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EXCLUSIVE: Film-focused tech firm Gathr is rolling out a pay-it-forward distribution model with what the company says is greater transparency than schemes like the one used by Angel Studios on 2023 blockbuster Sound of Freedom. A handful of films are set to deploy the model in the coming months: Brown…

"Exactly" That's what Elon Musk replied today to a post on X that cast doubt on the integrity of OpenAI after its recent voiceover squabble with Scarlett Johansson. If that had been it, this would have been just another instance of the impulsive billionaire firing off again on the social media…

Molten, a cloud technology firm backed by a number of Hollywood and tech luminaries, has set a deal to provide rights management services to The CW. The multi-year pact comes three years after Molten raised $7 million in seed funding from investors including actor, producer and entrepreneur Ashton…

UPDATE, 3:08 PM: Apple CEO Tim Cook’s X post on the much condemned “Crush” ad for the new iPad Pro has been viewed around 53 million times and the in-house produced promo is still on the tech giant’s YouTube page, but Apple is now saying sorry. “Our goal is to always celebrate the myriad of ways…

George Carlin once noted that "bulls**t is truly the American soundtrack." Well, today the music got just a little bit more authentic – at least online. A little more than two months since the estate of the comedy genius took the creators of an AI generated special that uses Carlin's style and voice t…

An open letter from the Artists Rights Alliance and signed by more than 200 major figures in the music and entertainment industries is calling on AI companies and digital music service platforms to pledge that they won’t develop or use AI tools “that undermine or replace the human artistry of songwriters…

A frequent target of harsh Republican attacks, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA)  is putting up the digital barricades for his reelection campaign. On the ballot in November like every member of the House of Representatives, the six-term California Congressman has teamed up with the technology services of…

Hollywood and other industries are still grappling with how to integrate AI into their workflow, but the Biden administration today started putting up concrete guardrails around the technology that could literally change everything. "When government agencies use AI tools we will now require them to…

UTA has hired veteran tech and media exec Eric Iverson as its Chief Technology Officer. Iverson is joining the company from Amazon MGM Studios, where he headed up product and artificial intelligence initiatives. Previously, he had exec stints at CAA and Sony Pictures Entertainment. At UTA…

The Justice Department and more than a dozen state attorneys general have sued Apple, claiming that the tech giant has an illegal monopoly over the smartphone market. Attorney General Merrick Garland told reporters Thursday morning that Apple “has maintained monopoly power in the smartphone market…

Dubbing Platform Camb.ai, which has recently been used for coverage of the 2024 Australian Open tennis tournament as well as by horror feature Three, has raised $4M in a seed funding round. Led by New York venture capital firm Courtside Ventures, the investor group includes TRTL Ventures, Blue Star…

A new AI feature being launched in beta by streaming pay-TV provider Fubo allows viewers to choose specific news segments from a continuously updated supply of “instant headlines.” The ability to zero in on a news topic through the home page, as it’s reported on air, represents a first for live TV…