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Mark Wahlberg on using AI in film ‘the right way’ and being open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy

October 17, 2026
Even as Hollywood remains divided over the use of AI in filmmaking, actor and director Mark Wahlberg believes the technology has a place in the industry as long as it’s used the right way. Wahlberg, who’s also an entrepreneur and angel investor, took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to share his perspective on AI’s role in filmmaking, and how he’s open to having an AI…
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How far can you blow out a scene before losing the subject? Wildlife photographer breaks down the high-key technique behind his stunning series of Japanese red-crowned cranes

October 17, 2026
A pair of red-crowned cranes emerge from what looks like a blank canvas, in a dance of courtship across the snow-capped landscape. With their dark plumage and red crowns standing out as the only anchors of color, the scene begs the question: how much detail can a photographer remove before an image stops working? “The set I came away with reads more like ink-wash paintings than wildlife…
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Tesla loses Cybercab assembly lead to Rivian R2 weeks after launch

October 17, 2026
Tesla’s Senior Manager of Cybercab General Assembly at Gigafactory Texas, Jody Kerns, is leaving the company to become Rivian’s Director of General Assembly for the R2 in Normal, Illinois. He’s the second Cybercab launch leader to leave Tesla this year. The head of Cybercab new product introduction walked out in April, before the vehicle ever carried a paying passenger. From Cybercab to…
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DefenseNews

What is the US Army doing in Panama? A bit of everything.

October 17, 2026
Muted American flag patches on the right shoulders of camouflage-clad men and women in the jungle are one sign of an expanding partnership between the U.S. and Panama. American optometrists in the country’s Darién Province are another. U.S. military salvage and dive teams training near the Panama Canal offer a third. As Washington shifts its attention toward the Western Hemisphere, a…
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