AI Costs Are Accelerating — Here’s How to Keep Them Under Control

Cloud usage continues to soar, as do its associated costs — particularly, of late, those driven by AI. Gartner analysts predict worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services will swell to $723.4 billion in 2025, up from just under $600 billion in 2024. And 70% of executives…

John Beeler, Ph.D., SVP of Business Development, BPGbio – Interview Series

John Beeler, Ph.D., SVP of Business Development at BPGbio, brings over two decades of experience in biotechnology and business development, with extensive expertise in novel therapeutics. Before joining BPGbio, he most recently served as Business Development Search & Evaluation Lead at Bristol-Myers Squibb where he was pivotal in…

Midjourney V7: Faster AI image generation

Midjourney has announced the alpha release of its V7 image generation model for testing by the AI community. The new model packs improvements in text prompt understanding, image quality, and feature coherence. “V7 is an amazing model. It’s much smarter with text prompts, image prompts look…

2025 NAB Show Preview: Canon Showcases New Broadcast Lens Technology

2025 NAB Show Preview: Canon Showcases New Broadcast Lens Technology

In this article from TVTech, Canon U.S.A. Inc. Vice President of Business Planning and Strategy, Hiroto Kato, offers an exclusive preview of what the company is bringing to the 2025 NAB Show. As a leader in broadcast and live production technology, Canon is focused on meeting the growing demand for more captivating, immersive content—especially in sports broadcasting. Kato highlights major technology trends expected at the show, including advances in remote production, the expanding influence of virtual production in live and cinematic workflows, and the rise of professional creators using broadcast-grade gear. He also notes how traditional broadcast tools are blending across industries like cinema, sports, and pro A/V, opening new opportunities for innovation.

Canon’s biggest product announcement for the 2025 NAB Show is a brand-new optical unit designed to elevate live production visuals. This optical unit supports shallow depth of field, delivering cinematic, story-driven shots ideal for sports and event broadcasting. Built to integrate seamlessly with Canon’s existing UHD-DIGISUPER 122 and UHD-DIGISUPER 111 field box lenses, the unit enables high-magnification zoom and precise focus capabilities—even in fast-paced environments like stadiums or concerts. It allows broadcasters to capture stunning visuals without needing to overhaul their current equipment, making it a cost-effective and powerful upgrade.

What sets Canon’s new optical unit apart from other live production solutions on the market is its proven performance in real-world applications. Already tested at major football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and auto racing events, the unit offers unmatched versatility. It maintains consistent color profiles, supports a 2x extender, and allows for easy switching between traditional and enhanced imaging modes. This new solution is tailored for live broadcasters looking to create jaw-dropping visuals while streamlining their production workflows.

Canon’s presence at the 2025 NAB Show reaffirms its commitment to innovation, education, and connection with industry professionals. Kato emphasizes the value of NAB as a platform to engage directly with customers, showcase new technologies, and learn more about the evolving needs of content creators. Attendees can explore Canon’s latest broadcast and cinema solutions at their new booth location, N2103, and experience how Canon continues to lead the way in high-performance video production tools for sports, live events, and professional broadcasting.

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A New “Web” Readiness Report

HTML 5 Readiness was a site that showed through a rainbow of colors the browser support for several web features. What about a new version?

A New “Web” Readiness Report originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter….

A Notable Advance in Human-Driven AI Video

Note: The project page for this work includes 33 autoplaying high-res videos totaling half a gigabyte, which destabilized my system on load. For this reason, I won’t link to it directly. Readers can find the URL in the paper’s abstract or PDF if they choose. One…

Gmail’s AI-powered update: the impacts on influencer marketing

Google has recently released an AI-powered update to Gmail’s search functionality. The update sees the email app move away from the chronological display of search results to a new relevance-based ordering of results. The built-in AI engine analyses emails based on factors like recency, most-clicked emails,…