Deadline.com

‘Stop! That! Train!’ Director Calls Claims He Used AI To Make Film “Patently Not True”

As Stop! That! Train! prepares for its Pride Month arrival, director Adam Shankman is addressing online rumors about the ensemble action comedy. On Tuesday, Shankman called claims that he used ...
Morning Call PA

Fines under Pa. law banning cellphone use while driving start Friday. What to know

Those caught using a handheld device while driving in Pennsylvania could be cited and fined beginning Friday. Paul Miller’s Law, which made it illegal to use the devices while driving, went into ...
Mashable

Teenagers are using a $5 Minecraft malware called WeedHack to target and cyberbully victims

Minecraft is one of the most popular games on the planet. So, of course, that makes Minecraft players a prime target for hackers. In a new cybersecurity report, researchers from McAfee Labs describe ...
Fast Company

Did ‘Stop! That! Train!’ use AI? Social media is suspicious—and the director’s comments aren’t helping

The movie from Hairspray director Adam Shankman is a spiritual successor to disaster comedies like Airplane!, just with the queerness turned up to 11. Drag icon Charles stars as President Judy Gagwell ...
Variety

‘Stop That Train’ Director Shuts Down Claims That RuPaul Movie Used AI: ‘Every Shot Was Made By Human Hands’

“Stop That Train” director Adam Shankman defended the RuPaul Charles-starring film after social-media chatter over the weekend accusing the filmmakers of relying on generative AI — calling such claims ...
TheWrap

‘Stop! That! Train!’ Director Adam Shankman Denies Use of Generative AI: ‘This Is Patently Not True’

You can’t spell “Stop! That! Train!” without AI — but you can make a movie without it, according to director Adam Shankman. The filmmaker behind “A Walk to Remember” and “Hairspray” took to Instagram ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Stop! That! Train!’ Director Denies Film’s Speculated AI Use: RuPaul-Led “Movie Is Fully Human Made”

Social media users claimed that there was "a ton of AI in the new RuPaul movie," however Adam Shankman took to Instagram to shut down said rumors. By McKinley Franklin Stop! That! Train! director Adam ...
Out Magazine

No, RuPaul's Stop! That! Train! did not use generative AI

Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...
The Daily Item

Pa. Sen. Katie Muth introduces bill to prevent data centers from becoming public utilities

Artificial intelligence entrepreneur Sam Altman’s remarks envisioning a future when AI is as ubiquitous as running water have prompted legislation to make clear that data centers are not public ...
PCGamesN

Minecraft puts its Java multiplayer test on hold: "The experience wasn't what we wanted"

The first Minecraft 26.2 pre-release is here for Java Edition, but there's some bad news if you've been taking advantage of the sandbox game's new peer-to-peer multiplayer, which was implemented in a ...
Nature

Could a pill prevent the world’s deadliest cancer?

Job Title: Interim Associate or Senior Editor, Communications Medicine Fixed Term Contract, Full-Time Locations: London or Pune – hybrid working mo ...
TechCrunch

The Dreamie alarm clock got me to stop using my phone in bed

I have accomplished the unthinkable: I have learned to sleep soundly through the night without my phone at my bedside. Please, hold your applause. If it weren’t for the Dreamie alarm clock, I’m not ...