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Daily Record
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
'One of the best biopics ever' streaming on Prime Video director says is greatest war movie
The acclaimed director was choosing some of his favourite films An Oscar-nominated director has revealed his pick for one of the greatest war films ever produced. Earlier this year, Denis Villeneuve had the opportunity to visit the Criterion Closet and share his favourite films and recommendations with fans. His selection included films that have inspired him as a filmmaker, as well as his favourite works from renowned directors. Villeneuve is recognised for directing films such as Sicario, Arrival, Prisoners, Blade Runner 2049, and Dune Parts One and Two. His work has earned him numerous Oscar and BAFTA nominations, including a Best Director nod for Arrival, reports the Express. The Criterion Closet is a physical or sometimes mobile space created for events, housing every title distributed by The Criterion collection. Reportedly home to at least 1,700 films, celebrities are often invited to select their favourites while being filmed. During his visit earlier this year, Villeneuve's picks included The Three Colours trilogy directed by Krzysztof Kielowski, Lars von Trier's Europa, Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai, Satyricon by Fellini, and Henri-Georges Clouzot's The Wages of Fear. The director also expressed his appreciation for documentaries, recommending Le Mystère Picasso from Henri-Georges Clouzot. Additionally, he highlighted a film about a historical figure which, in his opinion, ranks among the best war movies. He remarked: "Che, with the great Benicio del Toro. For me, it's by far one of the best movies about war, about what it is to be a leader of men." Expanding on his thoughts, he stated: "The research behind this movie is astonishing, and I absolutely adore the directing. I think it's a movie that is underrated. Honestly, it's a masterful work by Soderbergh. My favourite movie from Soderbergh." Intriguingly, he hinted as well at a possible source of inspiration for his own monumental interpretation of the Dune novels when examining the double DVD boxset, noting: "Part one, part two. Maybe there's an influence there. I don't know." The 2008 epic biographical flick Che unfolded the story of Argentine Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and came in a nearly five-hour-long two-part format. For those intrigued to delve into what Villeneuve extolled, they will be pleased to find both chapters available for streaming on Prime Video. Under the directorial prowess of Steven Soderbergh, the film starred Benicio del Toro as Che and strayed from the conventional linear storytelling, instead opting to weave together various segments from Che's life journey. One enthusiast hailed the film, asserting: " One of the best biopics ever. It should have won Oscar." A separate individual praised it further saying: "Gorgeously shot, superbly acted, and poignantly relevant." For those inclined to watch, 'Che Parts One and Two' are streamable now via Prime Video.
Forbes
29-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
GenAI In The Supply Chain: Predicting Disruption As A Competitive Edge
Sadagopan S, Executive Vice President, Global Head of SaaS & Commercial Applications, Digital Business Services at HCLTech. getty What makes extraterrestrials invincible in the movie Edge of Tomorrow or so superior in Arrival? It is because they could foresee the future. Today, we may not have the technology to know the future, but we have the tools and means to guess it with a high degree of precision. Artificial intelligence (AI)—particularly, generative AI (GenAI)—is the key. It gives us the ability to analyze both structured and unstructured data in real time and predict probable future scenarios. And, needless to say, one practice that needs it the most is supply chain management. We know how supply chains are and have always been. Any disturbance in the fabric of space-time seems to have a direct impact on the supply chain. No wonder supply chain managers have been active in the adoption of technologies that can help them foresee risks. The same is the case with GenAI. A study found that 72% of supply chain executives have deployed GenAI, with most of them already registering modest productivity and revenue gains. GenAI harnesses the latent potential of traditional AI. Let's look at how it does so and whether its applicability in supply chain management is hyped or real. GenAI is particularly helpful in predicting potential supply chain disruptions. Traditionally, organizations have relied on historical sales data, market trends and subjective human intuition to forecast risk scenarios in supply chains. However, compared to traditional methods, GenAI is more effective in accounting for complex factors—economic fluctuations, shifts in consumer behavior, geopolitical tensions, weather conditions, social media trends, etc.