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This Cannes Film Cost $500,000 to Make. $400,000 Was AI Compute Costs.

Today at 20:00 PM, via Slashdot

Higgsfield AI is debuting a 95-minute fully AI-generated film at Cannes called “Hell Grind” that reportedly cost $500,000 to make, $400,000 of which was spent on compute alone. The project took just two weeks to produce and is intended to showcase the startup’s AI production tools. But it also underscores the current limits of AI filmmaking: thousands of detailed prompts, endless iteration,...

defi.com CEO Neil May Challenges Industry: “Most DeFi Projects Are Building Privacy for Anonymity, Not Privacy for People”

Today at 19:38 PM, via Tech Financials

London, England  – As the DeFi sector rushes to integrate zero-knowledge proofs and privacy pools, defi.com CEO Neil May has issued a sharp rebuke to the industry: the vast majority of privacy solutions are solving the wrong problem. “Privacy without identity is just hiding,” said May. “The industry has become obsessed with making transactions invisible, […]

Venmo Redesign Makes New Users’ Posts Friends-Only by Default

Today at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

Venmo is testing a major redesign that will make new users’ payment posts viewable by their friends by default instead of being public. The Verge reports: It’s a notable update for a platform that has struggled with privacy in the past. In 2021, BuzzFeed News tracked down President Joe Biden’s Venmo account and the accounts of people in his inner circle because Venmo, at the time, had no way to...

Health blame game doesn’t hold water | Brief letters

Today at 18:55 PM, via The Guardian

Sink or swim? | Deep vision | Sacrificial candidate | Diverting days out

Sir Christopher Ball telling people their future longevity is in their own hands and to stop blaming others (Report, 20 May) is akin to telling a drowning man to pull himself together and swim, without asking what were the circumstances that put him in the water in the first place. Life and longevity is a complex issue and...

Samsung Chip Workers To Get $340,000 Average Bonus In AI Boom

Today at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

Samsung is reportedly set to pay chip-division workers an average bonus of about $340,000 after reaching a tentative deal with its union, according to Bloomberg (paywalled). The deal ended a standoff that “could have cost the economy as much as 1 trillion won ($658 million) daily, with losses potentially multiplying to 100 trillion won ($68 billion) if in-progress semiconductor wafers were...

SwapVend Launches SwapUnion, Six Digital Platforms That Form An Informal Market Infrastructure Called SwapEconomy

Today at 17:19 PM, via Tech Financials

Johannesburg-based SwapVend, the digital marketplace platform focused on enabling trade within South Africa’s township and informal economies, has announced that it is expanding into a broader economic infrastructure ecosystem known as SwapUnion. The announcement follows the continued market rollout of SwapVend, which has quietly been building traction on the ground across South Africa...

Why ProxyWing’s Proxy Service Keeps Showing Up in 2026 Proxy Comparison Threads

Today at 16:06 PM, via Tech Financials

A reliable network structure was once seen as a basic requirement for storing data, but now it’s a must-have for businesses worldwide. As anti-bot detection mechanisms and geographically targeted restrictions become more challenging. If you happen to be in tasks like extracting large-scale data, doing market research, or managing multiple accounts through automation, having strong […]

What is immunotherapy and how does it treat cancer and other conditions?

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

From infections and allergies to brain diseases and autoimmune disorders, a wave of trials offers hope

Clinical trials of immunotherapies have rocketed in the past decade as researchers have turned their understanding of the body’s defences into powerful new treatments. Leading the pack are cancer therapies, but researchers have other conditions in their sights, from infections and allergies...

AI moves beyond human-speed threats

Today at 15:36 PM, via ITWeb

In an era defined by AI agents and autonomous execution, organisations must rethink what “recovery” truly means, says Veeam Software’s Ian Engelbrecht.

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