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These productions have been sticking to romance or family drama to keep costs down as they need fewer visual effects. But now AI can “elevate low-budget productions into more ambitious genres such as sci-fi, period drama and, now, action”, Kwok says.

Archie MitchellBusiness reporter Getty Images Octopus Energy is set to spin off its Kraken Technologies arm as a standalone company after a deal to sell a stake in the platform valued it at $8.65bn (£6.4bn). The energy giant, Britain’s biggest gas and electricity supplier, has sold a $1bn stake in the AI-based division to a…

Charis Scott-HolmEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire PA Media Citizens Advice says people are still struggling to afford to heat their homes Citizens Advice is expecting a “surge in demand” for its services this winter, as people who are already struggling with fuel debt face further bills. The organisation said half of the 1,000 people it saw…

“In the future we welcome all newcomers. We are keen to see more competition. Comac has got its certification process to go through and at some point in the 2030s, we see that it will be an offering that would be attractive to ourselves and other carriers,” Mike Szucs, chief executive of low-cost Philippines carrier…

“In my opinion, what markets are reacting to is just sort of the haphazard nature of policy in this administration – the escalation, de-escalation,” said Robin Brooks, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former FX strategist at Goldman Sachs, pointing to similarities between the backlash over tariffs and Greenland.

Emer MoreauBusiness reporter Getty Images Learner drivers could have to wait six months before booking a practical test The UK government has launched the first major road safety strategy in over a decade, aimed at lowering the number of people who are killed or seriously injured on the roads. The changes only apply to England…