There is a lot of running in the Super Bowl. But not asmuch as in a Tom CruiseMission: Impossiblemovie.The one coming to theaters this summer is the eighth film in the franchise,Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning.It was originallyannouncedasDead Reckoning Part Two, but shortly after the firstDead Reckoning opened in theaters in the summer of 2023 (when it grossed significantly less than the three previousMissioninstallments, plus CruisesTop Gun: Maverick) Paramount announced the film would get a new title, and no longer be referred to as aPart Two. Its not the secondDead Reckoning, its thefinalreckoning! Got it?The film was also pushed back by various strikes from the summer of 2024 to the summer of 2025, to allow more time to complete the sequel and itsbonkers stunts. In the new Super Bowl trailer for the movie, Cruise hangs from spinning biplanes and runs a lot andperformsall sorts of unsafe-looking activities. Plus, see how many callbacks to the earlierMission: Impossible movies you can spot. Theres a least a few.WatchThe Final Reckoningtrailer below:Here is the films official synopsis:Our lives are the sum of our choices.Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt inMission: Impossible The Final Reckoning.Well, thats not very much to go on.Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoningis scheduled to open in theaters on May 23.Get our free mobile appThe Most Anticipated Movies of 202520 movies we cant wait to see in 25.

The Avengers arent coming. The Thunderbolts will have to do.Technically, this is not correct. TheAvengers have two more moviesdue in theaters in the years ahead,DoomsdayandSecret Wars.But thats what Julia Louis-Dreyfus character says in the new trailer for MarvelsThunderbolts*, which just debuted during the Super Bowl. The Avengers are MIA for unknown reasons. The citizens of the Marvel Cinematic Universe need protecting. Whos up to the job.Instead of a group of brave heroes, the Thunderbolts are a bunch of barely reformed villains including Florence Pughs Black Widow, Sebastian Stans Bucky Barnes, David Harbours Red Guardian, Wyatt Russells U.S. Agent,Hannah John-Kamens Ghost, andOlga Kurylenkos Taskmaster.Why they need to team up in the film isnt clear in the trailer. (Nor is it clear if anyone notes that the Avengers started off their movie beating the crap out of one another; the same forGuardians of the Galaxy.Basically everyMarvel team starts off hating each other, until they dont.) Anyway heres the new trailer:READ MORE: Actors Who Were Wasted in Marvel RolesThere is a new poster for the film as well, riffing on a line in the trailer about who gets their picture on the Wheaties cereal box.THUNDERBOLTS*Marvelloading...Now with more Bucky!? Are they going to make Thunderbolts cereal for real? (Ill eat it if they do, obviously.)Here isThunderbolts official synopsis:In Thunderbolts*, Marvel Studios assembles an unconventional team of antiheroes Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster and John Walker.After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap set by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, these disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts. Will this dysfunctional group tear themselves apart, or find redemption and unite as something much more before its too late?Thunderbolts is scheduled to open in theaters on May 2.Get our free mobile appEvery Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie, Ranked From Worst to BestIt started with Iron Man and its continued and expanded ever since. Its the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with 34 movies and counting. But whats the best and the worst? We ranked them all.

