Dean

Be sure to update your Grok app, the new Imagine 'Quality' mode is absolutely insane. It really responds exceptionally well to specific camera terminology and feels far more stylized. I love it! Amazing work from xAI once more :). Prompt: a gorgeous Kodachrome film still of Santa Barbara, cinematic and hyperrealistic, 2020s, motion blur, anti aliasing, lens distortion

❗️ War in the Middle East could lead to the collapse of the global economy - ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has almost completely stopped. ◾️ Over the past 24 hours, only two commercial vessels have passed through the Strait of Hormuz, and not a single oil tanker, the Joint Maritime Information Center said. ◾️ This is a key energy artery of the world: normally, about 20% of all oil passes through it. If tanker traffic stops, the world could lose up to 15-20 million barrels per day. ◾️ In the event of a protracted crisis, oil prices could soar to $120-150 per barrel, leading to higher fuel prices, inflation, a decline in production, and the risk of a global recession. ◾️ Europe and Asia, which are critically dependent on oil from the Persian Gulf, are already feeling the biggest impact. ◾️ Fuel flows from the Middle East have fallen by about 90%, and in Singapore, bunker fuel prices have already risen by more than 40%. In fact, the energy crisis has already begun in Asia. ◾️ More and more experts are pointing out that the Strait of Hormuz is blocked not only by war but also by insurance companies that have canceled insurance for global ocean commercial tonnage due to military risks in the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, and all Iranian territorial waters. 📹: Ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours.