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Netflix Sued by Texas AG Over Alleged ‘Dark Pattern’ of Deceptive Data Collection and Behavior Monitoring
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit also accuses the streaming giant of addicting children with features like autoplay
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TV Writers Worry AI Will Replace Them. Now They’re Putting Those Anxieties on Screen
The creatives behind “Hacks,” “The Comeback,” “The Pitt” and “Matlock” tell TheWrap about tackling the emerging technology in their shows
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Dua Lipa Sues Samsung for Unauthorized Use of Her Face on TV Packaging, Seeks $15 Million in Federal Court
The pop singer says when she asked the South Korean electronics giant to stop putting her face on boxes, their response was “dismissive and callous”
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JD Vance Holds AI Wake-Up Call With Tech CEOs Elon Musk, Sam Altman and More After Anthropic Shows Hacking Superpowers
The ad-hoc summit was triggered when Mythos, a new AI model developed by Anthropic, autonomously discovered and exploited cybersecurity flaws
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Disney Shares Rise Over 8% as Josh D’Amaro Touts Disney+ as ‘Digital Centerpiece’ in First Earnings Call
The entertainment giant’s new chief says it will invest in IP, engage consumers in more seamless ways and use AI in areas such as content creation and workforce productivity
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Meta, Mark Zuckerberg Ripped Millions of Copyrighted Works to Train AI, Major Book Publishers Claim in Lawsuit
“If left unchecked, Meta’s conduct threatens the incentives that underpin the creation of original works,” the federal filing reads
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Substack Faces Exodus Pressure as The Ankler Exit Has Publishers Quietly Seeking Their Own Alternatives
Several major publishers, including the Bulwark, Zeteo and Feed Me, are privately expressing frustration with fees and platform limitations
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Versant Sells SportsEngine to PlayMetrics
The move comes after the company launched a strategic review of the youth sports technology platform in November
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$190 Billion Is a ‘Rational Investment’? Why AI Spending Is Skyrocketing | Analysis
While Hollywood frets about spending a few billion dollars on content, Big Tech is dropping jaw-dropping numbers on AI
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Apple Incoming CEO John Ternus Teases ‘Incredible Roadmap’ Ahead of Fall Regime Change
The tech giant beats Wall Street expectations as iPhone sales and services see double-digit growth
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Netflix Updates Mobile App With Vertical Video Feed to Watch and Share Clips
The streamer’s new Clips feature will expand to include podcasts, live programming and themed collections at a later date
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Amazon Braces for AI to ‘Radically Change’ Internal Operations After Laying Off 16,000 Workers
CFO Brian Olsavsky also boasts Prime Video has grown into a “larger and profitable business in its own right”
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Meta to Cut 10% of Staff as Company Centers AI Initiatives
The cuts will affect roughly 8,000 workers and will close 6,000 open roles
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Inside Paramount Skydance’s NYC Upfront: Pluto Refresh, Ellison Promises to ‘Better Serve the Creative Community’ and More
The small gathering of around 100 people included in-person appearances from talent such as Kelly Reilly, Elle Chapman, Cole Hauser, Ronny Chieng, Ms. Pat, Ian Eagle and JJ Watt














