Held for composers born after November 11, 1986, the Concours de Genève’s Composition Edition rewards new works for symphony orchestra composed after March 2024. Available to watch now on The Violin Channel, the composers’ works were performed this week by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, under the baton of the three finalists of the 2026 Conducting Competition.
20-year-old composer Hanurij Lee from South Korea won first prize and CHF 15,000, plus every special prize, including the Audience, Young Audience, Student’s, Nicati-de Luze, Basel Sinfonietta, and the Primeurs Musicales Prizes. He won for his piece “Stuff #1.”
35-year-old Rafael Marino Arcaro from Brazil won second prize and CHF 10,000, while 24-year-old Sing-Yat Chen from Hong Kong won the third prize and CHF 5,000.
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In addition to the official prizes, laureates benefit from two years of services from the concert agency Sartory Artists, Paris. This includes career management, personal coaching, and commissions, enabling them to take their first steps on the Swiss and international music scenes.
The Composition Prize jury consists of Unsuk Chin (Chair), Toshio Hosokawa, Magnus Lindberg, Augusta Reed Thomas, and Katharina Rosenberger.
Starting on the piano at age 4, Hanurij Lee developed a deep fascination with the works of Alexander Scriabin at age 10, which led him to start composing his own music. He later enrolled at Yewon School, and currently, he is a composition student under the guidance of Professor Bae Dong-jin at the Korea National University of Arts.
He has won the Bartók World Composition Competition(HUN), first place in the Composition category of the JoongAng Music Competition(KOR), and second place in the Changakhoe Competition(KOR). He has also been recognized at several music festivals, such as the Daegu International Contemporary Music Festival(KOR), Ensemble the Bridge Contest(KOR), and the International Divertimento Ensemble Academy(ITA).
His works have been performed by ensembles and performers such as Divertimento Ensemble, Ensemble Flex, Project Ensemble O, pianist József Balog, and Yunchan Lim. In 2023, he held a Portrait Concert at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul.
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Nintendo has sent four DMCA takedown notices to GitHub targeting two Nintendo Switch emulators, Yuzu and Citron Neo, along with mod chip firmware.
This isn’t the first time Nintendo has sent takedown notices to GitHub, and it’s not even the first time it’s tried to take down Yuzu, but the focus this time around seems to be on firmware for mod chips. This particular firmware had 144 repositories, all of which have been removed by GitHub and replaced by a DMCA takedown notice. Mod chips like Picofly can be soldered onto the Nintendo Switch’s mainboard, and can be flashed with this firmware to circumvent Nintendo’s copy protection.
GitHub has posted Nintendo’s November 6 DMCA notice, which says, “The Nintendo Switch console and video games contain technological protection measures (‘TPMs’) that permit the Nintendo Switch console to interact only with legitimate Nintendo video game files. This process protects Nintendo’s copyright-protected video games, (…) by preventing users from playing pirated copies of Nintendo’s video games on the Nintendo Switch console and by preventing users from unlawfully copying and playing Nintendo’s video games on unauthorized devices.”
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However, while this takedown has effectively wiped out a ton of repositories with mod chip firmware, it seems like it’s still being hosted elsewhere on the site, according to TorrentFreak. It’s possible, though, that Nintendo isn’t finished yet; back in 2024, Nintendo effectively took down 8,500 copies of Yuzu by issuing a takedown that targeted 12 different mirrors of the emulator.
This particular takedown also comes a few days after emulators were able to run the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on PC, so this could be a sign that Nintendo is winding up its lawyers to crack down on emulation once again.
If anything, emulation is a completely different beast in 2026 than it was even in 2024, thanks to the rise of AI. There’s already been a wave of AI-made mashup mods that took over Twitter for a couple of weeks, and led Anthropic to coding in a lock to prevent Claude from outright copying games. Game developers have started cracking down on AI ports of games, too. Just last month Rockstar had to take down a browser version of GTA 5, and Bethesda took down an AI-generated Fallout New York game.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. and SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Adobe and Google have expanded their strategic partnership, bringing Adobe’s tools to more Google products and Google’s AI models into more Adobe apps.
Adobe and Google announced the move this week at the Adobe MAX creativity conference with the goal of delivering more seamless, integrated workflows that help people bring ideas to fruition faster and create higher-quality content.
