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Oddfellows signs first-look deal with Warner Bros and Clockwork
Warner Bros. has signed a first-look deal with Chris Ferguson’s production company Oddfellows, giving the studio early access to projects the company develops and deepening its relationship with Warner’s new speciality label, Clockwork. The agreement is significant because it strengthens Warner Bros.’ strategy of making modestly budgeted theatrical films while aligning it with a producer…
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Boston Dynamics tries using ‘robot dogs’ for deliveries
Boston Dynamics’ robotic quadruped Spot has already found work doing routine factory inspections and patrolling the ruins of Pompeii, but what about deliveries? The company is testing a new conveyor belt accessory that allows Spot to carry packages from a vehicle and autonomously unload them on a customer’s doorstep in an effort to reduce a…
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DeepSeek reportedly in talks to raise $1.5B, then IPO
DeepSeek, the Chinese large language model developer, is said to be preparing for a 2027 IPO debut as it also looks to raise around $1.5 billion in new funds at a $71 billion valuation.
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The Google Images homepage will recommend photos even before you search
Google is announcing a big change to the Google Images homepage in honor of the platform’s 25th anniversary this week. Instead of a mostly blank page with a search bar, the homepage will soon show you a bunch of images that it thinks you might like before you even start searching. The company says the…
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Disney Set to Launch Inaugural ‘Created in L.A.’ Event, Hosted by Jon Youshaei
Disney is set to launch and premiere its first creator event, Created in L.A. The company is teaming up with creator, entrepreneur and media personality Jon Youshaei to launch Created in L.A., the premiere creator event for the next generation of storytellers. Created in LA, is designed to bring 350 creators, innovators and industry leaders…
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What’s Next For Disney Games? D23 Is About To Tell Us
The biannual Disney D23 expo is back in 2026, and amidst a stacked schedule of panels highlighting the films, TV series, and music of the company, there’ll also be a closer look at Disney’s video games. Running from August 14-16, Disney has teased an “exclusive preview” on the first day of the show, as the Disney Entertainment…
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‘Scrambled Up’ Renewed For Season 2 In National Syndication; Michael Eisner’s Tornante Joins As Co-Producer
The nationally syndicated word game show Scrambled Up has been renewed for a second season. Shooting is underway in Atlanta on 160 new half-hour episodes, bringing the sophomore series’ total episode count to 320. It’s set to premiere on September 14. Michael Eisner’s The Tornante Company has boarded the show as a co-producer, joining Keller/Noll, Playing…
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‘Worse than our expectations’: IBM’s shares drop 25% after CEO says it hasn’t adapted quickly enough to AI industry changes
That’s a steep drop.
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The real AI race may no longer be at the frontier
Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue says enterprises increasingly want open models, due to cost, accessibility, and ownership. Do frontier models still matter if most production AI ends up running on open models?
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Is Letterboxd Grist For The Corporate Merger Mill, Or Could An Underdog Bid Keep Power With The People?
Shockwaves rippled through film circles after news reports that Letterboxd soon could be snapped up by a corporate buyer. But the online community is both a highly valuable and quite perishable property, meaning a conventional plug-and-play M&A maneuver could trigger a significant backlash. Netflix, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Versant and major private equity firms are among…