July 2024
Movie stars to narrate audiobooks from beyond the grave with AI
The estates of Judy Garland, James Dean, Sir Laurence Olivier and Burt Reynolds have sold the rights to their famous voices to be used by an AI gimmick reader app.
- Matthew Field
May 2024
Why CBA’s AI future needs more reimagining
A US trip left CBA chief executive Matt Comyn with questions to which he doesn’t have all the answers. It’s a common theme across the Australian business world.
- Paul Smith
OpenAI is training a model with human brain power
The start-up said it expected the new model to bring “the next level of capabilities” as it strove to build a machine that can do anything the human brain can do.
- Cade Metz
News Corp strikes lucrative content deal with OpenAI
The Wall Street Journal said the deal could be worth more than $377 million as the rise of generative AI tools is poised to transform the publishing business.
- Gerrit De Vynck
Scarlett Johansson takes on Sam Altman over ‘eerily’ similar AI voice
The Hollywood actor says she was “shocked” by the use of a voice “eerily similar” to her own in the latest worry for the ChatGPT maker.
- Rachel Metz
August 2023
This film is packed full of stars, so why does it fail to shine?
It seems half of Hollywood has lined up to be in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City, but it’s anyone’s guess what his tale-within-a-tale is trying to tell us.
- John McDonald
November 2022
Bob Iger returns to Disney as Chapek ousted as chief executive
The decision to bring Mr Iger back into the company marks a surprising reversal by the board chairwoman, Susan Arnold.
- Christopher Grimes
October 2022
Do you trust these people to know what’s good for your skin?
Beauty experts are tired of celebrities “cashing in on skincare” – and Brad Pitt is just the latest of many.
- Janna Mandell
December 2021
The 25 most influential women of 2021 worldwide
These are the females who have shaped this tumultuous year, say writers such as Jane Fraser, Christine Lagarde, Elizabeth Warren and Greta Thunberg.
- Financial Times
July 2021
Black Widow repowers the Marvel action thriller
The question fans are asking about this Marvel movie, which fills in the blanks about Natasha Romanov, is whether Scarlett Johansson met her match?
- John McDonald
Scarlett Johansson sues Disney for streaming Black Widow
Johansson’s complaint said Disney wanted to draw audiences away from theatres to its own streaming service to generate revenue and grow subscribers.
- Malathi Nayak and Christopher Palmeri
February 2020
'I just don't have the balls': Rebel chides BAFTAS
World War I epic 1917 was the big winner at Sunday's British Academy Film Awards but the talking point was the fact no women were nominated for best director and all 20 nominees for lead and supporting actor were white.
January 2020
Netflix leads Hollywood pack in Oscars race
A star powered line-up of films has propelled the streaming giant to the top of the Academy Awards nominations lists, with a tally of 24 for a range of movies.
- Max Mason
April 2019
'Avengers: Endgame' obliterates film opening record
Chris Hemworth's latest film, Avengers: Endgame, shatters world records for a film's opening weekend, raking in $US1.2 billion globally.
- Jake Coyle