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SAG-AFTRA Reaches Deal on AI Protections With Digital Replica Company Ethovox
The company, owned and run by voice actors, will guarantee consent and compensation for union members with whom it works
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Meta Builds AI Search Engine to Reduce Its Dependency on Google and Bing
Instagram and Facebook’s AI chatbot will scan the web for its own answers, The Information reports
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SAG-AFTRA Video Game Contract Talks Extended, New Dates TBA
News comes days after the guild announces more than 120 games have signed on to the union’s tired budget or interim agreements
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Four Truths About OpenAI’s Wild Financial Position
A peek inside OpenAI’s books shows a company losing money fast and coming up with novel profitability calculations. Is it sustainable?
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Rich Get Richer: Elon Musk’s Net Worth Rockets $27 Billion Higher on Strong Tesla Earnings
The industrialist is now worth $270.4 billion, boosted by an electric quarter for his car company
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Elon Musk’s $1 Million Voter Incentive May Be Illegal, Justice Department Warns
The DOJ is looking into America PAC’s offer to registered voters who sign a petition
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Facebook Oversight Board Unblocks Harris-Walz ‘Dumb and Dumber’ Meme as Political Satire
The image is “nothing more than a commonplace satirical image,” members of the board determine
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Bill Gates Makes Unprecedented $50 Million Pledge to Back Kamala Harris: ‘This Election Is Different’
The billionaire Microsoft co-founder notes that to this point, he has “a long history of working with leaders across the political spectrum”
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Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Says Disney CEO Job ‘Not Even on My Mind’
The streamer’s co-CEO says he hasn’t thought about replacing Bob Iger when the rival studio head leaves in 2026
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Lemon8, TikTok’s Sister App, Is Growing Fast — but Will It Last?
The lifestyle app saw its downloads quadruple this summer, as ByteDance tries to keep a toehold in the U.S. market with a looming TikTok ban
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Diddy’s Spotify Listeners Surge 36% Since Arrest
The rapper has gained 3.5 million monthly listeners since getting charged with sex trafficking in mid-September
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‘I’m With Elon’: Gavin Newsom Sides With Musk’s SpaceX in California Lawsuit
The Golden State governor says the X owner’s politics shouldn’t be a factor in whether he gets to launch more rockets
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Elon Musk’s Support on X for Trump Is Unprecedented, but Is It Illegal?
Election 2024: Musk’s critics “run into a wall” legally when looking for a way to punish his Pro-Trump posts, attorney Matt Bilinsky says
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SpaceX Sues California Commission for ‘Naked Political Discrimination’ Over Elon Musk’s Trump Support
California Coastal Commission’s Gretchen Newsom accuses Musk of “spewing and tweeting political falsehoods,” according to the lawsuit
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Elon Musk Spent $75 Million on Pro-Trump Super PAC, Federal Documents Show
X owner donates big bucks to help Trump win battleground states