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Britain's settlement trade ban is cosmetic. For it to work, it must sanction IsraelThe UK may end up assisting Tel Aviv by reinforcing a preposterous distinction between 'illegal' Jewish settlements and a supposedly 'law-abiding' IsraelJohnathan Cook Sept. 11 [First published by Middle East Eye]Ed Miliband, Britain’s foreign secretary, this week announced plans for a banon trade and services with Israel’s illegal Jewish settlements, in a move the government has hyped as a “comprehensive reset” of relations with Israel.The UK was joined by 11 other western states unveiling or proposing similar sanctions: Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.They presumably hope it will look like they are amassing strength through numbers, upping the pressure on Israel to end the occupation and clear the way for Palestinian statehood.More realistically, each is hoping it will prove harder for the Trump administration and Israel to single them out as a target in the inevitable backlash against these all-too-modest measures. In quick retaliation, Israel took the unprecedented step of shuttering the British consulate in East Jerusalem – that is, in territory it occupies in violation of international law.But the idea that these sanctions will amount to a “reset” for UK-Israeli relations looks more like wishful thinking. Shortly before Miliband’s announcement, Bloomberg reported that British diplomats had been privately reassuring Washington that the trade ban on settlements was “largely symbolic”.According to Alex Wickham, the news agency’s UK political editor, the government’s measures would “have no material impact on the UK’s wider relationship with Israel on trade or security”.The UK’s trade with Israel’s Jewish settlements is a tiny fraction of its £6 billion ($8bn) overall trade with Israel. And after two decades of largely ineffectual “threats” from Europe to start labelling settlement goods, Israel long ago devised ways to conceal the provenance of such trade. It simply relabels items from the settlements as “made in Israel”.This is why the Foreign Office has long argued a ban on trade with settlements would be impossible to implement. The “material impact”, as British diplomats are reportedly telling Washington, will be virtually non-existent.Dishonest reasoningSimilarly, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s officials have been downplaying the significance to Labour MPs.The night before Miliband’s speech, Newsnight reported that backbenchers had been told the government would carefully avoid any echo of the longstanding Palestinian demand for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against both Israel and the settlements.A decade ago, Burnham described the BDS movement – backed by leading members of Palestinian civil society – as “spiteful”. During his speech, Miliband similarly went out of his way to emphasise his “wholehearted” opposition to BDS.But there is something fundamentally, and transparently, dishonest about this approach.The British public is being told that the UK needs to take “decisive action” in the form of sanctions against West Bank settlements, while Israel itself is to be left untouched. And the government justifies its half-hearted measures on the grounds that the settlements are the chief threat to a two-state solution.But neither argument makes the slightest sense.Of particular concern to the British government is a recent decision by Israel to advance a large settlement project called E1, on Palestinian land close to Jerusalem. It is seen as the final nail in the coffin for Palestinian statehood.The truth, however, is that Israel has been expanding its illegal West Bank settlements for decades, using armed militias to drive Palestinians off their land. This is nothing new.If the UK were really serious about punishing Israel for its lawbreaking, it would have “reset” relations over the even graver matter of Israel levelling Gaza and slaughtering and maiming tens of thousands of children over the past three years.It is quite preposterous for Burnham’s government to engage in public handwringing over the damage being done to the chances of a two-state solution by Israel building 1,200 homes in the heart of a future Palestinian state. Britain, after all, has just spent three years helping Israel erase half of that potential state – the half comprising Gaza.Israel’s wholesale destruction of the tiny enclave ought to be front and centre of any justification for a change of policy, were Burnham really intending to punish Israel and end British complicity. Instead, Israel’s genocide has been shunted into the background, while the spotlight is turned on longstanding settler violence.This isn’t “decisive action”. This is more smoke and mirrors.No ‘law-abiding’ IsraelMore worrying still, the UK may actually assist Israel by reinforcing a laughable distinction between “illegal” settlements, on the one hand, and a supposedly “law-biding” Israel, on the other.The effect will be to suggest, quite falsely, that the settlements are somehow discrete from Israel itself. But it is Israel establishing the settlements on stolen Palestinian land. It is Israel servicing them with infrastructure, from roads and electricity to schools and public transport.It is Israel encouraging Jews to move into the illegal settlements through housing and other subsidies. It is Israel sending soldiers to protect the settlements and crush any opposition from Palestinians.And it is Israel arming settler militias to terrorise Palestinians off land desired by Israel for further colonisation.It is the Israeli state – hiding behind its self-declared “Jewish” status – responsible for this decades-long process of ethnic cleansing, designed to eradicate any chance of a Palestinian state emerging.Despite Miliband’s references to the “conduct of the Israeli government” – meaning the far-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – there is cross-party support in Israel for the expansion of the settlements and the thwarting of Palestinian statehood.Yair Lapid, the Israeli opposition leader, seen as on the centre-left in Israel, lambasted the UK sanctions against the settlements, calling them “a boost for Hamas and terror organisations”.If Britain wants to stop the criminal settlements, it has to wield its stick not just against these visible symptoms of the occupation, but against the root cause: the Israeli state.An apartheid allyIndisputably, there were welcome aspects to Miliband’s address to the House of Commons – not least, the government’s decision to finally accept a 2024 ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Israel’s occupation of the state of Palestine is itself unlawful, not just the settlements.Miliband’s use of the term “ethnic cleansing” in reference to the West Bank – though not, it appears, to Gaza – sets a precedent that is already liberating some prominent journalists to speak up against the occupation, if very belatedly.LBC@LBC‘Anyone who tells me “God gave me this land and told me to do this violent act”, I can’t have a conversation with.’ @AndrewMarr9 'has no time for Hamas or Islamism', but says the idea of ‘allowing the Palestinians to be wiped out is intolerable'6:05 PM · Sep 8, 2026 · 1.5M Views466 Replies · 1.07K Reposts · 5.31K LikesThe government’s inclusion in its measures of financial services that fund settlement expansion provides a potential tool for sanctioning foreign companies and Israeli banks that operate in Britain, should the UK choose to use it.There was a forthrightness too in Miliband’s description of the settlers currently carrying out pogroms in Palestinian communities across the occupied West Bank as “terrorists”. Such language sounds bold only because all previous British governments have shied away from naming a longstanding reality.But Miliband downplayed the fact that all Israeli governments have backed these settler terrorists. It was a convenient fiction for Miliband to suggest instead that the violence was largely a result of Netanyahu’s far-right government turning a “blind eye” to this criminality.Other aspects of Miliband’s speech were even more troubling. He declaredthat he was “unwavering in my support for the state of Israel”.But the ICJ, the world’s highest court, also concluded in 2024 that Israel had imposed a system of apartheid rule over the Palestinian people for more than half a century. How can Britain claim to be taking the moral high ground, and carrying out a “reset” in relations, when it expresses “unwavering support” for an Israeli state engaged in apartheid?Miliband also stated: “Our argument is not with the people of Israel, with whom the UK has unshakeable bonds. Our argument is with the conduct of its government.”But how, if we continue to have “unshakeable bonds” with the people of Israel, do we pressure that society – one steeped in the Jewish supremacist ideology of Zionism – to stop electing governments, year after year, decade after decade, that seek the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their historic homeland?Poll after poll shows Israel’s Jewish population overwhelmingly against the creation of a Palestinian state – the explicit goal of Britain’s new sanctions policy – and in favour of the expulsion of Palestinians from all parts of their homeland. In the midst of the Gaza genocide, almost half of Israelis expressed support for killing the enclave’s entire population, including its children.How would apartheid in South Africa have been brought to an end if Britain and other western states had preferred to maintain “unshakeable bonds” with the white population, rather than impose boycotts and sanctions on the whole society?Miliband’s aim is to treat Israel as discrete from its settler militias and the more fanatical members of the current government – figures such as National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.But it is a distinction without a meaningful