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Richard Lawler

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    The Holdovers has five Oscar nominations... and one accusation of plagiarism.

    On the eve of the 2024 Academy Awards, Variety reports that a screenwriter, Simon Stephenson (Luca, Wonka, Paddington 2), has leveled accusations that the screenplay for Alexander Payne’s movie The Holdovers is “plagiarised line-by-line” from Stephenson’s unproduced screenplay Frisco.

    Variety:

    At the heart of Stephenson’s complaint is the contention that Payne had the “Frisco” script in both 2013 and again in late 2019, right before Payne approached Hemingson about collaborating on a project. That contention seems to be backed up by emails involving several Hollywood agencies and producers.

    In addition to a nomination for the Best Picture prize, The Holdovers has also been nominated for best original screenplay.

    Oscars 2024: Oppenheimer, Poor Things, and Killers of the Flower Moon are the ones to watch

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    Richard Lawler
    ESPN is putting Meta’s Quest Pro headsets to work with today’s animated NHL broadcast.

    An alternate game feed on ESPN Plus, Disney Channel, Disney XD, and Disney Plus will present today’s Bruins vs. Penguins matchup as the NHL Big City Greens Classic 2. It goes beyond Nickelodeon’s slime-filled Super Bowl feed by using NHL EDGE positional data and Hawk-Eye optical tracking to turn real action into an animated version.

    Sportico explains that to control their animated avatars, commentators have replaced the motion-capture suits they wore for the first game with Meta Quest Pro headsets.

    Fortnite was down all day Friday, but now the ‘Myths & Mortals’ update is hereFortnite was down all day Friday, but now the ‘Myths & Mortals’ update is here
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    Richard Lawler
    Mark Zuckerberg has more to say about the Vision Pro and how much worse it is than his Quest headsets.

    Once Apple released the Vision Pro, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded with a video saying his company’s Quest 3 headset is “the better product, period.”

    Now he’s back with more takes, posting this on Threads in response to a post that said, “Apple is selling pretty much the device Meta wants to reach in 3-5 years.”

    I don’t think we’re saying the devices are the same. We’re saying Quest is better. If our devices weigh as much as theirs in 3-5 years, or have the motion blur theirs has, or the lack of precision inputs, etc, then that means we’ll have regressed significantly.

    Yes, their resolution is higher, but they paid for that with many other product tradeoffs that make their device worse in most ways. That’s not what we aspire to.

    Mark Zuckerberg (@zuck) on Threads

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    Richard Lawler
    Leica’s $6,995 camera is doing the most.

    Becca Farsace explains how 8K video, impressive heft, and an HDMI port are just a few of the notable features of the new SL3.

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    Richard Lawler
    X adds “Articles.” They’re blog posts, but only for the most Premium posters.

    If you pay for the platform formerly known as Twitter, then you can post Articles on X. Better known as blog posts, they can feature stylized text, embedded images, and videos.

    They’ll show up on the timeline with other tweets, but to publish one, you must belong to a Verified Organization or pay $16 monthly for the Premium Plus package. $8 Premium or $3 Basic subscribers will have to live without it, post regular tweets, or use Tumblr.

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    More about that base model Rivian R2.

    After today’s R2 event, MKBHD took a closer look at the new SUV and its sibling R3 / R3X with Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe for his Auto Focus channel.

    In this section of the video, Scaringe notes that while the R2 can have an estimated range that stretches beyond 300 miles, the base RWD version for $45,000 will have a smaller battery with an estimated 270-mile range. We’ll have even more on these new EVs tomorrow.

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    Richard Lawler
    Watch Rivian’s R2 reveal event in 5 minutes.

    All the highlights from Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe’s presentation of the smaller, cheaper R2 SUV are right here, as well as the surprise debut of an even smaller electric crossover, with the R3 and sport-trim R3X taking the stage.

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    Y’all aren’t going to believe this, but Coachella is doing NFTs again.

    In 2022, Coachella sold thousands of NFTs, including 10 digital “lifetime passes.” But it partnered with FTX US, Sam Bankman-Fried’s fall took the tokens with it, and owners were left chasing their promised benefits. Now Bitcoin is back, and Coachella’s trying NFTs again.

    Each $1,499 NFT in the initial collection comes with a 2024 VIP Festival Pass and access to an exclusive bar.

    Of 1,024 NFTs offered, three have been minted so far.

    A rendering of a multicolored “shell from a forgotten sea” shown on the field where Coachella takes place.
    One of the Coachella NFTs.
    Image: Coachella

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