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OpenAI Sued by 8 States Over ChatGPT Safety Concerns
The lawsuits accuse the AI giant of misleading parents about risks to children, with some states seeking restrictions on advanced AI development
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CNN Strikes Multiyear AI Content Deal With Google
The network will be compensated for its journalism, though financial terms and how its content will be used remain unclear
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Mia Goth Calls Out Instagram for Allowing AI Images of Her Amid Shia LaBeouf Divorce News
“It is incomprehensible that Instagram evidently prioritizes the dissemination of forged and manipulated images over the protection and integrity of a public figure’s likeness,” the actress’ team shares
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Disney Readies $20 Million Bid for Character.ai Assets After Chatbot Company Files for Bankruptcy
The entertainment giant previously sent the AI platform a cease-and-desist letter over unauthorized character use and then hired its former CEO Karandeep Anand last month
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Sounds the Alarm on AI Models ‘Being Trained to Hijack Your Intimacy’
“We shouldn’t be scared of an AI. We should be concerned about the people building AI,” the actor adds
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Letterboxd Gets New Suitor in Gigi Pritzker-Led Investor Group | Exclusive
The Madison Wells CEO is the latest to join the fray, following the New York Times, A24 and Sony, among others
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Semafor Names Reed Albergotti San Francisco Bureau Chief With New AI Podcast
The veteran tech journalist will host “Future Proof,” a weekly video and podcast series sponsored by Google Workspace with Gemini
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Over 30 Movies, a $30 Billion Content Spend and So Much Debt: What We Learned From Skydance’s Kickoff Event
Co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz share their plans for the new company housing Paramount and Warner Bros.’ numerous businesses
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Skydance CEOs Tease ‘Aggressive’ Content Investment, ‘Difficult Decisions’ to Come in First Employee Town Hall
“We are not coming together to manage decline. We are coming together to build for growth. And we are going to be ambitious about it,” David Ellison says
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Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery’s $110 Billion Merger Closes
The Skydance conclusion comes after months of twists and turns, including a bidding war with Netflix and a legal fight with 12 state attorneys general
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Sam Altman Says Elon Musk Is a ‘Bully,’ but Would ‘Of Course’ Still Work With Him
“I think once in a while you got to punch a bully back in the nose,” the OpenAI CEO adds
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How Versant Is Letting Its ‘Entrepreneurial’ Spirit Take the Lead Post-Comcast
TheGrill 2026: Will McIntosh joined TheWrap’s Roger Cheng to discuss the “build vs. buy” equation of M&A in a time when AI is rapidly changing everything it touches
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Versant Completes 2026 Distribution Renewal Cycle With Verizon Deal
The multi-year agreement keeps MS NOW, CNBC, USA Network, Golf and other channels available to Fios customers
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RedBird Founder Says Majority of Paramount-WBD Merger Cost Savings Won’t Come From Jobs
“The notion that $6 billion of cost-related synergies means the firing of all these people is just completely antiquated,” says Gerry Cardinale














