Tech
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HBO Max Launches ‘Friends,’ ‘Harry Potter’ and More Themed 24/7 Streaming Channels in US
Select users will also have access to a continuous feed of episodes from IP such as DC, “Sex and the City,” “Rick and Morty” and more
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Why Disney Is Betting $1 Billion on OpenAI as Tech Wars Escalate | Analysis
Disney’s deal gives it an ally against common rival Google, even as it opens the company up to the risks that come from the unpredictable Sora app
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Disney Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Google Alleging Copyright Infringement on ‘Massive Scale’ in Gen AI Results
The letter argues that the tech giant is leveraging its dominance to “commercially exploit and distribute” infringing images and videos
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Tilly Norwood Creator Says She ‘Underestimated’ AI Actress’ Impact, Promises She Won’t Take Roles From Real Actors | Video
“I think people just took some time to get used to it,” Xicoia CEO Eline Van der Velden says of her controversial creation
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Amazon Fire TV’s New Alexa+ Feature Will Let Prime Video Users Skip to Their Favorite Movie Scenes
The new AI-powered feature will expand to TV shows on the streamer at a later date
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David Sacks Calls NYT Conflict-of-Interest ‘Hit Piece’ a ‘Willful Misunderstanding’ of White House AI and Crypto Czar Role
“Every time we would prove an accusation false, NYT pivoted to the next allegation,” the tech mogul writes
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Ad Spend in the Creator Economy Expected to Hit $37 Billion in 2025
Investment has increased 26% year-over-year, a level of growth that is four times faster than growth in the overall media industry
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Meta Wins FTC Antitrust Case Over WhatsApp, Instagram Acquisitions
The case, which was initially filed five years ago, centered around whether the deals allowed Meta to maintain a monopoly over social networking
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How Peacock’s Vertical Video Strategy Is Driving Overall Viewership | Exclusive
The platform’s Can’t Miss Highlights feature has been used by 15% of the NBCUniversal streamer’s NBA viewers on mobile
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Kevin Reilly, Former Fox and WarnerMedia Exec, to Lead AI Startup Kartel
The creative engineering company is developing AI systems for Fortune 500 brands, agencies and studios
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Versant Exploring Sale of Youth Sports Management Platform SportsEngine
Launched in 2008, SportsEngine offers software solutions to more than 16 million athletes, 1.2 million teams and 45,000 organizations
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Matthew McConaughey, Michael Caine Partner With ElevenLabs to Produce AI Replicas of Their Voices
“To everyone building with voice technology: keep going,” McConaughey says
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Meta Rakes in Over $16 Billion on Fraudulent Ads While Users Face a Flood of Misinformation | Report
Documents obtained by Reuters show that roughly 10% of the company’s annual revenue is from deceptive messaging, scams and banned products
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MPA Sends Meta Cease-and-Desist Letter Over Using ‘PG-13’ to Describe New Teen Instagram Settings
Meta communications director Andy Stone maintains the company “never claimed Instagram content would be assessed by the MPA’s ratings board”