3D tool Unreal Engine makes real impact in creative industries
Massively popular video game "Fortnite", TV news graphics and acclaimed animated series and films have something in common: use of the powerful Unreal Engine that is quickly becoming the go-to tool for 3D projects beyond the video games industry.
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OPEC+ mulls oil production increase in shadow of war
As a fresh Middle East conflict risks sending oil prices sharply higher, Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key members of the OPEC+ alliance are widely expected to announce an output increase Sunday, analysts say.
Read moreIran leader Khamenei killed in massive US and Israeli attack
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989 and sworn enemy of the West, was killed in the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack that extended into a second day Sunday, as the two powers seek to topple the Islamic republic.
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Shakespeare would have shunned streaming, 'Hamnet' team says
If William Shakespeare were working today in film, he would want his movies shown in theaters instead of going straight to streaming, the Oscar-nominated producers of "Hamnet" say.
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Will Oscars be 17th time lucky for songwriter Diane Warren?
Diane Warren has become something of a fixture at Hollywood's annual Oscars ceremony.
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Sympathy for the bedeviled: the likable conspiracy theorist of 'Bugonia'
If there's one thing the 21st century has in spades, it's conspiracy theorists -- many of them angry, unhinged people hacking at their keyboards about grievances real and imagined.
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76ers' center Embiid to miss at least three games with oblique strain
Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid will miss at least three games with a right oblique strain, the NBA team said Saturday.
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Brumbies' 'mental resolve' keeps them unbeaten in Super Rugby
ACT Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham hailed his side's "mental resolve" after they keep their cool to score two late tries in a thrilling 30-27 defeat of the Auckland Blues.
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UK pop-soul star Olivia Dean sweeps Brit Awards
British singer-songwriter Olivia Dean triumphed Saturday at the Brit Awards, claiming four prizes at the UK's biggest annual music celebration held for the first time in Manchester, northwest England.
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'Turning point' as Crusaders notch first Super Rugby win
Coach Rob Penney labelled the Canterbury Crusaders' first win of the Super Rugby season a "turning point" after the defending champions swept aside the Waikato Chiefs.
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