difference. It falsely regards the crude, open and relatively small-scale violence of settler terrorists as categorically more important than the controlled, covert, incremental and far larger-scale violence wielded against Palestinians by every government in Israel’s history.Culpability rests not with a few rogue elements in the settlements, but with the entirety of a society that has chosen apartheid, ethnic cleansing and finally genocide, as its “solutions” to silence the claim of the native Palestinian people to sovereignty over part of their historic homeland.Elephant in the roomThe elephant marauding through the room, the one we are supposed to ignore, is the UK’s three years of complicity in Gaza’s destruction.The Labour Party has burned its credibility on the single most important moral foreign policy issue of our time by allowing Britain to actively collude in Israeli atrocities. The new prime minister understands this problem only too well.<

Manny Machado hit a two-run homer and the San Diego Padres ran their winning streak to seven games with a 6-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday night.The Padres lead the Arizona Diamondbacks by 2 1/2 games for the National League's final wild-card spot.Jackson Merrill's two-run, opposite-field double off Logan Webb (8-9) put San Diego ahead to stay in the first inning.The Padres got three more in the second, two when Machado took Webb's pitch deep to left. Machado's 27th homer of the season gave the Padres a 5-0 edge.In the bottom of the second, Andrew Knizner drilled a two-run shot to left off Nick Pivetta to cut the Giants' deficit to 5-2.Fernando Tatis Jr. had three hits, scored twice and drove in two runs. His single in the fourth inning knocked in Ethan Salas, who had tripled for his first hit in the majors in his 16th at-bat. That made it 6-2.Webb allowed six runs on eight hits in five innings. He struck out seven and walked one. The Giants got a run in the fifth and another in the sixth. Scott Bandura, who was making his big-league debut, opened the sixth with an infield single and scored on a base hit by Christian Koss to trim San Diego's lead to 6-4.Wandy Peralta (3-2) worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief to pick up the win. Yuki Matsui struck out Jonah Cox swinging on a 10-pitch at-bat to end the game. Matsui earned his first save of the season and the second of his three-season career. Up nextThe Padres were scheduled to take on Rockies RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9, 5.30 ERA) in Denver on Monday night. Giants RHP Landen Roupp (9-13, 4.00) was set to face Cardinals LHP Quinn Mathews (1-3, 4.11) in St. Louis on Monday night.

Quick Take In the fifth episode of Lanterns on HBO Max, we learn why John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) ultimately chose not to take the power ring and become the Green Lantern of Earth.After feeling manipulated by the Guardians of the Universe into taking Hal Jordan’s ring, he rejects their offer to become the Green Lantern of Sector 2814.Nerdist’s take: Even though John Stewart rejects the power ring, we firmly believe that by the series’ end, he embraces his Green Lantern destiny. The main storytelling thrust of Lanterns thus far has been the lifelong journey of John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) toward inheriting the Green Lantern power ring that belongs to veteran Green Lantern, Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler). And in episode five, the two strong-willed men literally punch it out over who gets to wear the ring. But ultimately, John Stewart chooses against taking the power ring, telling the Guardians of the Universe he won’t do the job for them. But what led John to such a huge decision? It all goes back to his early childhood. The Intense Lanterns Backstory of John Stewart HBO Max/DC Studios As we learned in episode three, John’s father was approached to wield the ring after Abin Sur’s death, before Hal Jordan was, around 1986. Unfortunately, when the ring asked, “Are you afraid?” he said yes. Probably as most people would if a glowing green light appeared out of nowhere and talked to them. The ring went to test-pilot Hal Jordan, who became Earth’s first Green Lantern. John Sr. became bitter after passing on the opportunity of a lifetime. Afterward, any mention of Green Lantern on television would set him off. John Stewart Was Trained Since Childhood to Become Green Lantern The Guardians of the Universe, the Green Lantern Corps’ alien creators and bosses, approached John’s mother Bernadette on Earth. She apologized for the trauma they caused her husband. But they recognized the same genetic potential in their infant son, John Jr. The Guardian, Lianna (Laura Linney) suggested that if they raise him in a way where he loses all fear, they will choose him as Earth’s next Green Lantern. This leads to a traumatic childhood for John. His parents essentially torture him with different tasks designed to weed