Meta Connect 2025: What to expect and how to watch

Meta Connect 2025: What to expect and how to watch

Meta Connect 2025 — the company’s biggest conference of the year where it unveils smart glasses and VR headsets — kicks off on Wednesday night. We’re expecting the star of Meta Connect 2025 to be the company’s new AI-powered smart glasses with Ray-Ban and Oakley, but the company may have some other surprises in store…

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Disney, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures Sue Chinese AI Company in Escalation of Copyright Battle

Disney, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures Sue Chinese AI Company in Escalation of Copyright Battle

Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal Pictures have sued a Chinese artificial intelligence image and video generator for copyright infringement, opening another front in a high-stakes battle involving the use of movies and TV shows owned by major studios to teach AI systems. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in California federal court, accuses MiniMax of…

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D-ID acquires Berlin-based video startup Simpleshow

D-ID acquires Berlin-based video startup Simpleshow

Video generation and editing platform D-ID said Tuesday that it has acquired Berlin-based B2B video creation platform Simpleshow. The companies didn’t disclose financial terms of the deal. Simpleshow’s product will operate under D-ID’s umbrella, and eventually the two platforms will merge, D-ID chief executive Gil Perry told TechCrunch. Simpleshow, founded in 2008, has raised over…

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Rolling Stone owner Penske Media sues Google over AI summaries

Rolling Stone owner Penske Media sues Google over AI summaries

Google faces a new lawsuit accusing the company of illegally using news publishers’ content to create AI summaries that damage their business. The lawsuit comes from Penske Media Corporation (PMC), which owns industry publications such as Rolling Stone, Billboard, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Vibe, and Artforum. While Penske’s suit is the first to target Google…

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Users turn to chatbots for spiritual guidance

Users turn to chatbots for spiritual guidance

AI-powered chatbots play a growing role in spiritual life, according to a New York Times story that examines the popularity of religious chatbots and apps. The Times notes that an app called Bible Chat has been downloaded more than 30 million times, while another app, Hallow, reached the number one spot in Apple’s App Store…

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