CNN's chief international anchor, Christiane Amanpour, has announced she will leave the organisation next year after more than four decades. After many months of thought and a few sleepless nights, I have decided to separate from CNN, my partner of 43 fantastic years! Amanpour said in a statement. The 68-year-old said she looks forward to interesting new projects down the line, and will always be rooting for CNN and maintaining its history of independent journalism. Remember: always be truthful, not neutral. CNN chairman Mark Thompson described her as one of the most trusted and beloved journalists anywhere and said the network will take time to celebrate her before she departs next year.

Jim Bridenstine says you have to go to the moon to get to Mars. The Brad Pitt-helmed space epic "Ad Astra" sets a new standard for science fiction films, a former NASA engineer who served as a technical consultant for the movie told Fox News. "In my view, it sets a new standard for science fiction films, updating for all to see on the big screen some of the most fantastic imagery we have obtained of our solar system since films like '2001: A Space Odyssey' were released over 50 years ago," said Robert Yowell, who served as an engineer at NASA for 11 years and as a senior mission manager for SpaceX. The new film, set in a future in which humanity has colonized a few far-flung parts of the galaxy but still hasn't reckoned with its own existential torments, is three films rolled cohesively into one: a visually stunning movie about astronauts exploring places like Mars and Jupiter; a poignant father-son tale about coming to grips with abandonment and growing up with a certain kind of dad; and a social commentary on 21st-century concerns over environmental degradation, capitalism and our place in the world. Roy McBride, a man on a mission to the edge of our galaxy that he can't really refuse.

A man's reflection can be seen on a schedule board while a woman (L) looks at it inside the Austin Convention Center on the second day of South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, USA, March 10, 2018. AUSTIN--After years of being seen as a hothouse of exuberance about technology, this year's South By Southwest conference has soured a bit on its prospects. Social media in general and Facebook in particular have taken a beating in multiple panels, and one of America's foremost tech entrepreneurs used his SXSW talk to warn about the dangers of artificial intelligence. A Friday-evening panel about Facebook's relationship with news publishers set the tone early on. Facebook's news head Alex Hardiman said the company, having recognized that its News Feed had traditionally rewarded "stuff that did well in raw engagement and clicks," was trying to do better.