The internet says Hollywood is cooked — but I think Jia Zhangke’s AI short says something far more interesting

Jia Zhangke’s AI short challenges the idea that Hollywood is finished because of the Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt clip created by Seedance 2.0
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‘This is the hill I’m going to die on’ — David Baldacci takes on OpenAI in a battle over stolen creative work

Bestselling author David Baldacci vows to fight OpenAI over AI use of copyrighted material, calling it “the hill I’m going to die on”.
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The Grok backlash intensifies – new EU probe investigates whether millions of ‘potentially harmful’ deepfake images broke data privacy laws

Elon Musk and X now have another investigation to contend with, from the Data Protection Commission in Ireland.

The most common online privacy questions people are asking AI in 2026

How do you protect your online privacy in 2026?

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I’ve spent months tracking AI personalities like Twitch streamer Neuro-sama and it feels like acceptance — but I think we’re reading it wrong

Interest in AI characters doesn’t necessarily mean people want them – and it certainly doesn’t mean we’ll stick around.
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‘I think we’re going to have a human-level performance on most, if not all, professional tasks’: Microsoft AI chief thinks AI will replace most white-collar work in the 12 to 18 months – so is this the end for human workers?

Is AI coming for white-collar roles next? Microsoft’s AI boss thinks so.

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‘The world is in peril’ — 5 reasons why the AI apocalypse might be closer than you think

A cluster of recent AI developments signals that serious risks may be arriving sooner than many expect

I tested Sentai, the AI voice companion for seniors – and now I get why it’s more than just another smart speaker

I tested Sentai, a UK-made AI voice companion for seniors, to see whether it’s genuinely helpful or just another smart speaker — and the results surprised me.
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Is Apple Intelligence already dead? A massive 96% of you say don’t use it, and Tim Cook should be worried

I was actually shocked at the percentage of TechRadar readers who aren’t using Apple Intelligence.

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Stickerbox is the kids’ toy adults are obsessed with, including me — here’s how I got on when I tried the viral AI toy for the first time

Stickerbox has been all over my TikTok feed, and I finally got my hands on one.