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Paris Fashion Week starts today, here is a look at what to expect from the biggest week in fashion

Paris Fashion Week starts today, here is a look at what to expect from the biggest week in fashion

Trend tends to make its way back again residence this 7 days as the world’s top designers start to showcase their Spring/Summertime ‘23 collections in the coronary heart of trend itself — Paris. Starting off right now and continuing through Oct. 5, the most important names in manner are sending their designs down the runway to showcase only the finest of the finest for the warmer seasons. 

Below is a seem at what to count on from Paris Trend Week 2022:

Manner week constantly has its very own exceptional way of astonishing its faithful followers, but every single 12 months there is one particular issue that will generally keep on being the same the designers are bound to clearly show up and clearly show out. 

This coming week’s lineup is nothing at all brief of every little thing a vogue lover could at any time desire of. We can hope show-halting appears from the vogue 7 days classics these types of as Balenciaga, Chanel, Valentino, Miu Miu and of course, Louis Vuitton. An abundance of proficient, but lesser-recognized designer makes this sort of as Dice Kayak or Ungaro are also envisioned to be present. Manner is a frequently evolving field, and this is noticed in the huge attractiveness of Off-White on runways bringing streetwear to significant trend. So, we can happily be expecting some refreshing seems to be from this manufacturer as nicely.

Style week also requires on a new way of innovation this yr by diving head initial into the social media aspect of style by applying influencers as marketing and advertising equipment. 

We can expect to see Kim Kardashian sitting in the entrance row at a Balenciaga exhibit this week, but the authentic magic is in observing everyone’s most loved social media stars build content at Paris exhibits. Last yr we saw Charli D’amelio in Paris with Prada, Emma Chamberlain attending with Louis Vuitton, Knowledge Kaye with Balmain, and the record continues. Manner fans should really be rightfully thrilled to see the greats wander this week, and we can hope major points from beauties this kind of as the Hadid sisters, Emily Ratajowski or Ashley Graham, but really do not rely your favored influencers out when checking the information on vogue 7 days. Influencers make fashion a lot more obtainable and are the important to linking the modern-day day to the unchanging classiness of Paris Fashion Week.

As considerably as what developments to hope this 7 days, it is constantly up in the air, but looking at the previous trend weeks is a good area to start off when seeking to get forward of the runways. 

A best instance is Milan Fashion 7 days which ended now, and the good news is there had been a several constants noticed on the runways. Significant baggage are again and all set to hold all of your belongings no issue what the size. Leathers and monochromes are still keeping on limited in the fashion business, and feathers and furs are resurfacing once yet again. Mini skirts and dresses are also coming in scorching this go around, and chunky heels had been a staple all week prolonged. 

All of these developments are very likely to roll more than into this week’s vogue extravaganza, and we must all be excited. 

This week’s style festivities are practically nothing shorter of exhilarating for all fashion followers as fashion week is a time to working experience and recognize creative imagination and individuality. Massive factors are to be anticipated from this year’s formal style wrap-up, and it all commences with Weisanto’s fashion week kick-off. So set on your ideal outfit or your comfiest sweatpants, and get to critiquing. 

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How To Watch Summer Game Fest Live Today – Start Time And What To Expect

How To Watch Summer Game Fest Live Today – Start Time And What To Expect

Update: Summer Game Fest Live is now over, and it brought with it a ton of news. While its biggest reveal–The Last of Us Part 1’s remake–leaked ahead of time, there was a whole lot to still take in, so be sure to check out our Summer Game Fest live announcements recap for all of the biggest news and games. The original story follows.

Summer Game Fest Live is live right now, showcasing a wide variety of games. The Geoff Keighley-hosted event will run for a total of two hours, so there’s still plenty to come as part of the livestream. We’ve already gotten a look at Street Fighter 6, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and The Callisto Protocol.

Now Playing: Summer Game Fest Livestream 2022

Keighley is best known for hosting and producing The Game Awards every December, and he also heads up Gamescom’s Opening Night Live. Because E3 is canceled, some have taken to calling the event “Keigh3.” By “some,” we mean us. Here’s how to watch it.

When Is The Summer Game Fest Live 2022 Showcase

The Summer Game Fest Live 2022 takes place Thursday, June 9. It begins at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET, and you can see more regional times below. Our pre-show here on GameSpot will begin half an hour earlier, at 10:30 AM PT.

