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Elon Musk Valued Twitter at $20B USD and Signed a Letter Demanding a Pause on Advanced AI Development in This Week’s Tech Roundup
This week, Elon Musk once again made waves throughout the industry. Over at Twitter, a leaked email reportedly sent from Musk to a company employee assessed the platform’s value at $20 billion USD, less than half of what he paid for it. And in the AI sphere, the CEO was among several high-profile signees asking for a pause on the development of advanced AI, warning the public of the risks AI can pose if ungoverned.On the product side, Leica celebrated 100 years of Disney with a limited-edition version of its Leica Q2 camera, while at Apple, rumors suggest that the AirPods Pro 2 will include a USB-C port.Below, Hypebeast has rounded up the top tech stories of the week so you can stay up to date on trends in the industry.Leica Celebrated Disney's 100th Anniversary With a Limited-Edition Came...
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston Fail to Offend and Occasionally Amuse in Murder Mystery 2: Review
The middling action comedy, starring Adam Sandler & Jennifer Aniston, is streaming now on Netflix. Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston Fail to Offend and Occasionally Amuse in Murder Mystery 2: Review Liz Shannon Miller
Best New Tracks: Tyler, the Creator, Jisoo, boygenius and More
As the week in music comes to a close, HYPEBEAST has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.This week’s lineup is led by Tyler, the Creator, BLACKPINK's Jisoo and boygenius, who each released the albums CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale, ME and the record, respectively. Also joining this selection are offerings from Paris Texas, The BLSSM, spill tab, Black Thought with El Michels Affair, Q, Larry June with The Alchemist and Popcaan.Tyler, the Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate SaleTyler, the Creator revisits his June 2021 record CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST with its deluxe edition, The Estate Sale. The updated version features a total of eight new tracks, including three with features from A$AP Rocky, Vince Staples and YG.Listen: Spotify | A...
Nicolas Cage Is a Perfect Dracula In the Cheerfully Bloody and Funny Renfield: Review
The violent R-rated comedy stars Nicholas Hoult stars as the titular familiar. Nicolas Cage Is a Perfect Dracula In the Cheerfully Bloody and Funny Renfield: Review Liz Shannon Miller
HypeArt Visits: Fátima de Juan
Fátima de Juan, also known by her alias, XENA, is a Spanish artist whose larger-than-life characters challenge societal norms regarding gender and identity. Born and based on the Balearic Island of Mallorca, she first gravitated towards art through the humble medium of graffiti and gradually progressed to occupy galleries through large-scale canvas works and installations.Her characters range dinosaur-inspired boots and colorfully eccentric alligators to her signature female warriors dressed in contemporary clothing and oftentimes equipped with symbolic weapons, such as ninja stars or a mace. Art, in many instances, was a way in which Fátima shed her own armor and felt comfort expressing her inner soul. “My work combines naivety, strength, fantasy, and sensuality with the rough, tender, an...
5 Anime Series to Watch If You Like ‘Baki Hanma’
For many of those that grew up watching Dragon Ball Z, the popular anime series Baki Hanma, distributed globally by Netflix, provided a familiar sense of impactful storytelling, accented by thrilling martial arts action. Just like Akira Toriyama's everlasting story, Baki Hanma provides a carnal relatability fueled by the fighting action show in battles animated by studios TMS Entertainment. Coming together to uncover complex characters and relationships to express greater themes that carry lasting emotion.Serving as a follow-up to 2018's Baki, Baki Hanma (2021) adapts the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Keisuke Itagaki. Despite having multiple iterations, the general story chronicles Baki Hanma who embarks on grueling training and tests of his fighting skills after being ...
From Building a Brand to Dominating Charts, Rauw Alejandro Returns to His Roots With Each New Project
Rauw Alejandro is still riding high from the previous day’s celebration when he shows up to Hypebeast’s stateside flagship, HBX New York, on Saturday morning. Just a day prior, the Puerto Rican singer debuted RR, a succinct three-track EP made in collaboration with his longtime partner Rosalía. Accompanying (and overshadowing) the long-awaited project’s release was an intimate music video for the duet “Beso.” For his latest viral moment in a career full of them, a montage of the globetrotting couple is followed by a dim-lit selfie video of Rosalía revealing her engagement ring from Alejandro.Ahead of meeting with fans in New York to commemorate the latest drop from his label Zorro Stuff, Alejandro sat down with Hypebeast for an interview spanning his relationship with Rosalía and the new E...
Talya Elitzer Details Her Journey From William Morris Endeavor’s Mailroom To Co-Founder of Godmode
Talya Elitzer’s career in the music industry began in the mailroom of a major Hollywood talent agency. Today, she serves as co-founder and President of Godmode, an artist development company known for championing the likes of Channel Tres, JPEGMAFIA and more.The Los Angeles-based exec was a fresh grad from Brandeis University when she kicked off her career by delivering mail to agents at William Morris Endeavor (WME) — a humble yet eye-opening experience that led her to becoming a booking agent, working with the likes of M.I.A, Britney Spears, Björk and LCD Soundsystem. “It was an incredible start to my career,” she fondly recalls. “I learned a ton and met an entire network of people that I’m still quite close with today.” When her time at WME came to an end, she flew across the country to...
On a New Album Born Out of Isolation, Kimbra Is Reckoning With Herself
In 2011, Kimbra landed the feature placement of a lifetime: Gotye was looking for the right female partner to appear alongside him on a forthcoming single. After being connected with the singer-songwriter by her producer, she met up with Gotye at her home in Melbourne to record just a few takes of a floaty, mid-tempo, ballad. "Somebody That I Used to Know" debuted that July on Gotye’s Making Mirrors LP, and would go on to secure the duo Grammys for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Today, it has over 2 billion views on YouTube and is one of the most recognizable songs of the past decade.For Kimbra – who performs under her given name – the track’s unexpected success acted as a platform from which she could launch her solo career and a primer in the sheer happenstance of...
Nothing Launched its Ear (2) Earphones and Tesla Unveiled a Cybertruck-Inspired Wireless Charging Platform in This Week’s Tech Roundup
This week in the tech industry, Tesla brought not a new car but, somewhat randomly, a wireless charging platform. Also in the product arena, buzzy London-based tech company Nothing launched its new wireless earbuds, the Ear (2), while renders of the redesigned Apple iPhone 15 Pro leaked on social media show fewer buttons and a smaller camera.Elsewhere in tech, Adobe offered a first look at its generative AI program, Firefly. While the program is still in beta, content creators can preview all the new tools they’ll soon have access to.Below, Hypebeast has rounded up the top tech stories of the week so you can stay up to date on trends in the industry.Tesla Unveiled a $300 USD Cybertruck-Inspired Wireless Charging PlatformTesla still hasn’t rolled out its Cybertruck to the public after years...
In the Succession Season 4 Premiere, The War Truly Begins
A deal that may change the Roy family forever is at the center of "The Munsters." In the Succession Season 4 Premiere, The War Truly Begins Liz Shannon Miller
Through the Lens: Théo de Gueltzl
Through The Lens spotlights emerging and established photographers from around the world. The ongoing series is dedicated to offering unique insights in varying areas of photographic expertise including portrait, landscape, fine art, fashion, documentary and more.More than just the garments we wear, fashion has always been a platform for sharing ideas. Whether an olive utility jacket that reminds you of the great outdoors, split suede loafers that mentally transport you to the Mediterranean or an ethically sourced cardigan for the eco-conscious shopper. Like a second skin or a mirror up to society, we buy into brands for the lifestyles they promise. A proclamation to the world: ‘this is who I am, this is what I believe in, and this is who I want to be.’“By tapping into our very human desir...
