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Snap to Lay Off 1,000 Employees as CEO Evan Spiegel Notes ‘Rapid Advancements in Artificial Intelligence’
“As a result of these changes, we expect to reduce our annualized cost base by more than $500 million by the second half of 2026,” the Snapchat boss adds
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Inside Doug Liman’s $70 Million AI-Made Movie Starring Casey Affleck and Gal Gadot | Exclusive
“Bitcoin: Killing Satoshi” will be looking for buyers at Cannes and is billed as the first fully-generated, studio-quality AI feature film
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Media VC Deal Activity Falls by More Than Half to $50 Million in March Amid AI Uncertainty | Charts
The Funding File: Aerospace company Xona Space Systems, connected TV advertising platform Keynes and AI platform Halcyon led the month’s biggest venture capital investments
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Sam Altman Responds to ‘Incendiary’ New Yorker Article and Molotov Cocktail Attack
“This seems like as good of a time as any to address a few things,” the OpenAI CEO states
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YouTube Premium Raises Prices for First Time Since 2023
The core plan increases by $2 to $15.99, while the Premium Lite and Music plans rise $1 each to $11.99 and $8.99, respectively
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Issa Rae’s Hoorae Media Sets First Microdrama Series ‘Screen Time’ in TikTok Content Deal | Exclusive
TikTok and Hoorae will co-develop additional micro-series for exclusive release on TikTok and PineDrama
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NASA Shares Artemis II Crew’s Space Playlist
Somewhere on the far side of the moon, Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” is playing
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New York Times Guild Slams Paper’s AI Policies as ‘Woefully Inadequate’
“When the Times instead publishes AI-generated work, intentionally or not, our readers lose trust in what we do. This is unacceptable,” the union members write
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An AI Detection Tool Wants to Provide ‘Human’ Feedback on Stories, and We Tested It | Exclusive
GPTZero is letting experts like an Emmy-nominated TV producer build a “digital double” that can offer AI-enabled feedback. We created our own
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McClatchy Journalists Revolt Against AI: ‘It’s a Betrayal’ | Exclusive
Sacramento Bee staffers refuse bylines over a new AI tool as colleagues at the Miami Herald and Charlotte Observer harbor concerns
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Netflix Makes Huge Expansion in Kids Space With Launch of Gaming App
Netflix Playground has no ads, no in-app purchases and IP like “Peppa Pig,” “Sesame Street” and Dr. Seuss
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Hannah Einbinder Calls AI Creators ‘Losers’ Who Have Always Wanted to Be Special: ‘They’re Not’
“They’re trying to rob real creative people of our gifts. And you can’t,” the “Hacks” actress asserts
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Sam Altman Calls TBPN Hosts ‘Genius Marketers,’ Vows Editorial Independence for Tech Talk Show | Video
As OpenAI acquires the show to strengthen its communications and marketing, the CEO touts the hosts’ ability to resonate with viewers
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Voice Actress Priya Kansara Explains ‘Unintelligent Artificial Intelligence’ Behind the Ship’s Computer
“It feels like a scary time for artists as a whole, especially with the rise in use of AI and robotics and the fact that we’ve seen so many jobs be replaced,” she tells TheWrap
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