Spotify Inks Licensing Deal With Believe Music for AI Remixing Tool
Spotify has struck a content licensing deal with the France-based independent music company Believe ahead of its forthcoming AI-powered remixing tool, an agreement that also covers Believe’s digital d
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20.10.2026
AI Could ‘Absolutely’ Replace Human Actors, CEO of Generative AI Startup Runway Says at Italy’s View Conference: ‘It’s Already Happening in a Way’
Durng a fireside chat entitled “Every Pixel Will Be Generated” at Turin’s View Conference, an audience member asked Cristóbal Valenzuela, the co-CEO of generative AI startup Runway, whether AI could e
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20.10.2026
Human-AI Indian Music Label Raagverse Launches With ‘Janaa Hai Toh Jao’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Raagverse, a new Indian music label that pairs human songwriting with AI production tools, will release its first album, “Janaa Hai Toh Jao,” on Oct. 20. The label is the latest venture from Amita Mad
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20.10.2026
AI Cloning Could Become the Biggest Threat to Video Game Playtests
ReVamp developer Digital Sun is limiting an upcoming playtest to combat AI cloning fears
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19.10.2026
Collage, a New Management and Investment Company, Launches as a Bridge Between AI-First Studios and Hollywood (EXCLUSIVE)
As Hollywood continues to navigate the plethora of questions surrounding AI and its place in the industry, one former talent agent hopes to be the link between everyone involved. Enter Collage, a new
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19.10.2026
Ticketmaster Goes All-In on AI, Names Ex-Amazon Exec as Chief Technology Officer
Bot attacks have plagued Ticketmaster for years, so to combat it, the ticketing service is shaking up its executive ranks and going all-in on AI. Ticketmaster has hired Jim Freeman as its chief techno
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19.10.2026
Chronicle Media Takes Aim at Content’s Discovery Problem
The explosion of content across social platforms has made producing and distributing entertainment easier than ever. Finding the right audience for it is another matter. Chronicle Media is betting art
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19.10.2026
Jenna Ortega Says She Hopes ‘Klara and the Sun’ Encourages People to ‘Put Down the Computers and Phones’ as Dystopian Film World Premieres in London
Jenna Ortega hopes that her new film, the dystopian sci-fi “Klara and the Sun,” can remind people to live in the moment in the age of AI and all-consuming technology. “I think we gotta put our focus o
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16.10.2026
YouTube to Label AI-Generated Songs Across Its Platforms: Listeners ‘Want Transparency’
YouTube will label AI-generated songs across its main website and YouTube Music, the latest service to publicly mark tracks as not produced by humans. “Generative AI is opening up new ways for artists
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14.10.2026
GTA 6 Leaks, Epic's AI Woes, No Man's Sky Mobile and the Best AAA of the Year...
This week on Point It Out! We discuss the unfolding news around the GTA 6 Cyberleek leaks, a gaming favorite going to mobile and the sneaky favorite for AAA game of the year.Plus, Polygon Editor-At-La
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14.10.2026
Xavier Becerra’s Film Policy Is Vague. Was It Written by AI?
On his campaign website, Xavier Becerra has a page devoted to Hollywood. The 1,600-word policy statement is long on platitudes — “California Is the Home of Film and TV and We Intend to Keep It That Wa
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14.10.2026
Russell T Davies Calls BBC Boss’ AI ‘Doctor Who’ Comment ‘Clumsy’ and Teases Show’s Future: ‘You’ll Start to See Production’ in ‘Summer Next Year’
Outgoing “Doctor Who” showrunner Russell T. Davies has criticized BBC director general Matt Brittin over recent comments he made regarding an AI-generated episode of the cult show. Speaking at the Roy
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14.10.2026
Russell T Davies criticises BBC boss's 'clumsy' AI Doctor Who comments
BBC director general Matt Brittin said he had seen a "pretty good" AI-generated episode of the show.
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14.10.2026
18 Years Later, the MCU Just Killed Off One of Its Oldest Heroee
In episode 2 of VisionQuest, J.A.R.V.I.S. sacrifices himself to save the other AI, giving a fitting farewell to a longrunning MCU character
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14.10.2026
‘Just Dance: Decades of Hits’ Costume Designer Breaks Down the New Game’s Look and Not Using AI: ‘It’s Our Art’
At a time when AI is increasingly being used to replace human creativity, “Just Dance” is refusing to change its hands-on approach. The Ubisoft dance game, which just launched “Just Dance: Decades of
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14.10.2026
South Africa’s Cash Rebate Bounces Back, African Verticals Lift Off and AI at a Crossroads: 10 Takeaways From the Durban FilmMart
The Durban FilmMart wrapped its 17th edition on Oct. 12 with a boisterous awards ceremony that offered a fitting exclamation point to a four-day event whose rousing turn-out — with more than 1,100 ind
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13.10.2026
Antonio Banderas Set to Play Hernán Cortés in AI-Heavy Movie
Antonio Banderas will step into the shoes of Hernán Cortés in an upcoming title about the Spanish conquistador.
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13.10.2026
Fortnite-maker Epic Games confirms 'huge pivot' towards using AI
The US firm's boss responds to critics, saying "much of the room wants it to be 2016, but it's not".
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13.10.2026
Dragon Quest Creator Has a New Game, but It's AI-Generated
Yuji Horii praises AI for significantly reducing game development time, allowing him to produce a new game within 30 minutes.
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13.10.2026
DistroKid Removed Songs From Streaming Platforms in Response to UMG Copyright Suit
Though the distributor was ostensibly targeting AI slop and potentially infringing content, numerous artists said their original music was hit with takedowns
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12.10.2026