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Industry news and interviews this week: DP Ashley Connor details the production pipeline for Netflix’s ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures,’ focusing on the; and Digital Domain has launched DDAI, an AI-integrated VFX infrastructure platform.

Circular Fashion and Textile Recycling this week: A consortium led by Axens, Jeplan, and Ifpen has validated the REWIND PET chemical recycling process for textiles at; and Vinted’s €8B secondary valuation and reported position as the UK’s…

Visual Effects and CGI this week: Boris FX’s Silhouette 2026 release advances its ML toolset for rotoscoping and 3D tracking, focusing on multi-object; and Pilgway has launched the public beta for 3DCoat 2026, introducing a new…

AI and Data-Driven Fashion Retail this week: This matters for FashionTech because it gives a concrete current signal to track: Integrated impact of image; and PatSnap’s 2026 analysis of apparel size recommendation patents reveals a shift…

New software releases and updates this week: Silhouette 2026 introduces updates focused on reducing manual labor in roto and paint workflows through enhanced ML; and Pilgway has released 3DCoat 2026 into public beta, featuring a new…

Digital Product Passports and RFID Compliance this week: SML Group’s InfuseRFID technology, an embedded RFID tag designed to survive garment washing and dyeing, has won a; and RAIN RFID adoption is shifting from operational efficiency to…

FashionTech this week: SML Group’s InfuseRFID embedded tag has received the 2026 SEAL Sustainable Product Award; and Tunisian knitwear manufacturer Tunicotex Group implemented Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan, replacing manual.

FashionTech this week: SML Group’s InfuseRFID technology, which embeds wash-resistant RFID tags at the raw material or early assembly; and Coats Digital, a provider of manufacturing software to the apparel industry, has appointed Himanshu…

VFX Tools, Studios, and Industry News this week: Cannes 2026 served as a live audit of power shifts in film production and distribution, with AI-driven; and Tathastu Techno Solution, a regional training and services vendor, leveraged its…