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AI-generated stories rated better quality than human-written ones, study finds
A new study has found that short stories generated by ChatGPT were rated as more absorbing, engaging and higher quality than those written by human authors, raising questions about AI’s growing capabilities in creative writing. The research, published in the journal Judgment and Decision Making, suggests people struggle to distinguish AI-written fiction from human-written work,…
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David Zaslav’s Summer Camp Dreams Fizzle Out
Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive David Zaslav has lost his bid to buy Mohawk Day Camp and its affiliated preschool, Mohawk Country Day School, in Westchester County, New York, after being outbid by private equity firm FitzWalter Capital Partners at a bankruptcy auction. Zaslav had entered the process as the stalking horse bidder through his…
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Paramount Q2 Profit Dips, With Streaming Boost Offset by TV Declines
Paramount Skydance reported a fall in second-quarter net profit, as growth in its streaming and studio businesses was outweighed by a sharper decline in its traditional television division. The results underline the ongoing shift in the company’s finances away from linear TV, which remains its largest segment but is losing advertising revenue and subscribers, even…
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Judge schedules Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery antitrust trial for March 2027
A US federal judge has finalised the trial schedule for the antitrust case seeking to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, setting proceedings to begin in March 2027 — later than Paramount had wanted. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin ordered the trial to run 12 court days, from 2 to 19 March 2027, with a final…
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June McDoom Announces Debut Album Follow The Light: Hear “Without You”
New York-based singer-songwriter June McDoom has signed to Jagjaguwar and announced her debut album, Follow The Light, due out on 16 October. Known for blending Jamaican reggae and folk influences absorbed during her South Florida upbringing with jazz training from her time in New York, McDoom has built up a following through EPs since 2022…
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David Ellison breaks silence on Paramount-WBD merger fight, CNN insiders don’t buy ‘lip service’ about network
Paramount Skydance chief executive David Ellison has spoken publicly for the first time about his company’s pursuit of a merger with Warner Bros Discovery, addressing pushback over the deal. According to the report, Ellison believes opposition to his plans is being overstated or mischaracterised, though the article’s detail on his exact remarks is limited in…
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Apple claims that even more ex-employees may have given trade secrets to OpenAI
Apple has told a court that its internal investigation has identified 11 further former employees who may have witnessed or been involved in the alleged sharing of trade secrets with OpenAI, expanding a lawsuit that already names two ex-staff members. The tech giant is seeking a preliminary injunction to halt OpenAI’s development of any devices…
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Being overweight or obese as a child harms girls’ fertility and slashes chances of becoming a mum, study suggests
A new study suggests that girls who are overweight or obese in childhood face significantly reduced fertility in adulthood and are less likely to become mothers compared with their healthy-weight peers. Researchers say excess weight during childhood appears to disrupt reproductive development, adding to a growing body of evidence linking early-life obesity to long-term health…