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Netflix and Warner Bros join Disney and Paramount in calling out ByteDance’s latest AI platform
After a fake video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting went viral, a surge of AI-generated content from Seedance 2.0 flooded the internet.Some fans were using the new...
Fake actor deepens anxiety over AI in Hollywood
Scary. Terrifying. Deeply misguided.Those were among the visceral reactions this week from Emily Blunt, Whoopi Goldberg, Natasha Lyonne and many other actors and filmmakers over the sudden fame of...
Anthropic’s $1.5-billion settlement signals new era for AI and artists
Chatbot builder Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to authors in a landmark copyright settlement that could redefine how artificial intelligence companies compensate creators.The San Francisco-based startup is ready...
US set to impose 93.5% duty on China battery material
US set to impose 93.5% duty on China battery material
[NEW YORK] The US Commerce Department imposed preliminary anti-dumping duties of 93.5 per cent on Chinese imports of graphite, a key battery component, after concluding the materials had been...
No material impact from tariffs on bookings for now: SIA CEO
No material impact from tariffs on bookings for now: SIA CEO
[SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) has not seen any significant impact of the US tariff turmoil on its bookings for now, chief executive Goh Choon Phong said at its financial...
Hollywood creatives urge government to defend copyright laws against AI
More than 400 Hollywood creatives, including director Guillermo del Toro and actors Cynthia Erivo and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, are urging the U.S. government to uphold existing copyright protections against artificial...
Hollywood writers say AI is ripping off their work. They want studios to sue
When the Writers Guild of America approved a contract with major studios in 2023, ending a 148-day strike, the union became the first bargaining group to gain significant guardrails...
US graphite firms seek 920% duty to thwart China on EV material
US graphite firms seek 920% duty to thwart China on EV material
US PRODUCERS of a crucial material used in electric vehicle batteries have initiated a trade action seeking sharp tariff increases on Chinese graphite, arguing that Beijing’s massive state subsidies...
Voters are seeing more deepfakes — and worrying more about their influence. How to spot them
Weeks after former President Trump survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pa., a video circulated on social media that appeared to show Vice President Kamala Harris saying at a...
Matt Vereen: WACH Fox 57 News Anchor Arrested for Possession and Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
A Fox anchor has been arrested on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. Matt Vereen, 28, a weekend anchor and sports reporter at WACH FOX 57 in South...