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AI performer Tilly Norwood rejects agency offers after viral breakthrough
One year after her viral introduction at the Zurich Summit, AI actress Tilly Norwood has declined traditional representation, despite numerous offers from the entertainment industry. Creator Eline van der Velden of Particle 6 stated that Norwood has become prominent enough that formal agency representation is unnecessary, and the company is instead focusing exclusively on AI-produced…
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Carousel owner puts family business up for sale after ticket dispute
Johanna Haas, 74, owner of The Entrance Historical Carousel on New South Wales’s Central Coast, has put the family business up for sale following a confrontational incident with a customer. A mother named Jessica, visiting with her 18-month-old daughter, became embroiled in a dispute over carousel tickets and refunds, with Ms Haas allegedly becoming aggressive…
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Cinetic Launches Vertical Leap, Investment Vehicle & Producing Pathway For Pro Athletes — Zurich Summit
Cinetic Media has launched Vertical Leap, an investment and producing programme designed to help professional athletes enter documentary filmmaking. Members will receive access to Cinetic’s projects, creative discussions and industry mentoring, with the longer-term aim of developing production careers beyond sport. Membership costs $25,000 a year and includes pitches for at least 10 documentaries from…
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Tilly Norwood Would Love to Work With Tom Holland and Olivia Colman: ‘But Only If It Were Their Digital Twins’ on an ‘AI Production’
Eline van der Velden, creator of the AI actress Tilly Norwood, reflected on the year since the actress’s controversial introduction at Zurich Film Festival, acknowledging both the backlash and unexpected success. Van der Velden explained that Tilly was created to bridge communication between the tech and entertainment industries, and her company Particle 6 has since…
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One Year On, Does AI Actress Tilly Norwood Have An Agent? “We Get Loads Of Offers, But No, We Don’t Need It” — Zurich Summit
AI actress Tilly Norwood returned to the Zurich Summit a year after her viral debut to discuss her career trajectory. When asked whether she had secured an agent in the intervening months, creator Eline van der Velden revealed that Particle 6 had deliberately declined representation despite receiving numerous offers. This decision underscores a significant departure…
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‘Sunshine’ Director Antoinette Jadaone Launches Ilaya Ilaya; Women-Led Slate Headed By Angelica Panganiban, Kaila Estrada, Eugene Domingo & Maris Racal
Filipino filmmaker and producer Antoinette Jadaone has launched Ilaya Ilaya with longtime collaborator Reign Anne De Guzman. The production company aims to support Filipino cinema, women-led stories, underrepresented genres and filmmakers working outside traditional studio and festival funding systems. Its initial slate includes the found-footage horror film Birdsong, supernatural comedy Chandra Catacutan And The Curse…
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City breaches scandal; Meta loses privacy case; Manhattan protests intensify
Manchester City has been found guilty of financial fair play breaches, whilst Meta suffered a legal defeat in New Mexico. A coordinated protest took place in Manhattan.
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Pocock condemns weak AI safeguards after Medicare portal breach
Independent senator David Pocock has criticised the Australian federal government after an OpenAI agent breached a Medicare statistics portal, arguing the incident shows voluntary AI safeguards are inadequate. He renewed calls for dedicated AI safety laws, saying the government had ignored expert warnings and shelved stronger proposals under industry pressure. The government proposed mandatory safeguards…
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Portrait of Hockney’s Stanley marks rare Dog Series auction debut
David Hockney’s Dog Painting 17, depicting his dachshund Stanley asleep on a cushion, is to be auctioned by Christie’s. It is the first work from Hockney’s acclaimed Dog Series to appear at auction, making the sale particularly rare and potentially significant for collectors. The painting is estimated at £1.5m-£2.5m and belongs to a group of…
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Manchester City found guilty on most charges in landmark case
An independent commission found Manchester City guilty of almost all of more than 100 charges in a landmark disciplinary case with no clear precedent in English football. The findings concern the period in which City became dominant under Abu Dhabi ownership, winning five Premier League titles and the Champions League while the Premier League was…