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Martin Scorsese accused of ‘throwing artists under bus’ with AI storyboards
The director defends investment in and use of AI-generated storyboards, saying the immediacy of communicating his vision to cast and crew is ‘creatively freeing’ Martin Scorsese’s announcement that he has invested in an AI company and uses the technology to create storyboards has triggered a backlash from fellow members of the film industry. The New…
As the tech mega-IPO race heats up, has OpenAI missed its moment?
With rivals racing to market to raise ‘eye-popping sums’, the spotlight is now on the AI sector’s one-time ‘poster child’ A year is a long time in AI. Just 12 months ago, Sam Altman was predicting his company OpenAI would build a super intelligence and fundamentally remake society. Now the boss of the ChatGPT developer…
‘The CGI would have cost millions. I spent $2,000.’ Is Dreams of Violets AI slop – or the future of film-making?
It should have taken years, but Ash Koosha made a drama about Iran’s anti-government protests in weeks – and now it’s the first AI-made movie to screen at a major film festival. It could transform indie film-making, claims the director Next week a breakthrough 75-minute drama about the brutal crackdown in Iran on anti-government protesters…
Nvidia’s RTX Spark wants to turn your Windows laptop into an AI agent powerhouse
Nvidia’s RTX Spark marks one of the most aggressive pushes yet toward turning the PC into an agentic AI system by redesigning both hardware expectations and how Windows is meant to be used. At the centre of the platform is the RTX Spark Superchip, a Windows-on-Arm design announced at Computex 2026 that combines up to…
Nvidia launches ‘superchip’ putting AI power into laptops and PCs
Firm says its RTX Spark PC chip for Microsoft Windows will let AI agents replace the mouse and keyboard Business live – latest updates A new front has opened up in the battle for dominance in AI chips, as Nvidia said its latest development could replace the mouse and keyboard in how people use computers.…
WWDC 2026 is shaping up to be all about on-device AI
Apple’s big yearly software event looks set to focus a lot on on-device AI, with reports suggesting the company’s in-house chip architecture will give it a key advantage over rivals. WWDC 2026 kicks off on 9 June, with iOS 27 for iPhone and software updates for iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro all…
‘Hidden datacentre tax’ costing Irish households millions, report says
Datacentres used 22% of country’s electricity last year, pushing up household bills, study suggests Energy demand by datacentres in Ireland has added hundreds of euros to household electricity bills in a pattern that could be replicated across Europe, according to a report. Ireland’s growing number of datacentres last year used 22% of the country’s electricity,…
Studio Display XDR review: Apple’s pro display shines very brightly
Crisp 27in 5K Mac monitor is packed with features and some of the best HDR performance you can get for work or play Apple’s new 27in Studio Display XDR is its best monitor yet, with an exceptionally bright and gorgeous 5K screen that wants to be the pro display for Mac-wielding content creators everywhere, with…
The MacBook Pro could soon get Samsung’s anti‑snooping display tech
Apple could be about to borrow one of Samsung’s smartest display tricks for the next MacBook Pro, and it might arrive much sooner than expected. According to a fresh leak, Apple’s upcoming M6 Pro and M6 Max MacBook Pro models could feature a new “Privacy Display” mode that makes the screen harder to view from…