out fear from his mind, including shooting apples off his head as a child. HBO Max/DC Studios John’s parents raised him to become a weapon for the Guardians, the “perfect” Lantern his father never got to become. They kept John isolated emotionally from his siblings. They did not even allow him to consume the same music and art they did. Needless to say, it’s a very abusive childhood. The Stewarts raised him to sublimate his love of drawing in order to become the ultimate soldier. He grew up to become a Marine sniper, before receiving a dishonorable discharge for “bungling” an incident Hal actually caused. He later becomes an architect, finding a way to channel the creativity his parents stifled. John Fights Hal Jordan Over Who Gets the Green Lantern Ring HBO Max/DC Studios In episode five, after Zoe the Manhunter rescues John from a fire in his car that Hal Jordan abandoned him in, she saves his life and repairs his burnt skin. He admits to her that the Guardians manipulated him, and never told Hal Jordan they were replacing him. Instead, they told him to train John as a backup Lantern. They wanted John to essentially steal the ring off Hal’s finger and take it for himself, something he felt uncomfortable doing, no matter how much he felt he’d earned the ring, or disliked Hal. He finds Hal after Zoe restores him, and the two get into a knock-down, intense fistfight over the ring. The younger John wins, and takes the ring off Hal’s finger. He then kills the Manhunter, fulfilling the Guardians’ assignment. In Lanterns Episode 5, John Stewart Rejects the Power Ring HBO Max/DC Studios After the attack on Rushville and many citizens’ deaths, John meets with Guardian Lianna again. She congratulates him on getting the ring, telling him, “It looks good on you,” and anoints him as the official Green Lantern of Sector 2814. But after these harrowing events, he realizes that she lied and manipulated him during this entire mission, and probably his whole life as well. And he realizes the Guardians have manipulated Hal too. He tells her, “Hal betrayed everything to keep this ring. His code, the oath, even himself, and it broke him. He probably doesn’t even remember why he wanted the damn thing. And neither do I.” John Stewart then places the ring on the table, and walks away from becoming a Green Lantern. John Stewart Will Almost Certainly Take the Ring in the DCU’s Future HBO Max/DC Studios Based on episode one of Lanterns, we know that at least a decade into the future, in 2026, John won’t be a Green Lantern; Guy Gardner will. But we’d be shocked if this series ends without John reclaiming the ring for himself, although how and why we still don’t know. He is in Man of Tomorrow, after all. And probably not as an architect. But we can’t wait to continue watching Lanterns to see how it all shakes out, and learn why John Stewart ultimately embraces the Green Lantern role. Eric Diaz is a staff writer at Nerdist and a Swiss Army knife of fandoms. Eric loves DC, Marvel, horror movies, and even Star Wars and Star Trek equally. The post Why Did John Stewart Reject the Power Ring in LANTERNS? appeared first on Nerdist.

Pull x86 fixes from Dave Hansen: "The most notable fix is THP not silently losing user data and having been around for a couple of years. The main explanation I'd have for its longevity is that it requires a few different things to align at the same time: MADV_FREE, THP and heavy reclaim. - Fix user-space data loss with THP - Fix set_memory oopses - Fix addition of large constants in mul_u64_add_u64_div_u64() - Fix FineIBT hash offset in cfi_get_func_hash() - Fix PCI device reference counting in amd_smn_init()" * tag 'x86_urgent_for_7.3-rc4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: x86/amd_node: Fix PCI device reference counting in amd_smn_init() x86/div64: Fix addition of large constants in mul_u64_add_u64_div_u64() x86/cfi: Fix FineIBT hash offset in cfi_get_func_hash() x86/mm: Fix user-space data loss with MADV_FREE and THP x86/mm/pat: Allocate split page tables as kernel page tables x86/alternatives: Exclude text poking against change_page_attr() x86/mm/pat: Acquire init_mm read lock on attribute changes to avoid UAF x86/mm/pat: Acquire init_mm write lock on collapse to avoid UAF

