this is the tinpot jazz orchestra. it lasts less than a minute, but it is a charming, glitchy, cartoon like production created using generative ai video tools. now, this means that the characters weren t designed by illustrators and animators. instead, they were described in english to an ai, which then created them itself. the film was made by william bartlett, who s a creative director from visual effects house framestore, and who, like a lot of generative ai creators at the moment, put it together in his spare time. it started off life as a test. and i wanted to do a test that was more elaborate than just a couple of shots. i wanted to try and string together something which had a bit of narrative to try and drive the kind of ambition of the shots. will actually had to use different generative ai tools for different parts of the process. first, he asked midjourney to come up with some still images of the kind of characters that he wanted. and so i might describe a sort of
in comparison, paramount plus total subscribers stand at 63 million and warner bros discovery at 95 million. could it take on those giants? joining me now is alice enders, head of research at enders analysis. good to have you with us. talk to me about what you make a first of all about what you make a first of all about these early stage talks. we always talk and expected it would be consolidation, is that what this looks like? it consolidation, is that what this looks like? looks like? it is what it looks like. on the looks like? it is what it looks like. on the other looks like? it is what it looks like. on the other hand, - looks like? it is what it looks like. on the other hand, at l looks like? it is what it looks i like. on the other hand, at this time, we don t know whether this is going to be a merger of two companies or whether it is going to be paramount taking over warner. and in either case, i think there would most likely be a regulatory dimension. you know,
around 0.32%. some reprieve, but will it last? rebecca babin is a senior energy trader at cibc private wealth. she gave me her predictions. i think the concern right now is really kind of concentrated on the longer shipping time. the market is not pricing in that we actually lose barrels from the market as a result of what is happening in the suez canal. what it is concerned with right now and the reason it has risen 6% is because the shipping costs associated with travelling around the southern tip of africa to reach its destination adds around 15 days of travel time. it increases freight costs. and it has increased insurance costs. so that is what the market is pricing in and looking at at this point. the market has not entered a panic mode, as we have seen in the past with other geopolitical events, where it starts to price in supply is lost from the market. right now it is a logistical rerouting, what we re seeing, and not kind of that panic and fear that we re going t
hello and welcome. we begin today in the us. president biden has condemned the killing of four people at a birthday party in alabama this weekend as outrageous and unacceptable . the country s latest mass shooting happened at a 16th birthday party in the town of dadeville. on sunday night, people gathered for a vigil to remember the victims of the shooting. 28 other people were injured, several critically. so far, there s been no information whether any suspect was killed or arrested. jessica parker reports from dadeville. what happened 7 confusion and fear the almost routine eruption of gun violence in america but uniquely devastating for a small community in rural alabama after a shooter opened fire at a 16th birthday party. police tape quietly hiding what you then can hear, the sound of horror and grief. wailing. four lives were lost in the tragic event that occurred here in dadeville. as far as the injuries, there are 28 individuals that were injured during the cou
were shot dead in their car. and one of the most hyped bouts in the history of boxing tommy fury wins his bout against jake paul. by bya by a split decision. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. welcome to the programme. the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, is to meet the british prime minister later today, with expectations rising that they ll finalise a new post brexit trading deal for northern ireland. if agreement is reached, rishi sunak will make a statement to the uk parliament. our political editor chris mason has more. here stands the ultimate prize in all of these negotiations. this is stormont, in belfast, the home of the northern ireland assembly. getting it and an executive here up and running again would be quite a moment. doing a deal with brussels does not guarantee that, but there are other potential prizes, improving internal uk trade and resetting relations with the european union. if we can get it over the line, we re o