Software: Last News

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent After helming Studiocanal and co-founding Ubisoft‘s film and TV division, Didier Lupfer has joined forces with former TF1 head Édouard Boccon-Gibod and tech entrepreneur Tariq Krim to launch The Media Company, a production outfit that’s tapping into artificial intelligence. Over at The Media Company, every film and TV project will be developed and produced using a variety of AI tools which Lupfer, Boccon-Gibod and Krim said will help creative teams develop the scripts efficiently, fast-track production thanks to previsualization and optimize budgets.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Microsoft is stepping up its effort to persuade consumers to embrace its Copilot AI-powered software that is designed to function as the world’s most intuitive and proactive personal assistant. Microsoft’s top AI executive called it nothing less than “a new kind of relationship with technology.” Microsoft’s significant investments in artificial intelligence to date include the Copilot software suite, first introduced in 2023.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Closing a remarkable circle, TF1 espionage thriller “State of Alert,” starring legendary French singer-actor Patrick Bruel in his first major TV work, will world premiere March 27 at Series Mania. The red carpet affair, featuring other cast and crew, will take place at the very same festival where Keshet Intl. head of drama Atar Dekel, having put through initial development, pitched the series as an Israeli project way back in 2018.

Thania Garcia Limp Bizkit is allowed to move forward with their October lawsuit against Universal Music Group that alleges the label deliberately withheld as much as $200 million in royalties. A federal judge denied the label’s motion to dismiss a case that will assess allegations made by the nu metal band and vocalist Fred Durst against UMG — these claims rang from breach of contract to fraudulent concealment, fraudulent business practices, copyright infringement and more.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Andor” creator Tony Gilroy recently told Collider that he will not be making any of the scripts for the “Star Wars” series public out of fear they will be used to train artificial intelligence systems. Gilroy had been planning to release the scripts for the show’s first season in a book format that fans could purchase, similar to shows such as HBO’s “Succession.” However, the rise of AI effectively killed that plan. “I wanted to do it,” Gilroy said about releasing the scripts.

Jenna Ortega and Taylor Russell are in talks to star in a remake of the classic film Single White Female.

J. Kim Murphy Dead bingers are at the center of David Cronenberg‘s new thriller “The Shrouds,” now prepping to launch in North America after debuting at the Cannes Film Festival last summer. Janus Films has released the first full trailer for the film, which stars Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Sandrine Holt and recent Oscar-nominee Guy Pearce.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team and prosecutors in his federal case are claiming that the explosive CNN video that showed him allegedly abusing his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016 was edited, and that the original footage was destroyed, thereby rendering it inadmissible in his trafficking and racketeering case. Last May, CNN released shocking footage of Combs assaulting Ventura at the InterContinental Hotel in 2016, prompting the mogul to issue an apology video addressing the incident.

Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ defense team is making a surprising new allegation.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Mobile gaming giant Scopely is set to acquire the games division of Niantic, the software developer behind “Pokémon Go,” “Pikmin Bloom” and “Monster Hunter Now,” in a deal valued at $3.5 billion. Under the terms of the sale, which is subject to regulatory approvals, Niantic’s game teams will continue to be overseen by studio leaders Kei Kawai and Ed Wu as they join a workforce of more than 2,300 Scopely employees.

Carolyn Giardina Expanding their in-car entertainment collaboration, Dolby and General Motors have confirmed that Dolby Atmos will be supported as an available feature across Cadillac’s entire 2026 EV lineup. This will include the 2026 ESCALADE IQL, ESCALADE IQ, LYRIQ-V, OPTIQ and VISTIQ.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “Ghost Boy” director Rodney Ascher first learned about Martin Pistorius through the NPR podcast “Invisibilia.” “I remember hearing the story and thinking, ‘This is the kind of story that I would like to tell.’” The producers of the documentary, premiering Friday at SXSW, reached out to Ascher. They felt the same way: Pistorius’ story about a 12-year-old South African boy who emerges from a vegetative state with no memories, unable to move or speak, but all too aware of his surroundings, needed to be told. Ascher was keen to pursue the story.

Jamie Lang FilmRise, a New York-based film and TV studio and streaming network, has announced the launch of a groundbreaking initiative to update the visual quality of its content by utilizing a mix of AI software and human editorial know-how. Employing this new blend, the company has converted the hugely popular true crime series “Forensic Files” into high definition. The upscaled episodes will be available across multiple streaming platforms as FilmRise pushes to further enhance the viewer experience for its popular brands.

Borderlands 4 has finally confirmed when the long-awaited sequel will be released via an explosive new trailer.Last August, Borderlands 4 was officially confirmed by Gearbox Software and 2K Games. “In this next instalment of the definitive looter shooter, players will assume the role of a legendary Vault Hunter as they blast their way through hordes of enemies in search of new treasures to loot on an all-new planet,” they said.Not much else was revealed about the sequel to 2019’s Borderlands 3 but it was said the game would be released at some point in 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.During Sony’s recent State Of Play presentation, developers unveiled a new trailer for Borderlands 4 and confirmed the game would launch September 23, 2025.The 70-second clip features the sort of gun-wielding chaos we’ve come to expect from the Borderlands games.

Hogwarts Legacy fans could be getting an expansion ahead of a sequel.Hogwarts Legacy was released in 2023 and went on to become one of the biggest selling games of the year, despite middling reviews and backlash towards Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling over her “anti-trans” comments on social media.Shortly after Hogwarts Legacy was launched, game director Alan Tew said developer Avalanche Software wasn’t working on new content.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 has only just released in the UK and the deals are already rolling in, with Vodafone the latest to offer an incredible saving if you’re able to trade in an existing phone.

Switch 2.Last month, Nintendo finally unveiled the Switch 2 via a hardware-focused teaser trailer. The brief clip featured a first-look at the bigger, more powerful console and its upgraded joy-con controllers.Apart from a brief glimpse of a new Mario Kart game, Nintendo didn’t reveal what new games would be launching alongside the Switch 2 and still hasn’t confirmed a release date, a price or the technical specifications of the new console.Nintendo confirmed more details would be unveiled during a special Direct presentation in April and now, the exact time and date has been announced.Nintendo’s dedicated Switch 2 Direct will take place April 2 at 2pm GMT.

Switch 2, due to new anti-scalping measures.The Nintendo Switch 2 was properly announced last month in a hardware-focused teaser trailer that quickly became one of the most-viewed gaming videos in YouTube history.Now, in a new interview, Nintendo president Furukawa has said fans don’t need to be worried about a repeat of the Switch’s launch, which saw worldwide stock shortages in 2017 while scalpers resold the console with a significant mark-up to desperate fans. “We will take all possible measures based on the experience we have accumulated to date (regarding scalpers and the like).

“There it is,” says Computer Conor, finding the advert for his modest computer-art service in the latest issue of Personal Computing while his dog, Sandy, snuffles on the sofa. Though the aesthetic of OBEX—Albert Birney’s follow-up to the pastel-hued Strawberry Mansion (2021)—is grainy ’70s Eraserhead monochrome, appearances can be deceiving. The year is 1987, with Reagan in the White House and Madonna in the charts, but Conor (played by Birney himself) is unaware. A virtual shut-in, he sees life through a screen, even sending his neighbor Mary to do his grocery shopping.

The New York Times is hitting back at Justin Baldoni over claims in his amended lawsuit.

iPhone users have been issued a warning about a "dangerous" feature that's been automatically enabled on some Apple devices after a recent software update. The introduction of iOS 18.3 has seen artificial intelligence (AI) features on iPhone 16 and iPhone 15 Pro/Max models activated by default, a change from when users had to turn these on themselves.