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Quick Take In celebration of the new novel Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion, Nerdist will moderate a panel with voice actor Neil Newbon and author T. Kingfisher.To attend the panel, pre-order your copy of Astarion today and fill out an RSVP form.Learn More: Explore all there is to know about Astarion‘s release date, synopsis, and more. If you’re a fan of fantasy, Dungeons & Dragons, or well-written storytelling, you probably found yourself playing Baldur’s Gate 3 at one time or another. And if you played Baldur’s Gate 3, then there is NO way you’ve forgotten meeting Astarion—the game’s deliciously cutting, incredibly angsty, and always alluring vampire companion character. (You may have even exchanged a few smooches.) Now, Astarion’s story is growing with a brand new backstory novel, appropriately titled Astarion, from the mind of the talented Ursula Vernon, aka T. Kingfisher. This new tale will even bring the iconic voice of Astarion back for more, as Astarion’s voice actor Neil Newbon will narrate the audiobook. But if that’s not enough Astarion for you (and darling, how could it ever be enough), we at Nerdist are thrilled to share that we’ll be diving deep into all things Astarion (the book) and Astarion (the character) in a virtual conversation with T. Kingfisher and Neil Newbon. If that sounds scrumptious to you, here’s how you can join in the fun. Del Ray Books How to Attend the Virtual Astarion Conversation with Newbon, Kingfisher, and Nerdist‘s Rotem Rusak If you’ve gotten this far, you’re probably interested in actually reading Astarion. And so, before you press purchase, consider that if you snag the book from Mysterious Galaxy or Libro.FM, you can also snag an invite to what’s surely going to be a fascinating conversation with Newbon and Kingfisher. Why not add the little cherry on top? It’s what Astarion would want for you! After you pre-order the book, make sure to fill out the RSVP form in order to attend the event. You can also submit your questions for the fan Q&A portion of the panel! And it’s as easy as that. Random House Worlds This Event Will Be Tasty for Fans If you’re a big Astarion fan, you’ve likely heard Newbon speak with extreme depth and thoughtfulness about the role before. It’ll be exciting to hear his take on how the character has evolved alongside the Astarion novel. And, of course, talking to authors is ALWAYS a recipe for an extremely satisfying conversation. We can’t wait to hear Kingfisher’s new perspective on our beloved vamp. Not to mention, Kingfisher is also a Dungeons & Dragons aficionado, so she’ll have a lot to say about expanding the lore of Baldur’s Gate 3. The event will consist of a 40 minute conversation between the authors followed by a 15 minute Q&A with the audience. It will take place on September 30th at 6pm ET/3pm PT. See you there, darlings! Rotem Rusak is the Editor-in-Chief at Nerdist. She is a great lover of the anti-hero and is always ready for a new ship to set sail. In her work, she likes to combine fandom passion with journalistic sensibilities. Follow her on Instagram. The post Attend ASTARION Panel with Neil Newbon, T. Kingfisher, and Nerdist appeared first on Nerdist.

AI video generation has increased 840% between January 2024 and January 2026 as 41% of businesses turn to AI tools for video creation and production. We tested Synthesia’s avatars, voices, editing tools, templates, and AI features to see how well it holds up for real-world business video production. Synthesia Create AI Videos in Minutes Create studio-quality videos with AI avatars and voiceovers in 160+ languages, with no cameras or actors required. START FREE Synthesia at a Glance: Scorecard Criterion Our Score What We Found AI avatars 8.5/10 Convincing enough for professional training and corporate videos, although expressions and delivery can still look synthetic in longer clips Voice quality 8.5/10 Clear, polished voices with strong multiple language coverage, but some deliveries lack the variation of a human presenter Video editor 8.5/10 Scene-based editing is simple to learn and makes it easy to combine avatars, text, images, screen recordings, and other media Templates 9/10 Strong selection for training, presentations, onboarding, sales, and internal communications AI features 8.5/10 Useful for turning prompts and existing content into personalized video drafts without starting every project from a blank canvas Ease of use 9/10 The interface is approachable even if you have little experience with traditional video-editing software Pricing 7.5/10 Reasonable for teams producing business videos regularly, but harder to justify for occasional creators What Is Synthesia? Synthesia is an AI video generation platform that turns a written prompt into a video presented by an AI avatar. It was founded in London in 2017 by Victor Riparbelli, Steffen Tjerrie, Matthias Niessner, Lourdes Agapito, and Mobin Amin. You can pick from over 240 stock avatars or train a “personal avatar” on your own face and voice, and the platform generates a polished talking-head training, onboarding, or sales video in minutes.. Synthesia AI Review: Key Features We worked through Synthesia’s video creation process from script to finished scenes, paying attention to how much control we had over the presenter, voice, visuals, pacing, and editing. Some of the key features we experienced were: 1. AI Avatars Avatars are Synthesia AI’s key feature that lets you turn a script into a presenter-led video without ever stepping in front of a camera. The number you get depends on your plan. The free tier gives you 9 stock avatars, Starter unlocks 125+, Creator bumps that to 180+, and Enterprise tops