—in real time. As a result, it is more accurate in its predictions. This predictive capability of GenAI enables us to anticipate challenges with higher precision, chart models of risk scenarios more comprehensively and develop contingency plans that reduce the impact of disruptions. We can make proactive adjustments to our procurement and inventory management strategies to mitigate expected disruptions. Supply chains typically involve far too many touchpoints and interdependencies to allow confident decision-making. As mentioned above, there are myriad factors—international transportation bottlenecks, natural disasters and supplier insolvency, among others—that need to be considered simultaneously in real time to decide what's best for the business. To be able to revise decisions and adapt to the circumstances, deep visibility and insights into all the factors is imperative. However, traditional methodologies for imbuing agility in decision-making entail considerable human subjectivity, which lowers the probability of achieving the desired outcomes. GenAI can simulate all probable risk scenarios and recommend different courses of action to avoid or mitigate each of them. This data-driven approach to decision-making gives us the necessary foresight for short-term, medium-term and long-term strategies, minimizing the vulnerabilities in the supply chain. The impact of GenAI on supply chains is not a theoretical concept or in the beta phase. There are many organizations across industries that are leveraging the technology to overcome supply chain roadblocks and achieve higher consistency and certainty. For instance, a major logistics company in the U.S. has been leveraging GenAI to optimize in-warehouse pick-up routes. Its GenAI platform accounts for fuel consumption, delivery priorities, weather variations and other factors to recommend the best route. The space and material handling optimization thus achieved has improved the company's productivity and reduced its operational expenditure. Besides, the GenAI solution also analyzes the company's trade network and recommends improvements accordingly. Similarly, a utility company is using GenAI for sewer pipe inspection and prioritization of maintenance tasks. The solution analyzes videos of the insides of the pipes to detect cracks, deformities, root intrusions and debris deposits, as well as structural defects and joint misalignments. The GenAI-enabled software also classifies defects in terms of severity. And whenever operators override the GenAI's classification, the solution learns from the interaction and updates its priority index to generate more accurate results. Also, a globally renowned pizza brand has incorporated GenAI into its analytics tool for more accurate demand forecasts. As a result, the company has improved its product availability and delivery timeliness, thereby enhancing customer experience. Deploying GenAI to achieve superior supply chain resilience is no mean feat. Irrespective of the industry, there are certain imperatives that you must fulfill to leverage the technology to its potential. The use of GenAI is poised to expand throughout the supply chain landscape amid an increasingly complex and tumultuous global business environment. Considering how actively supply chain managers are adopting the technology and improving use cases, they will achieve hyper-efficiency, resiliency and sustainability in the ecosystem soon. Similarly, those who are trailing in the GenAI adoption race or have not considered it yet may soon find themselves lagging too far behind to catch up. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and technology executives. Do I qualify?
Mint
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
‘To Make a Home with You': A group show that makes space for queer solidarity
A group exhibition at Art and Charlie, a contemporary space in Bandra, Mumbai, comes just ahead of Pride Month in June. Titled To Make a Home with You, the show curated by Mihir Thakkar brings together five young artists—Aksh Diwan Garg, Deepak Dhiman, Lakshya Bhargava, Namrata Arjun and Zoya Lobo—from diverse backgrounds. The curator and artists identify as queer and their visual reflections in the show stem from deeply personal and lived experiences. Thakkar, who is making his curatorial debut with the show, would like to break this notion that queerness sits outside of mainstream society. 'I want to push back against attempts at 'othering' queer people as a subculture," he adds. 'Queers are not different from heteronormative people in seeking a support system in friendships, which offer them a safe space and a sense of belonging. And this is an aspect that the show focuses on." There are some interesting interpretations and renditions in the show. For instance, Namrata Arjun's Arrival (after Masaccio) (2025) critically examines the early Renaissance artist's work The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden. In Masaccio's fresco, which can be viewed in the church of Santa Maria Del Carmine in Florence, Adam covers his face and Eve her breasts in shame as an angel with a sword drives them out of heaven. In contrast, Arjun's version represents the two naked figures as non-binary and liberated. 'I have attempted to erase the gender markers of the Biblical story by doing a queer retelling of it." she shares. Also read: Can AI replace children's book illustrators? The arms are the most direct expression of this radical subversion—instead of being self-censoring, Adam's arms reach out to Eve as an invocation of mutual trust and solidarity. It is an assertion for acceptance and a refusal to be shamed. 