Late last year, T-Mobile said it was getting ready to start beta testing SpaceX's Starlink service. It appears the program is ready for takeoff, with the carrier expected to announce during the Super Bowl that it's begun letting users access satellite service.As part of the beta, people in the program will be able to send SMS text messages when they're outdoors, even in areas where they don't normally get T-Mobile's terrestrial coverage. The beta service will be free and open to all T-Mobile postpaid users until July, with the carrier also making it available for free during this time to AT&T and Verizon customers.In July, the carrier plans to begin charging for the service. It'll be included as part of T-Mobile's priciest Go5G Next plan and available as an add-on to its other plans for $15 per month, per line. T-Mobile users signing up for the service this month will be able to lock in a discounted rate of $10 per month, per line as part of an "early adopter" deal.AT&T and Verizon users will be able to continue using the service for $20 per month, per line. Those users won't need to switch to T-Mobile to add Starlink service but will need an unlocked compatible device that supports eSIMs.T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon users interested in signing up for the beta can do so at T-Mobile's website, with the carrier planning to add users to the new service on a first come, first served rolling basis. As it goes through the list, it'll reach back out with instructions when users who sign up for the beta are able to join.The carrier wasn't planning on offering satellite coverage to AT&T and Verizon users but says it was moved to do so after seeing Verizon's latest ad that features astronaut Buzz Aldrin touting satellite texting on its network. The ad has already racked up over 8 million views on YouTube.Clint Patterson, senior vice president of marketing at T-Mobile, tells CNET that when it came to supporting rival carriers "candidly, this was not part of our original plan for the Super Bowl.""When we saw Verizon's latest ad, advertising something that you can't do on Verizon's network, we felt like we needed to act."T-Mobile says that it and Starlink have more than 450 satellites currently in orbit that "provide coverage to 500,000 square miles of terrain inaccessible by terrestrial networks."Patterson said T-Mobile has already added "tens of thousands" of users into the beta.The carrier notes it's been working with SpaceX and device manufacturers on optimizing smartphones to be able to connect to the new service, with the goal being that as long as you have a view of the sky, you should be able to stay connected.T-Mobile says it's been working with manufacturers to "ensure the vast majority of T-Mobile phones released in the last four years will work with T-Mobile Starlink," including the iPhone 14 and Galaxy S21.Coverage in emergenciesT-Mobile and SpaceX first announced their partnership back in 2022 and have more recently used the technology to keep people informed and connected during natural disasters. The two companies previously turned on the service in response toHurricanes MiltonandHelenelast year and this month enabled it for people dealing with the Los Angeles fires.In emergency situations, the company may make the service available to all, regardless of plan, according to Mike Katz, president of marketing, strategy and products at T-Mobile. "In times of emergency, you kind of have to put down your competitive guards and realize that there's things more important ... and that people that are affected by these tragedies need help," he said. "So that will always be our guiding principle on those things."As part of its deployment in response to the Los Angeles fires, the carrier only opened up the Starlink support to users with most Android phones and older iPhone models prior to the iPhone 14 series. Those with an iPhone 14 or newer phone were instead pushed to use Apple's satellite service, which the iPhone maker offers with Globalstar.With the beta and full launch, T-Mobile will support more-recent devices across both Android and iOS. The carrier isn't providing a list of compatible devices, but Katz notes that the phones available for the beta "will be the fewest number