James Earl Jones Now Letting Darth Vader Be Voiced by AI

Luke, AI am your father. Altering the Deal Although James Earl Jones has stepped away from his most iconic role, the legendary “Star Wars” actor’s incredible baritone lives on, thanks to a Ukrainian artificial intelligence startup. First reported by Vanity Fair, the 91-year-old actor worked with the Ukrainian firm Respeecher to recreate Vader’s instantly recognizable voice… Continue reading James Earl Jones Now Letting Darth Vader Be Voiced by AI

The 2022 Best Countries Report Ranks Switzerland as No. 1 in the World

Quality of life factors as most important for rankings. WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Switzerland returns to the top spot in the overall 2022 Best Countries, a ranking and analysis project by U.S. News & World Report; BAV Group, a unit of global marketing communications company WPP; and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.  Continue… Continue reading The 2022 Best Countries Report Ranks Switzerland as No. 1 in the World

Ball Corporation Appoints Deron Goodwin as Vice President and Treasurer

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today Ball Corporation ( NYSE: BALL) announced that Deron Goodwin has been appointed as vice president and treasurer of the corporation, effective on September 26, 2022.   Goodwin joined Ball as assistant treasurer in 2016. Since then, he has played a key role in planning and directing the corporation’s global… Continue reading Ball Corporation Appoints Deron Goodwin as Vice President and Treasurer

@VW Group: Two Women Get Rid of Plastic005845

A grey rolling door rises at the press of a button to reveal an unprepossessing warehouse space. Here in Buchholz, a small town in northern Germany, one of the most important goals of the future—a world without plastic—is being actively pursued. Traceless Materials GmbH, a German start-up, has developed an innovative solution. Hidden away inside… Continue reading @VW Group: Two Women Get Rid of Plastic005845

The Human Family in Crisis

Across the political spectrum, there is a pervasive and growing feeling that the human enterprise is in a death spiral.  It is 113 degrees in Phoenix, Arizona — no surprise there — but also in Medford, Oregon. Microplastics have been found in remote Arctic plateaus, the depths of ocean trenches, and in the placenta of… Continue reading The Human Family in Crisis

Volkswagen, Umicore venture shows the circular EV battery economy is heating up

Volkswagen is partnering with a Belgian technology group to produce battery materials in Europe, the latest in a spate of industry-wide deals to create a circular battery economy that can meet that can meet production targets as automakers shift toward EVs. The $3 billion joint venture between Volkswagen Group’s battery business PowerCo and Brussels-based Umicore… Continue reading Volkswagen, Umicore venture shows the circular EV battery economy is heating up

German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: BMW is aiming for slight growth in 2023 – sales of electric vehicles are expected to increase rapidly005306

BMW production Deliveries are expected to pick up again slightly in 2023. (Photo: dpa) Driven by strong demand for electric cars, the carmaker BMW wants to sell more cars again in the coming year. After the Munich-based company expects a slight setback in car deliveries for the current year due to problems with supply chains,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: BMW is aiming for slight growth in 2023 – sales of electric vehicles are expected to increase rapidly005306

German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: BMW is aiming for slight growth in 2023 – sales of electric vehicles are expected to increase rapidly005305

BMW production Deliveries are expected to pick up again slightly in 2023. (Photo: dpa) Driven by strong demand for electric cars, the carmaker BMW wants to sell more cars again in the coming year. After the Munich-based company expects a slight setback in car deliveries for the current year due to problems with supply chains,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: BMW is aiming for slight growth in 2023 – sales of electric vehicles are expected to increase rapidly005305

NieR: Automata’s spinoff anime arrives this January

NieR: Automata’s anime spinoff will arrive early next year. The adaptation, now titled NieR: Automata Version 1.1a, will debut in January 2023. NieR creator Yoko Taro shared the release window during Aniplex Online Fest over the weekend (via Gizmodo), revealing at the same time that the story of the anime would differ from its source… Continue reading NieR: Automata’s spinoff anime arrives this January

Fifth annual War Heroes on Water charitable sportfishing tournament kicks off in Newport Beach

Record-breaking 125 veterans competing in this year’s tournament on more than 50 sportfishing Yachts Community lined the banks of Newport Harbor to cheer on our nation’s heroes during patriotic boat parade  NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The highly anticipated 2022 War Heroes on Water (WHOW) sportfishing tournament for combat-wounded veterans kicked off Saturday.… Continue reading Fifth annual War Heroes on Water charitable sportfishing tournament kicks off in Newport Beach