Apple Intelligence now features Image Playground, Genmoji, Writing Tools enhancements, seamless support for ChatGPT, and visual intelligence
Today also marks the beginning of Apple Intelligence language expansion with localized English support for Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the U.K. CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced the release of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, introducing…
AI is ‘an energy hog,’ but DeepSeek could change that
DeepSeek claims to use far less energy than its competitors, but there are still big questions about what that means for the environment. DeepSeek startled everyone last month with the claim that its AI model uses roughly one-tenth the amount…
Aesthetic vs. Praxis in Afro-futurism
“The praxis of Afro-Futurism is both a practice of liberation and a means of discarding aspirations, possessions, and entitlements that encode the terms of our oppression in prescribed identities. This is not a call for dispassionate transcendence from our social…
The Story of Coca-Cola and its AI-powered Vending Machines
Coca-Cola uses artificial intelligence (AI) to understand customer behavior and brand effectiveness through its next-gen vending machines. Coca-Cola is the world’s largest non-alcoholic beverage company, operating in more than 200 countries and territories. It is the only non-tech company ranked…
‘Superman’ Takes Flight In New Trailer And It Looks . . . Weird
I’m trying to stay upbeat about James Gunn’s upcoming Superman movie. I want DC to bounce back. I want all the franchises to bounce back: Marvel, Star Wars, Star Trek, Game Of Thrones, Lord Of The Rings. They’re all floundering….
Jayden Daniels: The NFL’s No. 2 Overall Pick is Showing The League That He’s Much More Than a Consolation prize
Almost every choice an NFL team makes has the potential to make a significant impact on an organization’s future. But when it comes to picking a quarterback, a decision really can be ‘franchise-altering’ – for better or worse. This is…
Art Movement: Expressionism – Expressionist Artists, Art & Overview
At the start of the twentieth century, an artistic tendency swept through Europe, spurred on by resistance to bourgeois culture and a fervent search for rejuvenated creativity. It came to be known as Expressionism. Words that characterize Expressionist artists and…
The 10 Most Popular Modern and Contemporary Artists
10. Damien Hirst (b. 1965) Damien Hirst is the most prominent member of a group of modern artists, the Young British Artists, which dominated the UK contemporary art scene in the ‘90s. Hirst is the UK’s richest living artist, and…
‘His paintings are magical’: Barry Humphries’s art to feature alongside Dame Edna memorabilia at Christie’s auction
Barry Humphries has had the last laugh—naturally. The fine art fanciers who will be attending the posthumous auction of the entertainer’s collection, in hopes of a distinguished watercolour or rare manuscript, will come face to bespectacled face with his most…
Bill Belichick Thinks Super Bowl Trophy Should Get Tom Brady-Inspired New Name
“Players win games,” Belichick told co-cost Jim Gray, before calling out some of the best he has coached. “You can’t win games without good players.” “You gotta have good players and as a coach, you want to give your players…
Cat mistakenly left on plane, makes three trips between New Zealand and Australia in 24 hours
Wellington, New ZealandAP — A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia. Mittens, 8, was booked for…
Notre Dame’s Kate Koval is a rising star in college basketball and a daughter of war-torn Ukraine
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Through warmups and the game, the cell phone sat on the team’s bench. In the small gym in Brookville, N.Y., Long Island, no opponent could match Kate Koval that February night. Her coach yelled to her,…
Missing hiker thanks rescuers after surviving 13 days on two granola bars in Australian national park
Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A 23-year-old hiker who survived 13 days lost in the Australian wilderness after randomly finding two granola bars has thanked his rescuers for enduring “tough conditions” to find him. Hadi Nazari was rescued on Wednesday, almost two weeks…
Alina Perez’s ” Family Romance” @ Yossi Milo Gallery, NYC
Yossi Milo is pleased to announce Family Romance, Alina Perez’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. Family Romance opens to the public on Thursday, January 16, with an artist’s reception from 6-8 PM, and will be on view through Saturday, March 8, 2025. Alina Perez’s…
Admit It, DC is About to Debut The Flash’s Coolest Look of All Time
The Absolute Universe may not have a lot of hope in it, but it’s about to have one of the best-looking Flash variants that has ever existed. Absolute Flash is still a bit away from its official debut, but a glimpse into the future is…
Clothes for Savvy, Elegant Adults? What an Idea.
So begins the year of fashion change. First out of the gate: Lanvin, where Peter Copping, who took the creative reins in September, wasn’t just tasked with giving an old name a reboot because, you know, consumers were bored and…
Bronze Age Footprints Preserved During Vesuvius Eruption Are Found in Italy
A number of Bronze Age discoveries were made during upgrades to a methane pipeline in the Italian province of Salerno, the Italian news agency ANSA reports. Bronze Age footprints, both from animals and from humans, were initially identified as work…
Restaurant charges $120 to add pineapple on pizza
There are few moments as controversial in food history as the decision by a Canadian chef in the 1960s to put tinned pineapple on top of a ham pizza. When Sam Panapoulos created what he and his brother-slash-partner-in-crime dubbed Hawaiian pizza, it…
Absolute Superman Completely Rewrites the Man of Steel’s Origin Story – And It Is Heartbreaking
The following contains major spoilers for Absolute Superman #3, on sale now from DC Comics. DC’s Absolute Universe has completely rewritten the Man of Steel’s origin story. Absolute Superman #3 brings readers back six years to a time when Kal-El was young and…
Nina Molloy: These Griefs, These Gardens
There’s a small party in a two-story house furnished with midcentury teak, warmly lit, located on the outskirts of a city with a tropical climate. The guests are foreign dignitaries, optometrists, and architects with their own firms—and because it is…