The South by Southwest festival is expanding to London in June, 2025.
The SXSW brand, which originated in Austin, Texas almost four decades ago, has grown to become synonymous with the celebration of the convergence between creativity, culture and technology. London is the latest expansion outpost, after SXSW launched a branded festival in Sydney, Australia last year.
Like the festivals in Austin and Sydney, SXSW London will combine entertainment, music and technology, and the debate and discussion of challenging issues including AI, climate change, politics and society.
Since 1987, SXSW has hosted leading speakers and participants across a multitude of disciplines, including Christiane Amanpour, Deepak Chopra, Mark Cuban, Melinda Gates, Dave Grohl, Sadiq Khan, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Steven Spielberg, Dr. Lisa Su, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, Tilda Swinton, Taika Waititi, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Webb, Michelle Yeoh, and Mark Zuckerberg.
SXSW also provided early showcases for musical acts including Amy Winehouse,...
The SXSW brand, which originated in Austin, Texas almost four decades ago, has grown to become synonymous with the celebration of the convergence between creativity, culture and technology. London is the latest expansion outpost, after SXSW launched a branded festival in Sydney, Australia last year.
Like the festivals in Austin and Sydney, SXSW London will combine entertainment, music and technology, and the debate and discussion of challenging issues including AI, climate change, politics and society.
Since 1987, SXSW has hosted leading speakers and participants across a multitude of disciplines, including Christiane Amanpour, Deepak Chopra, Mark Cuban, Melinda Gates, Dave Grohl, Sadiq Khan, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Steven Spielberg, Dr. Lisa Su, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, Tilda Swinton, Taika Waititi, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Webb, Michelle Yeoh, and Mark Zuckerberg.
SXSW also provided early showcases for musical acts including Amy Winehouse,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Dev Patel, Jason Momoa, Olivia Rodrigo and James Wan are the entertainers topping Gold House’s A100 list of the most influential Asian Pacifics across culture for 2024.
Annually released on the first day of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month since 2018, this year’s A100 also includes Keanu Reeves, Hayao Miyazaki, BTS member Jung Kook, Academy president Janet Yang and — in a sign of the relative plenitude of Api-fronted content today — key creatives and cast members from Avatar: The Last Airbender, 3 Body Problem, Past Lives, One Piece, Expats, Elemental, Shōgun and The Sympathizer.
“This year was special: Asian Pacific leaders had a record number of records broken while building a more inclusive tomorrow for all, particularly in new avenues like AI,” Gold House CEO Bing Chen and COO Jeremy Tran said in a joint statement. “Gold House is honored to celebrate so many new and established leaders who are committed to both equity and excellence.
Annually released on the first day of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month since 2018, this year’s A100 also includes Keanu Reeves, Hayao Miyazaki, BTS member Jung Kook, Academy president Janet Yang and — in a sign of the relative plenitude of Api-fronted content today — key creatives and cast members from Avatar: The Last Airbender, 3 Body Problem, Past Lives, One Piece, Expats, Elemental, Shōgun and The Sympathizer.
“This year was special: Asian Pacific leaders had a record number of records broken while building a more inclusive tomorrow for all, particularly in new avenues like AI,” Gold House CEO Bing Chen and COO Jeremy Tran said in a joint statement. “Gold House is honored to celebrate so many new and established leaders who are committed to both equity and excellence.
- 5/1/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gold House kicked off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on Wednesday with the reveal of its annual A100 List, which recognizes the 100 Asian Pacific leaders who have impacted American culture and society in the last year. It has also unveiled several special awards honoring transformative impact, as well as a brand new category, New Gold, to honor 10 leaders on the rise across various industries.
Top Asian Pacific organizations, creative and business leaders, and multicultural allies voted on the list. Gold House will celebrate the honorees through a slate of events May 10-11, including the A100 Honoree Welcome on May 10 exclusively for past and present A100 honorees, and the Gold Gala on May 11, the premier and most-viewed Asian Pacific celebration in North America.
Asian Pacific-led creativity continued to break records in entertainment, with the most-watched Netflix show of 2023 (The Night Agent), the most-watched Disney+ film premiere of 2023 (Elemental), the most-watched...
Top Asian Pacific organizations, creative and business leaders, and multicultural allies voted on the list. Gold House will celebrate the honorees through a slate of events May 10-11, including the A100 Honoree Welcome on May 10 exclusively for past and present A100 honorees, and the Gold Gala on May 11, the premier and most-viewed Asian Pacific celebration in North America.
Asian Pacific-led creativity continued to break records in entertainment, with the most-watched Netflix show of 2023 (The Night Agent), the most-watched Disney+ film premiere of 2023 (Elemental), the most-watched...
