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Gen Z is pushing back against AI – a reminder to all of us that the future isn’t written

July 16, 2026 (Conversation) Martin Scorsese recently announced he will be joining generative artificial intelligence (AI) company Black Forest Labs. He said he would embrace AI for storyboarding – the practice of creating a visual outline in the early stages of developing a movie or TV show. The announcement was met with significant online backlash and sentiments about how AI has the potential to “ruin cinema”. The announcement follows recent viral footage showing graduate students at multiple college ceremonies booing commencement speakers who praised generative AI. Speaking at the University of Florida, property developer Gloria Caulfield declared AI is “the

Dollar near one-month low as cooling inflation curbs Fed hike bets

HONG KONG, July 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar hovered near a one-month ​low on Thursday, as soft inflation data reinforced bets that the Federal Reserve can stay ‌patient on interest rate hikes, while escalation in Middle East hostilities added upside risk to the inflation outlook. The greenback slipped against the Japanese yen for the third trading session, by 0.1% to 162.075 yen . The euro was 0.1% higher at $1.1472, ​its strongest in a month. Sterling held near a two-month high at $1.354 on market expectations that Britain’s ​incoming prime minister will pick a fiscally conservative finance minister. The

Stock markets climb in early trade led by IT stocks

Mumbai, Jul 16 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed during initial deals on Thursday led by IT stocks and hopes that the US Federal Reserve may adopt a less aggressive monetary policy stance in the coming months following a softer-than-expected inflation data. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 185.77 points to 77,400.40 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 42.15 points to 24,132.60. From the Sensex pack, HCL Technologies, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, and Bajaj Finance were among the major winners. Eternal, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank, and Bharat Electronics were among the laggards. Brent

Rupee slips 6 paise to 96.31 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Jul 16 (PTI) The rupee declined 6 paise to 96.31 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday amid volatility in global crude oil prices and a stronger greenback with the West Asia crisis showing no signs of abating. FII outflows continued to weigh on the local unit while a positive start to the day at the domestic equity markets provided support, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 96.28 against the greenback before slipping further to 96.31 from its previous close. The local unit had on Wednesday extended its slide for

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