Acrobat will be available in Google Workspace through Google Drive and Gmail. Adobe will expand its connectors in Gemini and Gemini Enterprise with Acrobat and additional creative tools, while also bringing its creative tools to AI Mode in Google Search.
Google’s latest imaging and video models will come to Adobe Firefly, Photoshop, Premiere and Adobe Express, and Google’s family of Gemini models will help power AI capabilities in Acrobat. Adobe and Google DeepMind will also collaborate on new AI-powered editing capabilities, starting with Photoshop.
People who create and work with documents often move between several apps to finish a single project. The expanded partnership intends to minimize that back-and-forth by embedding Adobe’s tools into everyday Google productivity applications and deploying Google’s AI into Adobe’s tools.
“Adobe’s mission is to empower everyone to create, and our AI innovations are helping more people express their ideas and create in ways that amplify their voice, while maintaining creative control,” Anil Chakravarthy, president and incoming CEO of Adobe, said. “Our expanded partnership combines Google’s frontier AI with Adobe’s industry-leading creative and productivity tools at global scale, enabling us to deliver differentiated experiences and bring Adobe’s innovations to more people across Adobe and Google products.”
Key areas of the partnership include: bringing Acrobat to Google Workspace; powering document intelligence with Gemini; expanding Adobe’s tools in Google’s AI experience; integrating Google’s frontier models across Adobe’s creative tools; and exploring creative editing experiences with Google DeepMind.
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The expanded partnership builds on the companies’ longstanding collaboration across their business areas. Recent collaborations include bringing Adobe CX Enterprise Coworker to Gemini Enterprise; launching Premiere on Android; bringing Photoshop, Lightroom and Premiere to Google Books; and partnering with YouTube on a dedicated YouTube Shorts creation space in Premiere mobile.
More information is available on the Adobe website.
There are many powerful Devil Fruits in One Piece, and some could take down an entire nation if given the chance. Several of these Devil Fruits could defeat a nation with their God-tier power, but others could get the job done through more creative means. Some of these Devil Fruits could even take a nation down with a single technique.
Many of the Devil Fruits that could take down a nation belong to the Paramecia class, which is not surprising since Paramecia Devil Fruits offer various superhuman abilities. A few Logia could defeat a nation because they control powerful and highly destructive elements. Several Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits could also conquer a nation with their elemental and supernatural powers.
The String-String Fruit Could Destroy a Nation With a Single Technique
Donquixote Doflamingo Producing String From His Finger In One PieceImage via Toei Animation
Doflamingo Slicing through Law With His Devil Fruit’s strings in One PieceImage via Toei Animation
Doflamingo’s String Birdcage destroys most of Deressrosa in One Piece.Image via Toei Animation
The String-String Fruit is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows someone to create and manipulate string. This may not sound impressive, but the strings are extremely durable and razor-sharp. If the user achieves Devil Fruit Awakening, they can turn non-living things into string that can be controlled.
During the Dressrosa Arc, Doflamingo demonstrated the destructive power of the String-String Fruit when he created a contracting birdcage made of string. This birdcage destroyed most of Dressrosa because the strings sliced through everything in their path, and not even Armament Haki-infused blades could cut through them. The only reason Dressrosa survived is that Luffy defeated him in time.
The Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Model: Nidhoggr Could Destroy Most Nations With a Single Blast
Loki assumes his draconic beast form in the One Piece manga.Image via Shueisha
The Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Model: Nidhoggr is the national treasure of Elbaph, and it allows someone to transform into Nidhoggr, the mythical dragon from Norse mythology. It is one of the most coveted Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits because its power can help conquer or destroy the world. The size of Nidhoggr’s Beast Form is determined by the user’s normal size, which is why Loki’s Beast Form is as large as a small island.
The user could tear a nation apart with Nidhoggr’s massive claws, but its breath attacks are the true source of the dragon’s destructive power. They could gather lightning in their mouth and shoot it like a beam that explodes. Someone of Loki’s size could obliterate a human kingdom with one of these blasts.
The Magma-Magma Fruit Can Turn a Nation Into a Volcanic Hellscape
Admiral Akainu is surrounded by hot lava.Image by Toei Animation
The Magma-Magma Fruit is one of the strongest Logia-type Devil Fruits in One Piece‘s final saga because it has the power to destroy almost anything in its path. The user can transform their body into magma at will, but they can create and manipulate magma as well. During the timeskip, Akainu used the Magma-Magma Fruit against Kuzan on Punk Hazard, and in doing so, he permanently turned half the island into a volcanic hellscape.