out at 240+. We picked one of the newer-generation stock avatars and ran a 90-second onboarding script. Testing the script-to-video pipeline surfaced a specific mix of strengths and misses: Lip sync matched our script closely, even on multi-syllable words we expected to trip it up Blink timing and micro head movements looked natural, not the stiff loop older avatar tools default to Hand gestures triggered at roughly the right cadence, but repeated the same two motions regardless of what the sentence was about On a line meant to sound urgent (“this needs to happen before Friday”), the delivery stayed flat, no eyebrow movement or shift in pacing Eye contact with the camera held steady during straight narration, but drifted slightly off-center during longer pauses between sentences We then tried building a personal avatar, Synthesia’s “digital twin” feature. Recording the needed training footage took about 15 minutes, but the avatar didn’t go live immediately afterward. It sat in manual review for 24 hours (1 business day as per the platform’s documentation) before we could use it. Once approved, the personal avatar handled an entirely new script we hadn’t recorded ourselves, and the lip sync held up just as well as it did on the stock avatar. The gesture problem carried over, though. We found emotional range as the platform’s weak point, no matter which avatar or tier you’re on. 2. AI Voices and Languages Synthesia supports 160+ languages and voices, including major ones like English, Mandarin, and Spanish, alongside less commonly covered options like Bangla and Estonian. The voice selection itself was simple. We could filter voices by language, accent, and gender, then preview them with our own script before committing to one. That made it easier to hear how a voice handled our actual wording rather than relying on a generic sample. Across the English voices we tested, the differences were noticeable. Some sounded warmer and more conversational, while others had a more polished corporate delivery. The voices generally handled normal sentence pacing well, but we found that emphasis didn’t always land where we expected. A sentence written to sound more urgent could still come across with a fairly even delivery. Synthesia also supports voice cloning, which lets you create a reusable version of your own voice and use it in videos. We found this more interesting for teams that want to maintain a consistent presenter voice across localized content than for someone simply looking for a quick text-to-speech tool like Speechify or Descript. Synthesia Create AI Videos in Minutes Create studio-quality videos with AI avatars and voiceovers in 160+ languages, with no cameras or actors required. START FREE 3. AI Video Creation Creating a video from scratch usually means writing the script, planning scenes, finding visuals, recording narration, and then putting everything together in an editor. Synthesia’s AI Video Creation feature is designed to compress much of that process into a single workflow. You can start with a prompt, existing script, document, PowerPoint, URL, template, or blank canvas, then let the platform build the initial video for you. We tested the feature by giving it a short employee onboarding brief and letting it create the video from the prompt. It generated a script, broke the content into separate scenes, selected layouts and visuals, and paired the video with an avatar and voice. The first draft was more usable than we expected. The scene breaks generally followed the structure of the information, and we had a workable video rather than a collection of disconnected slides. We then tried the same process with an existing script to see how much control we would retain. This worked better when we already knew exactly what we wanted the presenter to say, while the prompt-based workflow was more useful for getting a project started quickly. The feature doesn’t completely remove editing. We still changed several visuals, tightened some wording, and adjusted scene layouts before the new video felt ready. Still, the biggest advantage we found was the time saved during the initial production stage.. 4. Video Editor and Templates Synthesia uses a scene-based editor that will feel familiar if you’ve worked with presentation software for different videos. Each scene can contain an avatar, text, visuals, shapes, media, and other elements, and you can move between scenes to control the flow of the finished video. We found the editor relatively easy to pick up, particularly when building short videos where we could treat each scene like a presentation slide and adjust its contents individually. The template library was one of the more useful parts of the editor. Synthesia currently offers 300+ editable video templates covering different types of content, including training, onboarding, sales, marketing, product demos, business presentations, educational videos, explainers, and social media content. We tested several templates rather