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Have Artists Reached Their Breaking Point With AI?
Musicians and producers are increasingly speaking out against the unchecked spread of AI tools in the music industry, arguing that generative models are being trained on artists’ work without consent and threaten to undermine genuine craftsmanship. Producer-songwriter Mike Sabath, who has worked with Raye, Jade, Niall Horan and Sabrina Carpenter among others, told Rolling Stone…
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‘Assassin’s Creed’ Comes to Life in a Daring New World Record
Red Bull athlete and stuntwoman Lilou Ruel has set a new world record by recreating the “Leap of Faith,” one of the most famous animations in the Assassin’s Creed video game series, jumping 18.2 metres into a haystack. The stunt arrives as the franchise enjoys a major resurgence following the release of Assassin’s Creed: Black…
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Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium Shows: How the Music Came Together, From Meticulous Arrangements to Last-Minute Tweaks
Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium residency, which wrapped up last weekend, was underpinned by months of meticulous musical preparation combined with the flexibility to adapt on the fly, according to key members of his band and production team. The three-night run marked the 25th and 30th anniversaries of his albums “The Blueprint” and “Reasonable Doubt”, with an…
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The 1987 movie that convinced Danny Trejo he’d finally made it as an actor: “This is it”
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All 5 Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson Movies, Ranked
– Collider ranks the five films that have featured both Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson, from weakest to best, noting the pair have starred together properly in only three of them. – Bottom of the list is “Loaded Weapon 1” (1993), a Lethal Weapon spoof in which Jackson plays a lead detective but Willis…
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Rising Costs Have Forced These Gamers To Make Tough Decisions
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The 1987 movie that made Steven Spielberg fall out with his directing hero: “It would be a big mistake”
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‘My Friend the Porn Star’ Review: German Documentary About Desire Is a Kooky, Kinky Delight
“My Friend the Porn Star” is a German documentary by director-star Rosa Friedrich that began life as one film and became another entirely, after her friend Timo, who wanted to be filmed having sex with various women to satisfy his exhibitionist urges, abruptly disappeared mid-production. Rather than abandon the project, Friedrich reworked the footage into…
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Path of Exile devs want it to be easier for new players, but still won’t let you skip its 20-hour campaign every league—at least not yet: ‘It feels very wrong to me’
Path of Exile developers have said they want to make the action RPG more approachable for new players, but are not yet ready to let people skip the game’s roughly 20-hour campaign at the start of every new league. Path of Exile relies on regular seasonal “leagues” that reset characters and introduce fresh content, and…
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Sony Music sues Udio again, asserting over 30,000 recordings a judge barred the major from adding to its original case
Sony Music Entertainment has filed a fresh copyright lawsuit against AI music firm Udio, alleging infringement of 30,117 sound recordings after a US judge blocked the label from adding these tracks to its existing case against the company. The move keeps the pressure on Udio, which remains the last major generative AI music platform without…