This destruction could be replicated on any island until they are rendered virtually uninhabitable. The user could bombard nations with magma projectiles, which would burn all buildings to the ground. They could also choose to erupt in the center of a kingdom like a cataclysmic volcano.
The Isle-Isle Fruit Can Take a Nation Down From Within by Using Its Geography
Avalo Pizarro uses the Isle-Isle Fruit to attack a Marine ship during One Piece’s Egghead Arc.Image via Toei Animation
The Isle-Isle Fruit is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that is currently being used by Avalo Pizarro of the Blackbeard Pirates. It gives him the ability to merge with an island’s environment and manipulate it freely. It doesn’t matter if the island’s environment is completely natural or artificially made; the user can control it without difficulty.
The island becomes an extension of the user’s body, which is why Avalo can use the environment to create titanic-sized limbs that can pick up or crush a Marine battleship like a toy. Even cannon fire can’t hurt the user while they are fused. The user can just fuse with an island to crush a nation’s royal palace and military with massive limbs. They could also rearrange the island’s geography to cut off the nation’s military or bottleneck them during an invasion.
The Hobby-Hobby Fruit Could Take Out an Entire Nation by Turning Its Citizens Into Toys
Sugar transforms multiple people into toys with the Hobby-Hobby FruitImage via Toei Animation.
The Hobby-Hobby Fruit was a key part of Doflamingo’s plan in Dressrosa. In fact, it can be argued that the Straw Hats only won because its power was neutralized when Sugar was knocked out. It’s a Paramecia that allows Sugar to transform other living beings into toys as soon as she touches them with her hands. If she forms a contract with them after their transformation, they must obey her commands.
Once someone gets turned into a toy, all memory of them is erased, which means even their loved ones will not try to rescue them because they have no idea that they exist. It would be slow, but the Hobby-Hobby Fruit could turn an entire nation’s population into slaves that would fight on the user’s behalf. The only way to reverse the transformation is for the user to lose consciousness.
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The Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Model: Kirin Could Defeat a Nation Using Its Citizens’ Worst Nightmares
Killingham summons nightmares beasts to attack Elbaf using his Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Model: KirinImage via Toei Animation
The Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Model: Kirin is currently in the hands of the Knights of God, and it has caused a great deal of chaos on Elbaph. It is a Mythical Zoan that turns the user into a mythical hooved dragon with enhanced physical abilities. The user can put others to sleep and manifest their dreams into reality. When it comes to taking down a nation, the user would focus on bringing nightmares to life.
The nightmares could be gigantic mythical or supernatural monsters or terrifying versions of real people, like someone’s scary mother or wife. This Devil Fruit could even summon a nightmare version of Zaza the Rain God, which overwhelmed the giant warriors of Elbaph. If the Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Model: Kirin can produce physical nightmares powerful enough to threaten Elbaph, the world’s strongest nation, then it could easily take down smaller nations.
The Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon Could Tear a Nation Down With Elemental Attacks
Kaido destroys a mountain with his fiery bolo breath attack in One Piece.
Image via Toei Animation
The Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon is a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit that allowed Kaido to remain a Yonko for over two decades. The user can transform into a massive azure dragon, and they gain immense strength when they use its hybrid form. Kaido proved that the dragon form is more than enough to take down a nation.
While in dragon form, the user could produce fire blasts that can destroy entire mountains instantly. They could also shoot blades of wind from their mouth, which would be sharp enough to slice through stone. These elemental attacks could reduce a nation to ash unless the user is stopped.
The Devil’s Fruit Possesses Supernatural Powers That Can Bring Powerful Nations to Their Knees
Saint Imu Nerona makes his official debut in the One Piece manga.Image via Shueisha
Imu Nerona stabs Luffy through the chest with his sword in the One Piece mangaImage via Shueisha
Imu turns multiple giants into demons with Domi Reversi in One Piece.Image via Toei Animation
The Devil’s Fruit is the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit eaten by Imu Nerona, the King of the World, and it is one of the strongest God Devil Fruits in One Piece. The user can transform into a Devil at will, which gives them access to various demonic abilities, including immortality. In exchange for a portion of a person’s lifespan, they can bestow some of these abilities onto others through covenants.
