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16 June 2017 • 11:51 AMT
“Mironins,” “Sister Tale” feature at Annecy’s Transmedia Pitches

Spain and France dominate proceedings with two projects a piece, a sign of their industry strength at multi-platform projects.

16 June 2017 • 11:41 AMT
Netflix, Australian Broadcasting Corp. partner on “The Letdown”

The six-part comedy from writers Sarah Scheller and Alison Bell, who also stars, follows Audrey (Bell) as she navigates the steep learning curve of motherhood.

16 June 2017 • 11:09 AMT
Some 4,000 more U.S. troops to be sent to Afghanistan

The bulk of the additional troops will train and advise Afghan forces, according to an administration official.

16 June 2017 • 10:47 AMT
Kremlin takes “extremely negative view” of proposed new U.S. sanctions

The U.S. Senate voted nearly unanimously on Thursday for legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia.

16 June 2017 • 10:39 AMT
U.S. awards $258 mln to tech giants to build next-gen supercomputers

The Department of Energy has awarded AMD, Cray, HP, IBM, Intel and Nvidia $258 million in funding over a three-year period.

16 June 2017 • 10:21 AMT
Microsoft’s new Modern Keyboard has an integrated fingerprint reader

The only changes are a new fingerprint reader and the ability to use a cable for a wired connection instead of wireless.

16 June 2017 • 09:54 AMT
Russia verifying whether IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed

In a statement, the army said Sukhoi warplanes carried out a 10-minute night-time strike on May 28 at a location near Raqa

16 June 2017 • 09:42 AMT
Gravitas picks up Tribeca winning drama “Abundant Acreage Available”

The film follows grown siblings coming to terms with the death of their father and the future of their North Carolina tobacco farm.

16 June 2017 • 09:38 AMT
VivaCell-MTS hails ANPO music and work as exceptional

The traditional meeting of the orchestra with its general partner covered work-related topics, professional issues, and upcoming projects.

16 June 2017 • 09:31 AMT
“The Girl Who Played With Fire” returning as comic book

The 68-page issue adapts the first half of Larsson’s follow-up to the internationally best-selling “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”.

16 June 2017 • 09:20 AMT
U.S. Senate votes for Russia sanctions

The U.S. Senate voted nearly unanimously on June 15 for legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia.

16 June 2017 • 09:08 AMT
Google seeks to speed up image recognition in mobile apps

The tech is part of TensorFlow, Google’s deep learning model that recently shrunk down to mobile size in a new version called TensorFlow Lite.

16 June 2017 • 09:02 AMT
Aronian draws in Norway Chess round 8, still leads the tournament

Magnus Carlsen and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave scored their first wins against Sergey Karjakin and Vladimir Kramnik, respectively.

16 June 2017 • 08:48 AMT
Estonia is 1st in the EU to let delivery bots on sidewalks

There are, obviously, a few stipulations. The robots in question can’t be taller than one meter, longer than 1.2 meters, or weigh more than 50 kilograms.

16 June 2017 • 08:44 AMT
EU envoy should have mentioned progress in election processes: RPA

Sharmazanov said it would be much fairer for Switalsky to point out the positive developments registered during elections to the parliament.

16 June 2017 • 08:31 AMT
Japanese messaging giant Line rolls out cute AI speakers

Line hasn’t confirmed whether these Clova-powered speakers — collectively known as the Champ series — would embody their characters in different ways.

16 June 2017 • 08:30 AMT
Jihadist arrests in Europe nearly doubled over last two years: Europol

Overall there were 142 “failed, foiled or completed terrorist attacks” including those by jihadists — with more than half in Britain.

16 June 2017 • 08:24 AMT
China bounced an “unhackable” quantum signal between cities

It is reportedly equipped with a laser-and-mirror system as well as a special crystal that can encode data and encryption keys onto photons as they travel back to Earth.

16 June 2017 • 08:19 AMT
U.S. conservative bloc demands reforms to internet spy law

The intraparty dissent among Republicans in Congress over Section 702 resembles a debate that took place two years ago.

16 June 2017 • 08:06 AMT
Takata close to filing for bankruptcy, report suggests

Takata will make a formal decision about the bankruptcy filing at its board meeting this month, the leading business daily Nikkei reported

16 June 2017 • 08:05 AMT
Strand Releasing nabs Sundance winner “Nile Hilton Incident”

“The Nile Hilton Incident” takes place weeks before the 2011 Egyptian revolution, with a Cairo police office investigating the murder of a famous club singer.

16 June 2017 • 07:54 AMT
Mel Gibson is the grandpa from hell in “Daddy’s Home 2” trailer

The film also stars Linda Cardellini, John Cena, and Alessandra Ambrosio. “Daddy’s Home 2” opens in theaters on Nov. 10.

16 June 2017 • 07:51 AMT
Artbeep brings art enthusiasts closer to exquisite artwork

There has to be a way of acquiring high quality original art created by artists from around the world. And that is exactly why Artbeep – a platform that allows collectors and art enthusiasts to learn more about and buy art – was created. In an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net, co-founder Vago Barseghyan tells about the mission of the platform, the problems that the industry is facing and much more.

16 June 2017 • 07:39 AMT
Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit” new trailer features John Boyega

The video shows how racism dominated during the five-day riot in 1967’s Detroit and the interrogation that followed.

16 June 2017 • 07:35 AMT
“GOT”: Empire Magazine fuels speculation of Jon Snow’s birth name

It is unknown whether the name revealed by Empire is legit, though Jaeherys Targaryen was rumored to be Jon’s real name before.

16 June 2017 • 07:13 AMT
New government program eyes 5% GDP growth: RPA spokesman

The deputy parliament speaker said the program pays close attention to the fight against corruption, as well as security issues.

16 June 2017 • 06:59 AMT
Friendship heals

There are many benefits to being supported by a strong social network. Moreover, a study says that more friends can actually make a person healthier. The research published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine in 2015 showed that social relationships impact not only our mental but also our physical wellbeing.

16 June 2017 • 06:44 AMT
Trump to clamp down on Cuba travel, trade

Trump will issue a presidential directive to reverse some of the loosened regulations that Obama introduced between the two former Cold War foes.

16 June 2017 • 06:33 AMT
Eurozone, IMF agree Greek bailout payment

IMF chief Christine Lagarde and the eurozone’s 19 finance ministers greenlit a payout of 8.5 billion euros to avoid Athens defaulting in July.

15 June 2017 • 14:57 AMT
“The Conjuring”’s Crooked Man getting his own spin-off

Mike Van Waes will be writing “The Crooked Man,” which takes its story from one written by James Wan.