of eligible devices, and literally, like probably weekly, it will expand.""All newer devices at some point are going to be included in it," Katz said, adding that the carrier will be notifying customers when their phone is compatible for the beta.T-Mobile said that as part of the opening of this new beta service, it'll also be able to use the Starlink constellation to be able to broadcast Wireless Emergency Alerts from government and local officials nationwide to anyone, regardless of whether they have T-Mobile or a different provider.Starting with texting, data coming this year Sarah Tew/CNETThough T-Mobile and SpaceX's initial Starlink service will focus on texting, the plan is to add support for voice and data, something that could help the carrier's offering stand out from what's bundled in from device makers.Patterson said that though the carrier is starting with SMS texting in the beta, it plans to offer data services over satellite "later this year" and voice services, like calling, in the future. Apple's satellite solution allows for sending messages to emergency services and, with iOS 18,regular iMessages over satellite. Google recently introduced an emergency satellite messaging option in partnership with provider Skylofor its Pixel 9 series of phones; it's just for emergency messages.Apple and Google currently don't charge for their satellite messaging services, though both have hinted they may add a fee for the feature down the line.Katz said that as T-Mobile works through the beta and toward a commercial launch, phones will know how to handle conflicts between differing satellite services, with the first option being the carrier's service rather than one from a manufacturer. "The phones are all designed to search for the carrier network first and then go to the other one," he said. "And this is an extension of the carrier network." Watch this: Apple vs. Google: Satellite Emergency Features Compared 05:35

It's time forSuper Bowl 2025now, and sprinkled in between every play, the Kendrick Lamar halftime showand the winner's celebration are big ad rollouts. Not only are there some AI-themed spots, but there's a variety of commercials for food, services, beer, tech and a PSA for the bathroom.From nostalgic throwbacks like the Muppets gang, to golden-age women going on joyrides, to fans-turned-ad-stars, the ad parade has begun (and a few celebrities show up wearing and doing goofy stuff, too). We've compiled a rundown of ads that have already released and will continue to post during the game -- so expect a few movie trailers to come out along with product brands.Read more: Fox Sports Will Stream the Super Bowl in 4K for Free on TubiInstacart: Brand icons on a sprintIn a Super Bowl first for the company, Instacart is airing its We're Here ad that marches out a cast of grocery brand celebrities like Chester Cheetah, Jolly Green Giant and Old Spice Guy.Mission Impossible 8Tom Cruise is back in action in a big game ad for the upcoming film, Mission Impossible -- The Final Reckoning.Apple TV Plus: Duhpocalypse movieThe streaming service is promoting a new project for a new project, but we won't spoil it for you. Kathryn Hahn, Johnny Knoxville and Seth Rogen all appear. Be warned: This one is gross.Disney Plus: No joy really sucksDisney's 60-second ad explores what it's like without joy using clever wordplay. The streamer asks what if Bart never did Sey-mour Butts? And what if murders didn't happen in that building? A shorter version of this ad will run on game day, but check out this cut. WeatherTech: Born to be wildNo need to imagine what could happen when four flirty senior women hit the road in a '63 Lincoln convertible. There's breakdancing, catcalling, mugshots and bingo -- and WeatherTech gets through it all.Coors Light: Beat the Monday bluesCoors Light offers a relatable representation of that post-game sluggishness you may feel on Monday. Gather 'round for these slow-moving sloths and a case of beer.Uber Eats: It's Super Bowl L-I-C-K-SAccording to Matthew McConaughey, football was created to get us to buy food -- wings, Caesar salads, apple, steaks -- you name it. The conspiracy theory unfurls in this spot, which includes appearances from Sean Evans, Kevin Bacon, Charlie XCX, Martha Stewart