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How The CGI Of Jurassic Park Revolutionised The Industry

Key Takeaway Jurassic Park, a 1993 film, revolutionized cinema by using computer-generated imagery (CGI) to bring dinosaurs to life. The adaptation, written by Michael Crichton and David Koepp, changed the ending and paved the way for future dinosaur-themed films. Stop-motion tests led to go-motion, but Spielberg’s team used CGI modeling and animation for Jurassic Park, […]

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The Marketing Secrets Of Barbie’s Success

Key Takeaway: Barbie is one of America’s most trusted brands, with worldwide sales of US$1.5 billion in 2022 and a brand value of US$590 million. Mattel has used a “multiply” strategy to increase brand visibility and storytelling tactics to sustain interest in the brand. Mattel’s strategy of targeting older consumers through nostalgia and designer and […]
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How Netflix Uses Data Science To Produce Amazing Shows

Key Takeaways: Netflix has released hundreds of Originals and plans to spend $8 billion over the next year on content. Each production is a mountain of operational and logistical challenges that consumes and produces tremendous amounts of data. At Netflix’s scale, this is further amplified to levels seldom encountered before in the history of entertainment. […]
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Leadership Lessons From Game Of Thrones & House Of The Dragon

As anybody who has been in a leadership position knows, no single style fits every situation. In my book, Management Lessons from Game of Thrones: Organization Theory and Strategy in Westeros, I examine how characters, organisations and situations in that fictional world have surprising parallels to the way business is done in the real world. I […]
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The Strategies Of Tech Giants For Economic Downturn

Key Takeaways: Rising inflation and looming recessions are squeezing household finances, but businesses also worry about an economic downturn. With the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock market index down 17% in the year to date, and the Nasdaq 100 tech sector index down 33%, market uncertainties can affect a company’s ability or willingness to spend […]
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From GameStop To Crypto: How To Protect Yourself From Hype

Key Takeaways: Recent rallies in stocks popularised on social media have attracted increasing numbers of investors looking to these so-called “meme stocks” for quick returns. And with recessions looming around the world, the danger is becoming even more acute. Investors should learn a lesson from the GameStop story. Consumers have learned to be more wary […]
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Prediction Markets: How To Predict The Future

Key Takeaways: Wikipedia posits a handful of contenders for Physiology or Medicine, about 20 different possible winners for the Peace Prize and several dozen potential winners of the Literature Prize. Each stock’s price is tied to a different event happening in the future. Despite using different devices to keep up engagement, such as leader boards […]
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How will Technology affect the Future of Knowledge

Literate cultures use writing as a kind of ‘knowledge technology.’ Unlike older, oral cultures, they are able to store human intelligence outside the human brain. Literate cultures change the kind of knowledge that humanity can experience. In the coming era of machine intelligence, we face a transformation that will similarly transform what humans can know. Epic Knowledge I just […]
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Amazon Planning To Buy Malls Now?

The largest shopping mall owner in the United States, Simon Property Group, which manages some 325 properties across the country totaling more than 22 million square meters, is in talks with Amazon to convert some premises being made vacant due to the collapse of department store chains such as J.C. Penneyor Sears into fulfilment centers for the company. In June, J.C. Penney announced the […]

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Is Google’s LaMDA Conscious? A Philosopher’s View

Key Takeaways: LaMDA is Google’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Google strongly denies LaMDA has any sentient capacity. LaMDA certainly seems to “think” it is a person capable of desires and emotions, as can be seen in the transcripts of its conversations. LaMDA is Google’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Blake Lemoine, a Google AI engineer, […]

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The Pandemic’s Impact On The Sport Sponsorship Industry

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the sport sponsorship industry will have multiple consequences and, although these days most analyses focus on assessing the loss of income, it will also be necessary to take into account possible future investments required to manage the gradual return to a new normal. Simply speaking, no sports events equal no benefits for […]

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Sir Angel Redoble – Group Chief Information Security Officer at PLDT Group & Smart Communications

This article was originally published here: Sir Angel Redoble – Group Chief Information Security Officer at PLDT Group & Smart Communications Sir Angel Redoble’s determination to make cyberspace a safer place is what has driven him to create an organisation dedicated to that goal. What’s your story? Today, I am the Group Chief Information Security […]
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Terence Clarke – Founder of CastleCourt, DailyCoach and GrowthHub

This article was originally published here: Terence Clarke – Founder of CastleCourt, DailyCoach and GrowthHub Terence Clarke believes that everyone has the answers to life’s questions and, as a coach, it is for him to help them find them. What’s your story? Born in Ireland, I grew up in England and I’ve lived and studied […]
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Sharmin Prince – Founder & Executive Director Eagles Empowered to Soar

This article was originally published here: Sharmin Prince – Founder & Executive Director Eagles Empowered to Soar Sharmin Prince is committed to helping others reach their full potential. What’s your story? I am Sharmin Prince, a woman who has persevered through many hardships, yet still has an optimistic view of the future. I am not […]
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Colin Thompson – Founder of Oligye Enterprises

This article was originally published here: Colin Thompson – Founder of Oligye Enterprises Realising that the effect of motivational speaking was short-lived, Colin Thompson moved into life coaching to enable him to make a greater difference to clients lives. What’s your story? After several years of practice, I developed the ability to visualize my wiser-elder-self. […]
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Mohamed Abdullah – CEO of Hobbs Holdings & the Owner of the Canadian 2 For 1 Pizza in Singapore

This article was originally published here: Mohamed Abdullah – CEO of Hobbs Holdings & the Owner of the Canadian 2 For 1 Pizza in Singapore Despite having been serving his particular brand of pizza for 17 years, eating them with friends and family is still Mohamed Abdullah’s favourite way to unwind. What’s your story? My […]
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Bentley Cheng – Founder of FinStyle app and Infinite Digital Solutions

This article was originally published here: Bentley Cheng – Founder of FinStyle app and Infinite Digital Solutions Bentley Cheng enjoys being a disrupter and has created a business where he can do that in the financial sector. What’s your story? I am the founder of FinStyle app and Infinite Digital Solutions. Understanding the stigma that […]
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Chanequa Strickland – Founder & CEO of Strickland’s House Of Herbs Co

This article was originally published here: Chanequa Strickland – Founder & CEO of Strickland’s House Of Herbs Co A love of farming has given Chenequa Strickland the opportunity to create a herbal business. What’s your story? I’ve always been into farming so I dedicated the last 17 years to farming things such as winter wheat, […]
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Griffin Graham – Co-Founder & President, Community Nest Foundation

This article was originally published here: Griffin Graham – Co-Founder & President, Community Nest Foundation Griffin Graham’s commitment to enhancing the quality of life of disenfranchised people has led to the formation of a community resource. What’s your story? I grew up in Brooklyn, New York in an impoverished and abusive home environment and in […]

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The Concept Of Beauty In The Middle Ages

Key Takeaway: Standards of beauty have been embedded in different cultures since time immemorial, often based on binary notions of idealised forms of femininity or masculinity. Eleanor Janega’s book explores medieval women’s social roles to consider the ways that women’s roles have and haven’t changed. Religious women in the middle ages used weaponised beauty to […]
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