Sir Jony Ive — the man designed the original iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad during his 22 years as Apple design chief — has claimed new-car buyers will drive demand for physical buttons to return in automotive entertainment systems. In recent years, car companies such as Tesla and Volkswagen have Read more…
Released 40 years ago, the 1982 movie Tron eventually spawned a 2010 sequel (plus a 19-episode animated series that aired on Disney XD between 2012 and 2013). But it also spawned a rollercoaster… Tron Lightcycle Run first opened at Shanghai Disneyland in 2016. (You can find some ride-through footage on Read more…
AI image generators like DALL-E and Midjourney have become an especially buzzy topic lately, and it’s easy to see why. Using machine learning models trained on billions of images, the systems tap into the allure of the black box, creating works that feel both alien and strangely familiar. Naturally, this Read more…
Fans think 2022 has been one of the best years for blockbusters this century. Critics think it’s been one of the worst. When Sony released its film adaptation of the video game “Uncharted” in February, critics were quick to tear it apart. The Wall Street Journal called it “bloodless, heartless, Read more…
SoundCloud CEO Michael Weissman told employees in an email that the company “will be making reductions to our global team that will impact up to 20% of our company.” “Making changes that affect people is incredibly hard. But it is one that is necessary given the challenging economic climate and Read more…
A recent media release from market research firm IDC predicts that Meta (the parent company of Facebook) may not be able to compete in the mixed-reality business in the long run if its strategy remains unchanged. The media release offers a bird’s-eye view of the virtual reality hardware marketplace. In Read more…
Mickey will be for the public domain in 2024, following U.S. copyright laws that state intellectual property on artistic work expires at the 95-year mark. When Mickey Mouse first appeared, Disney’s copyright was protected for 56 years. The company supported the Copyright Act of 1976 which extended protections for 75 Read more…