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“2000 Meters to Andriivka”: Mstyslav Chernov re -impacts with his images of the Ukraine War

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Park City, Utah – The first 10 minutes of “2000 meters to Andriivka” have already justified having moved to the Utah mountains to attend the Sunday Film Festival. If I didn’t watch any other good movie in the next few days, I would still take the trip. This powerful is the new journalist and filmmaker’s documentary Mstyslav Chernovwinner of the Oscar two years ago for “20 days in Mariupol”. If this focused on how civilians suffered the first brutal attack of the Russian invasion, the new film leads us to the activity of the soldiers – mostly volunteers – in the first line of the front. With images taken with Gopro cameras in the soldiers’ helme Brutal of a war in the middle of Europe that is fought in trenches and almost melee as if it were a contest 100 years ago. For months, years already, to gain or go back ridiculous distances in which the bodies and ruins are stacked. Mstyslav Chernov, director of “2000 Meters to Andriivka”.Credit: Sundance Film Festival | Courtesy With his work, Chernov humanizes conflict without moralisms or doctrines. An exceptional work that will speak throughout the year. More premieres on the first day of Sundace The Ugly Stepsister This debut feature film of the Nordic director Emilie Blichfeldt offers a dark, comic and very “gore” reinterpretation of the classic Cinderella story. The film focuses on Elvira, one of Cinderella’s stepsisters, who pushed by her mother takes extreme measures in her desperate search to become more desirable. This twisted narrative addresses issues such as beauty, self -injuries, value and social pressures, presenting a visually shocking and disturbing experience. Marlee Matllin: Not Alone Anymore The deeply documentary personal “Marlee Matllin: Not Alone Anymore” premiered with the presence of Marlee Matllin herself, deaf actress who is still the youngest winner of the Oscar for Best Actress, a prize she received in 1987 for “Children of a Leser God ”, when I was only 21 years old. During the question and answers session, Matllin shared his thoughts: “I knew it was the time for (Shoshannah Stern, director of the tape) to show the world what I have happened. I waited, and my four children, who are now adults, was a good time to show them what Mom has spent all her life. So I’m glad they are here. I’m glad they are here to see it. ” Jimpa John Lithgow, Aud Mason-Hyde and Olivia Colman.Credit: George Pimentel for candy film festival | Shuttersock The premiere with more stars on the first day was “Jimpa”, which brought together a cast that includes Olivia Colman, John Lithgow, Aud Mason-Hyde, Daniel Henshall and Eamon Farren, who accompanied the director Sophie Hyde in the “line of line of Press ”, as the red carpets prior to a premiere is called in Swimo. The cast also participated in a lively question and answers session after the projection. Twinless The emotional Twinless premiere caused enthusiastic cheers of the public, especially during the question and answers session, where the cast shared sincere reflections. The director and member of the cast James Sweeney, along with Dylan O’Brien, Aisling Franciosi and Lauren Graham, participated in the press carpet and answered questions from the public. Dylan O’Brien reflected on his collaboration with Sweeney: “Meeting James was like the final seal, watching his first movie and realizing that he is a complete filmmaker. We have been on this trip together for five years, so it is a very special moment to see him come to light in this way ”. Sly Lives! (Aka The Burden of Black Genius) Oscar Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s musician and director premiered his latest biographical documentary, “Sly Lives!” The projection, which focuses on the life of the legendary musician Sly Stone, received an ovation of an enthusiastic audience. Questlove was accompanied by members of Sly’s family, including Ninth Carmel, Phunne and Sylvester Stewart Jr., as well as producer Joseph Patel. By design Juliette Lewis had a triumphant return to Sundance with the premiere of “By Design.” She was accompanied by Robin Tunney, Samantha Mathis, Mamoudou Athie, Miranda Bailey, Betty Buckley and the scriptwriter and director Amanda Kramer. The group participated in the press carpet and a question and answer session, offering perspectives on the topics and production of the film. Continue reading:· The Sundance Festival starts with an eye on Los Angeles (Tagstotranslate) Sunday

China set up its own “OPEC of solar panels” to avoid an internal price war. It came out regular

