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‘Malayalam cinema has shoestring budgets, our immediate competitor is Steven Spielberg,’ says director Priyadarshan

‘Malayalam cinema has shoestring budgets, our immediate competitor is Steven Spielberg,’ says director Priyadarshan

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Filmmaker Priyadarshan has spoken about Hindi and Malayalam cinema and how they are different. Speaking with news agency PTI, Priyadarshan said that Bollywood films stick to the format that has proved successful. He added that Malayalam cinema “believes in content.” Priyadarshan has been one of the most successful comedic directors in Hindi cinema. Priyadarshan cites differences in Hindi and Malayalam films Priyadarshan talked about one habit in Hindi films. “Hindi cinema has one habit which has been there for years — from those days (where stories were) about brothers (getting) separated and would reunite years later. In Hindi, if one film works, everybody wants to make that kind of cinema, and when people get fed up with those things, somebody makes another break (with a new story). Then everyone goes behind that kind of cinema,” Priyadarshan said. “They have to listen to the ideas of many people, the producer, the actor, everybody interferes mostly… So the directors and writers are forced, their hands are tied, they have to make what others want, this is the …

Imran Khan on former competitor Ranbir Kapoor: ‘I haven’t watched Animal, it’s hard to talk about his growth…’

Imran Khan on former competitor Ranbir Kapoor: ‘I haven’t watched Animal, it’s hard to talk about his growth…’

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Back in the early 2000s, two star kids set out to achieve their dream of becoming Bollywood actors. We are talking about Aamir Khan’s nephew Imran Khan, who began his career with Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na (2008), and Rishi Kapoor’s son Ranbir Kapoor who debuted with Saawariya (2007). Ranbir went on to have a successful acting career with a few flops along the way but later shaking up the box office like never before with Animal (2023). Imran, on the other hand, took a sabbatical and is now gearing up to make a comeback after a decade. Well, in a recent interview, Imran opened up about RK, who was his competitor in the business once upon a time. Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor In a recent interview with News 18, Imran Khan shared that he and Ranbir Kapoor never knew each other at a personal level. They only got to meet when they entered Bollywood as new actors. But there were reports of alleged friction between the two, rumours of a rift due to …

Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year

Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year

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Valve co-founder and CEO Gabe Newell, the company behind Half-Life and DOTA 2 and Counter-Strike and preeminent PC game distribution platform Steam, has long toyed with the idea that your brain should be more connected to your PC. It began over a decade ago with in-house psychologists studying people’s biological responses to video games; Valve once considered earlobe monitors for its first VR headset. The company publicly explored the idea of brain-computer interfaces for gaming at GDC in 2019. But Newell decided to spin off the idea. That same year, he quietly incorporated a new brain-computer interface startup, Starfish Neuroscience — which has now revealed plans to produce its very first brain chip later this year. Starfish’s first blog post, spotted by Valve watcher Brad Lynch, makes it clear we’re not talking about a complete implant yet. This bit is the custom “electrophysiology” chip designed to record brain activity (like how Neuralink can “read your mind” so patients can interact with computers) and stimulate the brain (for disease therapy), but Starfish isn’t claiming it’s already …

Amazon is ready to launch its Starlink competitor

Amazon is ready to launch its Starlink competitor

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The first batch of 27 Project Kuiper space internet satellites are scheduled to launch next week. Amazon has secured 80 such launch missions that will each deliver dozens of satellites into low earth orbit (LEO) to create a constellation capable of competing with Elon Musk’s Starlink juggernaut. Amazon says it expects to begin offering high-speed, low-latency internet service “later this year.” The KA-01 mission satellites — short for Kuiper Atlas 1 — will launch on an Atlas V rocket from United Launch Alliance. It’s currently scheduled for 12pm ET on Wednesday, April 9th, assuming weather and technology cooperate at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Amazon’s other Project Kuiper launch partners include Arianespace, Blue Origin, and yes, SpaceX. As a global service offering, Amazon’s space internet service will eventually be available from “virtually any location on the planet.” Users will need terminal antennas to tap into the satellite constellation. In 2023, Amazon said that its smallest dish, a seven-inch square design weighing just one pound, would offer speeds up to 100Mbps, making it …

Tejasswi Prakash’s Bigg Boss 15 competitor all set to join Rohit Shetty’s show?

Tejasswi Prakash’s Bigg Boss 15 competitor all set to join Rohit Shetty’s show?

