Month: May 2023

EXCLUSIVE: “This is about setting the course for the industry for the future,” said Directors Guild of America chief Lesli Linka Glatter today on the guild’s upcoming talks with studios and the WGA strike that started this week. “We’re in a team sport. We’re only as good as our teams.” In the midst of the
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In the past four years, four states and 15 U.S. cities have legalized or decriminalized psychedelics or reduced the enforcement of laws regarding them. Research into therapeutic uses for psilocybin, LSD, MDMA and other psychedelics is expanding for the treatment of conditions ranging from PTSD to anorexia. A major funder of these legislative and research efforts
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Xiaomi Civi 2, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC, was launched in China in September last year. Now, the smartphone brand is reportedly preparing to release a possible successor. Although Xiaomi has not yet confirmed the existence of the Xiaomi Civi 3, it has purportedly received certification from China’s Ministry of Industry
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May 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananAdvanced Persistent Threat An advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Dragon Breath has been observed adding new layers of complexity to its attacks by adopting a novel DLL side-loading mechanism. “The attack is based on a classic side-loading attack, consisting of a clean application, a malicious loader, and an encrypted payload,
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What is literary fiction? I’ve been trying to figure it out, and I’m stumped. (Let me just say this up front: this essay is about 750 words, and I absolutely do not give a definitive definition anywhere in those words.) Like any genre or age category, “literary fiction” is a designation that is primarily a
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Air quality in California has improved a lot since the 1960s, but the fight against smog continues. Last week, the California Air Resources Board announced new regulations of fully transitioning semitrucks to zero-emissions technology by 2045. The new rule cannot be implemented without approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, but it is highly expected
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Ed Sheeran has won his copyright trial over similarities between his hit single Thinking Out Loud and the Marvin Gaye 1973 classic Let’s Get It On. Sheeran was accused of ripping off part of the famed soul track Gaye created with fellow songwriter Ed Townsend in a lawsuit originally filed by heirs of Townsend in
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