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An anonymous reader shares a report: Last year, the AI video company Runway joined forces with the major Hollywood studio Lionsgate in a partnership the pair hoped would result in AI-generated scenes and even potentially full-length movies. But the project has hit a snag. According to a report by The Wrap, the past 12 months have been unproductive. Lionsgate distributes Hollywood blockbusters including The Hunger Games, John Wick, The Twilight Saga, and Saw franchises. But despite its huge catalog, it is simply not enough for the AI to produce quality content. "The Lionsgate catalog is too small to create a model," a source tells The Wrap. "In fact, the Disney catalog is too small to create a model." Despite Runway being one of the leading names in AI video, the technology needs a copious amount of data to produce AI-generated films. It is the reason AI has proven to be such an unpopular technology, as AI firms help themselves to any type of media they can get their hands on -- whether it has copyright protections or not. Another issue is the rights of actors and the model for remuneration if their likeness appears in an AI-generated clip. It is a legal gray area with no clear path.

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A host of names have been touted since Daniel Craig relinquished the role in 2021 after the release of No Time To Die, with the actor, 40, being one of them.

The CQC said that previous issues at the home had not been fixed

The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host delivered a searing 20-minute monologue that paid tribute to his supporters from the left and right while targeting Trump with a dressing down.

Scottish retailer TBCo was one of the first to champion the look.

HM Revenue & Customs will be able to dip into bank accounts and Isas to recover tax directly from those who choose not to pay a bill.

Kimmel's suspension was met with an explosive outcry from Hollywood, and ABC backtracked, announcing this Monday that his show was coming back Tuesday.

It's believed there are about 82,000 traffic enforcement officers patrolling the nation's streets compared to just 73,490 regular troops in the British Army.

In a barnstorming press conference, Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, made clear why it's going to be a whole lot tougher to live in Britain if you're a migrant, even if you're legally settled here.

The Duchess, 65, was dropped by seven charities after a fawning email from 2011 to her 'supreme friend' Jeffrey Epstein was leaked to the Mail on Sunday.

French surgeons wrongly removed a healthy kidney from a cancer patient, leaving the elderly man with just one of the blood cleaning organs-which is diseased.

The Harry Potter star, 35, received a six-month driving ban in July after driving at 38mph in a 30mph zone.

The highly anticipated 10th series of the E4 show returned to our screens over the weekend, and a handful of couples have already tied the knot.

Edinburgh University, part of the Russell Group, was offering the module to those taking geography degrees in its School of Geosciences.

The Game of Thrones star has joined forces with local residents as part of a campaign which seeks to halt plans to build on two areas of greenbelt land in his hometown of Handsworth, Sheffield.

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman told The Verge today that the company plans to transform Edge into an "agentic browser" where Copilot controls tabs, navigates websites and completes tasks while users watch. Unlike The Browser Company's new Dia browser, Microsoft will integrate these capabilities directly into Edge. Suleyman described Copilot opening tabs, reading multiple pages simultaneously and performing research transparently in real-time. The AI visits websites directly, preserving publisher traffic. Current Copilot features include tab navigation, page scrolling and content highlighting. Users will have the option to disable AI features entirely. Suleyman predicted that within years, AI companions will handle most browsing tasks while users provide oversight and feedback.

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Simon Elliott, CEO of the Community Schools Trust, said he decided to act because of the 'dangers' posed by mobiles.

The actress, 35, is best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series, starring alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint.

Shkar Jamal, 24, was due to be sentenced at Poole Magistrates' Court for the incident which happened in Bournemouth, Dorset, on May 6.

A sandwich shop in Leeds has been crowned the best takeaway in the UK and Ireland as the Uber Eats Awards announced its 2025 winner.