Bitcoin jumped 6% Monday evening, following Wall Street's rebound from its worst week of the year.

AI-powered search startup Glean said Tuesday it has raised $260 million in a Series E funding round that values the tech company at $4.6 billion.

So. The story starts. Our VFX team was elated to join the cast and filmmakers on the @tiff_net red carpet for the Canadian premiere of Better Man. Seeing the audiences reaction to the film was a special moment for our crew. We cant wait for the rest of the world to see it!

A racist lie about Haitian immigrants, spread by former president Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance, is now disseminating widely through memes on X.In an email blast sent out on Monday, the Trump campaign claimed that 20,000 Haitian immigrants had taken over Springfield, Ohio, where they were decapitating ducks and kidnapping residents pets. The story has already been debunked: It originated with a one-off arrest that was picked up and amplified by MAGA influencers. And yet, X is covered in AI-generated images of Trump saving kittens and ducks; X owner Elon Musk even shared an image.The conspiracy theory traces back to the arrest of Allexis Telia Ferrell, who allegedly killed and ate a cat. Notably, Ferrell has no confirmed ties to Haiti or migrant background; the originating Fox News story makes no mentions of these traits. (The incident didnt even take place in Springfield, but rather in Canton, over 150 miles away.) From there, the timeline of the lie gets murky: Mediaite traces the claim back to the MAGA influencer Ian Miles Cheong who posted the arrest video on X and claimed that she was Haitian. Spread between X users, the lie snowballed.Eventually, the story made its way to Donald Trumps presidential campaign, which parroted it out in an email blast. That same day, J.D. Vance joined in the chorus, writing on X that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldnt be in this country.Images of kittens and ducksmany of them generated using AIhave since spread rapidly across X. Theres Trump kissing a duck; Trump superhero-running ducks and cats away from a barbecue; Trump riding an elephant-sized cat; even cats and ducks wearing red MAGA hats.The memes have even made it to the upper echelon of the Republican party. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz posted a photo of two cats hugging each other, with the message, Please vote for Trump so Haitian immigrants dont eat us. Elon Musk posted an image of the pets with a glib, Save them!After Musks acquisition of X in October 2022, many feared that the app would turn into an alt-right message board. Todays meme-sharing events show, once again, that those fears have at least partially come to fruition. Its not just this latest incident: Musk gave Trump a softball interview on the platform in August, and far-right conspiracy theories have routinely flooded the app (most notably after the Trump assassination attempt in July). Nw, a new racist conspiracy has found a home with Elon Musks social media company.

You might have woken up this morning to see Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI) down a whopping 7% on early trading. And now, at time of publishing, its back up over 4% in midday trading. Whats going on?The stock volatility is the result of two things: a merger between Sirius and Liberty Sirius XM Group (Liberty Medias Sirius XM tracking stock), and the resulting much-anticipated reverse stock split.A reverse stock split combines a companys shares into a smaller number, so they are each worth more. Sirius XMs 1-for-10 reverse split means that shareholders of the stock received one share for every 10 shares they owned.While a reverse stock split often signals fewer shares and a short-term problem, it does signal good news for the future. But the reason for the volatility could be that while the companys guidance remains in line with projections, Sirius also forecasted it will generate $200 million less cash in 2024 than it previously promised.Meanwhile, the merger means Sirius XM now has a simplified capital structure and strategy for continued success following a period of mixed financial results and a low stock price. And now, SiriusXM is now Sirius XM Holdings, trading on the Nasdaq under the SIRI stock symbol.This new phase includes a buyback of nearly $1.2 billion in stock and a promise to continue its dividend plan of about 4.3% a year. Both could help Sirius stock rebound over the short and long term.If this all sounds familiar, you may remember the jarring amount of stock splits this year at several high-profile companies. With record-breaking profits, markets saw stock splits at Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and other AI chip makers. Most recently, Nvidia split 10-for-1 back in June. Before that, Nvidia split five times, with 2-for-1 splits in June 2000, September 2001, and April 2006. It also had a 3-for-2 split in September 2007, and a 4-for-1 split in July 2021.

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Goettsch Partners' design of the Paramount skyscraper in Nashville. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.Architecture studio Goettsch Partners has revealed the design for a skyscraper which, if completed, will be the tallest building in Nashville.Commenters were unsure about the design; one noted that it "looks very dated," with another agreeing, describing it as "nostalgia for the 1980s".Dibdo Francis Kr set to design Las Vegas Museum of ArtOther stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included Dibdo Francis Kr's design for an art museum in Las Vegas, a housing complex in Leuven, Belgium, by David Chipperfieldand a bench with seats that move on steel bearing balls created by Garza Studio.Dezeen DebateDezeen Debate is sent every Tuesday and features a selection of the best reader comments and most talked-about stories. Read the latest edition of Dezeen Debate or subscribe here.You can also subscribe to our other newsletters; Dezeen Agenda is sent every Tuesday containing a selection of the most important news highlights from the week, Dezeen Daily is our daily bulletin that contains every story published in the preceding 24 hours and Dezeen In Depth is sent on the last Friday of every month and delves deeper into the major stories shaping architecture and design.The post Dezeen Debate features Nashville skyscraper described as "nostalgia for the 1980s" appeared first on Dezeen.

