1497 Wraps Features Lab with Ritesh Batra, Boots Riley and More

1497, the nonprofit dedicated to boosting South Asian film and TV storytellers, has wrapped its fifth annual Features Lab. The five-day Malibu retreat presented an impressive slate of mentors, including Ritesh Batra (“The Lunchbox,” “Our Souls at Night”), Nida Manzoor (“We Are Lady Parts,” “Polite Society”), Shuchi Talati (“Girls Will Be Girls”), Danny Alexander (Independent…

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Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill | Reform UK

The first thing most people recall about Nathan Gill is his imposing height. At 193cm (6ft 4in), the one-time Reform UK leader in Wales towered over colleagues and opponents – and he was taller still in his favourite cowboy boots. Other than that, the softly-spoken 52-year-old was a largely unremarkable presence among the more colourful…

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Slides 5% Despite Token Burn as BTC Trades Below 200-day Average

SHIB$0.0₅9179, the world’s second-largest meme token by market value, has dropped over 5% in 24 hours, taking cues from the risk-off mood in the broader market characterized by bitcoin’s drop below its 200-day simple moving average. SHIB has dropped to $0.00000951 from $0.00001018, closing on key support zone, which marked downside exhaustion through October. BTC,…

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Kevin Rose’s simple test for AI hardware — would you want to punch someone in the face who’s wearing it?

Kevin Rose has a visceral rule for evaluating AI hardware investments: “If you feel like you should punch someone in the face for wearing it, you probably shouldn’t invest in it.” It’s a typically candid assessment from the veteran investor, and one born from watching the current wave of AI hardware startups repeat mistakes he’s…

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‘Out of reach’: stalled newbuilds leave Labour’s social housing targets in tatters | Social housing

The stats are stark: families on Bath and North East Somerset council’s social housing list face a 200-year wait for a four-bedroom property and the latest available figures show England is building just a little over 10,000 social homes a year. Tackling this crisis was a key element of Labour’s election promise to build 1.5m…

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