than starting from a blank canvas. Each gave us a predefined structure that we could customize with our own script, avatar, branding, images, and other media. We could also mix scenes from different templates, which gave us more flexibility than simply committing to one design for the entire video. The editor also includes a library of 100+ ready-made scene layouts, making it easier to swap a scene’s design without rebuilding it manually. The main limitation we found was that templates can make videos look polished quickly, but they can also push you toward a familiar corporate presentation style. More creative projects still need considerable customization to develop a distinct visual identity. Synthesia Pricing Synthesia runs on a shared, usage-based credit system and offers four plans to choose from. Your credits are used across AI features, so the same pool covers video generation, AI dubbing, and AI-generated video assets. Plan Price/Month (Billed Annually) Video Allowance Key Features Basic $0 10 minutes of video/month 9 AI avatars, 1,200 credits/month Starter $18 120 minutes of video/year 125+ AI avatars, 3 personal avatars, AI Video Assistant, AI Dubbing, downloads, and no Synthesia logo Creator $64 360 minutes of video/year 180+ AI avatars, 5 personal avatars, API access, interactive videos, and PowerPoint import Enterprise Custom pricing Unlimited 240+ avatars, unlimited personal avatars, single sign-on (SSO), live collaboration, branded templates, voiceover uploads, and Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) export The free Basic plan is enough to test the workflow, but the restrictions become noticeable once you start producing videos regularly. For most individual users, we’d first go for Starter before paying for Creator. If you’re producing videos every week and need personal avatars or API access, Creator becomes easier to justify. The main thing to watch is your actual monthly usage, since unused video capacity doesn’t make the subscription better value if you’re only creating a few short videos. Synthesia Create AI Videos in Minutes Create studio-quality videos with AI avatars and voiceovers in 160+ languages, with no cameras or actors required. START FREE Where Synthesia Falls Short Synthesia gets plenty right, but our testing also exposed where AI video still has a ceiling. Most of the limitations aren’t dealbreakers, but they become more noticeable when you move beyond everyday training videos and presentations. Avatars Still Don’t Feel Completely Human The avatars can look remarkably convincing during a quick watch. But the closer we paid attention, the easier it was to spot artificiality in the final video. Facial expressions tend to stay within a fairly narrow range, even when the script calls for excitement, urgency, or concern. Gestures can also feel repetitive because the presenter may use similar movements across completely different lines. That isn’t particularly distracting in a short explainer, but it becomes harder to ignore during a longer video. We also noticed that natural pauses and conversational emphasis don’t always translate into equally natural body language. Editing Isn’t Built for Fine Control If you’ve ever used a real video editor, Synthesia’s timeline will feel more like a slide deck than a project file. Swapping a background or trimming a scene is fast, given that we had a rough draft ready in under two minutes. But the moment we wanted a custom transition, a specific camera pan, or tighter control over exactly when a gesture fires, the tool just didn’t have a dial for it. We feel Synthesia is built for speed, not precision, and that trade-off shows up fastest for anyone coming from a proper editing background expecting cinematic control. The Corporate Look Can Start Feeling Repetitive Synthesia is particularly good at producing clean, professional-looking business videos. After working through several templates and layouts, though, we noticed that many projects naturally drift toward the same polished corporate aesthetic. You can customize the colors, branding, layouts, media, and presenter, but creating something that feels distinctive takes more work. This matters less for employee training or internal communications, where clarity is more important than visual originality in the videos created. It matters much more for marketers and creators trying to develop a recognizable visual style. The templates get you moving quickly, but they can also become a creative crutch if you rely on them too heavily. The Subscription Only Makes Sense at Volume We ran the numbers on a modest use case, four short videos a month, and the math got uncomfortable fast once dubbing and re-renders entered the picture. Synthesia earns its keep when it’s replacing a real production pipeline, filming, editing, voiceover, the whole chain. If you only need a handful of simple videos a year, you’re paying a recurring monthly fee for something a freelancer could probably knock out for less