Local design firm Fefostudio and architect Kamilla Csegzi have created a large table made from myceliuminset with openings for custom glassware for the Collectible design fair in New York.Called The Ephemeral Table, the piece consisted of a mixture of 50 per cent mycelium substrate with a mixture of other organic waste, including paper and leaves.The presentation at Collectible was the second part of a series, called Acts. The first was a studio dinner during NYCxDesign in May, the second the Collectible presentation and the third will be an outdoor dinner.Fefostudio and architect Kamilla Csegzi have created a mushroom table adorned with glassware for Collectible design fair in New York"Using mycelium, the project is a collaboration with nature, questioning the perceived value attached to the material culture that is ephemeral, but that is in a permanent change, and in that way, in a timeless process of transformation," Fefostudio founder Fernando "Fefo" Aciar told Dezeen."Just as everything in the natural world evolves and transforms over time, the creation is fleeting, demonstrating the positive change from decay to growth," he added."By giving up part of the creative control, allowing nature to shape the design, the mycelium table is an evolving living entity that facilitates three ACTs of gathering."The glassware was moulded based on the insets in the table from when it was createdThe table was moulded using objects found around the studio, and then the voids in the table were used to create moulds to form the amber-coloured glassware seen in the presentation.Fefostudio and Csegzi wanted to create a "dialogue" between the materials and the circular production of the design.Read: Garza Studio creates bench with seats that move on steel bearing balls"Throughout the process, the mycelium table itself would become the mold for new objects, establishing a playful dialogue between 'positive and 'negative, 'content and 'container, 'natural' and 'artificial'," Aciar said."By interchanging these roles, the installation emphasizes the perpetual circularity of our process."Aciar also noted that he intends to leave the table wherever the final dinner is staged.The table has been shown at different events to highlight circular design. Photo by Janice Chung"Act III is the time when the project comes full circle, bringing the piece back to nature and letting it disintegrate," he concluded."As it becomes one with the ground, it will grow new plants that will facilitate other forms of future gatherings."In the last decade, mycelium has seen an increase in use as designers figure out how to work with the material. Objects such as bicycle helmets, lampshades, and even sets for concerts have been created from it.Photography by Simon Leung unless otherwise stated.Collectible is open from 5 to 8 September at Water Street Project in Manhattan. For more events, talks and fairs in architecture and design please visitDezeen Events Guide.The post Fefostudio and Kamilla Csegzi create mycelium-based Ephemeral Table appeared first on Dezeen.

I'm lucky enough to live in a natural environment where I'm surrounded by birds. For those who need to attract them, it's easy enough to make your own bird feeder.For those who prefer to spend, the market is awash in bird feeders ranging from craftsy to downright designey. Copper seems to be the material of choice. At the low end of the market you've got this $35 model apparently designed to attract oenophile birds.Spend roughly double, and now you're getting into artisanal territory, as with this hand-hammered copper model. From there the market jumps up into the $100 range, as with these two. (I actually think the hand-hammered model above looks better than both, but it's not squirrel-proof.) If you want to support artisans, you can go the Etsy route, where you'll find handmade ones like these in the $150 range.And of course, there is a category for people who are running out of money to spend things on. These models by Gloster are made of powder-coated aluminum and teak. They're beautiful. Which is why they run in the $800 range!

This concept is by Fabien Otto, an Industrial Design student at Germany's Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences. It calls for autonomous, modular drive platforms that split in half to support cargo containers. After they've delivered the container, they rejoin into one unit, and drive back to their depot. Additionally, a joined unit can be used as the pivot for hauling two containers at once. "Four Cargo is a semester project focusing on future perspectives on autonomous driving and heavy duty vehicles. Based on the current problem that rural areas are increasingly unable to be supplied with food and other everyday products, this concept offers a solution strategy in the form of an autonomously driving vehicle.""The vehicle can be separated in two major component categories: four electric driving vehicles and two containers. These components offer a high modularity and fast interchangeability.""The vehicles bring the desired container, which can be equipped as a supermarket, to the village that needs to be supplied with certain goods. Arriving at the final destination the containers will be loaded or unloaded autonomously. After the successful delivery of goods the vehicles will continue their schedule and navigate to the next village or back to the distribution center." As for how the containers are loaded and unloaded: Additionally, the containers' surfaces do double duty for branding and signaling: You can see more of Otto's work here.