- 5/1/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
South by Southwest Conference and Festivals on Tuesday unveiled its initial keynote and the second round of featured speakers for its 38th edition, taking place March 8-16, 2024 in Austin.
The keynote and featured speakers include chair and CEO of Amd Lisa Su; COO and Head of Business Development at Unstoppable Domains and founder of Women of AI and Blockchain Sandy Carter; rapper, social activist, author, multimedia producer, digital music pioneer, visual artist, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Chuck D; neurosurgeon, professor, multiple Emmy-winning Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN and Host of the CNN podcast Chasing Life Dr. Sanjay Gupta in conversation with pulmonologist, Medical Analyst for MSNBC and NBC News, and Chief Medical Officer of Amazon Pharmacy Dr. Vin Gupta; CEO of Uber Dara Khosrowshahi; transgender influencer and actress Dylan Mulvaney; member of the top-selling duo in pop and rock history, Hall & Oates, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Oates.
The keynote and featured speakers include chair and CEO of Amd Lisa Su; COO and Head of Business Development at Unstoppable Domains and founder of Women of AI and Blockchain Sandy Carter; rapper, social activist, author, multimedia producer, digital music pioneer, visual artist, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Chuck D; neurosurgeon, professor, multiple Emmy-winning Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN and Host of the CNN podcast Chasing Life Dr. Sanjay Gupta in conversation with pulmonologist, Medical Analyst for MSNBC and NBC News, and Chief Medical Officer of Amazon Pharmacy Dr. Vin Gupta; CEO of Uber Dara Khosrowshahi; transgender influencer and actress Dylan Mulvaney; member of the top-selling duo in pop and rock history, Hall & Oates, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Oates.
- 10/24/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
The latest round of panel members for South by Southwest includes CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, trans TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney, author and podcast host Jennette McCurdy and John Oates, half of the rock and roll duo Hall & Oates.
Event organizers also announced Tuesday Lisa Su, CEO of the semiconductor chip company Amd, as a keynote speaker for SXSW, which celebrates the convergence of technology, film, television and music.
“Our first announced keynote speaker, chair and CEO of Amd Lisa Su, is an innovator who continues to pioneer advancements in the chip industry and new ideas that will accommodate the needs of quickly developing AI-related technologies,” Hugh Forrest, co-president and chief programming officer for SXSW, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Chasing Life podcast host Dr. Sanjay Gupta will take part in an informal conversation with Dr. Vin Gupta, an MSNBC and NBC News medical analyst and chief medical officer for Amazon Pharmacy.
Event organizers also announced Tuesday Lisa Su, CEO of the semiconductor chip company Amd, as a keynote speaker for SXSW, which celebrates the convergence of technology, film, television and music.
“Our first announced keynote speaker, chair and CEO of Amd Lisa Su, is an innovator who continues to pioneer advancements in the chip industry and new ideas that will accommodate the needs of quickly developing AI-related technologies,” Hugh Forrest, co-president and chief programming officer for SXSW, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Chasing Life podcast host Dr. Sanjay Gupta will take part in an informal conversation with Dr. Vin Gupta, an MSNBC and NBC News medical analyst and chief medical officer for Amazon Pharmacy.
- 10/24/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
San Francisco, June 14 (Ians) Chip maker Amd has unveiled new details of its Instinct MI300 Series accelerator family processors, including the introduction of the Instinct MI300X accelerator, an advanced accelerator for generative AI.
“We are laser-focused on accelerating the deployment of Amd AI platforms at scale in the data centre, led by the launch of our Instinct MI300 accelerators planned for later this year and the growing ecosystem of enterprise-ready AI software optimised for our hardware,” Amd Chair and CEO Dr Lisa Su said in a statement.
The MI300X is based on the next-gen Amd Cdna 3 accelerator architecture and supports up to 192 Gb of HBM3 memory to provide the compute and memory efficiency needed for large language model training and inference for generative AI workloads, according to the company.
With the large memory of the Amd Instinct MI300X processor, customers can now fit large language models such...
“We are laser-focused on accelerating the deployment of Amd AI platforms at scale in the data centre, led by the launch of our Instinct MI300 accelerators planned for later this year and the growing ecosystem of enterprise-ready AI software optimised for our hardware,” Amd Chair and CEO Dr Lisa Su said in a statement.
The MI300X is based on the next-gen Amd Cdna 3 accelerator architecture and supports up to 192 Gb of HBM3 memory to provide the compute and memory efficiency needed for large language model training and inference for generative AI workloads, according to the company.
With the large memory of the Amd Instinct MI300X processor, customers can now fit large language models such...
