OpenAI takes its pitch to Hollywood creatives after launching controversial video tool
OpenAI held a screening event on Wednesday, where several filmmakers touted work they made with the startup's text-to-video tool Sora.
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OpenAI takes its pitch to Hollywood creatives after launching controversial video tool
OpenAI held a screening event on Wednesday, where several filmmakers touted work they made with the startup's text-to-video tool Sora.Los Angeles Times - 5d -
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Perplexity AI makes pitch for TikTok purchase
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ASK IRA: How creative can/will Heat get with their Jimmy Butler video?
Q: I hope they have a tribute video of all the games Jimmy Butler missed. – Ayoo. A: Got to admit, this made me chuckle. Can you imagine if they ask fans to look up to the video screens for a ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
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US influencer who snatched baby wombat has left Australia
Anger erupted after Jones posted a video of her taking a baby wombat from its distraught mother.BBC News - Mar. 14 -
Most coaches use schools like Robert Morris as a launching pad. For Andy Toole, it's become home
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‘A computer’s joke, on us’: writers respond to the short story written by AI
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In AI Agent Battle, Meta Seeks Total Dominance as OpenAI Plans to Charge $20K for Some Models
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Amazon finds new James Bond producers after taking over from Broccoli family
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Creativity or cultural invasion? A fashion show sparks a row in Kashmir
A fashion show in a snowy town has sparked a controversy in Indian-administered Kashmir.BBC News - Mar. 16 -
SAG-AFTRA reaffirms 'unwavering commitment' to DEI as Hollywood studios scale back
SAG-AFTRA, one of most powerful unions in Hollywood, is showing continued support for its DEI initiatives despite the major movie studios' move away from the inclusive measures.Los Angeles Times - Mar. 18 -
Sasha Stone, an Original Oscars Blogger, Takes on Hollywood
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Two years after crippling strikes, Hollywood studios pick a new leader in labor negotiations
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A European startup is set to launch an orbital rocket on its first test flight
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Why Israel broke its fragile truce in Gaza and is promising more strikes
Israel shattered its ceasefire with Hamas after launching a barrage of deadly airstrikes that killed hundreds of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.NBC News - 6d -
Adobe Just Launched New AI-Powered Marketing Tools for Brands
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Joan Didion was famously reserved. But she openly adored John Wayne and Old Hollywood
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A European startup scrubs its attempt to launch an orbital rocket on its first test flight
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Panama reopens talks about the future of a controversial copper mine, but opposition remains
More than a year after Panama’s Supreme Court halted operations at a huge copper mine because its government concession was deemed unconstitutional, there’s a fresh push with the new Panamanian ...ABC News - 4d -
Anthropic just launched a new platform that lets everyone in your company collaborate on AI — not just the tech team
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American who snatched a baby wombat from its mother leaves Australia
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OpenAI strikes $12bn deal with CoreWeave
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