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Category: Technology News
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FashionTech July 27, 2026: Is Durability Fashion’s Next Competitive
WRAP’s February report and forthcoming EU and California regulations are pushing durability from a marketing talking point into a compliance requirement, with proposed wash-cycle standards as low as five cycles drawing…
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Photo & Cinema July 27, 2026: How Christopher Nolan Shot, Sony Electronics Launches
Photography & Cinematography this week: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is the first feature shot entirely on IMAX 15-perf/65mm film, using the new Keighley; and Sony has announced the FX5, a full-frame Cinema Line camera that brings…
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Hackers July 27, 2026: dickovers 21 Jul 2026, US Leaves Them Vulnerable, Pluralistic California’s privacy obstacle course, and more
Hacker Community this week: Cory Doctorow’s latest Pluralistic post coins and dissects the ‘dickover’—the modal popover that websites use to; and UC San Diego researchers found that the KARR Security System, an aftermarket car alarm…
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Hackers July 20, 2026: Predicted Real-World Digital Rights Issues
EFF’s Dave Maass reflects on how Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2, released a decade ago, anticipated real-world digital rights battles, from insecure surveillance cameras to cell-site simulators and weaponized security robots.
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VFX July 20, 2026: Tyler Perry Studios, Comp enters public alpha Digitalproduction
Visual Effects and CGI this week: Tyler Perry Studios is partnering with Synapse Virtual Production to build a new virtual production facility on its; and Tyler Perry Studios is converting an existing soundstage on its Atlanta campus into…
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FashionTech July 20, 2026: performance apparel Innovationintextiles, Digital Product Passport, eliminate harmful chemicals
FashionTech this week: Covation Biomaterials launched two new bio-based performance materials at the Functional Fabric Fair; and This matters for FashionTech because it gives a concrete current signal to track: The European Union has…
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Hackaday Links
Hacker Community this week: The FTC reached a settlement with John Deere requiring the company to make diagnostic and repair software available; and Four years after Dobbs, anti-abortion officials are systematically targeting online…
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Krokodove: a massive expansion of Fusion and Resolve’s creative arsenal
Visual Effects and CGI this week: Krokodove, a procedural node set for Fusion and DaVinci Resolve developed over 20 years by Raf Schoenmaekers, has; and Roji Research has opened beta registration for a render-oriented joint interface that…
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Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan transforms operations at Tunicotex
Tunicotex Group, a Tunisian knitwear manufacturer supplying luxury brands like Hugo Boss and Moncler, replaced manual Excel-based planning with Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan.
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Photo & Cinema July 13, 2026: Why Christopher Nolan shot, Cameras Become More Connected, Hoyte van Hoytema Shot 15/70
Photography & Cinematography this week: Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ opening July 17, is the first feature shot entirely on IMAX film, a feat achieved; and Riedel’s acquisition of ARRI signals a structural shift in which cameras are…