- 6/14/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Gold House has unveiled its annual A100, the list that honors the 100 Asian Pacific leaders impacting American culture and society. The list includes names like Sandra Oh, Ke Huy Quan, Joanna Gaines and Angels baseball player Shohei Ohtani.
“Gold House’s A100 List is a vital representation of the diverse opportunities and achievements of and for Asian Pacific leaders. Becoming begins with seeing–and it shows how we’re just getting started. I’m so proud to be part of past classes and applaud this year’s class.” said Michelle Yeoh, Academy Award-winning actor, Gold House A100 Hall of Famer, and inaugural Gold Gala Honoree last year.
Gold House will celebrate these honorees through a slate of events from May 5 through May 7, including the Gold Gala on May 6, the premier and most-viewed Asian Pacific gathering, which convenes over 750 Asian Pacific and multicultural luminaries across industries and highlights several major initiatives...
“Gold House’s A100 List is a vital representation of the diverse opportunities and achievements of and for Asian Pacific leaders. Becoming begins with seeing–and it shows how we’re just getting started. I’m so proud to be part of past classes and applaud this year’s class.” said Michelle Yeoh, Academy Award-winning actor, Gold House A100 Hall of Famer, and inaugural Gold Gala Honoree last year.
Gold House will celebrate these honorees through a slate of events from May 5 through May 7, including the Gold Gala on May 6, the premier and most-viewed Asian Pacific gathering, which convenes over 750 Asian Pacific and multicultural luminaries across industries and highlights several major initiatives...
- 5/1/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu and Saweetie are among those honored on Gold House’s 2023 Most Impactful Asians A100 list.
The A100 List honors trailblazers across the industry who are at the forefront of what the organization calls the “new gold age.” Gold House will celebrate these honorees and announce several new initiatives at the second annual Gold Gala during Aapi month on May 6 in downtown Los Angeles.
“It’s impossible to fully appreciate the artistic and entrepreneurial renaissance that is currently underway without Gold House,” said honoree Jose Antonio Vargas, the founder of Define American and one of the lead producers of Broadway’s “Here Lies Love.” “With Gold House at the forefront, not only are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the mainstream — we are helping define what is mainstream.”
Honoree and PBS news anchor Amna Nawaz also stated, “When it comes to the power of journalism, I...
The A100 List honors trailblazers across the industry who are at the forefront of what the organization calls the “new gold age.” Gold House will celebrate these honorees and announce several new initiatives at the second annual Gold Gala during Aapi month on May 6 in downtown Los Angeles.
“It’s impossible to fully appreciate the artistic and entrepreneurial renaissance that is currently underway without Gold House,” said honoree Jose Antonio Vargas, the founder of Define American and one of the lead producers of Broadway’s “Here Lies Love.” “With Gold House at the forefront, not only are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the mainstream — we are helping define what is mainstream.”
Honoree and PBS news anchor Amna Nawaz also stated, “When it comes to the power of journalism, I...
- 5/1/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
San Francisco, Nov 16 (Ians) In a bid to empower modern data centres, Amd has announced the general availability of the 4th Gen Amd Epyc processors, with unmatched performance for critical workloads across cloud, enterprise and high performance computing.
The 4th Gen Amd Epyc processors bring next-generation architecture, technology, and features to the modern data centre.
Built on the “Zen 4” core, the highest performance core ever from Amd, the processors deliver leadership performance, energy efficiency and help customers accelerate data centre modernisation for greater application throughput and more actionable insights, the company said in a statement.
“Choosing the right data centre processor is more important than ever, and 4th Gen Epyc processors deliver leadership in every dimension,” said Lisa Su, Chair and CEO, Amd.
“The data centre represents the largest growth opportunity and most strategic priority for Amd, and we are committed to making Amd the partner of choice by offering...
The 4th Gen Amd Epyc processors bring next-generation architecture, technology, and features to the modern data centre.
Built on the “Zen 4” core, the highest performance core ever from Amd, the processors deliver leadership performance, energy efficiency and help customers accelerate data centre modernisation for greater application throughput and more actionable insights, the company said in a statement.
“Choosing the right data centre processor is more important than ever, and 4th Gen Epyc processors deliver leadership in every dimension,” said Lisa Su, Chair and CEO, Amd.
“The data centre represents the largest growth opportunity and most strategic priority for Amd, and we are committed to making Amd the partner of choice by offering...
- 11/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Las Vegas, Nov 5 (Ians) As mobile and PC gaming explodes globally including in India, chip-makers have a daunting task at hand and according to Amd CEO Lisa Su, the company is building next-generation hardware that will meet the high-end gaming demand.
