Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni, says its AI ‘teammate’ just outperformed Anthropic and OpenAI at replicating research

Inherent, a London AI lab founded by Google DeepMind alumni, says its AI agent just outperformed much larger models from Anthropic and OpenAI using a fraction of the size. Of all the startups launched by Google DeepMind alumni, Inherent has gotten relatively little attention. But while better-funded rivals have yet to show the world anything…

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BFI London Film Fest Sets 10 Competition Titles, Including Hirokazu Kore-eda, Carol Morley Films

The official competition lineup of the 70th edition of the BFI London Film Festival (LFF) is set, with organizers unveiling the 10 movies that will vie for the best film award.   The titles make for an international lineup of filmmakers, with 10 countries represented, including the U.K., Ireland, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, and…

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“It Was a Bumpy Ride!”: Jack Rowan and Director Kieron J. Walsh on the Many Lives of Head-Bopping, Troubles-Set ‘Skintown’

Jack Rowan and director Kieron J. Walsh are hoping for “some buzz” at the Edinburgh premiere of Skintown. It’s the catchphrase employed by Rowan’s character Vinny and his best friend Jonty (Chris Walley) as they’re just starting to believe there’s life beyond provincial Enniskillen, the Northern Irish town colloquially captured by the film‘s title. Ciarán…

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“I’ve Disobeyed the Film God Laws”: Lindsey Ryan on Shooting Her Debut Feature at Sea, With Kids, a Boat and a Hamster

When Lindsey Ryan showed producers an early draft of her script for Capsized, everyone was in agreement: She must be insane. “And it’s true,” the American director laughs over Zoom in late July. We’re catching up ahead of the world premiere of her debut feature film at one of Britain’s most prestigious film festivals in…

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Why Leslie Odom Jr. Returned to ‘Hamilton’

Why Leslie Odom Jr. Returned to ‘Hamilton’

The noise inside London’s Victoria Palace Theatre as Leslie Odom Jr. makes his entrance is deafening. Very few performers could produce a reaction like this — from the usually polite, etiquette-obeying British crowds — on the West End. His return as Aaron Burr, the slippery frenemy of our titular founding father, is history in the making: For…

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Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming, Benedict Wong Pen Op-Ed Urging U.K. to Block “Dangerous” Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming, Benedict Wong Pen Op-Ed Urging U.K. to Block “Dangerous” Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

Actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong have penned an op-ed in The Guardian calling for the U.K. to block the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger, arguing that the deal threatens to inflict “immense harm on the British public.” The U.K. culture secretary Lisa Nandy — who has remained in her post amid a cabinet reshuffle with new…

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