and Greta Gerwig.Oikos: Protein piggybackJuno Temple does some heavy lifting in this ad for Oikos Greek yogurt. The protein packed in that compact serving of yogurt does the trick and gives the Ted Lasso star enough fuel to give Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett a piggyback ride across the airport to make it to his flight on time. Google Pixel: Gemini's mock interviewIn this Pixel 9 ad, Google's Gemini AI feature helps a dad prepare to land his "dream job," but the conversation tugs at the heartstrings and makes you wonder if he's already doing the job he loves most.Dunkin': Experience the DunKings movieBen Affleck is back in his DunKings tracksuit and wants to get the band back together. In a sequel to the 2024 Super Bowl ad, Affleck has brought his younger brother Casey along for the ride. Succession alum and notorious method actor Jeremy Strong is a newcomer to the group -- and by the looks of things, he's taking this job seriously.DoorDash: Girl mathThis DoorDash spot is tapping in for the viral girl math trend and shows Nate Bargatze calculating how much he saves with DashPass. He's using that extra cash for important stuff!Bosch: Putting muscle into home appliancesAntonio Banderas and "Macho Man" team up for a Bosch home appliance spot that involves might, know-how and dancing? And in case you were wondering: Yes, the company received consent from "Macho Man" Randy Savage's estate to create the ad. Stay tuned for the full spot in the coming days.Taco Bell: Fans get slightly famousIn this teaser for the fast food joint's big game ad, Doja Cat photobombs Taco Bell customers and gets scolded by an employee. The final version will apparently include people who took photos at one of the chain's "drive-thru cams."Angel Soft: Take a bathroom breakThe going rate for Super Bowl ad spots has reportedly hit upward of $8 million, which makes this Angel Soft commercial super interesting. Instead of delving deep into a narrative piece, the toilet paper company is putting our needs above its own by using its ad time to give viewers an excuse to take a bathroom break. Well played.Dodge Ram: Goldilocks up to old tricksTwisters star Glenn Powell -- who drove a Dodge Ram in the movie -- yucking it up as Goldilocks in a zany Dodge Ram Super Bowl ads. Add a majestic blonde wig and Van Halen's Panama and you've got yourself a winning combination.Mountain Dew: Seal's lime kiss from a roseMountain Dew's original teaser ad showed a quartet of seals warming up their voices as singer Becky G and the "Mountain Dude" float on a boat nearby. Things get weird with the full ad, which stars Seal's head (the person) on the body of a seal (the animal). The slippery fella belts out a new version of his song Kiss From a Rose. Watch it now, and again when the mammalian monstrosity shows up in your nightmares.Squarespace: Barry Keoghan deliversFans of the 2022 film The Banshees of Inisherin will enjoy this Ireland-set ad, which stars Barry Keoghan and a donkey (it's not the mule from the movie, though). In the spot, Keoghan tosses laptops with pre-made Squarespace websites like newspapers before appearing to walk on air with his animal buddy.GoDaddy: Get into AIGoDaddy tapped Walton Goggins to help get the word out about its new suite of AI tools, GoDaddy Airo. The actor is also the owner of Walton Goggins Goggle Glasses -- which, well, is pretty self-explanatory. He showcases GoDaddy's tools to help small businesses get the word out about their products. While we're talking about these Goggle Glasses, I suddenly want a pair.Reese's: Fans risk it allReese's is going big for its Chocolate Lava Big Cups. In the new Super Bowl spot, the lava is indeed flowing... from a massive volcano. Fans of the peanut butter-chocolate treat are so mesmerized by the deliciousness of it all that, in a sheer collective act of madness, a mob is found running toward a flow of piping hot magma.Ray-Ban Meta glasses: It's Chris, Chris and KrisChris Hemsworth and Chris Pratt get into a little bit of expensive trouble using Ray-Ban's AI-powered Meta glasses.Doritos: Alien abductionDoritos let the fans get in on the delicious action by letting them submit and vote on self-made ads. Aliens want to know all about Doritos in this winning bit