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Utopai Studios Moves AI-Native Film Into Guild Production and 2027 Slate
Utopai Studios is moving AI-assisted film and TV into Hollywood guild production and a 2027 slate led by The Most Serious Fart.
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Utopai Studios is moving AI-assisted film and TV into Hollywood guild production and a 2027 slate led by The Most Serious Fart.
New giant waterlily species found in Colombia after chance Instagram photo; it is already critically endangered.
Researchers in Vienna and Beijing have independently built the first nuclear clocks based on thorium nuclei oscillations. The clocks are precise enough to lose about a second over millions of years, though they do not yet match the best atomic clocks. The findings were published in Nature.
OpenAI said it banned Russian and Iranian accounts that used ChatGPT to support influence operations in multiple countries. The company said campaigns placing false narratives in established media reached wider audiences than those using fake social media accounts, and it described a Russian effort that prompted a European Parliament member's response.
Bloomberg’s The Close said AI trade worries, oil and Treasury yields are pressuring markets and listed a broad guest lineup spanning fixed income, digital infrastructure, equities, consumer brands and space.
A five-year survey of Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles estimates roughly 180,000 Aldabra giant tortoises, the highest figure ever recorded for the species. Researchers warn drought, rising sea levels and invasive mammals still threaten the population.
Gnomes, starring Asa Butterfield, launches on Stan in Australia Oct. 8, streams free on ZDF Neo in Germany, Austria and Switzerland from Oct. 11, and hits Disney+ in the UK Oct. 16. No U.S. or Canada release is set.
A Hacker News post published Oct. 8, 2026, describes a 10-year education sponsorship that began with an offer to pay an 11-year-old Tanzanian girl's school fees; she has since graduated from university and been accepted into a Swahili master's program.
TechRadar reports Europe is making digital sovereignty a strategic priority and using open source to reduce reliance on non-EU technology. A June 2026 EU package includes Chips Act 2.0, CADA and an Open Source Strategy, while security and supply-chain participation remain central.
Crunchyroll Manga expands to the UK and Australia, offering 250+ titles to Ultimate subscribers and as an add-on for Fan and Mega Fan plans.
Uber and Pony.ai plan a robotaxi service in London and will begin testing Pony.ai’s Gen-7 robotaxis in the coming weeks, expanding their partnership into Europe.
The Swedish Academy has awarded the 2026 Nobel prize in literature to Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson, citing her inventive work that engages with the classical tradition. She will receive the medal in Stockholm in December.
MIT Technology Review released its 2026 Climate Tech Companies to Watch list, highlighting firms in China, next-generation batteries, geothermal and nuclear power for data centers, and long-duration energy storage.
A UCL-led study in BMJ Mental Health finds five systemic shocks since 2016 caused immediate and lasting rises in UK psychological distress, with the first Covid lockdown and Brexit referendum linked to the largest increases in people seeking GP help for depression.
French minister invites UK to rejoin EU ‘anytime’ as Prime Minister Andy Burnham reviews post-Brexit options.
South Korea's spy agency acknowledged exclusion from a June U.S.-Japan meeting on North Korean cyber threats after a report said Washington barred it.
A study reports that 13.8% of women in Bolotana, Sardinia who reach 70 will live to 100, the world's second-highest rate after Hong Kong, marking a possible new longevity zone.
CrowdStrike says a Chinese-speaking hacker used AI tools and LLMs to breach South Korean banks, Yonhap reports.
TechRadar: tiny Asian country builds world's most accurate clock, a lutetium device losing one second per 264 billion years.
BMW's iX4 SUV offers up to 428 miles of EPA range and starts at $66,200, as BMW positions its Neue Klasse lineup against Chinese EV imports.
The US Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment built and flew an armed drone with a 3D-printed explosive casing during a live-fire exercise in Germany, conducting a kinetic strike without contractor support, TechRadar reported.
Spotify is expanding audiobooks to over 180 markets, with 350,000 titles in 120 languages and new subscription access.
TechRadar reports that Sony's Inzone H6 Air, a five-star open-back gaming headset, has dropped to its lowest-ever Amazon Prime Day prices: $168 in the US and £139 in the UK.
France has summoned Iran’s ambassador over a “disinformation campaign” on school protests, Le Monde reported on October 7, 2026. The available report gave no further details on the ambassador, the protests, or Iran’s response.