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Anglo-French Outfit Alief Boards Sales On Kinematics Horror ‘Godhead’ Before Fantasia Debut
EXCLUSIVE: Alief, the U.K/France-based film company, has signed onto world sales for psychological horror feature Godhead, which will have its world premiere this weekend at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. Following his debut Hippo, Mark H. Rapaport’s second feature stars Al Warren (The Drama), Sarah Coffey (Queens Of The Dead), Kimball Farley (The…
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Telegram’s shortlink domain is back online after day-long suspension
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov confirmed an outage in a tweet, saying that short-links to the messaging app had “stopped working.”
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Sam Altman didn’t need another lawsuit
OpenAI has spent the better part of the year involved in lawsuit after lawsuit, including one from the world’s richest man. But last Friday, the company was hit with one of the highest-profile legal actions yet – from Apple. OpenAI’s expensive hardware bet is what’s on the line. Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI, filed in Northern…
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BBC Studios Boss Confirms It Will Compete To Become The Next Producer Of ‘Doctor Who’: “We Are In It To Win It”
BBC Studios will be bidding to become the next producer of Doctor Who “with gusto,” according to CEO Tom Fussell. Speaking to Deadline on BBC annual report day, Fussell addressed the future of the BBC’s biggest sci-fi hit by confirming the production arm will put its hat in the ring when the tender process kickstarts…
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Levon Helm Studios Director Says Amy Helm Mismanaged Company, Sandra Helm Speaks Out
Over the past few months there’s been a struggle over control of Levon Helm Studios, the studio space and live music venue in Woodstock, New York. The late Levon Helm, legendary drummer and singer for the Band, founded the studio in the ’70s, and he began holding his Midnight Ramble shows in 2004. After his…
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Surprise: Many People Prefer AI Audiobooks, New Study Finds
Even with some of the backlash surrounding the AI Michael Caine-led audiobook of Homer’s “Odyssey” poem, it appears many listeners prefer an artificially generated voice to a human one. A new Edison Research at SSRS study commissioned by Spoken, an AI audiobook company, revealed that the company’s multi-voice productions achieved a higher favorability rating than human-narrated…
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Users flock to Xbox Player Voice portal to ask for an end to cycle of layoffs
The Xbox Player Voice portal was launched back in May, giving users the opportunity to easily share their thoughts on Xbox and wishes for the future. This came after new CEO Asha Sharma promised a “return of Xbox” when taking over. Following the announcement of 3,200 layoffs and four studio departures, some players are understandably…
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Sony faces an anti-trust complaint in Mexico over ending PlayStation physical media
The cascade of events following Sony’s decision to end PlayStation disc manufacturing by January 2028 continues. The company will soon face a formal complaint from representatives in Mexico, who believe the decision constitutes anti-competitive and anti-consumer behavior. Read more
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Google’s Demis Hassabis says it’s time for a global AI watchdog — led by the US
Demis Hassabis thinks the world needs an AI watchdog with the power to hit the brakes if frontier models become too dangerous. Writing in a blog post, the Google DeepMind CEO and cofounder said the US should lead the initiative, arguing that the country is the best place to set global standards “given its economic…
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Sorry, You’re (Probably) Never Going To Get Another Need For Speed Game
As Criterion focuses on Battlefield moving forward, Battlefield Studios Europe’s vice president and general manager, Rebecka Coutaz, has confirmed that the Need for Speed and Burnout franchises are not the focus of the company anymore. “We’re not here to talk about the past,” she said during a celebration of Criterion’s 30th anniversary (via IGN). When…