Sony confirmed that all first-party PlayStation games released from January 2028 will be digital-only, phasing out Blu-ray discs in favor of retail 'code in a box' downloads. CFO Lin Tao acknowledged …
San Francisco AI startup LemonLime apologized after offering on-the-spot job interviews to people who got permanent tattoos at its YC Startup School afterparty, drawing comparisons to the Netflix seri…
Tyler Perry is partnering with Synapse Virtual Production to convert an existing Tyler Perry Studios stage into a virtual production soundstage in Atlanta, using LED volume walls, advanced camera trac…
A viral clip purportedly showing SpongeBob at Andrew and Tristan Tate's arrest is actually Freakbob, the mascot of online casino Duel, standing beside Duel founder Ossi "Monarch" Ketola as authorities…
Steph Curry's AI company Simplicity is rolling out its platform to approximately 1,300 agents at ONE Sotheby's International Realty, expanding into luxury real estate after an earlier deployment at Do…
Rapper Meek Mill predicted he will become a billionaire, citing AI and tech as key to reaching that goal, during an appearance on the podcast On Wax With Lyor Cohen. Meek said AI tools like Claude hel…
AI-generated anime videos of the 2026 FIFA World Cup have gone viral across TikTok, Instagram, X and YouTube, transforming soccer stars like Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi into shonen-st…
Dame Dash posted an AI-generated video on Instagram Stories showing himself reuniting with Jay-Z on stage at Yankee Stadium, only to be arrested by a SWAT team over child support payments. The fiction…
Director Christopher Nolan said in an interview that Gen Z audiences are 'utterly rejecting' AI-generated filmmaking, citing the success of low-budget films like 'Obsession' and 'Backrooms' as evidenc…
Meta removed an Instagram AI feature that let users generate images by tagging public accounts after widespread backlash over privacy concerns. The feature, part of the Muse Image tool from Meta Super…
A viral photo of Meagan Good showing a baby bump was revealed to be AI-generated or doctored, and the actress is not pregnant. The image was a manipulated version of a 2015 paparazzi photo, with tellt…
Hasbro faces backlash after requiring child voice actors for 'Peppa Pig' to sign contracts allowing their voices to be used for AI purposes. The Agents of Young Performers Association condemned the pr…
Jodie Foster criticized the film 'F1' as feeling like it was made by AI, citing its formulaic structure and predictable dialogue. She discussed AI's growing impact on Hollywood, noting job displacemen…
Toma Kimura, director of the upcoming 'Ghost in the Shell' remake, announced at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Festival that zero generative AI was used in the film's production, drawing chee…
Law Roach, Zendaya's stylist, criticized AI-generated images of her wedding dress as 'not good enough' on Good Morning America, confirming the real dress is superior. The AI photos, which circulated i…
Tidal announced a new policy that AI-generated music will not be eligible for royalties, while Apple Music and Spotify have implemented disclosure and impersonation rules. The policy aims to prevent f…
Nearly 400 local newspaper publishers filed a class-action lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft on June 24, accusing the tech giants of using copyrighted journalism without permission to train AI prod…
Rapper Blueface and his manager Wack 100 claimed that footage showing Blueface with ex-girlfriend Chrisean Rock on Catalina Island was generated by artificial intelligence, denying any reunion. Wack 1…
Alexander Iniguez Mercado, 20, of Chicago, was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly deleting the Signal app from his phone after speaking with an FBI agent, hindering an inve…
Rapper Tyler, the Creator called for a ban on Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, citing privacy and consent concerns after a Wired article documented nefarious uses of the wearable cameras. Tyler criticized …