The Washington Post Joins OpenAI’s Expanding Roster of Media Partners
The Washington Post has signed a content licensing deal with OpenAI to surface its reporting inside ChatGPT, marking another major media partnership for the AI company.
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AI Media Startup Runway Secures $308M in Series D Funding
Runway, a generative AI company specializing in video creation, secured $308 million in Series D funding to expand its AI media production capabilities.
Roblox Open-Sources Cube 3D, Its AI Model for Generating 3D Objects
Roblox has launched Cube 3D, an open-source AI model designed to generate 3D objects from text prompts, allowing developers both on and off its platform to create custom game assets.
Amazon’s Prime Video Begins AI Dubbing Pilot for Select Movies and Shows
Amazon’s Prime Video is piloting AI-assisted dubbing for select movies and TV shows, combining artificial intelligence with human localization experts to improve accessibility for global audiences.
Dow Jones Expands AI Marketplace to Nearly 5,000 Publishers
Dow Jones has expanded its AI-driven content licensing marketplace to include nearly 5,000 publishers, enhancing corporate access to a diverse range of information sources.
Microsoft’s Muse AI Model Can Generate Video Game Environments in Real-Time
Microsoft has unveiled Muse, a generative AI model designed to create video game environments that respond to player actions, potentially transforming game development and preservation.
Major News Publishers Sue AI Startup Cohere Over Copyright Violations
A group of 14 major publishers, including Condé Nast, The Atlantic, and Forbes, have sued AI startup Cohere, accusing it of illegally using copyrighted content to train its models and misleadingly attributing AI-generated content to their brands.
Paul McCartney Warns UK's AI Copyright Plans Could 'Rip Off' Young Musicians
Beatles legend Paul McCartney urges British government to protect artists from proposed AI copyright changes that would allow tech companies to freely use creative content online.
Mistral and AFP Partner to Bring Reliable News to Le Chat Responses
Through this multi-year collaboration, Mistral’s chatbot will now provide users with responses enriched by AFP’s 2,300 daily stories across six languages, enhancing the chatbot’s accuracy and relevance.
Google Partners with AP to Bring Real-time News to Gemini
The partnership arrives at a crucial moment when AI companies are actively seeking reliable news sources to improve their products' accuracy and credibility.
Axios and OpenAI Partner to Expand Local Newsrooms
A three-year deal will bring Axios Local to Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Boulder, and Huntsville, with OpenAI providing funding and technology support.
Perplexity Expands Publisher Program with New Partners
The program expansion comes amid ongoing debates about AI's role in news distribution and content rights.
OpenAI's Lands Publishing Deal with Future
The deal, which includes prominent titles like TechRadar, PC Gamer, and Marie Claire, represents another significant step in OpenAI's efforts to secure legitimate content sources while addressing copyright concerns.
Spotify Launches AI-Powered Podcast for 2024 Wrapped, Partnering with Google NotebookLM
The company's annual Wrapped feature gets an AI makeover with personalized podcasts that analyze your listening habits, powered by Google's conversational AI technology.
Tencent Launches HunyuanVideo, an Open-Source AI Video Model
The 13-billion parameter open-source model doesn't just generate videos - it can add synchronized sound effects, animate avatars, and transform still images into cinematic sequences.
World Labs' AI System Can Generate a 3D World from an Image
World Labs' system creates persistent 3D environments that maintain consistency as users explore them from different angles.
IMAX Partners with Camb.AI to bring AI Translations and Dubbing to Theatres Worldwide
Camb.AI's DubStudio platform promises to deliver high-quality translations while preserving the emotional nuances of original performances.
Google Releases Lab Session of Justin Tranter Using Music AI Sandbox
The session offers a glimpse into AI's increasingly valuable role in professional songwriting.
Meet Promise: A New Studio Reimagining Storytelling with Generative AI
The studio is billing itself as a new way to produce films, series, and create entirely new storytelling formats using generative AI.
Apple Releases Final Cut Pro 11 with New AI Features
Magnetic Mask isolates people and objects without green screens, and Transcribe to Captions generates captions using Apple's in-house language model
The Beatles make Grammy History with AI-Assisted Final Song
While the Recording Academy prohibits fully AI-generated works, it allows songs containing AI elements if human creators remain central to their production.
Amazon's Prime Video Unveils New AI Feature to Recap TV Shows on Demand
X-Ray Recaps can generate concise summaries of entire seasons, specific episodes, or even individual scenes—all tailored to the exact point where you left off.
Disney Forms New Unit to Focus on AI and Mixed Reality Strategy
While some view AI as a potential disruptor to jobs, others—including Disney—are exploring its role in transforming post-production, visual effects, and even theme park experiences.
Runway Adds Precise Camera Controls to Gen-3 Alpha Turbo
You can now direct the camera in six different ways - moving horizontally or vertically, panning, tilting, zooming, or rolling.
Decart Unveils Real-Time AI Game Engine, Raises $21M to Make AI-Generated Worlds More Affordable
Unlike traditional game engines, Oasis directly processes user inputs like keyboard and mouse movements to simulate gameplay, including physics, graphics, and environment, all without relying on pre-coded scripts.