AI image generators like DALL-E and Midjourney have become an especially buzzy topic lately, and it’s easy to see why. Using machine learning models trained on billions of images, the systems tap into the allure of the black box, creating works that feel both alien and strangely familiar. Naturally, this Read more…
Fans think 2022 has been one of the best years for blockbusters this century. Critics think it’s been one of the worst. When Sony released its film adaptation of the video game “Uncharted” in February, critics were quick to tear it apart. The Wall Street Journal called it “bloodless, heartless, Read more…
SoundCloud CEO Michael Weissman told employees in an email that the company “will be making reductions to our global team that will impact up to 20% of our company.” “Making changes that affect people is incredibly hard. But it is one that is necessary given the challenging economic climate and Read more…
A recent media release from market research firm IDC predicts that Meta (the parent company of Facebook) may not be able to compete in the mixed-reality business in the long run if its strategy remains unchanged. The media release offers a bird’s-eye view of the virtual reality hardware marketplace. In Read more…
Mickey will be for the public domain in 2024, following U.S. copyright laws that state intellectual property on artistic work expires at the 95-year mark. When Mickey Mouse first appeared, Disney’s copyright was protected for 56 years. The company supported the Copyright Act of 1976 which extended protections for 75 Read more…
Monday Amazon posted a 15-second teaser trailer on Twitter for their upcoming Prime Video series The Lord of the Rings: the Rings of Power (premiering September 2nd) — drawing on two lavish one-minute trailers released earlier in the year. “The first season of Amazon’s show will be the most expensive Read more…
The BBC looks at a 100-year art projectin which famous authors write books that will not be published until the year 2113. An annual ceremony takes place near a forest of sapling trees which will be turned into paper in the year 2113 and then used for printing those books. Read more…