57 minutes ago 'Blade Runner 2049' producers sue Elon Musk and Tesla over AI image at robotaxi event

A film production company that helped make “Blade Runner 2049” has sued Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk for using an AI-generated image resembling a scene from the science fiction movie to market Tesla’s new robotaxis

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78 minutes ago ‘I am valued here’: the extraordinary film that recreates a disabled boy’s rich digital life

Mats Steen had muscular dystrophy and died very young. But a touching new documentary has used animation and his own posts to reveal the fulfilling gaming life he led in World of Warcraft – right down to his first kissThe night after their son Mats died aged just 25, Trude and Robert Steen sat on the sofa in their living room in Oslo with their daughter Mia. They couldn’t sleep. “Everything was a blur,” remembers Trude of that day 10 years ago. “Then Robert said, ‘Maybe we should reach out to Mats’ friends in World of Warcraft.’”Mats was born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a progressive condition that causes the muscles to weaken gradually. He was diagnosed aged four and started using a wheelchair at 10. By the end of his life, Mats could only move his fingers, and required a tube to...

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82 minutes ago Practical Magic: Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock’s enduring song of sisterhood

Witchy, cozy, and murderously mischievous, this 1998 film about a clan of women beset by an ancient curse feels like a warm hug. Its resurgence is long overdueGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe formulaic 90s romcom shouldn’t – in theory – involve accidental murder or exorcising evil spirits. Yet Griffin Dunne’s Practical Magic proves that the feminine urge to murder your evil ex-boyfriend (twice) is funny, sexy, even mischievous.Picture Nicole Kidman with copper hair and curtain bangs, hurtling through an expanse of American highways to a soundtrack featuring Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell. Or Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest as wickedly witchy aunts poised around a kitchen bench, chanting a spell (“Adder’s fork and blindworm’s sting, Barbados lime is just the thing!”) as ...

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83 minutes ago Princess Diana biographer issues withering Meghan Markle verdict: ‘She’s flawless about getting it all wrong’

Tina Brown previously accused Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as being ‘addicted to drama’

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86 minutes ago Halloween: What is Second Screaming and what generation undertakes it the most heading into the spooky season?

Second Screaming, pillows and the other ways Brits try and handle watching scary movies this Halloween 🎃

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98 minutes ago Steven Van Zandt was shocked Bruce Springsteen dropped certain song from setlist

Exclusive: ‘I thought it was going to be a major part of the tour,’ E Street Band musician said

Events

1 hour ago Coronation Street fans heartbroken as soap legend quits after a decade

Actress Dolly-Rose Campbell, who plays character Gemma Winter in Coronation Street, joined the ITV soap 10 years ago

Politics

1 hour ago Gunshots fired in two 'targeted' attacks with streets taped off and major police scenes in place

Multiple scenes were put in place after gunshots were fired across Denton and Hyde

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2 hours ago Steven Van Zandt teased Bruce Springsteen for dropping certain song from setlist

Exclusive: ‘I thought it was going to be a major part of the tour,’ E Street Band musician said

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2 hours ago Irish urban artist says artwork should be accessible to all ahead of new show

His approach, which he has dubbed ‘urban aesthetics’, breaks away from the political approach typically associated with street artists like Banksy.

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