The goal, she said, is to push the limits of gaming innovation.
Towards this goal, graphics chip giant Amd has introduced new graphics cards that are built on the high-performance and energy-efficient Rdna 3 architecture for high-end gaming experience.
“Rdna 3 enables the first chiplet gaming Gpu,” Su told mediapersons here.
Amd’s goal is to achieve cross-platform gaming leadership, not just the PC but gaming consoles too, according to the company CEO.
“The breakthrough architecture delivers up to 54 per cent more performance per watt than Amd Rdna 2 architecture, and features the world’s fastest interconnect linking the graphics and memory system chiplets,” she informed.
Amd Radeon Rx 7900 Series graphics cards...
The goal, she said, is to push the limits of gaming innovation.
Towards this goal, graphics chip giant Amd has introduced new graphics cards that are built on the high-performance and energy-efficient Rdna 3 architecture for high-end gaming experience.
“Rdna 3 enables the first chiplet gaming Gpu,” Su told mediapersons here.
Amd’s goal is to achieve cross-platform gaming leadership, not just the PC but gaming consoles too, according to the company CEO.
“The breakthrough architecture delivers up to 54 per cent more performance per watt than Amd Rdna 2 architecture, and features the world’s fastest interconnect linking the graphics and memory system chiplets,” she informed.
Amd Radeon Rx 7900 Series graphics cards...
- 11/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Austin (Texas), Aug 30 (Ians) Chip-maker Amd has introduced new Ryzen 7000 series desktop processors powered by the new “Zen 4” architecture that will boost performance for gamers and content creators.
The new Ryzen 7000 chips are expected to be available globally from September 27, starting at 299.
Featuring up to 16 cores, 32 threads and built on an optimised Tsmc 5nm process node, the Ryzen 7000 Series processors deliver dominant performance and leadership energy efficiency, the company said during its launch here.
“The Amd Ryzen 7000 Series brings leadership gaming performance, extraordinary power for content creation, and advanced scalability with the new Amd Socket AM5,” said Saeid Moshkelani, senior vice president and Gm, Client business unit, Amd.
Compared to the previous generation, Amd Ryzen 7950X processor enables single-core performance improvement of up to 29 per cent, up to 45 per cent more compute for content creators in Pov Ray, up to 15 per cent faster gaming performance in select titles, and up to 27 per cent better performance-per-watt.
The new Ryzen 7000 chips are expected to be available globally from September 27, starting at 299.
Featuring up to 16 cores, 32 threads and built on an optimised Tsmc 5nm process node, the Ryzen 7000 Series processors deliver dominant performance and leadership energy efficiency, the company said during its launch here.
“The Amd Ryzen 7000 Series brings leadership gaming performance, extraordinary power for content creation, and advanced scalability with the new Amd Socket AM5,” said Saeid Moshkelani, senior vice president and Gm, Client business unit, Amd.
Compared to the previous generation, Amd Ryzen 7950X processor enables single-core performance improvement of up to 29 per cent, up to 45 per cent more compute for content creators in Pov Ray, up to 15 per cent faster gaming performance in select titles, and up to 27 per cent better performance-per-watt.
- 8/30/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Some 180,000 people are expected to descend on Las Vegas this week for a glimpse into the future of electronics.
The 2019 Consumer Electronics Show officially kicks off on Tuesday, with a focus on virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, 5G networks, self-driving cars and health care. Some 4,500 exhibitors will occupy a sprawling 2.8 million square feet of exhibit space, across 11 official venues (not counting the scores of hotel suite demonstrations).
The keynote speakers reflect this emphasis, with LG Electronics President I.P. Park talking about how Al impact the lives of consumers in the years ahead and Ibm CEO Ginni Rometty expected to discuss how technologies such as AI and quantum computing will drastically change business and society.
Verizon Communications CEO Hans Vestberg will explore the impact of 5G on the world, while Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su plans to paint a picture of the next-generation of computing that will help...
The 2019 Consumer Electronics Show officially kicks off on Tuesday, with a focus on virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, 5G networks, self-driving cars and health care. Some 4,500 exhibitors will occupy a sprawling 2.8 million square feet of exhibit space, across 11 official venues (not counting the scores of hotel suite demonstrations).
The keynote speakers reflect this emphasis, with LG Electronics President I.P. Park talking about how Al impact the lives of consumers in the years ahead and Ibm CEO Ginni Rometty expected to discuss how technologies such as AI and quantum computing will drastically change business and society.
Verizon Communications CEO Hans Vestberg will explore the impact of 5G on the world, while Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su plans to paint a picture of the next-generation of computing that will help...
- 1/7/2019
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
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