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VFX August 3, 2026: iRender High-Performance GPU Render Farm, How much Intelligence, LaCie 8big Pro5, and more
Visual Effects and CGI this week: iRender’s 2026 guide for freelance 3D artists argues that the cheapest rendering solution isn’t the lowest hourly; and Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve 21 ships a suite of on-device neural-network tools, with…
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FashionTech August 3, 2026: Can Brands Create, Indonesia’s PT Globalindo adopts GSDCost
FashionTech this week: California’s SB 707 and Italy’s new EPR decree are forcing fashion brands to confront textile waste, but the; and PT Globalindo Intimates, a Central Java manufacturer of export underwear for Fruit of the Loom and…
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Photo & Cinema August 3, 2026: ARRI Brings LogC3, Riedel founder Thomas, Sony FX5 Day-One Supply Warning, and more
Photography & Cinematography this week: ARRI and HONOR have detailed the imaging system for the upcoming Robot Phone, integrating ARRI LogC3, Wide Gamut 3; and Thomas Riedel’s acquisition of ARRI is now official, uniting the German camera…
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VFX July 27, 2026: InstaMAT adds 2D UV painting
This matters for Visual Effects and CGI because it gives a concrete current signal to track: Table of Contents Show For those who don’t know the tool: InstaMAT is Abstract‘s material authoring, asset texturing and…
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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…