over the same stretch. From our perspective, the subscription rewards heavy, repeated use, not occasional dabbling. What Real Users Are Saying Our hands-on testing gave us one perspective, but user reviews reveal how Synthesia performs after people have used it for longer and in different workflows. We checked several major review platforms and found a fairly consistent pattern around ease of use, video quality, customer support, pricing, and the limitations of AI-generated presenters. Review Platform Rating What Users Appreciate What Users Complain About Trustpilot 3.9/5 (1,822 reviews) Positive reviews often mention helpful support, easy video creation, professional presenters, and the quality of training content. Pricing concerns, limited video credits, content moderation issues, and inconsistent avatar emotion or pronunciation are common user complaints. G2 4.6/5 (2,805 reviews) Users frequently praise Synthesia for it

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Binance’s Bitcoin (BTC) reserves have climbed sharply in recent months, reaching a two-year high and raising questions about whether some of the coins could eventually add selling pressure to the market. In a detailed tweet Thursday, CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost said Binance now holds more than 693,000 BTC, accounting for roughly 30% of the Bitcoin reserves held by major cryptocurrency exchanges. The exchange’s holdings have increased by about 77,000 BTC since late April. The rise comes as investors have moved more Bitcoin onto Binance, the analyst said, with the exchange’s deep liquidity making it a major destination for large market flows. “Binance’s BTC reserves have just hit a new record, reaching their highest level in two years. Today, Binance holds more than 693 000 Bitcoin, representing roughly 30% of all Bitcoin held in the reserves of major exchanges,” Darkfost wrote. “Between late April and today alone, Binance’s BTC reserves grew by 77 000 Bitcoin, a far-from-negligible increase over such a short period.” According to the analyst, part of the increase could be linked to traders moving Bitcoin to exchanges during market rallies to sell. However, he also pointed to other possible factors, including Binance’s Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU), which involved plans to acquire additional Bitcoin. Notably, security concerns may have contributed to exchange inflows as well. Darkfost suggested some holders may have moved assets to third-party platforms following the ColdCard incident. Binance’s reserves rose as Bitcoin faces a key resistance area. Glassnode analysts identified the $83,000 to $86,000 region as an important barrier, with approximately 1.07 million BTC purchased by long-term holders in that range. As per the firm, a sustained move back into those levels could give some investors an opportunity to exit around their break-even prices, potentially creating additional supply. US spot Bitcoin ETFs also have estimated break-even levels around $86,000. However, the data does not indicate that long-term holders are preparing for widespread selling. Glassnode indicated that long-term investors accounted for 47% of realized profits, down from 88% at the August peak. Liquidity is another factor investors are watching. Darkfost said Binance’s stablecoin reserves, which previously exceeded $50 billion, have declined by almost $7 billion. Although reserves recovered by $1.6 billion over the past month, the three-month change remained negative. US spot Bitcoin ETFs also recorded combined outflows of $166.8 million across September 8 and September 9, adding to questions about the strength of fresh demand. The analyst said a decisive move above $80,000 could help restore liquidity and improve the market’s momentum. “A confident breakout of $80,000 should be the key to a full and sustainable return of liquidity,” he added. That said, Binance’s growing Bitcoin balance sends mixed signals. The reserves show substantial coins sitting on a highly liquid exchange, but their presence alone does not confirm that holders intend to sell. At press time, Bitcoin was trading at $76,992, down 1.4% over 24 hours.

A teenager is dead following a motorcycle crash in Cincinnati early Sunday evening, according to the Cincinnati Police Department.At approximately 4 p.m., police responded to reports of a motorcycle crash at the 4000 block of Colerain Avenue, according to police.Police said a 19-year-old was driving a Kawasaki Ninja 500 motorcycle northbound on Colerain Avenue when he left the roadway and struck a concrete retaining wall.The Cincinnati Fire Department responded to the scene and attempted life-saving measures, which were unsuccessful. The teenager was pronounced dead at the scene.Police said they do not believe speed or impairment were contributing factors in the crash.The teenager was wearing a helmet.Any witnesses to the crash are asked to contact the Cincinnati Police Department's Traffic Unit at 513-352-2514.