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Elon Musk’s Plan For AI News | Commentary
Musk emails with details on AI-powered news inside X. An AI bot will summarize news, scanning tens of thousands of posts per story.
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David Pecker and The National Enquirer: When a Tabloid Becomes a Political Tool
We still don’t know why David Pecker risked his career, his company and any shred of public regard to help Donald Trump
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Are LLMs About To Hit A Wall? | Commentary
Throwing more data, compute, and energy at the problem may run its course. What’s next?
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Microsoft and Big Tech Want to ‘Own’ Generative AI. Will Creators and the Feds Let Them? | Commentary
Look past the optics to see that Silicon Valley’s usual suspects are determined to control the fate of content. That’s not good for media and entertainment
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Beware of The Fake Podcast Invite Scam
Legit-looking invites can turn into a nightmare as scammers steal would-be podcast guests’ online accounts during the tech setup.
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OpenAI’s Sora Shines a Spotlight on The Need for ‘Ethically Sourced’ AI | Commentary
The AI company reportedly trained the video generator on more than 1 million YouTube videos without consent.
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Google’s AI Narrative is Starting to Flip
After a rough start, the tech industry is looking at Google’s technical capabilities, resources and silicon, and reassessing its position in the AI race.
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Takeaways From CinemaCon 2024: Not Enough Movies, Too Much Testosterone
No way around it — this is going to be a painful year at the box office. The hope in the room (and there was some) is really about 2025 and 2026
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At Sundance, Behind the Exit of CEO Joana Vicente Looms a Larger Crisis
Vicente failed to articulate a vision for the premier independent film festival, insiders say, but much more is on the line
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Will Search Be Generative AI or Blue Links? Actually, It’s Both.
The real search battle isn’t gen AI vs. links, it’s when to show each format.
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What Ari Gets: $25 Million, a Plane and the End of the Endeavor Mega-Dream | Analysis
The hard-charging Hollywood agent dreamed of running a global entertainment company. It lasted three years.
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Survivors of Hamas Massacre at Nova Music Festival Struggle to Rejoin Life
“It’s not a normal trauma,” says the lead therapist at a retreat to help the young attendees
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The ‘Tectonic Shift’ in Media That Changed Perceptions of Israel: ‘What’s Left Is a System Run by Activists’
“The press has been gutted. The bureaus have shrunk, and into that vacuum have come ideological voices,” says Matti Friedman
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Can Demis Hassabis Save Google?
The DeepMind founder has a track record of insane AI breakthroughs. Can he do it within the Google mothership?
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Without Content, OpenAI’s Sora and Generative AI Tech Are Useless. So Shouldn’t Artists Get Paid?
While tech unicorns are everywhere, there is a distinct lack of media and entertainment ones.
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