‘Hold on to your seats’: how much will AI affect the art of film-making?
The future is here, whether some like it or not, and artificial intelligence is already impacting the film industry. But just how far can, and should, it go?
April 2024
TikTok reward-to-watch feature suspended after EU threats to block it
Service suspended in France and Spain amid safety and addiction concerns among children, in first use of new digital laws
November 2023
John Legend and Sia among singers to trial AI versions of voices with YouTube
Google-owned video platform opens up Dream Track experiment to produce 30-second soundtracks
July 2020
Lockdown culture
Pass the green screen, granny! The comics pushing homemade videos to new heights
Comedians’ old YouTube skits are enjoying a revival in lockdown. And now standups are returning to online video – to push its possibilities even further
April 2020
Pass notes
Zumping: the rise of Zoom breakups
Do you know how Zoom is using your data? Here's why you should
Arwa Mahdawi
March 2020
Zoom booms as demand for video-conferencing tech grows
Pass notes
Zoom: the $29bn video-call app you’d never heard of until coronavirus
December 2019
The cultural pioneers bringing oral storytelling to the next generation
With an immersive show now open at Carriageworks, Bangarra dance company is one of many Indigenous groups harnessing the power of digital art
August 2019
Deepfake video shows Bill Hader morph into Tom Cruise in CBS interview – video
Creator of video says he wants to raise awareness of technology's potential in age of fake news and doctored footage
June 2019
What do we do about deepfake video?
Deepfake – the ability of AI to fabricate apparently real footage of people – is a growing problem with implications for us all
May 2019
Dreams becomes reality: the game that can make an artist out of anyone
Digital artist Dan Hett explores the Dreamiverse, a galaxy of games, music, art and ideas created by players in a limitless virtual art studio
May 2018
BBC, ITV and Channel 4 in talks to create UK streaming service
NBC Universal also believed to be involved in discussions on how to combat Netflix and Amazon
March 2018
Public servant: my letter to the public
Video evidence is taking over – and damaging the credibility of our courts
Anonymous
The technology has become widespread in the UK. But it is notoriously unreliable – and the testimonies can be misleading
November 2016
Facebook faces calls for greater transparency amid 'fake news' row
The social media company has angered advertisers after admitting it made errors in the way it measures ad activity
October 2016
Vine stars mourn the app that brought them their six seconds of fame
The constraint of the format fostered a new type of creativity for comedians, actors and artists, who have to move on to new platforms now that Vine is dead
July 2016
Film blog
Celluloid is strictly for nostalgists. Digital technology saved a dying medium
Those who mourn the passing of 35mm forget what a closed club film-making was, and overlook how vital and creative digital cinema has become
June 2016
Chicago man killed while live streaming video on Facebook Live
His death, along with France murder in which killer took to Facebook Live, highlights the huge challenge tech companies face with live stream video
May 2016
Other lives
Alan Bell obituary
Hulu to add live TV offering to compete with Netflix and cable providers
