game Made With Stop-Motion Animation

There's no shortage of mystery games on Steam, but developer Talha & Jack Co is aiming to put a handcrafted--and gruesome--feel on that genre with its next title, Abide. The duo behind games like ...
IEEE

First Order Motion Model for Image Animation and Deep Fake Detection: Using Deep Learning

Abstract: Image animation involves animating an image using a video. In our case, the image contains the face of a person. This face is animated (creation of facial expression) based on the motion of ...
eWeek

China’s Z.ai Debuts First Major Model Trained Fully on Huawei’s AI Chip Stack

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...
Bloomberg L.P.

China’s Zhipu Unveils New AI Model Trained on Huawei’s Chips

Chinese AI startup Knowledge Atlas Technology JSC Ltd. released a new multimodal model that it says is the country’s first to be fully trained using domestic chips, in a sign of progress toward ...
Geeky Gadgets

Convert Any Image or Photo into Editable 3D Models for Makers & Creators : SAM 3D

What if you could turn a simple photo into a fully realized 3D model, all without spending a dime? Below, Matthew Berman takes you through how SAM 3D, an open source platform from Meta, is ...
collider

‘The Simpsons’ Real Pilot Was So Bad It Almost Erased 36 Years of Animation

The Simpsons premiered on December 17th, 1989, with the Christmas-themed "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," a heartwarming episode that brought the family out of The Tracey Ullman Show and onto ...
Inside EVs

I Drove Tesla's Budget Model Y Standard. It's Not Worth It.

I really didn’t mean to waste a salesman’s time—but the opportunity presented itself. I happened to be en route to return the Premium-trimmed Tesla Model Y I had been testing for our Breakthrough EV ...
Lifehacker

How ChatGPT's New Image Generator Stacks Up Against Gemini's Nano Banana Pro

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...