How do AI models generate videos?

But you don’t want any image—you want the image you specified, typically with a text prompt. And so the diffusion model is paired with a second model—such as a large language model (LLM) trained to match images with text descriptions—that guides each step of the cleanup process, pushing the diffusion model toward images that the…

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Cost of children’s homes doubles but care can be poor

Alison HoltSocial affairs editor and James Melley and Judith Burns BBC The cost of residential care for vulnerable children in England has nearly doubled in five years but many children still do not receive appropriate care, says a report from the independent public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) says councils on average spent…

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NYFW Thursday: Jonathan Simkhai, Collina Strada, Love Shack Fancy

Published September 12, 2025 Thursday afternoon at New York Fashion Week witnessed three fashion statements by growing New York-based brands, Jonathan Simkhai, Love Shack Fancy and Collina Strada, where the last was the surprise star attraction. See catwalkCollina Strada – Spring-Summer2026 – Womenswear – Etats-Unis – New York – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight   Collina Strada: Sunset fashion…

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Vince profits rally on D2C boost despite wholesale drop

Published September 11, 2025 Vince Holdings announced on Wednesday sales for the second quarter fell 1.3% to $73.2 million, hurt by declining wholesale revenues, as the U.S. fashion firm boosted profits during the quarter. Vince The New York-based company said the decline in the wholesale segment, which fell 5.1% to $44.8 million, followed a shift in timing…

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Christian Dior appoints Michela Kalb as head of haute couture and ready-to-wear

Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 11, 2025 Christian Dior, the renowned French luxury fashion house under the LVMH Group, is strengthening the teams of its Creative Director, Jonathan Anderson, by bringing Michela Kalb back to its ranks. The Sardinian-born Italian previously distinguished herself during a decade-long tenure at Dior in the mid-2000s, where…

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