AI’s promise to indie filmmakers: faster, cheaper, lonelier A Filipino man walks through the backyard of his childhood home in rural Hawai’i, his footsteps swooshing through the grass. Birds chirp, contributing to the tropical din, as he approaches a shrine at the base of a starfruit tree. He bends to inspect a framed black-and-white photograph of a woman, her hair in a 1950s side part. ...

I'd been back to Los Santos so many times I could drive from Vespucci to Sandy Shores on autopilot. Then I tried The Exclusion Zone and it knocked that comfort right out of me. It isn't a cute filter or a new car pack; it rewires the whole vibe into something closer to survival horror, where every detour costs you. I even caught myself browsing GTA 5 Modded Accounts while setting things up,...

Once seen as a war hero, Australian ex-soldier will stand trial for alleged war crimes Once seen as a war hero, Australian ex-soldier will stand trial for alleged war crimes Until a few years ago, Ben Roberts-Smith was one of Australia's most celebrated war heroes. But now, he will stand trial for alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan.

How Iran's struggling economy is changing how families live'People are getting poorer': How Iran's struggling economy is changing how families liveBehrang Tajdin,Economics correspondent, BBC PersianandGhoncheh Habibiazad,Senior reporter, BBC PersianEPAFood prices have doubled in Iran in the past 12 months, official figures show"We used to eat out twice a month," says Marjan, who lives in Iran's...

Thousands of U.S. troops deploy to Middle East. And, the latest on DHS funding talks 82nd Airborne Deployment, Israel Threatens Lebanon Invasion, DHS Funding Negotiations Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to...