SGF Start Time (Thursday, June 9)

  • 11 AM PT
  • 1 PM CT
  • 2 PM ET
  • 6 PM GMT
  • 3 AM JST (Friday, June 10)
  • 4 AM AEST (Friday, June 10)

How To Watch Summer Game Fest Live 2022

The Summer Game Fest Live 2022 presentation will air across the usual streaming platforms like YouTube and Twitch; you can also watch it right on this page or on the GameSpot YouTube channel. We’ll also have pre- and post-shows previewing what to expect and recapping all of the biggest announcements.

This year, the presentation will also be broadcast in select IMAX theaters. Ticket sales for the live event will begin on May 12. Keighley has also teased that the IMAX partnership will continue for The Game Awards later this year.

What To Expect At The Summer Game Fest Live 2022

Like many of these summer showcases, we don’t know much yet about what to expect from the Summer Game Fest Live 2022 presentation. However, Geoff Keighley’s productions are usually a mixture of new game premieres and new looks at previously announced games. It also isn’t unusual for a game company to formally announce a game days or weeks before the event to tease a trailer premiere during Summer Game Fest or The Game Awards. So we may get a better idea of the line-up as we approach the date in June. In fact, that has now happened, as new footage of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is confirmed to appear during the event.

Keighley’s event also takes place just before the Xbox showcase on June 12. It would not be unheard of for a publisher like Microsoft to plan a two-part game reveal, first teasing a game during Summer Game Fest and then going into more detail at its own event. This year, Microsoft is sharing the stage with its newest (finalized) acquisition, Bethesda, and we expect to see Starfield make a big splash.

We also know that Warframe will be making an appearance, and it’s possible we will also hear about Hideo Kojima’s rumored game Overdose. Other confirmed games include Street Fighter 6, The Callisto Protocol, and Gotham Knights.

Unlike productions from Microsoft or Ubisoft, this won’t be focused strictly on titles appearing on a particular hardware platform, or coming from a single publisher. Instead, Summer Game Fest Live 2022 will feature debuts from any games that agree to showcase their wares at Keighley’s events. In the past that has included heavy-hitters like Death Stranding, Elden Ring, Star Wars Eclipse, and Bayonetta 3.

Though games are a mostly a mystery, we do have a list of confirmed participants:

  • 2K Games
  • Activision
  • Atlus
  • Bandai Namco
  • Bloober Team
  • Capcom
  • Coffee Stain
  • Deep Silver
  • Devolver Digital
  • Digital Extremes
  • Dotemu
  • EA
  • Epic Games
  • Focus Entertainment
  • Frost Giant Studios
  • Humble Games
  • Level Infinite
  • Mediatonic
  • MiHoYo
  • Netflix
  • PlayStation
  • Raw Fury
  • Samsung
  • Sega
  • Square Enix
  • Skybound Games
  • Steam
  • Studio MDHR
  • Tribeca Festival
  • Warner Bros. Games
  • Xbox

Day of the Devs 2022

As noted above, Day of the Devs will return and is taking place immediately after the end of Summer Game Fest Live. It’s produced by Double Fine and iam8bit, and while we don’t know much, it’s often been a platform to showcase some exciting indie games. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the event.

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Is COVID endemic? What experts say Americans should expect this summer

Is COVID endemic? What experts say Americans should expect this summer
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Don’t expect a ‘moonshot’ on EV battery technology

Britishvolt’s LeCain sees EV batteries improving in the same way that the internal combustion engine improved over more than a century: incrementally. He said he believes there are plenty of gains to be made in making lithium ion batteries better. The company is working on technology that reduces the weight and size of the pack.

“Right now we’re trying to take parts out, going from cell to chassis, using hard-cased prismatic cells that bear some of the weight and structure of the vehicle,” LeCain said.

Britishvolt’s first cells for the auto industry will be lithium ion, but the company is also investing in solid-state batteries. And unlike many other battery companies, its leadership team includes two auto industry veterans, both of whom have extensive powertrain backgrounds:

  • Joe Bakaj, former Ford of Europe vice president of product development. He is Britishvolt’s vice chairman.
  • Graham Hoare, former chairman of Ford of Britain. He is the battery-maker’s president of global operations.

