Hollywood is terrified of AI stealing their jobs, study shows

Hollywood is terrified of AI stealing their jobs, study shows

As Hollywood anxiously awaits the outcome of the writer’s strike, showbiz insiders now have something else to worry about — AI taking over jobs. In an exclusive survey published today in Variety, the Tinseltown rank and file revealed deep concern over the various ways generative artificial intelligence, or AI, will affect their “role, company, industry and broader cultural environment.” And …

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Taylor Swift signed FTX deal, Sam Bankman-Fried pulled plug

Taylor Swift signed FTX deal, Sam Bankman-Fried pulled plug

Taylor Swift agreed to a sponsorship deal with FTX before it was reportedly rejected at the last minute by then-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried — contradicting earlier claims by the “Shake It Off” singer that it was her business acumen that scuttled the deal with the alleged crypto fraudster. Swift’s representatives and FTX were negotiating a tour sponsorship agreement in the spring …

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Twitter threatens Meta suit over alleged Threads stealing

Twitter threatens Meta suit over alleged Threads stealing

Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms over its new Threads platform, Semafor reported Thursday, citing a letter sent to the Facebook parent’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg by Twitter’s lawyer Alex Spiro. Meta which launched Threads on Wednesday and has logged more than 30 million sign ups, looks to take on Elon Musk’s Twitter by taking advantage of Instagram’s billions of users. Spiro, in his letter, …

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Vegas lights up with the world’s largest video screen from MSG

Vegas lights up with the world’s largest video screen from MSG

It brings new meaning to the term “sphere of influence.” MSG’s soon-to-open immersive concert venue in Las Vegas kicked off Independence Day with a major bang, “transforming the Las Vegas skyline” with a captivating video display on its rounded, 580,000-square-foot LED exterior. It is the largest LED screen on Earth. Sphere, as it’s known, officially said “Hello World” during a …

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Meta’s Threads is a serious threat to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, analysts say

Meta's Threads is a serious threat to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, analysts say

Meta’s Threads racked up more than 30 million sign-ups within about 18 hours of its launch, emerging as the first real threat to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, as it took advantage of its access to billions of Instagram users and a similar look to that of its rival. Dubbed as the “Twitter-Killer,” Threads was the top free app on Apple’s App Store in the UK …

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To delete Meta’s Threads app, you have to delete Instagram

To delete Meta's Threads app, you have to delete Instagram

Meta launched a new app as an alternative to Twitter — and some people are al-thread-y over it. Threads — Twitter’s latest rival — launched late Wednesday night and over 10 million people signed up within the first seven hours of launching, Mark Zuckerberg said in a post on the app. But people who are trying to delete their account …

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What is Threads on Instagram? All about Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter alternative

What is Threads on Instagram? All about Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter alternative

Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram unveiled its new text-based social media app “Threads” to widespread fanfare on Wednesday evening, escalating a high-stakes clash with billionaire rival Elon Musk and struggling Twitter. More than 10 million users signed up for Threads within hours of its earlier-than-expected launch. The Twitter-like Threads represents the most significant direct competition to the Musk-owned platform, with some lauding …

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Mark Zuckerberg takes jab at Elon Musk with first tweet in years

Mark Zuckerberg takes jab at Elon Musk with first tweet in years

Mark Zuckerberg tweeted for the first time in 11 years the same day Meta launched its Twitter rival, Threads — and it playfully threw shade at Elon Musk. On Wednesday night, Zuckerberg tweeted out a photo of an infamous meme where Spider-Man is pointing at another Spider-Man. It was the 39-year-old Meta boss’s first tweet since January 2012, when he …

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta launches ‘Twitter Killer’ Threads app

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta launches 'Twitter Killer' Threads app

Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg delivered a blow to Elon Musk on Wednesday night, as the tech billionaires’ rivalry went live with the launch of Instagram’s much-anticipated Threads platform, a clone of Twitter. Analysts said investors were salivating over the possibility that Threads’ ties to Instagram might give it a built-in user base and advertising apparatus, which could siphon ad dollars from Twitter as its new CEO tries to …

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Sergey Brin’s ex Nicole Shanahan talks alleged Elon Musk affair

Sergey Brin's ex Nicole Shanahan talks alleged Elon Musk affair

The former wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin has spoken publicly for the first time following reports that she had a sexual affair with Elon Musk — claiming in a new interview that it never happened and that she and the billionaire Tesla boss are just friends. Nicole Shanahan faced an onslaught of media scrutiny last year after a bombshell …

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