Butler, Chalamet and the rest of the cast rise to the challenge of making 2nd chapter in ambitious and visionary ‘Dune’ franchise

As video game worlds get more expansive, some game studios are experimenting with AI tools to give voice to a potentially unlimited number of characters and conversations. It also saves time and money on the “vocal scratch” recordings game developers use as placeholders to test scenes and scripts. The response from professional actors has been mixed.

People looking to AI chatbots to make a romantic connection, feel less lonely say they’ve developed emotional attachments to the bots.

The new bereavement leave benefit applies only to active-duty and active National Guard and reserve members who have served longer than 12 months but have less than 30 days leave available to them.

The names of 62 American prisoners of war killed in the bombing of Tokyo during World War II were read aloud for the first time, along with those of other bombing victims, at a memorial event earlier this month.

The Air Force is bringing back the Enlisted College Loan Repayment Program that it curtailed nine years ago.

Health care providers at Yokota, the airlift hub in western Tokyo; Camp Zama, the headquarters of U.S. Army Japan southwest of Tokyo; and Naval Hospital Okinawa at the Marine Corps’ Camp Foster all freed additional time for DOD civilians to make space-available appointments for chronic medical conditions.

Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as director of naval intelligence, one of several promotions or new assignments announced recently.

Four airmen with Kadena’s 18th Wing received awards for valor earlier this month for their actions three years ago during an Iranian rocket attack on al Asad Air Base in Iraq.

The United States plans to send between 100 and 200 troops to Taiwan, up from about 30 there a year ago, amid rising tensions with China.