from Dylan Bradshaw and Nate Norell.NerdWallet: Genius belugaNerdWallet released an extended cut for its ad, and it features a talking beluga whale that sounds a lot like Emmy winner Kieran Culkin. He's helpful but not afraid to toss out a couple insults.Rocket: Wants to take you homeThe mortgage lender released a touching ad that includes children and parents with the idea of bringing "Americans home."Booking.com: Muppets ruleThe Muppets are back on TV. Even in the form of a Booking.com commercial, this is a win. They deliver all the hits: Kermit plays the banjo, Animal goes nuts in the sand, Miss Piggy is fabulous as ever, Statler and Waldorf continue to hate everything and The Great Gonzo zooms in on a jetpack to put a nice button on the end.Bud Light: Beer cannons in the cul-de-sacPost Malone, Shane Gillis and Peyton Manning want to have a good time partying with their neighbors. They send express invitations by launching beer cans onto their doorsteps.STK Cold Brew: Channing Tatum as coachChanning Tatum steps up (wink, wink) as a special coach to whip the Wrexham AFC team into shape with the right moves, but are they right for the field? Maybe it's all the STK Cold Brew that has him breaking and popping out his Magic Mike dance choreo.Pringles: Mustaches on the moveWhat do Nick Offerman, James Harden and Andy Reid all have in common? They're mustachioed men who find their iconic facial hair taking flight after Adam Brody finds the snack table is all out of Pringles. To "Stache Up," Brody blows (honks) into the can and sparks a whiskery call to arms.Hellmann's: When Harry Met SallyThree and a half decades after Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan changed the rom-com game with When Harry Met Sally, the duo have reunited to celebrate Hellmann's mayonnaise. This spot re-creates that one scene from the movie -- you know the one.Google Workspace: Spotlight small businessesGoogle's new 50 States, 50 Stories ad highlights small businesses around the country and how they're using its Gemini AI to grow their endeavors.Nerds: Candy with ShaboozeyA Bar Song (Tipsy) singer Shaboozey covers What a Wonderful World and runs into a load of candy characters in this commercial for Nerds Gummy Clusters.Homes.com: Not an adSchitt's Creek star Dan Levy pitches an ad for Homes.com with the help of Morgan Freeman.Little Caesars Pizza: Eyebrow-raisingEugene Levy is also in a Super Bowl ad for Little Caesars Crazy Puffs that sees his eyebrows fly off his face. Should we be worried?Michelob Ultra: Pickleball hustlersWillem Dafoe and Catherine O'Hara are an intimidating pickleball duo looking to hustle free Michelob Ultra out of unsuspecting competitors. Watching them defeat one opponent after another nails home how formidable they are. NFL legend Randy Moss, Olympic gold medalist Ryan Crouser and WNBA superstar Sabrina Ionescu are no match for them.Stella Artois: Twinning formulaSoccer legend David Beckham discovers he has a twin brother, aptly named Other David, in this quirky Stella Artois ad. Matt Damon plays his long-lost sibling. The on-screen chemistry between the two is delightful. Ben Affleck should be nervous.Budweiser: Bring on the ClydesdalesThe Clydesdales are back! And with a little foal is the star of the show. It doesn't matter that this spot reminds me of the Chef Boyardee commercial where the ravioli can rolls home.Tubi: A new birthTubi is teasing a new arrival on Feb. 9, complete with an ultrasound image that signals a new character is on the way. If you're streaming the Super Bowl here for free, no doubt you'll be watching this ad.Hagen-Dazs: Not so fast or furiousFast and Furious stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Ludacris rev up their engines for the ice cream brand but switch things up for a "slow life."Busch Light: Going in circlesIn the spirit of the great outdoors, Busch Light wants to make sure you're not going in circles if you're out in the woods. While Busch aims to guide, Nascar driver Ross Chastain has something to say about that.Spruce: It's okay to let the dogs outBunny the "talking" dog deejays a set for a pup party where it's fine to run on the grass. Why? Procter & Gamble says its Spruce weed killer is safe for doggies and humans. Let the dogs out!

