A new report suggests thousands of Instagram users are falling for a scam that targets followers of financial institutions on the image-sharing platform. So I began following Bank of America’s official account to see what would happen. Sure enough, the ...
$2.3bn NNPC funds: CBN bars 9 banks from forex market
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday wielded the big stick as it barred nine Deposit Money Banks from the nation’s foreign exchange market for failing to remit the sum of $2.334bn belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to the Treasury ...
NBCUniversal completes purchase of DreamWorks Animation; Katzenberg payday tops $390 million
NBCUniversal has completed its $3.8-billion acquisition of DreamWorks Animation, a blockbuster deal that alters the face of Hollywood and accelerates the pace of consolidation in the media industry. Jeffrey Katzenberg, chief executive of the boutiq ...
A Hand Drawn Flipbook Animation of Olympian Simone Biles’ Incredible Gold Winning Floor Exercise
https://youtu.be/e0u1ucnM4X8 The Flippist created a hand drawn flipbook animated tribute to Simone Biles and her incredible gold winning floor routine at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
A Bizarre 3D Animation of Naked Men Floating Over an Ocean and Spinning While Seated in Chairs
https://youtu.be/aK_DHwH8Q-M New York graphic artists Brian Tessler and Jon Baken of Cool 3D World have created the oddly bizarre 3D animation “Men in Chars” featuring a large group of naked men who are floating over an ocean and spinning around while ...
Poll: Which Animated Movie Should Get a Live-Action Reboot Next?
In a Hollywood full of sequels, reboots and remakes, animated properties are rife with inspiration for studios. Disney in particular has been on a roll in taking its animated assets and spinning them into live-action remakes; it’s already released ...
‘Phantom Boy’: Young hero goes out-of-body in dreamlike animated film
In “Phantom Boy,” an ill boy discovers he has special powers, which he uses to help a bumbling cop. (Jean-Loup Feliciosi/TNS) Movie review of “Phantom Boy”: Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli’s second effort, a French-animation film about an ill bo ...
WATCH THIS Adding a Petrol-Powered Propeller Makes a Towering 360 Swing Even Crazier
https://youtu.be/sjTuJpgyaW8 Because riding a 360-degree swing as tall as your house isn’t daring enough, amateur mad scientist Colin Furze has upgraded his latest creation with a petrol-powered parasailing motor, giving it more power, more speed, and ...
Toho to Produce First ‘Godzilla’ Animation Movie
TOKYO – Japan’s movie giant, Toho has announced the production of a feature-length Godzillaanimation. Simply titled “Godzilla,” it is set for release next year. Tokyo-based Polygon Pictures is handling production duties with Kobun Shizuno (“Detecti ...
Motorola Says Samsung Stole Its Always On Display Feature
Motorola US has taken to Twitter to suggest that Samsung stole its Always On Display feature, incorporated in the Galaxy S7 and the latest Galaxy Note 7. The claim has been made one day before Samsung officially releases its Galaxy Note 7 in key markets, ...