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If there is currently a power in renewables, it is China. The country installs 60% of the world’s renewable capacity and has huge projects underway like his ‘Solar Great Wall‘, he largest wind turbine in the world and ambitious plans offshore energy both wind and photovoltaic. In the solar energy segment there are so many companies competing for the same piece of the pie that even the biggest ones are drowning. And with problems everywhere, the industry wanted to emulate the oil sector with a great self-control pact. The first attempt has gone wrong. Saturation. The storm began in 2021. It was the year in which China presented its net zero emissions plan for 2060 with a very ambitious goal: at least 1,200 GW of solar and wind capacity installed by 2030. Energy companies got down to business , but there were also companies not endemic to the energy sector that jumped on the bandwagon of what aimed to be a very lucrative business. The problem is that it was carried out without apparent control, with everyone fighting the war on their own. The result? Large projects throughout the country and such a beastly production of solar panels that it has stifled companies from outside Chinabut also an annual production capacity of around 1,200 GW of panels. So we don’t all fit. This might seem good, but it is not: it represents double global demand in 2024 and is more than expected for 2030. The situation pushed many companies to deduct prices, sometimes below costs, creating a kind of ‘Ice Age’ of the photovoltaic sector with companies such as GLC Tecnology – the second solar company in China and one of the largest in the energy sector– asking the state for help. The reason is that the prices of the entire production chain (from silicon to photovoltaic modules) had fallen below costs and companies were losing money with each sale. As we read In South China Morning Post, the China Photovoltaic Industry Association, or CPIA, estimates that prices in each segment of the panel supply chain fell between 60% and 80% in 2024 from their peak in 2023. Following in the footsteps of OPEC. The problem is that demand also did not follow the trend. According to the energy think tank Ember, global solar installations grew by 29% in 2024 compared to 87% in 2023. In China alone, the expected growth in 2024 was 28%, far from 55% the previous year. In addition, 39 of the 121 publicly traded photovoltaic producers, reported losses in Chinaand giants like Longo Green Energy had to lay off 5% of their workforce. It was necessary to take control of this unlimited production, and it is something that was attempted to be tackled at the CPIA meeting in December of last year. In the la, 33 of the main manufacturers signed a self-control commitment based, according to SCMP, on the agreements of the OPEC -Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries-. The idea was to agree on production quotas based on their capacity, respect the minimum recommended price established by the Association and, with this, wait for the market to regulate itself. First problems. It is curious that, just two weeks after the signing of that self-control pact, the CPIA issued an open letter criticizing a solar project in Xinjiang that was violating the agreement. The problem? The company, a subsidiary of the China Energy Investment Group, set a price “significantly lower” than the 0.68 yuan – about 0.09 euros – per watt stipulated by the CPIA. It is something that has weakened the morale of an industry that considered an OPEC-style pact as one of the last realistic resources to save solar-related companies and jobs in the country before taking actions that end with closures and layoffs. The Government puts its hand. This is something that worries government institutions and companies themselves because a negative climate in which companies are operating at a loss or without achieving financial objectives can have a disastrous consequence: compromising the quality of the panels and the industry, prevent innovation and, therefore, make China blur what has been achieved in recent years, disappearing the competitive advantage and causing the loss of talent. And the CPIA is not the only one that has tried to control the situation. The central government also imposed some measures to curb the expansion, such as increasing minimum capital requirements for new panel manufacturing projects from 20% to 30%, lower export tax rebates, and stricter limits on water and energy consumption. . For example, the permitted electricity consumption for existing manufacturers was reduced from 80 kWh/kg to 60 kWh/kg. It’s complicated. The problem is that the industry is, at this point, too big. With the new government measures on energy use, it is estimated that production capacity will be between 20% to 30%. But the problem is, as Jessica Jin – an analyst at S&P Global – points out, that the main obstacle will be controlling all the factories in the country to ensure that they comply with the measures. In the end, what is happening in China is something that has been brewing for months: they lead the solar panel market (by a lot), but they have grown without control and this accelerated boom is currently being regulated based on demand both internal and external. Images | Korea Aerospace Research Institute Xataka | China is regularly hit by typhoons. Now it has a mega wind turbine to take advantage of them

United Kingdom will display the “Frankenstein” of the electronic war to protect its submarine cables: the P8 Poseidon

