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AI company Midjourney has released its first video model. This initial take on AI-generated video will allow users to animate their images, either ones made in Midjourney or uploaded from a different source. The initial results will be five-second clips that a user can opt to extend by four seconds up to four times. Videos can be generated on web only for now and require at least a $10 a month subscription to access.Introducing our V1 Video Model. It’s fun, easy, and beautiful. Available at 10$/month, it’s the first video model for *everyone* and it’s available now. pic.twitter.com/iBm0KAN8uy— Midjourney (@midjourney)…

Emma SaundersCulture reporterGetty ImagesTaylor Swift has been described in legal documents as one of Blake Lively’s “dragons”Messages between Blake Lively and Taylor Swift can be handed over to Justin Baldoni as part of his ongoing high-profile legal battle with the actress, a judge has decided.Communications between Lively and her friend Swift about the environment on the It Ends With Us film set are relevant to the case, US District Judge Lewis Liman ruled on Wednesday, according to Variety.Lively’s team had applied to prevent Baldoni obtaining the messages, arguing they were irrelevant.She sued Baldoni and his studio in December, alleging she…

Esme StallardClimate and science reporterVisual Journalism TeamBBC NewsGetty ImagesWhen temperatures soar, here are six simple things you can do to keep your home and yourself cool. 1. Let in cool air and encourage air flowOpen windows on opposite sides of the house to encourage air flow – releasing trapped warm air and allowing in cooler air.Do this when the air temperature outside is cooler than inside, which tends to be overnight or in the early part of the day.In flats which have windows on one side only, open doors and use a fan to encourage airflow.Hot air rises within houses,…

Frank GardnerBBC Security CorrespondentGetty ImagesPeople gather outside the UK parliament protesting against Israel’s attacks on IranIs this, some will be wondering, 2003 all over again? In 2003 Britain joined the US in a highly controversial military campaign against Iraq in a quest to rid it of its supposed arsenal of “weapons of mass destruction”. These turned out to have all been destroyed years previously.As America’s closest but junior ally, Britain is almost certain to be affected in some way by what happens now in the Middle East. If Donald Trump decides to commit US forces to help Israel eliminate Iran’s…

We investigate the role our forests are playing in offsetting carbon emissions.

This is just a second match on grass for Alcaraz after the physical and emotional toll of the Roland Garros final.He started strongly against Munar but grew unusually frustrated as the match went on, shouting at his team and disputing a time violation with the umpire midway through the second set.World number 59 Munar said before the match that his chances of an upset were “low” – but he came within touching distance of victory, thanks to some strong serving and deep, powerful forehands.After a composed first set, Alcaraz could not find the breakthrough in the second, with Munar saving…

Maddy JenningsBBC News, NorfolkGoogle MapsProfessional Music Technology first opened in Norwich in 2008A drum salesman said he is “heartbroken and devastated” by the closure of a city music shop. Professional Music Technology (PMT) went into administration in June. It first opened it’s Norfolk store in Anglia Square, Norwich, in 2008, before moving to Botolph Street in 2012.Administrators Interpath said rising costs, dwindling margins, and the cost of living had led to “challenges too difficult to overcome” in keeping it open.Dan Moss, who worked as the store’s percussion expert, said that the music store industry was “definitely and gradually dying.”Mr Moss…

For Qiu Sheng, Father’s Day was especially momentous this year. The recent holiday marked the world premiere of his deeply personal second feature, My Father’s Son, a seven-years-in-the-making sci-fi exploration of the director’s real-life dad, who passed away when he was a teenager. An unusual mix of speculative sci-fi imagination and intimate family sentiment, the film is vying for top honors in the Shanghai International Film Festival‘s main competition this week. Drawing heavily from Qiu’s biography, My Father’s Son centers on an 18-year-old protagonist, Qiao, who loses his voice while attempting to deliver the eulogy at his father’s funeral and…

Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantalizing technology that has drawn investors off the sidelines. The technology may be challenging to master and expensive to build today, but fusion promises to harness the nuclear reaction that powers the sun to generate nearly limitless energy here on Earth. If startups are able to complete commercially viable fusion power plants, then they have the potential to upend trillion-dollar markets. The bullish wave buoying the fusion industry has been driven by three advances: more…

A summer of festivals lies ahead of us, and while hitting a muddy field with a tent, a pair of wellies and a sense of optimism is all about living in the moment, it’s a brave soul who doesn’t attempt at least a modicum of pre-planning.As anyone who’s ever attended a weekend festival will know, there’s a knack to deciding what to take (and what to leave behind), dressing to impress while travelling light, and keeping your spirits intact in all weathers.To make sure you’re covered this festival season, we asked three veterans who’ve been to almost 100 festivals between…