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YouTube brought Google's AI filmmaking tool Flow to Lagos, training Nigerian filmmakers to overcome budget and location constraints. The program helps African creators shape the future of AI in film.
An Abuja-based studio is empowering African creators to own their stories using AI tools, training over 500 filmmakers across five countries. SAB Studios is building the next chapter of African storytelling where the barriers to entry are lower and the distribution is global.
A new wave of Japanese independent filmmakers is breathing fresh life into black-and-white cinema, preserving disappearing cultural memories through stunning monochrome films. Young director Hiromichi Nakao's "Michiyuki" captures a vanishing era in Japan's countryside, proving classic filmmaking techniques still have powerful stories to tell.
A Swiss brown cow in Austria has stunned scientists by using a broom as a tool, carefully selecting which end to use based on where she wants to scratch. This is the first documented case of a cow not only using a tool but adjusting it for different body parts.
Nigerian filmmakers are using artificial intelligence to save disappearing oral traditions and reimagine African storytelling. The Naija AI Film Festival is leading a creative revolution that honors the past while building the future.
Google just made Pinpoint, a tool that can search through 200,000 documents and transcribe hours of audio, available to everyone after years of restricting it to journalists and academics. The free tool uses AI to find patterns in massive collections of files, emails, handwritten notes, and recordings in over 100 languages.
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A pet cow in Austria named Veronika has become the first documented case of tool use in cattle, carefully selecting which end of a broom to use for different scratching needs. Even more remarkable: she's one of only two species known to adapt a single tool for multiple purposes.
A Swiss Brown cow in Austria has become the first of her species ever recorded using tools, wielding a brush to scratch different parts of her body with surprising precision. Scientists say her ability to use one tool for multiple purposes has only been convincingly documented in chimpanzees outside of humans.
A pet cow in Austria has become the first of her species documented using tools with purpose and flexibility, choosing different parts of a brush to scratch different body areas. The discovery is challenging long-held assumptions about cattle intelligence and expanding our understanding of which animals can use tools.
A British Council program helping Nigerian filmmakers launch careers is bringing workshops and mentorship to Kano on August 6. After successful stops in Abuja and Jos, Film Lab Africa is also producing original short films directed by established filmmakers to give emerging talent hands-on experience.
A new artificial intelligence tool can spot 14 critical health problems from a single CT scan, making emergency care faster and simpler. The FDA approval marks a major shift from older AI tools that could only detect one condition at a time.
After two trucks hit Cesar Perez head-on at highway speed, doctors thought he might not survive. Now the Richmond Hill graduate has created a powerful documentary about his journey from traumatic brain injury to thriving filmmaker. #
Thirty-two years after the 1994 genocide, Rwandan directors are finally telling their own stories on screen. With growing support and international recognition, they're reclaiming narratives once dominated by foreign filmmakers.
A new manual ratchet system combines screwdriver and socket functions into one compact tool that never needs charging. The FixBuddy Ratchet comes with over 40 interchangeable bits and a pivoting head designed to end mid-project frustration.
Dimbo Atiya created over 500 TV episodes and opened doors for hundreds of young filmmakers before his recent passing. Nigeria's creative community is now working to preserve his work and continue his mission of nurturing new talent.
Three Nigerian filmmakers won cash prizes totaling $4,400 for documentary shorts filmed entirely on smartphones. The competition, part of Lagos's iREP Film Festival, trained 120 young creators in mobile storytelling while celebrating African arts and culture.
Six Australian filmmakers are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime, creating 10 films in 10 countries across 100 days for ABC's Race Around The World reboot. They've quit their jobs, packed 23-kilogram suitcases, and are ready to share stories from around the globe.
A filmmaker and her dad rescued two baby calves from slaughter and drove them hundreds of miles to safety. Their heartwarming road trip became a documentary film.
A pet cow named Veronika has become the first of her species ever recorded using tools, grabbing sticks and brooms to scratch those hard-to-reach itches. Scientists say this breakthrough shows cattle might be smarter than we ever imagined.
Scientists now have an AI assistant built on 150 years of trusted research data that makes complex discoveries faster and more reliable. Three out of four researchers say it's more trustworthy than other AI tools.
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