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It We count yesterday. The decision of the British Secretary of Defense, John Healey, of Authorize the appearance of a nuclear submarine Near the Russian “spy ship” has caught attention, not only because of the action itself, but for the subsequent public revelation in the House of Commons. Healey justified the maneuver as a “deterrence of deterrence” accusing Russia of spying on the submarine cables that connect to the nation with the world. The tension has not been there. The United Kingdom is going to stage one of the “bombs” of the electronic war. The answer and an operation. In response to the growing threat of underwater espionage that has occurred in the Baltic and In British watersUnited Kingdom launched in early January Nordic Warden operationin collaboration with the Nordic and Baltic countries. Its objective: monitor suspicious vessels in 22 areas of the Canal de la Mancha, the Kattegat Strait and the northern and Baltic seas. In addition, IA will be implemented to identify objectives and coordinate responses between participating countries to suspicious activities. It happens that, despite these measures, the activity of the Russian Yantar has not ceased. As we explain yesterday, The ship crossed the La Mancha channel without stoppingwhich led Healy to publicly reveal the incident of November and this week, probably with the intention of sending a message to Moscow. Poseidon on stage. With Regarding Nordic Wardenthe British Ministry of Defense has confirmed that will provide a series of very particular maritime patrol aircraft: the P-8 Poseidon Next to RC-135 Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft for the operation. The P-8, developed by Boeing from the 737 commercial planeit becomes the “Frankenstein” of the electronic war for its own hybrid characteristics. We are facing An extremely versatile platformone designed for the anti -submarine war (ASW), anti -surface war (ASUW) and intelligence, surveillance and recognition (ISR). The P-8 is equipped with sophisticated sensors, such as latest technology sounds, synthetic opening radar, electronic intelligence systems and network data link capabilities. You can display torpedoes, anti -bursh missiles and Sonoboyas For the detection of submarines, in addition to operating in prolonged missions thanks to its great autonomy and flight replenishment systems. Used by the United States Navy, the United Kingdom has nine of these aircraft, operated from the base of the Royal Air Force (RAF) in Lossiemouth, Scotland. But there is more. The operation also includes other maritime resources, such as naval frogs and dronesall in order to monitor and protect the critical underwater infrastructure that experts consider highly vulnerable to sabotage. Political messages and military muscle. No doubt, the Revelation of these underwater operationstraditionally maintained secret, suggests an effort (now British, Before Finland) for projecting a firmer posture. This type of military diplomacy remembers similar events, such as Appearance of the Uss Tennessee Balistic Missile Submarine in the Norway Sea In June last year, in response to Russian submarine display Kazan in Cuba. In this regard, experts such as Jonathan Bentham, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, describe the surface appearance of the British Astute HMS as “a demonstration of strength”reflecting a change in Royal Navy’s strategy to adopt a more proactive approach. Finally, it is also framed in the context of The growing rhetoric between London and Moscow, intensified after the arrival of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States. Perspectives and possible scenarios. The Guardian told This morning that the effectiveness of this British strategy is still to be seen, especially given Russian interest in imposing costs to the West for his support for Ukraine. In this sense, the true test will lie in itself new attacks on critical underwater infrastructure in the coming weeks. Although direct war with Russia does not seem imminent, The lines between conflict and espionage are becoming more diffusegenerating an increasingly unstable situation. If you want also, it is a reflection of how geopolitics operates in the military field. The presence of submarines, calesubmarine and spy ships in strategic waters, is not only a matter of security, but also of political messages and deterrence to avoid any contest. One thing seems more or less clear: the current tension suggests that the next incidents in the sea will determine to what extent the British posture and the rest of the nations that continue to dissuade future Russian provocations. Image | aceebee In Xataka | A British nuclear submarine has discovered a Russian ship in front of its submarine cables. The second time in three months In Xataka | Research on submarine cables cut in the Baltic has taken a turn: it was not Russia, it was inexperience

give up fast money to win the war

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Openai has chosen a conservative path to Operator: limit it to users of Chatgpt Prothose who pay 200 dollars a month. Only they can access this tool that automates tasks on the web. It is what OpenAi describes as a “prior research view”, and that lets us glimpse more an experiment than a finished product. Why is it important. The IA giant continues to prioritize product refinement over immediate income. 200 dollars a month per user capable of using operator are many dollars … but that is an important limit to its adoption in this phase. And it is deliberate. Between the lines. Openai has signed alliances with companies such as Dordash, Instacart, Priceline, Openable or Uber. That could suggest trade agreements to monetize operator on the side of the companies, but the OpenAi Coo, Brad Lightcap, has been blunt in the Wall Street Journal: There is no financial relationship in these collaborations. They are only optimizing the user experience to become more compatible with Operator. Therefore, the income that Operator now will come exclusively from Pro subscriptions. But that can change in the future: Openai has announced expansion plans to Users Plus, Team and Enterprise. He has also promised to release the API of Your Cua model (Computer-Useing agent) For developers. At the moment, there are no dates for either of those two promises. In perspective. Openai operates in a market with a giant potential. Analysts expect that The generative AI will move more than one billion dollars a year in less than a decade. However, Openai is betting on perfecting operator with a controlled implementation rather than maximizing short -term income. The bet. Initially limiting operator to its most committed and enthusiastic users (those who pay $ 200 per month), OpenAi seeks feedback quality. The one that is most capable of giving this type of user. In addition, errors are less expensive in this phase, and more valuable learning. This strategy suggests something: that the monetization plans with greater reach will come when the product is more mature. Deepen. Openai’s caution is striking because it contrasts with its aggressiveness on other fronts. For example, a few days ago we knew that it was also part of the Stargate projectvalued in half a billion dollars. Operator seems like an experimental strategic project, but not so much an immediate source of income. In Xataka | OpenAi prepares an AI with a doctoral level. He is so promising that he will first show it to the US government Outstanding image | OpenAI, Xataka with Mockuuuups Studio

How many Palestinian prisoners are there in Israel’s prisons and why their number has doubled since the start of the war in Gaza

