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  1. Vimeo Doubles Short Film Grant Program Prize to $300,000 (EXCLUSIVE) Vimeo is launching its second annual Short Film Grant Program, doubling last year’s prize pool to $300,000 to be split among five emerging filmmakers.
  2. Why Middle East tensions are pushing oil prices above $100 Brent crude has risen above $100 a barrel as war in Iran disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
  3. Microsoft sets limits for future AI models as industry throttles frontier development Microsoft wants to be seen as a responsible AI entity as it ramps up model development alongside partners Anthropic and OpenAI.
  4. These Are the Best Countertop Appliances for Small Kitchens They use less space and/or combine two or more traditional appliances into one.
  5. Playoff tracker: Who will clinch next and join the Rays and Brewers? From current playoff matchups to league races to the postseason schedule, here's everything you need to know.
  6. The original 'Star Wars' is coming to IMAX for the first time ever in 2027 Both the OG 'Star Wars' and 'Star Wars: Starfighter' score the ultimate cinematic treatment in 2027.
ARTS FEATURED STORY

David Shrigley: the Quirky Genius of Art and Absurdity

FAD Magazine

David Shrigley is a British artist known for his dry humor, bright colors, whimsical characters, and ironic captions that turn everyday absurdity into deadpan commentary. Born in Macclesfield in 1968 and now based in Brighton, he works across drawing, sculpture, large scale installation, animation, painting, photography, and music.

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David Shrigley: the Quirky Genius of Art and Absurdity
INDUSTRY

The Secretary and the Flower Shop Fraud Unraveled

U.S. Secret Service

In a 2023 case investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, a bookkeeper in North Carolina pleaded guilty to wire fraud after embezzling approximately $1.6 million from two companies over a span of six years through more than 120 fraudulent bank transfers. The case exemplified a recurring pattern: a trusted employee with routine access to company accounts exploiting that access incrementally over years, concealing the theft through falsified records.

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LOCAL

Plenty Unveils State-of-the-art Indoor Farm in Compton

Business Wire

In May 2023, vertical farming company Plenty opened what it described as the world's most technologically advanced indoor vertical farm, located on a single city block in Compton, California. The facility was designed to produce up to 4.5 million pounds of leafy greens annually using vertical towers nearly two stories tall, with the entire process from seeding to harvest automated through robotic systems. Plenty claims the setup yields up to 350 times the produce per acre of conventional outdoor farming.

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CULTURE

Indy's Last Crusade: Farewell to the Adventurous Archeologist

Deadline

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, released in summer 2023, marked the final outing for Harrison Ford as the archaeologist-adventurer he first portrayed in 1981. Ford, then 80 years old at time of filming, confirmed publicly that this was definitively his last appearance as the character. The film, directed by James Mangold and set in 1969 against the backdrop of the Apollo moon landing, followed an aged Indiana Jones in a globe-spanning race for an ancient time-altering artifact.

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