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Khatron Ke Khiladi 15 has been one of the most awaited shows. It is television’s most talked about reality show. Fans eagerly wait to know details about it. Rohit Shetty is the host of the show and he has been loved. He is a complete package of entertainment as a host. Season 14 ended in 2024 and Karan Veer Mehra emerged as the winner of the show. Krishna Shroff, Gashmeer Mahajani, Abhishek Kumar and Shalin Bhanot were in the finals as well. Now, the talks about season 15 has begun. Also Read – Khatron Ke Khiladi 15: THIS Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin actor approached for Rohit Shetty’s show? The makers of the show have reportedly started preparing for the new season. They have started approaching new celebrities and as per reports in Telly Chakkar, Tejasswi Prakash‘s Bigg Boss 15 competitor, Vishal Kotian has been approached for the show. Vishal was approached earlier as well but things did not work out before. He is one of the fittest actors and him joining the show would …

Alphabet spins off Starlink competitor Taara

Alphabet spins off Starlink competitor Taara

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Light-based internet project Taara is exiting Alphabet’s “moonshot” incubator X, spinning off into an independent company. Taara’s tech uses lasers to transmit data, and is envisaged as a rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink when it comes to connecting rural areas to the internet. The Financial Times reports that Alphabet will retain a minority stake in Taara, which has also secured funding from Series X Capital. The company currently has two dozen employees and operates in 12 countries, working on everything from connecting the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo to augmenting the congested network at the 2024 Coachella festival. “We’ve realised over time that for a good number of the things we create, there’s a lot of benefit to landing just outside of the Alphabet membrane,” said Eric “Astro” Teller, X’s so-called captain of moonshots. “They’re going to be able to get connected quickly to market capital, bring in strategic investors and generally be able to scale faster this way.” Taara’s current tech involves firing a narrow beam of light from one traffic light-sized …

Instagram’s Threads: everything you need to know about the new Twitter competitor

Instagram’s Threads: everything you need to know about the new Twitter competitor

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In an interview about Threads with The Verge, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri explains why the platform wants to take on Twitter. “Obviously, Twitter pioneered the space,” Mosseri says. “And there are a lot of good offerings out there for public conversations. But just given everything that was going on, we thought there was an opportunity to build something that was open and something that was good for the community that was already using Instagram.” Rumors about the new Meta-owned platform were swirling for months, with a March report from Platformer revealing the company was “exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates.” In June, Alex Heath leaked the details of a companywide meeting where the app was shown off and shared the first glimpse at Threads. Threads is “Instagram’s text-based conversation app” where “communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow.” The app is closely tied to Instagram, meaning you’ll get to use the same username across both apps as well as quickly …

Europe’s Starlink competitor is go

Europe’s Starlink competitor is go

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The EU has signed a deal for its IRIS² constellation of 290 communication satellites that will operate in both medium and low-earth orbit. The Starlink rival will provide secure connectivity to governmental users as well as private companies and European citizens, and bring high-speed internet to dead-zones. The public-private deal valued at €10.6 billion (about $11 billion), according to The Financial Times, is expected to come online by 2030.  SpaceRISE — a consortium led by European satellite network operators SES, Eutelsat, and Hispasat, and supported by European satcom subcontractors like Airbus and Deutsche Telekom — has been given a 12-year concession contract to develop, deploy, and operate the IRIS² constellation. IRIS² is an acronym for Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite. “This cutting-edge constellation will protect our critical infrastructures, connect our most remote areas and increase Europe’s strategic autonomy. By partnering with the SpaceRISE consortium, we are demonstrating the power of public-private collaboration to drive innovation and deliver tangible benefits to all Europeans,” said Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy. In September, FCC …

THIS superstar gave 33 big hits, was Amitabh Bachchan’s biggest competitor, but quit acting at the peak of his career…

THIS superstar gave 33 big hits, was Amitabh Bachchan’s biggest competitor, but quit acting at the peak of his career…

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Some actors leave a great impact with their movies and performances. Even if they don’t work for decades like many stars, their work is often celebrated. One such actor was quite a rage during the 60s and 70s. He was often called the Sexy Sanyasi. He was also Amitabh Bachchan’s biggest competitor. So exactly what are we talking about? Keep reading further… Also Read – Meet THIS Bollywood villain who once earned more than Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna Actor who was Amitabh Bachchan’s biggest competitor The actor we are talking about is Vinod Khanna. He was born on October 6, 1946, and made his acting debut with the movie Mere Apne in 1968. He was the main villain in the film Mera Gaon Mera Desh. Following his debut movie, after a few years, Khanna gave 33 hits, which include Mere Apne, Achanak, Imtihaan, and many more. His career graph looked more promising than actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Jeetendra Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, etc. Also Read – Meet Moushumi Chatterjee’s favourite hero who was …

Apple Pay’s first competitor on the iPhone has arrived in Norway

Apple Pay’s first competitor on the iPhone has arrived in Norway

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A Norwegian payment app called Vipps is the first service to take advantage of a new, more open iOS ecosystem thanks to EU regulations. Starting today, Norwegians can use Vipps for tap-to-pay transactions and online payments, and they can even set the app as the default payment option on their iPhones, as reported by MacRumors. This pressure from the EU has recently forced Apple to open up the famously locked-down iPhone in unprecedented ways, from adding RCS support to letting you delete pretty much any app you want from your phone. But unlocking the NFC chip is a particularly interesting test case since it could usher in a whole bunch of new and helpful ways to use your phone — or create a mess of competing payment and ID storage platforms that don’t cooperate with each other. Either way, it’s going to be a big deal, and the first step forward into that new era comes from a small financial organization in Scandinavia. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or …