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Like most streaming services, Apple TV is not known for being pro-theater. However, the streaming service is one of the kinder ones for this medium, with some of its movies having a limited theatrical release before becoming available to stream. Blockbusters like F1 and Killers of the Flower Moon had a short theatrical window before they hit Apple TV. This release strategy is on a case-by-case basis, as streaming services weigh which movies have the potential to draw people to theaters and possibly secure award nominations. The streamer has several movies set for a theatrical release, with one of them hitting all the notes for a potential award run.

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As with most things in life, it's hard to pin down an exact singular reason for the downfall of Destiny 2 , which had previously been one of the most enduring online first-person shooters in the genre, but Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has seemingly floated what he thinks was a major issue: Bungie and Sony not embracing generative AI enough.

For a player and journalist's perspective, I'll defer to GamesRadar+'s Austin Wood, who cites "unpopular systemic changes, wobbling epilogue narratives, and a severe content drought" as some of Destiny 2's biggest pain points in recent months, and of course Bungie seems to have put all of its eggs into one basket with Marathon, diverting resources that would've otherwise gone into making new Destiny 2 content. But behind closed doors there were other factors at play, according to an anonymous source familiar with the situation speaking to Forbes .

According to the insider, Destiny 2 failed simply because it was "only very rarely profitable during its entire lifespan" due to the "enormous scale of content that had to be produced nonstop, lest fans revolt against its scarcity," and because "when Destiny was profitable, those extra funds were often immediately misused by leadership at the time, funneled into way too many simultaneous incubation projects or ideas like spending tens of millions on a new, unneeded 208,000 square foot headquarters."

Reacting to this report, Sweeney seemingly suggests a solution postmortem to that first outlined problem. "If only some sort of newfangled technology could come along and make it possible to overcome bullet point #1 and enable games like Destiny to thrive!"

If only some sort of newfangled technology could come along and make it possible to overcome bullet point #1 and enable games like Destiny to thrive! pic.twitter.com/ct7cgj2P0q June 29, 2026

The famously outspoken Sweeney has long been, if not a full-blown proponent of AI in games, someone urging developers and publishers to embrace the tech as an inevitability "in nearly all future production." Sweeney has long criticized Valve's policy of displaying AI disclosures for games as "really irresponsible of Valve," arguing these disclosures make it "much, much, much harder for a game developer to have a chance of success."

With regards to Destiny 2, however, I don't want to infer too much from what is, after all, Just A Tweet, but Sweeney could be proposing generative AI as a means to accelerate game development, or, much more dubiously, as a tool to actually create content. That distinction is at the heart of the current debate around whether generative AI has any place in game development, and if so, what that role is.

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Rolls-Royce has unveiled the one-off Phantom Regatta.

It’s a special commission that will debut at Goodwood.

Nautical-inspired model is longer than a Cadillac Escalade.

Lots of vehicles have been described as land yachts, but that’s an apt term for the Rolls-Royce Phantom Regatta. The one-off model pays “tribute to the racing yachts of the English South Coast” and is based on the Phantom Extended , which spans 235.5 inches (5,982 mm) long.

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Besides being nearly a foot longer than a Cadillac Escalade ESV , the ultra-luxury flagship embraces a nautical theme. This is clearly visible outside as the Phantom sports a stylish two-tone exterior that combines Regatta Blue with English White. The hand-laid colors are applied in a way that “recalls the line where a yacht’s hull meets the water.”

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Elsewhere, there are 22-inch polished disc wheels that are a subtle nod to the polished steel winches of racing yachts. The model also sports a number of bright chrome accents.

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The two-tone theme is more pronounced in the cabin as the driver’s compartment is wrapped in Navy Blue leather. It’s contrasted by Grace White stitching and piping as well as a two-tone steering wheel.

They’re joined by white vent surrounds as well as a hand-painted Gallery named “Watercolour.” The ocean-inspired piece was created in-house using specially developed paints and a new blending technique, which was “refined over two weeks across numerous test panels.”

The rear passenger compartment features an inverse color design as there’s Grace White seats with Navy Blue piping and contrast stitching. The two individual seats are separated by a center console covered in beautiful wood trim sporting a chevron pattern.

The nautical theme is present inside as the rear picnic tables are designed to recall the deck of a yacht. Each one took approximately 120 hours to create and they combine 16 planks of Royal Walnut with thin strips of Black Bolivar.

Rounding out the highlights are illuminated door panels and a bespoke Starlight Headliner. The latter consists of 1,307 fiber optic ‘stars’ designed to resemble the swirling tidal currents around the Isle of Wight.

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The Phantom Regatta will be unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and it presumably features a twin-turbo 6.75-liter V12 developing 563 hp (420 kW / 571 PS) and 664 lb-ft (900 Nm) of torque. It enables the Extended variant to accelerate from 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in 5.2 seconds, before hitting a top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h).

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