COMPUTERS could soon write film scripts by analysing popular movie tropes

The next blockbuster to grace cinema screens after lockdown could be written by a computer, according to the authors of a new study examining movie tropes.  They discovered that big movies tend to stick to the same core tropes, with clusters of storytelling devices appearing repeatedly in the biggest films every year. Researchers from the … Read more

Call for renewed donations to Mail Force drive for much-needed computers

Lockdown is ending… but we STILL need laptops: Call for renewed donations to Mail Force drive as school with pupils of 42 nationalities receives much-needed computers Headteacher Wendy Cotterill said many families struggled with remote learning  Mrs Cotterill and pupils were delighted to receive delivery of boxes of laptops  Thanks to Mail Force which she said … Read more

SpaceX’s Starship SN 10 launch is aborted after the rocket’s onboard computers detected an issue

SpaceX‘s Starship Serial Number 10 (SN10) aborted its first high altitude test flight moments after igniting its powerful Raptor engines. The massive rocket was set to take off from the firm’s testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas following a completion of pre-launch checks – but the 165-foot tall, stainless steel vehicle never left the launch … Read more

Thousands of free tablet computers will be handed to people with learning difficulties

Thousands of free tablet computers will be handed to people with learning difficulties so they can stay connected with family during lockdown 5,000 computer tablets will be given out in the hope of reducing loneliness The internet-enabled devices will be given to people with learning disabilities Scheme hopes to offer a sense of normality until the … Read more

Mail Force drive: Former Navy engineer refurbishes old computers for schools

A million children have no laptops for lessons: Former Navy engineer refurbishes old computers for schools as part of Mail Force drive to help needy pupils during lockdown… as research shows 14m devices are lying unused in our home 14million spare computers are sitting in cupboards and drawers in lockdown The Daily Mail is campaigning … Read more

£10m Mail Force for good: Readers and donors send Computers for Kids drive to soaring heights 

Mail Force has shattered the £10million barrier with a stunning pledge of 6,500 laptops. The mammoth total has been reached only 16 days after the launch of the Computers for Kids crusade to help locked-down pupils study from home. The huge haul of laptops comes from the Crown Prosecution Service. Previously used in court by … Read more

£10m Mail Force for good: Readers and donors send Computers for Kids drive to soaring heights 

Mail Force has shattered the £10million barrier with a stunning pledge of 6,500 laptops. The mammoth total has been reached only 16 days after the launch of the Computers for Kids crusade to help locked-down pupils study from home. The huge haul of laptops comes from the Crown Prosecution Service. Previously used in court by … Read more

Mail Force buys £1m of laptops: Boost for schools as charity places order for 5,000 new computers

Mail Force yesterday struck a mammoth £1million deal for new computers for lockdown pupils. The laptops will go to 5,000 of Britain’s most needy schoolchildren and will arrive in several batches over two weeks – starting on Monday. The landmark moment has come thanks to Daily Mail readers who have donated so generously, along with … Read more

National Lottery operator Camelot sends the Mail Force computers for kids campaign fund soaring 

Mail Force hit the jackpot yesterday with a thumping £1million donation from Camelot. The National Lottery operator’s awesome offer to match reader donations sent the campaign to get laptops to lockdown pupils soaring. In less than a week, £5million has been raised and thousands of computers pledged – and this is just the beginning. Cheques, online … Read more

Magnificent readers help get computers to schoolkids during lockdown

Generous companies yesterday helped lift the Mail’s laptops campaign to an amazing £750,000. Our readers have given a phenomenal £375,000 – in just three days – to help lockdown pupils. And now insurance giant Direct Line has added £125,000 and technology firm Peak Scientific £250,000. Further companies are rushing to offer second-hand laptops – a … Read more