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Gandhari and Dhritarashtra, characters from the AI-generated series "Mahabharat: Ek Dharmayudh," as seen at the Collective Artists Network's Galleri5 AI production studio in Bengaluru. The show is based on an ancient Hindu epic about a dynastic war between princes. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh

AI is rewiring the world’s most prolific film industry

In India, at least one major production house is reviewing its entire library for AI re-releases, and Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia have made early bets by partnering with local filmmakers.

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If Aliens exist, what would they think of us?

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'BookTok' vs 'Brain rot': A Malaysian bookstore's novel cure for 'doomscrolling'

LEGO model designer Freddy Charters holds up a minifigure of Lionel Messi in Billund, Denmark, 27 March, 2026. Photo: REUTERS

Lego to continue sports expansion with soccer players

The 1,000-year-old manuscript titled “Gharib Al Quran”, authored by the early scholar Abu Ubaidah Mamar Ibn Al Muthanna. Photo: Collected/UNB

Saudi Arabia reveals rare 1,000-year-old Quran manuscript

A handout picture of the painting "Fish" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, one of three artworks stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation on the night of March 22/23 in Parma, Italy in this image obtained by Reuters on March 30, 2026.

Paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse stolen from Italian museum

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AI startup is developing biological computers by training human brain cells to play ‘Doom’

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Woman reunites with brother after 33-year search using childhood photo

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Life with AI causing human brain 'fry'

File image of KitKat. Photo: Collected

Thieves steal 12 tons of KitKat chocolate bars in Europe

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When and how people eat may shape weight outcomes: Research

This dog, known from bones found at the Pinarbasi rock shelter ‌site in Turkey used by ancient human hunter-gatherers, is about 5,000 years older than the previous earliest-known, genetically confirmed canine, the researchers said. Photo: Reuters

Genetic study identifies earliest-known dog, dating to 15,800 years ago

Kenneth Ho. Courtesy Kenneth Ho. Photo: Reuters

How a millennial is turning rare collectibles into profit