23-year-old Garg recently completed a residency at Space Studio Baroda, which is an independent not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting artists and developing creative practices. His practice is rooted in figuration and is often autobiographical. Through his playfully titled paintings, Garg explores ideas of belonging through intimate yet public social settings like restaurants which create spaces for togetherness for him. The compositions, rendered in warm palettes, are framed cinematically to cue emotional drama but in a subtle and playful way. One of the works, Mosquito Bite (2025), is inspired by an actual experience that took place when he was out with his close friends. 'It's a humorous take on how we sometimes refer to love bites as mosquito bites when they are exposed but everyone understands what they actually are," reveals Garg. The characters in his paintings are usually women. 'I often explore the sense of femininity within myself. Also, as someone who grew up surrounded by my mother and elder sisters, I have learned their values," he adds. Also read: Lounge Loves: The Looksmith, 'Thudarum' and more Deepak Dhiman's paintings Outcome-ing and We Thrive Seeing You Live (2025) focus on the cathartic moments of compassion when he came out to his family. They underscore the importance of such vulnerable moments in queer journeys and the criticality of support from loved ones. Meanwhile aspiring photojournalist Zoya Lobo's photographs reveal tender moments of kinship between friends in the transgender community. Her own life is quite inspiring—she begged on trains and brought a camera, ended up learning photography and is now finding recognition for her work as a media person. Her photographs create a sense of family within the community and reflect her efforts to fight for their rights. In contrast, Lakshya Bhargava's works are marked by absence of people in domestic spaces. Rather, it is the objects that stand as personifications of intimate relationships in terms of the residual memory they hold through shared acts of care. The objects are often paired in his works, be it a couple of t-shirts in After Wash (2025) or a pair of spoons in Morning Bed (2025). 'I was also thinking about what happens to these spaces once we have gone our different ways. There's a sadness in imagining them unattended, and yet that impermanence feels very real," he says. For Bhargava, who is currently pursuing a master's degree from the Slade School of Fine Arts in London, being away from home has also encouraged him to seek new forms of belonging. Sharing domestic chores with fellow students have made him feel at home and imprints of these have found their way into the works he has exhibited. Also read: 'A Show of Hands': Celebrating the generous mentorship of artist Gieve Patel There is also a concerted effort to activate the space for the exhibition. The restored Portuguese-style house, which now acts as the gallery space, will be hosting an evening of comedy by members of Queer Rated Comedy on 17 May and a day later, the KASHISH Pride Film Festival team will showcase a set of short films, followed by sessions with the cast and crew. In India, in the last one year, there have been a couple of notable shows drawing attention to queer journeys. This show's impact lies in its building of empathy towards vulnerabilities and shared moments within the queer community. It is an element that would also appeal to the heteronormative audience at large. 'To Make a Home with You' can be viewed at Art and Charlie Gallery, Mumbai till 8 June. Anindo Sen is an independent art and culture writer.
Associated Press
21-04-2025
- Automotive
- Associated Press
Global and China Skateboard Chassis Industry Report 2024-2025: Market Fades in Overseas Markets, While it Begins to Come to the Fore in China
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 21, 2025-- The 'Skateboard Chassis Industry Report Global and China, 2024-2025" report has been added to offering. Skateboard chassis research: already used in 8 production models, and larger-scale production expected beyond 2025 Global and China Skateboard Chassis Industry Report, 2024-2025 combs through and summarizes the status quo, installation, and suppliers' product layout of skateboard chassis, and also predicts its future development trends. This article will interpret the status quo of the industry from three perspectives: OEMs, suppliers, and the capital market. Skateboard chassis fades in overseas markets, while it begins to come to the fore in China. As giants Arrival and Canoo exit, skateboard chassis cools down in overseas markets. In January 2024, Arrival, a prominent British skateboard chassis player, received a delisting notice from the NASDAQ Stock Market. In February 2024, the company filed for bankruptcy protection and eventually sold its assets to another startup, Canoo. Yet Canoo's car making dreams also came to an abrupt end this year. As the global pioneer of the model of making cars with skateboard chassis, Canoo launched pickups, sedans, and LDVs for freight, and