Remember when the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA went on strike for months, in great part to get protections against AI? Well, while they did get some stipulations in there, it's not stopping AI from coming to Hollywood anyways. Lionsgate, the studio behind the John Wick and Hunger Games franchises, has struck a deal with AI startup Runway, the Wall Street Journal first reported and Runway confirmed in a press release. The arrangement will allow Runway access to Lionsgate's content library in exchange for a fresh, custom AI model that the studio can use in production and editing. The deal is similar to recent (and equally icky feeling) ones with publishing houses such as TIME and Dotdash Meredith, but it is the first of its kind for the film and TV industry. Vice chairman of Lionsgate Studio, Michael Burns, said that in recent months, he feared falling behind competitors without a step like this. "Runway is a visionary, best-in-class partner who will help us utilize AI to develop cutting edge, capital efficient content creation opportunities," Burns stated. He then claimed, "Several of our filmmakers are already excited about its potential applications to their pre-production and post-production process." There's also the small matter that he expects the company will save "millions and millions of dollars" through this agreement. Whether that money will come out of creatives' paychecks is something we can only speculate about now, but it wouldn't be... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2024-09-18 15:10:46 UTC ]
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The former NFL quarterback turned civil rights activist, who founded his own publishing company in 2020, has launched Lumi, an AI-based platform providing authors and other creatives with another alternative to traditional publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Coco meets Sliding Doors, dinosaur time travel, a NASA mathematician's autobiography, and more of today's best children's book deals! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-24 14:53:00 UTC ]
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A second-chance K-pop romance, a Sleeping Beauty inspired fantasy, a retelling of the Phantom of the Opera, and more of today's best YA book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-20 14:00:00 UTC ]
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In the Blink of an Eye was praised at the Theakston Old Peculier crime writing festival as ‘changing the way we think about policing forever’A “boundary-pushing take on the police procedural” which features a human detective working with an AI sleuth in order to solve a missing persons case has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-07-19 16:29:44 UTC ]
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One Signal takes Timnit Gebru’s AI clarion call, HarperVia picks up enigmatic YouTuber Uketsu’s Japanese horror debut, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Amazon Prime Day sale ends tonight, but don't think that all opportunities to save have come and gone. In typical Amazon fashion, most of the best Prime Day deals on day one of the sale remain the best offers now on day two — if they didn't sell out already, that is. Thankfully, many of the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-07-17 23:00:36 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime Day 2024 will be over in a few hours, but there's still time to save on some of our favorite gadgets. As to be expected, the best Prime Day deals from day one of the sale remain the best offers now on day two — if they didn't sell out already, that is. We haven't seen a ton of sold... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-07-17 17:35:46 UTC ]
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Today is the last day to snap up these Prime Day deals on some of the best kids' books. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-17 15:40:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's shopping holiday is the best time to buy some of the brand's devices that we love. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2024-07-17 11:10:44 UTC ]
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Ergonomics are important for your health, but standing desks and comfortable office chairs can feel like expensive luxuries. At least, they typically do. But during Amazon Prime Day 2024, you can sometimes snag big discounts on wildly popular desk and chair models. That’s true this... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-07-17 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s Prime Day sales event is here, and there are tons of great deals on desktop PCs. This year, Prime Day will run from July 16 through July 17, and includes solid discounts on everything from gaming PCs to all-in-ones to traditional desktop computers. Deals can be found not just... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-07-17 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime Day 2024 sales have hit their final stretch—so if you’ve been holding off on shopping for a new drive, now’s the time to act. Many SSDs, HDDs, and external storage from popular manufacturers are still at low or all-time low prices, with capacities ranging from 512GB all the... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-07-17 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s Prime Day sales event is here, and there are tons of great deals to be found on chargers and power banks. This year, Prime Day runs from July 16 through July 17, and includes some great bargains. So, whether you’re looking to snag a travel-friendly pocket charger or upgrade to a... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-07-17 10:00:00 UTC ]
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If you’re looking to save some dough on a computer display, it’s a great time to hunt for monitor deals thanks to Amazon’s Prime Day and competing sales events from other retailers. I’ve scoured the web for the best deals on the best screens. PCWorld constantly reviews the latest... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-07-17 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s Prime Day wraps up today! I’ve collected the best Prime Day sales on Chromebooks, with deals on both budget and premium machines. In addition to finding you the best Chromebook deals on Amazon, I’ve also reviewed Chromebook discounts from rival retailers like Target, Newegg,... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-07-17 10:00:00 UTC ]
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If you’re on your computer for school or work, you want a good keyboard. If you do a lot of PC gaming, you want a good keyboard. If you just like keyboards, you—wait for it—also want a good keyboard. And odds are pretty good that you’d also like a good deal on one. I’ve scoured the web for... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-07-17 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime Day 2024 has brought a bunch of solid tech deals on some of our favorite gadgets. The annual shopping event is a great time for Prime members to put that subscription to work and actually get some good deals on gadgets including tablets, earbuds, robot vacuum cleaners and more. This... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-07-17 00:20:35 UTC ]
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Amazon's shopping holiday is the best time to buy some of the brand's devices that we love. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2024-07-16 23:55:58 UTC ]
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Ereaders make it easy to take an entire library of books with you, and E Ink screens tend to be easier on your eyes than a tablet’s LED display. Amazon Kindles are easily the most popular ereader on the market — but they don’t go on sale often. Now that Amazon’s (twice) yearly Prime Day sale has... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-07-16 19:16:07 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime Day is basically Black Friday for devices like Echo speakers, Fire TV sticks and Kindles. The Prime Day deals we see on Amazon devices are typically the same as you’ll find on Black Friday later in the year, or even better by a few dollars. That means it’s the time to stock up — if... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-07-16 11:21:49 UTC ]
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