Cue the “I’m back” references, because the first trailer for Terminator: Genisys has arrived online, complete with Arnold Schwarzenegger reprising his role as the iconic T-800 android assassin.
Paramount Pictures released the trailer on the film’s official Facebook page, with a wide release on YouTube shortly thereafter. Along with featuring Schwarzenegger’s return as the original model of Terminator that began as the franchise’s villain and eventually graduated to a hero role, the preview also offers an explanation of sorts for the twisted timeline that the new, rebooted Terminator franchise spins out of.
Starring Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J.K. Simmons, Dayo Okeniyi, Byung Hun Lee, and Matt Smith, the new film follows future-soldier Kyle Reese (Courtney) as he’s sent back in time to protect Sarah Connor (Clarke), only to discover that she’s doing perfectly fine on her own, thanks to the protection of a T-800 called “Pops” (Schwarzenegger). As Reese struggles to comprehend the new timeline he’s been transported into, the film unfolds with a recreation of various events from the first two Terminator movies and a new, deadly villain.
Terminator: Genisys is directed by Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World) and is scheduled to hit theaters July 1, 2015.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.