successfully delivered products to renowned institutions such as National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the US Department of Defense, and the US Postal Service. It signed cooperation agreements with companies like Walmart. However, on January 17, 2025, Canoo announced that it had filed for bankruptcy protection and ceased operations immediately. The exits of Arrival and Canoo, two skateboard chassis OEM giants, not only signify the end of their car making dreams but also indicate the development of skateboard chassis has a setback in the Western market. Although skateboard chassis has cooled in overseas markets, several Chinese OEMs are still working to deploy skateboard chassis technology. They not only have had multiple production models equipped with skateboard chassis technology, but unveiled several new models featuring this technology in 2024. Multiple Chinese OEMs deploy skateboard chassis technology, small-scale production for light commercial vehicles expected during 2025-2026. According to incomplete statistics, about 14 models featuring skateboard chassis technology debuted in 2024, mainly light commercial vehicles planned for mass production during 2025-2026. In the passenger car segment, the model NIO S Liezhuang CIIC800V is currently planned to adopt skateboard chassis technology. In China, 8 production models have already adopted skateboard chassis technology, of which most are light commercial vehicles such as logistics vehicle, light bus, and light truck, and a few are heavy trucks and passenger cars. 2023 to Early 2025: 7 suppliers secured 15 funding rounds, raising over RMB1.6 billion. The train of financing events highlights the capital market's great attention to and support for the skateboard chassis segment. On one hand, the highly integrated and modular design of skateboard chassis can effectively shorten R&D cycles and reduce costs for automakers, aligning with the current trend towards intelligence and electrification in the automotive industry. On the other hand, its application potential in logistics, sanitation, public transport, and other fields is immense, making it a promising market. The influx of capital will further drive innovation and iteration in skateboard chassis technology, and accelerate commercialization of related companies, giving a big boost to the entire industry. While skateboard chassis face challenges in overseas markets, it thrives in China. The reasons for this contrast include low penetration of new energy vehicles, insufficient policy support, and high supply chain costs overseas. The boom in China is credited to policy support, a mature supply chain, capital favor, and rapid technological iteration. In addition to OEMs which vigorously make layout, the capital market has also shown strong enthusiasm, with high confidence in skateboard chassis: Skateboard chassis solution suppliers target end scenarios, with multiple models in operation. Skateboard chassis technology suppliers such as REE, PIX Moving, TEEMO Technology, ECAR Tech, and Seektop Automobile primarily apply their products to last-mile scenarios, including autonomous retail vehicles, autonomous cleaning robots, and autonomous logistics vehicles. Take PIX Moving and TEEMO Technology as examples: In December 2024, PIX Moving, TIS, and the Hot Okinawa Research Institute formed a partnership. In this collaboration, TIS is responsible for introduction and planning, PIX Moving provides autonomous vehicles and technology, the Hot Okinawa Research Institute operates autonomous retail services, and Kanucha Resort (a resort in Nago City, Okinawa) provides application scenarios. PIX's autonomous retail vehicle Robo-Shop (eagle wing door version) has been put into operation in Okinawa, Japan, offering innovative unmanned mobile retail services to tourists. It can be intelligently dispatched according to tourist flow, automatically moving to crowded areas to sell snacks, beverages, and other goods, and supporting cashless payments. TEEMO Technology's AutoBots-W7 mid-size intelligent skateboard chassis is designed for medium- and low-speed autonomous MPVs which are applicable to scenarios such as urban and campus delivery, unmanned logistics, factory logistics, and urban and rural sanitation. Its commercially produced skateboard chassis, AutoBots-W7, has been successfully installed on Zelos (Suzhou) Technology's urban autonomous distribution vehicles. Currently, Zelos has achieved large-scale deployment in over 20 provinces in China and more than 100 cities globally, covering scenarios like fresh food delivery, laundry delivery, cold chain distribution, and express delivery. Zelos finds broad application in express delivery, and partners with multiple express companies such as SF Express, China Post, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and STO Express. Key Topics Covered: Overview of Skateboard Chassis Industry Skateboard Chassis Technology Layout of OEMs Chinese and Foreign Skateboard Chassis Suppliers Application Scenarios and Solutions for Skateboard Chassis Development Trends of Skateboard Chassis For more information about this report visit About is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends. View source version on CONTACT: Laura Wood, Senior Press Manager [email protected] For E.S.T Office Hours Call 1-917-300-0470 For U.S./ CAN Toll Free Call 1-800-526-8630 For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900 KEYWORD: CHINA ASIA PACIFIC INDUSTRY KEYWORD: AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMOTIVE SOURCE: Research and Markets Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 04/21/2025 09:37 AM/DISC: 04/21/2025 09:36 AM
