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Paramount is developing a live-action film based on Cyberpunk 2077

  • Paramount is developing a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film.
  • Lorenzo di Bonaventura is attached as producer.
  • The game has sold more than 40 million copies.

Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action film based on CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077, extending the successful game franchise into cinema. The project has no announced release date, but CD Projekt Red’s joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski said the studio is excited to work with Paramount and shares its creative…

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Ben Affleck is an AI nerd, and the internet is impressed

  • Ben Affleck’s AI explanations have impressed viewers online.
  • He says he can write basic Python scripts.
  • He disputes reports that his startup sold for $587 million.

Ben Affleck has gone viral after discussing AI and filmmaking in recent interviews, impressing viewers with his grasp of concepts such as neural networks, machine learning and transformers. His technical interest matters because he has also built a company focused on using AI in film production alongside artists.…

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Cornell student confronted on campus after returning from suspension

  • Lopes was confronted on campus over allegations in a civil lawsuit.
  • Seven fraternity members deny the allegations; none has been criminally charged.
  • Cornell imposed varied disciplinary outcomes, and protests have followed.

Cornell student Gillio Lopes was filmed being confronted by a woman who said she was ashamed he remained on campus after allegations against him became public. The exchange has drawn further attention to a civil lawsuit involving seven Chi Phi fraternity members and to Cornell’s response to the…

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Xbox creates XP division to expand gaming franchises beyond video games

  • Xbox is centralising its non-game franchise work in a new XP division.
  • Kayleen Walters will lead XP; Maria Angelidou-Smith will head Mojang.
  • Projects include adaptations of Minecraft, Fallout, Call of Duty and Diablo.

Xbox is creating a central XP division to coordinate work that brings its franchises beyond video games, including films, television, products, live events and partnerships. The move formalises work previously spread across different teams and fits into CEO Asha Sharma’s wider plans to build Xbox’s franchises across other…

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Ali G’s return tests whether character comedy can still thrive in cinemas

  • Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G film could determine character comedy's future in cinemas.
  • The character faces accusations of racial insensitivity in the post-Black Lives Matter era.
  • Character comedy has largely retreated from cinema to television in recent years.

Sacha Baron Cohen's new Ali G film has reignited debate about the viability of character-driven comedy in cinemas. The character, which made Baron Cohen's career in the late 1990s, returns after a long absence, but its relevance in 2026 is questionable. The film's success or failure could define…

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Former Instagram adviser became whistleblower after warning Zuckerberg over teen safety

  • Data showed 51% of Instagram users experienced weekly harm, far exceeding Meta's public claims.
  • Zuckerberg ignored his warnings; Béjar became a whistleblower who testified multiple times under oath.
  • Meta faces major legal action from 29 US states over harms to young users.

Arturo Béjar, a consultant on Instagram's wellbeing team, sent an urgent email to Mark Zuckerberg on 5 October 2021 presenting alarming data: 24.4% of teenagers had received unwanted advances, 51% of users experienced harm weekly, yet fewer than 0.02% of harmful content was being removed. When Zuckerberg failed…

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‘Spend time going down rabbit holes’: how the Avalanches created their wildest album yet

  • The Avalanches’ new album samples science shows, Tunisian music and vintage technology.
  • *No Bad Memories* explores how advertising and devices affect memory.
  • Haley Joel Osment stars in an accompanying 35-minute film.

The Avalanches have broadened their sampling on their new album, *No Bad Memories*, drawing on children’s science programmes, Tunisian music and the sounds of old technology. The record explores how advertising and devices can shape or distort personal memories, and its playful, disorienting sound marks what the group…

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The $600,000,000 movie Bruce Campbell turned down for a ‘Twister’ rip-off

  • Campbell turned down an exterminator role in Men in Black.
  • He chose the lead in TV film Tornado! instead.
  • He said the television role paid more.

Bruce Campbell says he turned down a small role in the 1997 sci-fi comedy Men in Black to star in Tornado!, a television film inspired by the success of Twister. The choice meant passing on a blockbuster, but Campbell preferred a lead role and better pay, reflecting his…

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The Social Reckoning follows Haugen’s disclosures but shifts the timeline

  • The film follows Haugen’s real leak and whistleblowing.
  • It shifts key events several months earlier.
  • The leaked files detailed concerns about Facebook’s policies and recommendations.

Aaron Sorkin’s film *The Social Reckoning* dramatises Frances Haugen’s decision to leak Facebook documents to journalist Jeff Horwitz, leading to the 2021 “Facebook Files” investigation and her congressional testimony. The article says the film largely follows the real story and draws on the leaked documents, while compressing events…

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Hollywood’s tech leader films face scrutiny over studios’ industry ties

  • Three films examine Zuckerberg, Musk and Altman.
  • Hollywood’s tech ties complicate their critical stance.
  • The films may reflect public scepticism more than create it.

Three films about tech leaders, *The Social Reckoning*, *Musk* and *Artificial*, are arriving amid growing public scepticism about the power and promises of Silicon Valley. Their focus on Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Sam Altman could look like a shared Hollywood rebuke, but the article argues that studios’…

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