Deepfake danger: what a viral clip of Bill Hader morphing into Tom Cruise tells us
Are deepfakes a threat to democracy? The creator of a series of viral clips says he is raising awareness of their subversive potential You’ve heard of deepfakes – doctored videos fabricating apparently real footage of people – and their potential to disrupt democracy. But this might be the clip that makes you believe it. A YouTube […]
Researchers Reveal the Real Reason You’re Addicted to Your Phone (and What You Can Do About It)
Use this technique to end the war with your thoughts. Do you ever wonder why it’s so difficult to put down your phone? The conventional answer is that you’re addicted. You’re hooked on distraction both because of their clever design of these apps and devices as well as the drug-like hit of dopamine you get each time you […]
Treasure hunt on The Curse of Oak Island gets huge $3million funding boost
Could this finally be the year? The treasure hunt featured on hit History show The Curse of Oak Island was given a massive $3million cash boost for Season 6 — more than DOUBLE the figure from last year. The Nova Scotia Film and Television Production Incentive Fund (NSFPIF) committed $3.97million Canadian dollars (US$3million) to helping create the […]
Avatar: The Last Airbender Is Being Reborn as a Live-Action Netflix Series
Hot on the heels of Netflix’s The Dragon Prince, from Avatar: The Last Airbender head writer Aaron Ehasz, the studio has just stealthily announced that Avatar is coming back in an all-new, live-action series. Along with the first piece of concept art from the upcoming reboot, Netflix announced that The Last Airbender’s co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are both signed on […]