The theme of this week is isolation. That’s always been a part of what makes Pluribus so unsettling, of course; in the show there are only a handful of human survivors left on Earth, while the rest of the population has turned into an interconnected hive mind, some 7 billion people strong. But watching Carol […]
Disney and OpenAI’s new $1 billion partnership feels emblematic of the terrible times we’re living through. In exchange for access to the generative AI firm’s APIs and tools like ChatGPT, the studio plans to let users of OpenAI’s Sora AI video generator create clips featuring hundreds of Disney-owned characters. Sora AI users will be able […]
Disney has accused Google of engaging in copyright infringement on a “massive scale,” claiming its AI models have generated content resembling characters from Frozen, Deadpool, Star Wars, and others, according to reports from Variety and Deadline. In a cease-and-desist letter sent on Wednesday, Disney demands that Google stop allegedly infringing on its copyrighted works. Disney […]
A new three-year licensing agreement announced between Disney and ChatGPT operator OpenAI will allow the Sora video generator to create “user-prompted social videos” that feature more than 200 characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars. “The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence marks an important moment for our industry, and through this collaboration with OpenAI […]
The playlists can factor in world knowledge, go back to your listening history from day one, and be refreshed daily or weekly.
Netflix is the frontrunner to become Warner Bros.’ new owner, but the war for control of the legacy studio isn’t over just yet. Paramount Skydance has made its own outsize offer for the company that would give CEO David Ellison even more control over the news and entertainment landscape. And while Warner Bros. Discovery has […]
Over two films, Rian Johnson’s Knives Out series has offered something largely absent from the modern movie landscape: intricate murder mysteries full of humor and gasp-worthy moments. The original Knives Out started things off relatively small with a cozy whodunit, which then became a larger and more elaborate puzzle with the sequel Glass Onion. Both […]
YouTube is giving more creators a way to test how different titles perform on their videos. After rolling out the ability to test and compare video titles to a “small percentage” of creators in July, YouTube has now expanded the tool in YouTube Studio to “all creators with access to advanced features,” making it easier […]
Spotify is launching its beta music videos feature to Premium subscribers in the US and Canada today, over a year after it rolled out to Premium users in other regions. If you have a Spotify Premium subscription, you should now begin seeing an option to “Switch to video” on some tracks on the iOS, Android, […]
Spotify will let you switch between music videos and audio at any time.