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Image source, Getty Images photo caption, Most of the Palestinian prisoners released on the first day of the truce were women and teenagers, many of them detained without charge. Item information 30 Palestinian prisoners for every living Israeli hostage and 50 for every female soldier. It is the crude arithmetic of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, which provides for the release of Israeli hostages held by the Islamist militia in exchange for a yet-to-be-defined total number of Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli prisons. In the first phase, Hamas must release 33 kidnapped people and Israel 1,900 prisoners. The first exchange took place on Sunday and allowed 3 hostages – Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari – and 90 Palestinians held captive in Israel (the majority without having undergone a trial), to regain freedom and be reunited with their families. The next exchange is expected to take place on Saturday, January 25. Hamas captured 251 hostages on October 7, 2023, mostly civilians, when it attacked Israel by surprise, killing about 1,200 people. Of them, about 90 remain in the hands of the Islamist militia, although it is not clear how many have died. The Israeli retaliation on Gaza has left almost 47,000 Palestinians dead in 15 months of war, many of them women and children. It is not the first time that Israel agrees to release detainees and prisoners in exchange for hostages. In a truce agreed to in November 2023, the government led by Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to release 240 prisoners, mostly teenagers detained without charge, while Hamas released 105 hostages. In the past, the price that Palestinian militias have placed on kidnapped people has been much higher. In 2011, for example, Israel agreed to release more than 1,000 prisoners in exchange for a soldier who had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza for 5 years, Gilad Shalit. The numbers are high and, on occasion, Israel has agreed to release prisoners who were serving long sentences for organizing terrorist attacks that caused numerous deaths. But many others of those released in the exchanges are people who are in what is known as “administrative detention”, for which they have not been accused of any specific crime and who are in prison without a trial date. These detentions, which can last for months or even years, add to the lists of the Palestinian prison population in Israel, which has doubled since the beginning of the war, according to various human rights organizations. Currently, some 10,200 Palestinians are imprisoned in Israeli prisons, according to data from the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Former Detainees Affairs. More than a third of them have not been tried and almost all have been subjected to the authority of military courts. Over the years, the UN has been highly critical of Israel for its treatment of Palestinian prisoners, stating that entire generations have endured “arbitrary, widespread and systematic deprivations of liberty under Israeli occupation.” Image source, Getty Images photo caption, Jalida Jarrar, from the leadership of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, was one of the prisoners released in the first exchange. She had been arrested at the start of the war in Gaza and was in administrative detention. Arrest campaigns Before the start of the war, the UN put the number of Palestinian prisoners at around 5,000, including 160 children, according to the report presented in June 2023 by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967. , Francesca Albanese. Of those 5,000, about 1,100 were detained without charge or without having been tried. However, since October 7, these numbers grew exponentially to exceed 10,000, according to human rights organizations. Addameer, an organization that supports Palestinian prisoners and their families, puts the number of Palestinian prisoners at 10,221 “following the extensive arrest campaigns carried out by the occupation authorities against various segments of the Palestinian population.” Among them there are 88 women and 320 children. Israel assures that these arrests are part of anti-terrorist operations that target members of Hamas in the West Bank. Of the total figure, “the current number of administrative detainees exceeds 3,400, along with more than 3,464 detainees from the Gaza Strip, among whom there are more than 1,886 detainees under the law on ‘unlawful combatants’,” adds Addameer. , which means “consciousness” in Arabic. The NGO uses data from the Israeli Prison Service, which manages Israeli prisons, and from prisoners’ families. These statistics do not include all Gaza detainees who have been subjected to forced disappearance, lawyer Tala Nasir, who works with the organization, tells BBC Mundo. The law on illegal combatants was passed in Israel in 2002 and defines this figure as “any person who has participated directly or indirectly in hostile activities against the State of Israel, or who is a member of a force that perpetrates hostile acts against the State of Israel.” “, but that he is not entitled to the status of prisoner of war contemplated in international humanitarian law. For Addameer and other human rights organizations, the fact that the number of prisoners has doubled since the start of the war shows that Israel “uses detention as a tool of repression and control against Palestinians, as well as a form of collective punishment.” aimed at putting pressure on Palestinian political parties during prisoner exchange negotiations,” the organization says. Israel classified Addameer as a “terrorist” organization in 2021 along with five other Palestinian human rights groups, a designation that both the UN and other international human rights bodies rejected. Image source, Getty Images photo caption, Different human rights organizations denounce that Israel uses arrests as a “tool of repression and control against Palestinians.” administrative detention Administrative detention is a procedure that allows the Israeli army to hold prisoners “without charge, without trial, indefinitely, under a secret summary, so there is no fair trial, no guarantee and sometimes no trial at all.” explains the Palestinian lawyer. Israel relies on three different laws … Read more

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