#python#face_animation#image_animation#video_editing#video_generation
LivePortrait is a tool that uses AI to animate still photos, making them look like videos. It works by identifying key facial features and adding realistic movements. This technology helps create lifelike videos that can be used for personalized communication. The benefit to users is that they can easily create engaging animated portraits from static images, which can be fun and useful for various applications like social media or storytelling.
https://github.com/KwaiVGI/LivePortrait
#The_Economist🇬🇧📕[PDF]⬇️
15 #November2025
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This week’s Economist tracks how an emerging #AIBubble, volatile #Markets, and shifting #Geopolitics could reshape 2026. From Taiwan’s hidden economic risks to Mexico’s security crisis and Europe’s democratic strain, global fault lines widen. China faces birth-rate pressures and reputational challenges, while the U.S. wrestles with #Trumpforce, homeschooling, and e-bike parenting. Business pages explore #Chatbots, HR’s rise, and America’s “seven deadly sins.” Finance dives into “recession-recession” fears and personal-finance defence. Science highlights #AI superforecasting and whales’ vowel systems. A dense but essential issue for anyone tracking #Tech, #Policy, and global stability.
#The_Bloomberg🇺🇸📕[PDF]⬇️
#November2025
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This issue pits #GavinNewsom against a shifting #USPolitics map while probing the supposed #AIBubble, from frothy valuations to real-world productivity. A climate-forensics read asks whether #CloudSeeding worsened Dubai’s deadly storm—at the nexus of #ExtremeWeather and #ClimateChange. The geo-economics file tracks India’s wobbling investments, China’s expanding #Ports, and weaponized #SupplyChains. For investors, the issue weighs #ETFs, #401k tweaks, #BigTech concentration risk, and hedges in #Europe and #Gold. Lifestyle detours sample Utah powder and the dive-bar revival. It’s a brisk tour of power, money, and culture in a volatile world. #Markets#Investing#Energy#MiddleEast#Africa#Healthcare#Birkenstocks