Topic: creative industries
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Luma AI's New 'Reasoning' Video Model: What Sets It Apart
Luma AI's Ray3 model introduces multimodal reasoning, enabling a structured, human-like creative process for generating professional-grade videos. Ray3 is accessible via Luma's Dream Machine and Adobe Creative Cloud, offering 4K HDR output and the ability to deconstruct prompts into iterative ste...
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AI Musician Lands Multi-Million Dollar Record Deal
A human artist secured a $3 million record deal for her AI-generated persona, Xania Monet, whose song topped the R&B chart, showcasing the convergence of human creativity and AI in the music industry. The AI platform used to create Monet's music is facing a major lawsuit for copyright infringemen...
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Africa's AI Ambitions: Shaping a Global Digital Future by 2025
The Unstoppable Africa 2025 forum announced major initiatives to position Africa as a key player in the global digital economy, focusing on expanding AI infrastructure and attracting investment for homegrown innovation. Key projects include Africa's first network of AI factories by 2026, powered ...
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AI Will Transform Every Job, Says Walmart CEO
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon asserts that AI will fundamentally reshape every job across all sectors, emphasizing that this transformation does not necessarily mean mass layoffs but will require significant investment in employee upskilling. AI's impact extends beyond white-collar roles to all workf...
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Anthropic's $1.5B Copyright Deal Shortchanges Writers
A $1.5 billion settlement will pay at least $3,000 each to half a million writers, resolving a class action lawsuit against Anthropic for using copyrighted books without permission. The settlement penalizes Anthropic for sourcing books through piracy rather than purchase, but does not address the...
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Chrome to Block Annoying Web Notifications Automatically
Google is updating Chrome to automatically disable notifications from websites users frequently ignore, targeting high-volume alerts that contribute to digital clutter and distraction. The feature builds on existing Android functionality and focuses on sites with low user interaction, as data sho...
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Microsoft Copilot's New AI Faces Bring Conversations to Life
Microsoft has launched an experimental Portraits feature for Copilot, introducing animated human avatars in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. to make voice interactions more engaging. The feature uses the VASA-1 technology to create real-time facial animations from static images, allowing users to s...
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