Valve have updated the developer guidelines for releasing a game on Steam, making it clear that the scourge of mobile gaming advertising-based business models are not going to work on Steam.There's a new advertising page in the public Steamworks documentation that goes over what is and isn't allowed. What's allowed is as you might expect like games can have real-world product placement, cross-promotions with other games are fine and paid advertising outside of Steam is also fine.What they've done here is completely ban paid advertising getting in your way inside the games. As their rules state now:Not SupportedDevelopers should not utilize paid advertising as a business model in their game, such as requiring players to watch or otherwise engage with advertising in order to play, or gating gameplay behind advertising. If your game's business model relies on advertising on other platforms, you will need to remove those elements before shipping on Steam. Some options you could consider include switching to a single purchase "paid app," or making your game free to play with optional upgrades sold via Microtransactions or Downloadable Content (DLC).Developers should not use advertising as a way to provide value to players, such as giving players a reward for watching or engaging with advertising in their game.Developers should not charge other developers for access to Steam features. These include sale pages, bundles, store pages, franchise pages, etc.The onboarding page has also been updated to add "Applications with advertising-based business models" to the list, which also includes their previous ban on "blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs" that came in 2021.What this doesn't do is stop developers throwing up a big advert for another of their games, that's fine, this is specifically about the business model you often see on mobile platforms. Imagine when you go into a game, want to unlock a feature or do anything, but it tells you to watch an advert first before you can proceed. That's what Valve are putting a stop to here.I've never personally experienced a game that did that on Steam, although I'm sure some developers have tried it. But it's a huge and annoying thing in mobile games. Glad to see it just won't ever be a thing on Steam.Valve have done a lot of really consumer-positive changes over the last few years like making sure developers note kernel-level anti-cheat, a recent change of noting Early Access games that aren't being updated, a proper Season Pass system that includes more complete info and refunds for missing DLC content and more.Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube796kWatch on YouTube Nintendo has today added the soundtrack of Camelot's Game Boy Advance title Golden Sun to the Nintendo Music app.This latest addition to the Switch Online music service includes a total of 54 tracks and has a runtime of 1 hour and 56 minutes. You'll be able to listen to songs like the main theme, battle theme, Mercury Lighthouse, the dungeon theme, and much more.Here's the full tracklist:Golden Sun - Game Boy AdvanceMain Theme (Title)Setting OffDungeon ThemeChance Meeting with Sworn EnemiesDefeated...The Passage of TimeVillage ThemeSol SanctumElemental StarsMount Aleph EruptsA Long JourneyBattleVictory!Wind AdeptsA New AllyCave ThemePalace ThemeAn Unsettling FeelingForest ThemeSinking into SorrowBattling a Powerful FoeLevel Up!Remote VillageMercury LighthouseSworn Enemies Stand in Your WayTown ThemeRecovering after CombatPoison CuredExorcisedCurse LiftedOvernight at the InnTemple ThemeDesert ThemePort-Town ThemeSet Sail on the Karagol SeaTolbiTry Your Luck!Lucky!Very Lucky!Super Lucky!Labyrinth ThemeThe Sleeping Treasure of Altmiller CaveBabi's ThemeColosseumColosseum FinalsTrial RoadTest Your SkillsBabi LighthouseVenus LighthouseBattle with Saturos & MenardiBattle with the Fusion DragonFelix's ResolveThe Broken Seal (Ending)To Be Continued...To listen to this music on the Nintendo Music app, you'll need to have an active Switch Online membership.This Game Boy Advance title is the second soundtrack to join this service since its launch, following on from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. You can also play Golden Sun and its sequel via the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. A mobile music app exclusive to Switch Online membersMagic hands make light workEvery retro game available with an NSO sub (plus the Expansion Pack)You could say it's an AdeptWill you be listening to this latest Nintendo Music soundtrack? Do you have any fond memories of Golden Sun? Let us know in the comments.Related GamesSee AlsoShare:00 Liam is a news writer and reviewer for Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox. He's been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of Mario and Master Chief. Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...Related ArticlesNintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library Next Week With Wario Land 4The perfect Valentine's Day giftF-Zero 99 Has Been Updated To Version 1.5.6, Here Are The Full Patch NotesDownload it todayNintendo Announces The First Tetris 99 Maximus Cup For 2025It's Donkey Kong!Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds Super Mario Kart Icons You Can "Get By Playing"Available until next month