Are we in an AI bubble? Almost definitely every next booth at IFA had AI written on its banner and in its pamphlets. Walking around IFA proved that innovation is still going strong, but AI has become more of a marketing term than an actual feature. Whether its AI-powered dishwashers, or AI in something as small as a GaN charger, its easy to drop marketing jargon to make your product look better than your competitor but is it truly game-changing AI? Well, after 5 days at IFA, here are 5 products we saw that make proper use of Artificial Intelligence in ways that are meaningful to users, and authentic to the term AI.1. Plaud AI NotePinShowcased at IFA (although the product will begin shipping very soon), the PLAUD NotePin builds on the companys successful Plaud NOTE device that first launched last year. Leveraging AI models like ChatGPT and Anthropics Claude, the NOTE could record meetings as well as phone calls, and translate/transcribe them in mere seconds. With the NotePin, the company hopes to make this technology even more portable. Encased in a tiny metal pendant, the NotePin is like your own assistant you can wear around your neck or even on your wrist. It lets you record everything from personal notes to meetings, leveraging GPT 4o and Claude 3.5 to bring AI to your recordings. You can give your NotePin a grocery list and itll meaningfully link you to a place where you can buy it online, or give it a task list and itll add it to your calendar. The NotePin comes in two colors silver and dark gray and has the ability to be worn on your wrist, around your neck, or even attached to your lapel.2. Timekettle W4 Pro AI Interpreter BudsBuilt on the broader vision of the Babel Fish from Hitchhikers Guide, the W4 Pro interpreter buds allow you to speak and understand as many as 40 different languages and over 90 accents. Built by the folks at Timekettle (known for their incredible translators since 2016), the W4 Pro are AI-powered interpreter earbuds. Wear one and give one to another person and the two of you can seamlessly have a conversation in two separate languages. A 3-mic array ensures crystal clear audio capture, and Timekettles proprietary algorithm gives you 95% accurate results. Where the AI comes in is both at a processing and a post-processing level. When you speak, instead of translating entire sentences (which can take very long), the W4 Pro breaks sentences up into meaningful segments, translating them instead. This turns out to work much faster, with just a 0.2-second delay between speaking and translating. Once youve had a conversation, Timekettle also applies AI to the entire transcript, allowing you to extract meaningful information and insights from your conversation super helpful in meetings with multi-lingual professionals.3. Honors AI across Phone/Tablet/LaptopI strongly believe that were at a time when AI vision can make or break a company. With ChatGPT and Google Gemini sucking so much air out of the room, its difficult for smartphone brands to implement AI on their own, but Honor seems to have found an incredible niche. Demonstrated during their keynote on both the 5th as well as 6th of September at IFA, Honor highlighted a few standout AI features on their devices. The phones, tablets, and laptops have AI-powered two-way noise canceling this means the device not only cancels noise on audio going out, but also on audio coming in. So you could be talking to someone whos in a noisy environment, and your AI noise canceling will process their noisy audio. Other AI features include their drag-to-search on the Magic V3 folding phone and the MagicPad 2 tablet but by far the most impressive use of AI is in Honors deepfake detection technology that works for both audio as well as video deepfakes. Relying on an ability to catch scammers and phishers in the act, the Magic V3, MagicPad 2, and MagicBook Art 14 all have this new technology working seamlessly to prevent you from being scammed or frauded by deepfake calls.4. Google Gemini in Pixel DevicesTalking about AI is incomplete without talking about its biggest players Google. With a dedicated booth at IFA this year, Google invited people to play with their latest devices, the Pixel Buds, the new Pixel Watch, and the Pixel 9, 9 Pro, and 9 Fold devices. Its different hearing about AI features in a keynote versus actually seeing them in real life, which is why Google had a dedicated Gemini space at their booth, where consumers could go and get a first look at the new Gemini features coming on Pixel devices later this year. This included the new powerful voice assistant, along with Googles upgraded AI image-editing tools, as well as the newly unveiled Pixel Studio feature.5. Samsung SmartThings and AI-powered BixbySamsung unveiled several AI-powered features at IFA 2024, highlighting its commitment to AI for All. The SmartThings platform showcased AI capabilities for security, sustainability, and device control, including the Map View for home monitoring. The Bespoke AI appliances offered personalized solutions, like the Family Hub refrigerator with image recognition and recipe suggestions. Samsung also introduced a timely upgrade to its AI voice assistant, Bixby, at IFA 2024. The enhanced Bixby delivers more personalized services based on the users voice and location, allowing for greater interaction with home appliances and devices. It adapts to the users daily routines, offering tailored solutions, whether adjusting appliance settings or integrating with other SmartThings-enabled devices.The post Top 5 AI Innovations at IFA 2024 That Redefine User Experience first appeared on Yanko Design.