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A new alliance has formed between a Hollywood studio and a tech juggernaut.  On Monday, Google DeepMind announced a $75 million investment (per the WSJ) into popular indie film studio A24, known for hits like “Marty Supreme,” “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” and the latest blockbuster “Backrooms.” Google DeepMind is billing the investment as a partnership, a “first-of-its-kind” that will see the two companies create AI tools for filmmaking, with Google DeepMind receiving “feedback and guidance from leading artists.” A24 has recently worked with big names like Timothée Chalamet and Anne Hathaway on several projects.  “We believe the best way…

The US Senate has passed housing legislation that includes a ban on the Federal Reserve creating or working on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) until 2030, which is expected to be quickly taken up and passed by the House.The Senate on Monday voted 85-5 to pass the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, which aims to increase the housing supply after a bipartisan group of House and Senate leaders reached a deal last week to move forward with the legislation. The bill has included a CBDC ban since the Senate first passed a version of the bill in March, which…

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J26 and J25 . Lane Closures : Lane four is closed. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 08:15 and 08:30 on 23 June 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 23 June 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 40 minutes against expected traffic. Lanes Closed : There is one of four lanes closed. Source link

Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident which occurred outside Whitecliffs cafe on Marine Drive, Saltdean, between 6.40pm and 6.50pm on June 19. A man was sitting on a wall outside the café when a white van reportedly reversed close to him, police said. After a verbal altercation between the driver and the victim, police said the victim was reportedly punched several times by the driver. The suspect is described as a man of mixed ethnicity, around 6ft tall, of slim build, bald, with no facial hair. He was described as smartly dressed, wearing black trousers and a light-coloured jacket.…

A company that sells spyware and hacking tools to government agencies has published details of a vulnerability in Apple chips that can potentially help hackers unlock older iPhones. This release opens the door for other researchers who specialize in finding iOS vulnerabilities, such as those working for governments or their contractors, to develop effective hacks for iPhones, provided they can find additional vulnerabilities to chain together with this one. This could help security researchers develop a so-called iPhone jailbreak, a technique to hack into Apple’s mobile operating system and remove all the restrictions the company puts on it. The release…

[NEW DELHI] Toxic ground-level ozone is surging during India’s increasingly fierce heatwaves and adding to the death toll from heart and respiratory disease, according to new analysis. Over the past two decades, surface ozone has breached the safe limit set by the World Health Organization (WHO) across every region of the country during the pre-monsoon hot season, the study published in the Nature journal npj Clean Air explains. During heatwaves, levels become particularly intense. India has been seeing a rising trend in the ferocity and frequency of heatwaves in recent years. The latest, which started in April, reached maximum temperatures…

Each time a customer calls a business is a critical moment. That one conversation can turn a frustrated caller into a lifelong fan or it can make them run from the company forever. Traditionally, companies have relied on managers to manually listen and grade phone recordings to ensure agents are doing a great job. But a human supervisor can only listen to a small fraction of a team’s daily calls. The rest vanish into thin air with their hidden lessons. Today, AI Call Scoring is transforming everything.    Can Call Scoring Help Improve Customer Service Quality?   AI call scoring…

Moses Itauma’s next opponent believes he can discover whether the unbeaten prospect is truly “the real deal”.Itauma’s explosive start to his professional career has seen him described as the future of the heavyweight division by the likes of Tyson Fury and his next fight could be crucial in realising that dream.Moses Itauma spoke to the press on Monday Picture: DAZN BoxingThe 21-year-old from Chatham, with a pro record of 14-0, will fight Croatia’s Filip Hrgovic at the O2 Arena on Saturday, August 29.Itauma faced the press on Monday during the official announcement of a fight which he admits will be…

Nvidia just announced a warm-water cooling system that it says can dramatically reduce the amount of water a data center uses — eliminating “pretty much all water usage” inside the data center, according to an Nvidia executive in a press release.   “The water consumption challenge for data centers is largely solved,” Josh Parker, chief sustainability officer at Nvidia, recently told Axios. But that’s only part of the water story. As long as AI data centers run on fossil fuels — a choice tech companies are increasingly making — the savings stop at the data center’s walls. The core issue…

Gillingham’s former captain Max Ehmer has joined another non-league club following his Ebbsfleet United exit.Ehmer spent last season playing National South football with the Fleet, after ending a long association with the Gills, where he made over 400 appearances.Former Gillingham and Ebbsfleet United captain Max Ehmer has joined Farnborough Town Picture: @Julian_KPIAt 34, Ehmer still feels he has something to offer and has joined another National South side, Farnborough, for the 2026/27 campaign.Their manager Spencer Day said: “With over 400 EFL games behind him, I’m delighted Max has committed to come to Boro and be a pivotal part on and…