Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup
Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup

InterPositive, a stealth company Affleck founded in 2022 and never publicly acknowledged, builds post-production AI tools trained on real footage rather than text prompts. Netflix is acquiring it just as Hollywood unions sit down for a new round of con…

Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply-chain risk
Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply-chain risk

The US Department of War has issued the first such designation ever applied to an American company, demanding that defence contractors certify they do not use Claude. Anthropic says the action is unlawful and retaliatory. For months, the conversations …

Why SXSW Is Ground Zero For The New Rules Of Human Expression

AI is the newest tool in a long line of human expression. Ahead of SXSW, Superhuman makes the case that AI should empower creativity, not replace it.

Netflix backs out of bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, giving studios, HBO, and CNN to Ellison-owned Paramount

In a one-two punch of centibillion-dollar offers, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery is over. David Ellison-owned Paramount will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Netflix has lost.

Viture Closes Second $100 Million Round As Display Glasses Category Finds Its Footing

Viture raises $100 million led by Legend Capital, topping $200 million in six months, as IDC ranks it No. 1 in U.S. XR glasses shipments amid ongoing Xreal patent litigation

Sony Announces Tech To Detect Music Used In AI. It Has Plenty Of Company

Sony’s new technology joins a growing list of technologies for managing copyright in the age of AI, echoing similar developments in the post-Napster era 25 years ago.

Amazon’s AWS Debuts AI Tool That Automates Clipping Live Sports For Social Media

AWS launches Elemental Inference tools to automate finding, clipping, adding meta data and distributing vertical video highlights from live sports events.

YouTube beefs up its $7.99/month Lite subscription with offline downloads and background play

Now the only reason to get the full Premium subscription is ad-free music and music videos.

High-Impact Blizzard To Impact Major U.S. Cities

Major blizzard to affect the I-95 corridor Sunday and Monday. Here’s the latest information.

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs Prompts $1 Billion, Ricursive AI Chip Design Snares $335 Million, Google Joins AI Music Parade

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs raises $1 Billion, Ricursive secures $335 Million for AI chip design, and Google adds Lyria 3 music generation to Gemini.