The Devil’s Fruit has multiple forms, and they can each produce attacks that could destroy large portions of a city. The user could bring an entire nation to its knees with these attacks in minutes. Domi Reversi is one of the Devil’s Fruit’s signature abilities, and it can transform others into subservient demons with immortality and superhuman strength. With an army of these demons, the user could easily conquer a nation.
The Rumble-Rumble Fruit Has Already Destroyed a Small Nation in the Past
Enel Blasting Luffy With Lightning In One PieceImage via Toei Animation
The Rumble-Rumble Fruit is a Logia-type Devil Fruit that gives its user complete control over lightning, and they can transform into lightning at will. The user can move as fast as lightning and produce lightning blasts that can kill most opponents instantly. It is considered an invincible Devil Fruit because of its intangibility and offensive power.
Enel demonstrated that the Rumble-Rumble Fruit can take down a nation when he used it to destroy Birka, the sky island he once called home. If Luffy had not interfered, he would have destroyed Skypiea with the same attack. The Rumble-Rumble Fruit allowed Enel to conquer Skypiea, so it could do the same to other nations.
The Tremor-Tremor Fruit Could Wipe Out Entire Nations With Powerful Quakes
Whitebeard creating quakes with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit at Marineford in One Piece
Image via Toei Animation
Blackbeard uses the Tremor-Tremor Fruit for the first time to destroy Marineford in One Piece.
Image via Toei Animation
Marineford and the surrounding area are torn apart by Shima Yurashi in One Piece.Image via Toei Animation
The Tremor-Tremor Fruit is considered the most powerful Devil Fruit in the Paramecia class, making it one of the few Devil Fruits on the same level as Luffy’s. The user can produce powerful quakes through any medium, including the air. They can create quake bubbles around their fists and weapons to deliver bone-crushing melee attacks.
The destructive power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit was revealed during the Summit War at Marineford, where Whitebeard shifted the entire island and the sea around it. This destroyed multiple buildings and shifted tectonic plates. If it wasn’t for Kuzan, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit would have wiped out Marineford with a super tsunami caused by a powerful sea quake. The Tremor-Tremor Fruit has the power to destroy the world, which means destroying a nation would be simple.
OF course, proud tatay si Kapuso Primetime King Dingdong Dantes sa pasabog na performance ng kanyang nga anak na sina Zia at Sixto.
Ipinagmalaki ng premyadong aktor at TV host sa buong universe ang ipinakitang talento ng mga anak nila ni Marian Rivera on stage.
Parehong nag-perform sina Zia at Sixto para sa concert recital ng RMA Studio Academy titled “Destination: World Stage” na ginanap last November 5 sa Proscenium Theater.
Sa kanyang Instagram post, ibinahagi ni Dong ang pagkanta ni Zia ng “Rolling in the Deep” ni Adelle at ang pagda-drums ni Sixto sa kaparehong song sa hiwalay na performance.
“It was the first time for both of them to be on that kind of stage,” ang simulang mensahe ni Dingdong sa kanyang post.
Pagpapatuloy niya, “I’ve missed a lot of their milestones because there were days I couldn’t get away from work, even though all I wanted was to be there with them.
“Too many times, I’ve had to ask, ‘How did it go?’ when I wished I’d seen it for myself,” pagbabahagi pa ng Kapuso superstar.
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Aniya pa, “Being able to keep this weekend free meant a lot to me, especially knowing how hard that can be when both parents are working. I wanted to be present. And this time, I was.
“Proud is an understatement. Manghang-mangha ako. Ilang gabi bago ang recital, paulit-ulit na sinasabi sa amin ni Zia kung gaano siya kinakabahan.
“Si Sixto naman, chill lang. Magkaiba sila ng paraan ng pagharap sa moment na ’yon. Buong tapang silang umakyat sa stage, at ang pinakatumatak sa akin, yung saya sa mga mata nila.
“I got to sit there and watch our kids do what they love, and I didn’t want to miss a thing,” lahad pa ni Dong.
May pa-shoutout din siya sa kanyang wifey na si Marian, “And of course, they wouldn’t have been able to do any of this without their mom.
“Marian has been there for them every step of the way, including so many moments I’ve only heard about afterward (with pictures and videos, of course). I’m so grateful for her,” saad pa ng premyadong Kapuso actor.
Ikinasal sina Marian at Dingdong noong 2014 at isinilang ang panganay nilang si Zia taong 2015, habang ipinanganak naman si Sixto noong 2019.
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