Claire Silver's digital image "Daughter," with is on the auction block with an estimated price ... [+] between $40,000 and $60,000, is among the works for sale in "Augmented Intelligence."Christie'sFine-arts auction house Christies is set to launch Augmented Intelligence, its first auction devoted entirely to art created with the help of AI.The auction will run from Feb. 20 through March 5, with a concurrent exhibit at Christies Rockefeller Center galleries in New York. Augmented Intelligence will feature more than 20 lots from digital art to sculptures, acrylic and oil paintings and inks on paper.AI technology is undoubtedly the future, and its connection to creativity will become increasingly important, Nicole Sales Giles, Christies director of digital art, said in a Friday statement announcing the auction. Christies has sold AI art before but hasnt focused an entire auction on it until now.Augmented Intelligence will include works by early pioneers of algorithmic art and prominent contemporary digital artists such as Refik Anadol, who used AI to interpret and transform more than 200 works from New Yorks Museum of Modern Art. Anadol also co-founded Dataland, an L.A. venue billed as the first museum of A.I. arts and scheduled to open later this year. His piece in the Christies auction comes from Machine Hallucinations, an otherworldly series of AI data paintings made with an AI model trained on a set of curated images from NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.This piece from artist Refik Anadol's Machine Hallucinations series will soon be up for auction by ... [+] Christie's.Christie'sAlso on the block is an AI poem sculpture by Sasha Stiles that presents the sentiment words can communicate beyond words in a black matte steel and LED neon lightbox. Stiles collaborates with an algorithmic alter-ego trained on her poetry, and created a writing system that fuses her own handwriting with the zeroes and 1s of machine speak.MORE FOR YOUThen theres Alexander Rebens Untitled Robot Painting, which merges generative AI and live performance. The 10x12 foot acrylic evolves over time, with a robot adding to on canvas each time someone places a new bid on the work. Christies price estimates span a staggering gap, from $100 all the way up to $1.7 million.Reben last year completed a stint as the first artist in residence at OpenAI, maker of Dall-e, one of several popular generative AI tools that allow anyone to create an image with typed or spoken prompts. Products like Dall-e, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion have made algorithmic art experimentation accessible to the masses, with the results filling Instagram feeds and Reddit forums and catapulting AI art to the center of a passionate debate about the intersection of machines and creativity.Alexander Reben's Untitled Robot Painting, which merges generative AI and live performance.Christie'sAt the heart of the discussion are artists and designers who charge companies with stealing their work to train AI datasets without credit or compensation. An open letter to Christies demanding that the auction be cancelled expresses that concern. It has gotten almost 3,400 signatures so far.Petition Calls For Auction CancellationMany of the artworks you plan to auction were created using AI models that are known to be trained on copyrighted work without a license, reads the letter reads, which is dated Saturday. These models, and the companies behind them, exploit human artists, using their work without permission or payment to build commercial AI products that compete with them.Christies didnt immediately respond to a request for comment on the pushback, but a Christies spokesperson told TechCrunch that the artists represented in this sale all have strong, existing multidisciplinary art practices, some recognized in leading museum collections. The works in this auction are using artificial intelligence to enhance their bodies of work and in most cases, AI is being employed in a controlled manner, with data trained on the artists own inputs.In announcing the auction, Christies addressed another common concern expressed by some artists that AI could replace them altogether. AI art of the caliber demonstrated in the auction is neither a shortcut to productivity, Christies emphasizes, nor a replacement for human discernment.AI As Partner, Not Human SubstituteAI enhances the human spectrum of creativity, Sales Giles says. Its about employing technology to push what is possible, exploring what is achievable outside of, but not separate from, human agency.Its a view often echoed by artists at the forefront of the AI art frontier.I collaborate with AI to produce art that is transcendental, art that evokes in the viewer a wordless truth, says artist Claire Silver, whose digital image Daughter appears on the list of auction lots with an estimated price between $40,000 and $60,000. Together, we create works that are greater than either of us could make alone, neither more important than the other to the process.Silver is among the artists who view AI as a collaborative tool and challenge the assumption that AI can instantaneously produce a perfectly crafted, exhibit-ready work without any human intervention.Sometimes we hold AI to some sort of impossible set of standards where we ask systems to do entire jokes, entire shows, entire movies or entire songs themselves, and really, thats never been the point, Cristbal Valenzuela, co-founder and CEO of AI start-up Runway, maker of a tool that generates videos from text, images or video clips, told me last year. You can choose which parts youre going to incorporate. Its up to you as an artist how you want to best utilize it.Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst explore AIs role in shaping identity with a work from a ... [+] text-to-image model trained on altered images of Herndon.Christie's

