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    Industry vet Andrew Morley joins Outpost VFX

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    BOURNEMOUTH, UK --

    Andrew Morley–the visual effects supervisor known for Avengers: Infinity War and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them–has joined Outpost VFX as head of visual effects.

    Off the back of supervising major motion pictures over the last decade, Morley will work with all artists at Outpost VFX’s 80-seat facility in Bournemouth.

    Duncan McWilliam, founder and CEO of Outpost VFX, said, “Andy has excelled in supervising a multitude of high-end blockbusters and will bring his extensive experience to bear in our studio as we expand further and take a larger share of ever more exciting visual effects projects. Andy’s history within VFX encompasses all aspects from the technical to the artistic, with extensive production experience on set and painstaking attention to detail applied across complex character work for groundbreaking VFX features like Avatar and Avengers: Infinity War.”

    McWilliam said that Morley will help ensure that “the output across the studio is always improving ahead of extending our capacity to 120 seats in the coming months.”

    In addition to overseeing VFX delivery and supporting Outpost’s experienced team of supervisors, Andrew will be working closely with the production team to support existing clients and build relationships with new ones.

    Outpost VFX is currently in production on multiple film, broadcast and commercials projects, including Curfew (Tiger Aspect Productions), Three Seconds (The Fyzz Facility) and a major upcoming HBO drama.

    Outpost VFX’s recent projects include Jack Ryan, Final Score, 22 July and Widows.

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    Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance

    Saturday, November 23, 2024

    Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.

    The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.

    "This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."

    The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."

    And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.

    Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.

    Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.

    Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."

    It's the latest move by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to crack down on the... Read More

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