Although global automakers and battery companies are investing billions over the next nine years toward cell development, it’s not clear whether a battery will ever hold as much energy as a gallon of gasoline or be as convenient to use.

A Chevrolet Silverado pickup, for example, has a 24-gallon fuel tank that can be refilled at most stations in about three minutes. Driven on the highway, the truck will get 21 mpg and travel around 504 miles before it needs more fuel. A full fuel tank in the Silverado weighs 146.4 pounds.

To get a driving range of 300 or more miles, the battery pack in electric vehicles has to be very large. A Tesla Model 3 with the long-range battery pack contains 4,410 cells and weighs more than 1,200 pounds; the EPA-estimated range is 358 miles. Even a compact Chevrolet Bolt’s battery pack, with its range of 259 miles, weighs around 960 pounds.

And then there’s the matter of charging times. For the roughly 80 percent of EV drivers who charge at home and don’t exceed their vehicle’s range, those long waits aren’t usually a problem. But for those who need to use public chargers, wait times can be long, anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour, once plugged in, to get reasonable range.

“Were combustion cars viable in 1950? Absolutely. People got to and from work every day. Are they better today than they were in 1950? Absolutely,” said Renna. “You’ve had billions of R&D dollars and engineers working on making them better every day. Using that analogy, I think electric cars are viable today, and solid-state batteries have the potential to make them more viable in the future.”

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CoPilot: Lessees aware of vehicle market but still expect to upgrade

Despite dealerships’ tight inventory and automakers being forced to temporarily remove features from new models because of chip shortages, lessees feel their next vehicle will be newer and more advanced than their existing models, according to a survey. The consumers also expected to pay the same amount or less than their current bill.

The Oct. 15 Pollfish study of 1,000 leaseholders found 82 percent of lessees were concerned supply issues could affect the availability of their next model, according to CoPilot, the car-shopping assistance company that commissioned the study.

But 66 percent felt their next model would be an upgrade in terms of features, and 92 percent thought their next lease or purchase would be newer, CoPilot’s survey found. Fifty-six percent of customers thought it would cost them the same amount or less.

Even customers in the crunch time of three months or less left on their leases are confident they’ll move to newer and better vehicles for the same or reduced cost. Ninety percent felt they’d get a newer model, and 57 percent expected to get something with better features. Sixty-six percent thought this new purchase or lease would be the same or less than what they were paying now.

“As millions of consumers come off-lease this year, they should be prepared for the fact that the car they want may not be available,” CoPilot CEO and co-founder Pat Ryan said in a statement this month. “Due to the global chip shortage, a number of major automakers have announced that they need to suspend tech features like driver assistance and monitoring systems and blind spot monitoring. As a result, consumers looking to lease their next car may be facing the reality that their next vehicle may not have all the bells and whistles they’re hoping for — or even safety add-ons that they’ve come to view as standard.”

Customers are beginning to understand the reality of the industry, though. Ryan told Automotive News that four months ago, customers would have been completely clueless. Now, they’re aware of the shortages, but “they’re not sure it’s gonna impact them.” It’s not until a consumer enters the market that they recognize the challenge, he said.

Vehicles are still being made available for lease, though they’re not being subvented to the levels in the past, Ryan said. Customers might also need to settle for leasing a vehicle that doesn’t precisely meet their desired configuration, or they might sign up for a lease that would begin when a vehicle becomes available months later.

CoPilot has been advising lessees who don’t need a vehicle immediately to “buy out and keep an eye out,” according to Ryan: Purchase one’s current lease at the residual price and wait for better market conditions.

He said automakers also are less willing than in the past to extend leases for customers whose desired vehicle isn’t yet available.

“That’s kind of come and gone by now,” Ryan said.

As for the customers shopping for leases today, Ryan said they should still receive comparable residuals. Even though a 1- to 3-year old car now sells for 92 percent of sticker price instead of the usual 70 percent, lessors aren’t making dramatic changes to lessee buyout prices in response to current market conditions, he said.

“Nobody believes that’ll be true in three years,” he said.

Ryan also said the difficult lease results recently reported by some mainstream automakers might not indicate what’s happening among luxury brands, which rely more heavily on leasing for their business model. A mass-market volume brand will lease to help boost the car sales they’d prefer to focus on, he said. A premium brand treats leasing as a goal unto itself, he said.