Firefly Aerospaces Blue Ghost spacecraft has captured a fabulous image of Earth as it makes its way toward the moon.Firefly shared the image on X, noting that it shows Australia and the surrounding region.Recommended VideosG'day to our friends down under! To the delight of two Aussie Fireflies working in mission control, our Blue Ghost lunar lander snagged another postcard-worthy shot, this time of Australia! #BGM1 pic.twitter.com/mmUDZjMbdH Firefly Aerospace (@Firefly_Space) February 7, 2025Please enable Javascript to view this contentThe image was taken by an onboard camera soon after Blue Ghost left Earth orbit en route to our nearest neighbor.Blue Ghost has merged onto the highway to the moon! the Texas-based team said in another post shared on Sunday. After a successful Trans Lunar Injection burn, our lander has left Earths orbit and begun its 4-day transit to the moons orbit. Well then spend approximately 16 days in lunar orbit before we begin Blue Ghosts descent. This gives us plenty of time to calibrate our navigation system and continue payload science operations for NASA.Firefly launched Blue Ghost on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 15.When Blue Ghost reaches the moon, it will stay in a lunar orbit for 16 days before landing on the surface on March 2. The mission is scheduled to last a total of about 60 days and will include 14 days of operations on the moons surface.Measuring about 2 meters in height and 3.5 meters across, the Blue Ghost lander will deploy 10 scientific investigations and technology demonstrations geared toward supporting future human exploration of the moon as part of the Artemis program.Itll touch down close to a volcanic feature called Mons Latreille within Mare Crisium, a 500-kilometer-wide basin on the moons near side.The mission has a number of objectives, including studying lunar regolith, testing new technologies for future missions, and conducting various scientific experiments, including observing Earths magnetic field from the moon.Firefly says that another mission goal is to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. Many of our Fireflies started dreaming of space at a young age filled with a sense of wonder as they looked to the stars and used their creativity in designing vehicles from building blocks. Fast forward to today and this team of dreamers are now operating our Blue Ghost lander on its journey to the moon.While in Earth orbit earlier this month, the spacecraft also captured this stunning image of our planet.Editors Recommendations

Theres nothing quite like curling up on the couch with popcorn and an exciting thriller. Hulu has a wide selection of options in this genre, from new movies to old classics. They range from intense, action-packed movies to creepy horror thrillers that will make the hairs on your neck stand up.If youre in the mood for a thriller, these are the best thrillers on Hulu right now. Have a movie marathon night with Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Kill Bill: Vol. 2, delivering four hours of an action-packed, martial arts spectacle, or remind yourself of how Liam Neesontells enemies that he will look for you, find you, and kill you in Taken.Recommended VideosNeed more recommendations? Then check out thebest new movies to stream this week, thebest movies on Netflix, thebest movies on Hulu, thebest movies on Amazon Prime Video, thebest movies on Max, and thebest movies on Disney+.RelatedAlso, be sure to give the Disney Bundle a look itll get you Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+ for one price. 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Blair MarnellBlair Marnell has been an entertainment journalist for over 15 years. His bylines have appeared in Wizard Magazine, Geek Monthly, SYFY Wire, Superhero Hype, Collider, DC Universe, and the official sites for Star Trek and Marvel. He also lends his pop culture expertise to Digital Trends on a variety of TV, movie, and streaming features. Streaming's popularity continues to rise with each passing month. Unfortunately, that also means the price continues to increase, with Netflix becoming the latest streamer to raise prices. There is no end in sight, especially with the streaming wars intensifying.Now more than ever consumers need free streaming options. YouTube is a free service offering quality movies and television to its users. Every month, YouTube welcomes new programs to its service, many of which are well-known. This month, check out our top picks for this month below. Looking for more stuff you can watch for free? 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