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
An Astronomer's Guide to Seeing the Planetary Cluster This April
Getty Images From blood moons to partial solar eclipses, there's been no shortage of exciting astronomical events in 2025. Over the course of a couple of weeks in mid-April, early risers will get a treat looking to the east before sunrise: three naked-eye planets will be clustered low to the horizon, at times separated by just 8 degrees (less than the apparent size of your fist held at arm's length). Meet the author: Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with a PhD in astronomy at the University of Virginia. He has written four books on astronomy and consulted on space TV shows and movies, including the 2016 hit, Arrival. He was also the head science writer for the first season of Bill Nye Saves the World on Netflix. The planets are Venus, Mercury, and Saturn, and all you need to see them are clear skies, an unobstructed view to the eastern horizon, and a willingness to get up before dawn. Binoculars might help you spot the trio, though they aren't strictly necessary. The grouping is visible anywhere on Earth, though the closer you are to the equator, the easier it will be to see. Of the three planets Venus is by far the most obvious, the third brightest natural object in the sky after the sun and moon, shining 25 times brighter than the other two planets. It's also highest above the eastern horizon, making it a cinch to catch even when the sky begins to glow with the impending dawn. Venus is closer to the sun than Earth is, which means it moves more rapidly around the sun. It just 'lapped' us in late March, passing the sun in the sky and sliding ahead of us in its orbit to become a 'morning star.' As it continues to move away from the sun, it will appear higher every morning at the same time. Due to its changing geometry relative to the sun and Earth, we see Venus going through phases much as the moon does. By eye it will look like a brilliant star, but with binoculars it will appear as a crescent, much like the new moon. Its proximity to Earth—about 50 to 70 million kilometers from mid to late April—means we catch more of its light, so it appears extremely bright. It's often mistaken for an airplane or UFO. Mercury is closer to the sun even than Venus, but is far smaller in physical size and also less reflective—Mercury's surface is mostly dark volcanic rock, while Venus is enshrouded in clouds that are far better at reflecting sunlight—making Mercury much fainter than Venus by eye. On top of that, it's also lower to the horizon making it harder to spot. While visible to the naked eye before dawn, binoculars will help here; sweep around the sky below Venus to spot the elusive planet. Saturn will appear as the third vertex of this planetary triangle, just 2 - 3° from Mercury (roughly the width of two fingers held at arm's length) on April 10 through April 15. Even though Saturn is physically far larger than Mercury, at over 20 times wider, its distance of 1.5 billion kilometers from Earth is so much farther away that the two planets appear to be nearly the same brightness in the sky. Again, binoculars may help you spot it below Venus. The hazy atmosphere of the gas giant world will likely make it appear yellowish to the eye. Your April 2025 Horoscope: It's Time for a Pilgrimage, Whatever That Means for You Professional astrologer Steph Koyfman reads your monthly horoscope—and spells out how it may shape your travels. Over a few weeks the individual motions of the planets change their relative positions in our sky; Venus gets higher fairly rapidly from morning to morning, while Saturn moves in a more stately fashion. Mercury is at its highest pre-dawn on April 11, and moves closer to the sun after that. The three are closest together between April 10 and April 13. The thin crescent moon joins the trio on April 24 and 25 as well, adding a bit of icing to this celestial cake (though by then Mercury may be too low to easily observe). I suggest going out over several mornings to see how they've moved. How well you can see all of this also depends on your location. Near the equator the sun rises nearly straight up, perpendicular to the horizon, and the planets will be directly above it as they rise, making them much easier to spot. If you're in mid-latitudes north or south, the planets rise at more of an angle making them lower in the sky and more difficult to view when dawn breaks. Either way, your best bet is to be on the lookout about an hour before sunrise, compromising between the sky getting brighter and the planets getting higher in the sky and easier to catch. A triple meetup like this is somewhat rare, so grab your chance (and a cup of coffee) and spot them while you can. 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