Forrest Gump star Tom Hanks believes he could live forever in the movies after death with the help of artificial intelligence.
Appearing on The Adam Buxton Podcast, two-time Oscar winner says Hollywood agents and movie companies are frantically trying to work out how to counter AI and deepfakes for the protection of intellectual property.
So, will audiences know it’s not Hanks - now 66 - on-screen after death? He says that “without a doubt people will be able to tell, but the question is will they care?”
Open University researchers say they’ve found evidence backing a theory that the gassy super-planet Jupiter was actually closer to the sun and drifted across the solar system over millions of years.
Ben Rider-Stokes, an OU final year PhD student, tells Tech & Science Daily how their analysis of meteorite samples could explain Jupiter’s origins.
WhatsApp users can soon lock and hide conversations with a new feature called Chat Lock - but how long it will last in the UK is debatable.
Parent company Meta calls it “one more layer of security” but privacy campaigners say any future law changes from the Online Safety Bill would undermine end-to-end encryption privacy, while supporters say it will help fight crime and protect children.
Plus, EU green light for Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard takeover, machine learning cuts cell-scanning time, surfers slam toxic boards, Saturn rings age shock and when buzzards attack.
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