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Freak Pulse
Category: Technology News
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Roundup: Industry Moves, Netflix eyes historic LA studio lot, and more.
Creators, Talent, And Leadership this week: This matters for Film and TV Development because it gives a concrete current signal to track: – **Bidding Exit**; and This matters for Visual Effects and CGI because it gives a concrete current…
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Roundup: AI Reshaping Film Production, Beeble adds green screen AI model, and more.
AI, Automation, And Platform Shifts this week: Beeble has integrated the CorridorKey model into its cloud-based Background Remover tool, offering a specialized; and USC, NYU Tisch, and Chapman are formalizing generative AI training in…
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Roundup: Textile Recycling Tech, EU rules force fashion’s circular shift, and more.
Circular Fashion and Textile Recycling Innovations this week: The 2026 enforcement of EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and Extended Producer Responsibility; and A partnership between Circulose and China Textile…
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Roundup: VFX artistry under the hood, the science of creature animation, and more.
Industry insights and VFX artist spotlights this week: Senior animation directors from DNEG and Framestore detail the practical constraints and creative compromises in; and A retrospective on three landmark VFX achievements—Terminator 2’s…
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Roundup: Fashion Supply Chain Tech: PLM, Fashion PLM Blog Tech, and more.
Fashion Supply Chain Tech: PLM, Inventory, and ERP this week: A market analysis of fashion technology adoption reveals a stark gap between enterprise-scale integration and; and This matters for Made In USA manufacturing and logistics…
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Roundup: VFX & 3D Tools, Maxon ships C4D 2026.2 with iPad beta, and more.
New software and tools for 3D and VFX artists this week: Maxon has released Cinema 4D 2026.
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Roundup: EU Digital Product Passports, RFID is the compliance glue, and more.
Digital Product Passports and RFID for Fashion Compliance this week: The EU’s Digital Product Passport (DPP) framework, mandated by the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation; and This matters for FashionTech because it gives a…
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Roundup: VFX Breakdowns, How One Piece’s CG Chopper Sailed In, and more.
Behind-the-scenes VFX breakdowns for films and shows this week: The second season of Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ expands the visual effects scope with 3,800 shots, up from 2,300 in; and The Third Floor has released a previs and postvis reel for…
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Light-activated gel could impact wearables, soft robotics, and more
FashionTech this week: MIT engineers have developed a soft, flexible gel that becomes 400 times more conductive when exposed to light; and MIT faculty and alumni received American Physical Society honors for 2025-26.
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Roundup: Smart Textiles & Wearable Technology, Smart Clothing Technology 2026, and more.
Smart Textiles & Wearable Technology this week: The smart clothing market in 2026 is not a unified field but a collection of five distinct competitive arenas; and A conference hosted by NC State’s Fashion and Textile Business Excellence…