Topic: creative control

  • Google's AI Max Expands Globally, Empowering Advertisers

    Google's AI Max Expands Globally, Empowering Advertisers

    Google has globally launched AI Max for Search campaigns, providing advanced AI tools for optimization, enhanced control, and creative oversight to advertisers. The tool is accessible across multiple Google platforms and includes features like one-click experiments and text guidelines for brand-s...

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  • ‘Squid Game’ Creator Invests in AI Firm TwelveLabs to Speed Up Production (EXCLUSIVE)

    ‘Squid Game’ Creator Invests in AI Firm TwelveLabs to Speed Up Production (EXCLUSIVE)

    Firstman Studio, founded by "Squid Game" creator Hwang Dong-hyuk, has invested $3 million in AI firm TwelveLabs to enhance production workflows through advanced video indexing and metadata tools. TwelveLabs' technology analyzes video, audio, and contextual elements to make archived footage search...

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  • EA Buyout Stuns Gaming Industry: Key Reactions

    EA Buyout Stuns Gaming Industry: Key Reactions

    A private-equity consortium, including Saudi Arabia's PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, has acquired Electronic Arts in a $55 billion leveraged buyout, marking a major shift in the gaming industry. The deal raises concerns about creative control, increased soft power for state-controlled f...

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  • My New Favorite Photoshop AI Tool Merges Images Instantly

    My New Favorite Photoshop AI Tool Merges Images Instantly

    The Photoshop beta's Harmonize feature automatically adjusts lighting and shadows to create seamless digital composites, saving significant editing time despite minor imperfections like artifacts. To use Harmonize, install the Photoshop beta via the Creative Cloud app's Beta tab, then apply it to...

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  • Subnautica 2 Drama Escalates With Lawsuit and Leaks

    Subnautica 2 Drama Escalates With Lawsuit and Leaks

    Subnautica 2's developers are suing publisher Krafton over creative control and financial disputes, with the game's future now uncertain amid legal battles. The conflict centers on a $250 million performance-based payout and disagreements over the game's readiness, with Krafton claiming leadershi...

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  • Spotify Connects Directly to rekordbox, Serato, and djay

    Spotify Connects Directly to rekordbox, Serato, and djay

    Spotify now integrates directly with major DJ software like rekordbox and Serato, allowing Premium subscribers to access their libraries and playlists within these applications. This feature streamlines DJ workflows by enabling effortless mixing from Spotify's catalog and personal playlists, curr...

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  • My New Favorite Photoshop AI Tool Merges Images Instantly

    My New Favorite Photoshop AI Tool Merges Images Instantly

    The Photoshop AI Harmonize tool, available in the beta version, intelligently blends images by matching lighting and shadows, making compositing faster and more accessible for all users. It generates multiple variations for each composite, allowing users to select the best result, though minor ar...

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  • Showrunner Aims to Use AI to Restore Lost Orson Welles Footage

    Showrunner Aims to Use AI to Restore Lost Orson Welles Footage

    Showrunner is using AI to recreate the lost footage from Orson Welles' *The Magnificent Ambersons*, which was drastically cut by the studio against his wishes. The project combines generative AI with historical research, using Welles' notes and digital face-swapping to approximate the original ca...

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