Commentary By now, most teachers have heard about ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence program with an uncanny ability to write clear, coherent, and compelling paragraphs about almost any topic under the sun. Whether you need a 1,000-word essay (with references!) summarizing the history of Canada, a 500-word article extolling the virtues of your favourite city, or…

LOS ANGELES—The Library of Congress announced Tuesday that films including “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street” are among the 25 movies inducted into the National Film Registry this year. Lopez’s starring role in the 1997 biographical film “Selena”…

Unity Software Inc. will buy Weta Digital, a visual effects (VFX) studio known for its work in movies such as “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “Avatar” in a $1.63 billion cash-and-stock deal, the companies said on Tuesday. The deal would help Unity, which makes software for video games and animation, tap into Weta Digital’s technology and…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand has long been associated with “The Lord of the Rings” but with the filming of a major new television series suddenly snatched away, the nation has become more like Mordor than the Shire for hundreds of workers. In a major blow to the nation’s small but vibrant screen industry, Amazon Studios…