Julius Robert

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Julius Robert

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Julius is a senior writer covering all things Generative AI, Policy, Law and Hollywood for Megaton AI. He lives in Los Angeles, CA with his two dogs.

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Publishers Crash Google's AI Trial as Disney Escalates Video Copyright War
TechnologyFeb 20, 2026

Publishers Crash Google's AI Trial as Disney Escalates Video Copyright War

Cengage and Hachette seek to join class action against Google's Gemini AI while entertainment giants mount parallel attacks on video generation tools

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Foundry Buys Griptape to Wire AI Into VFX Pipelines
TechnologyFeb 20, 2026

Foundry Buys Griptape to Wire AI Into VFX Pipelines

The VFX software giant acquired the enterprise orchestration platform to give studios control over multiple AI models within existing production workflows.

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ByteDance Scrambles to Lock Down AI Video Tool After Hollywood Revolt
CopyrightFeb 18, 2026

ByteDance Scrambles to Lock Down AI Video Tool After Hollywood Revolt

Following legal threats from Disney and major studios, the TikTok parent company pledges stricter safeguards on Seedance 2.0 after the model generated unauthorized clips of Tom Cruise and other stars.

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OpenAI Exodus: Senior Staff Leave as Company Shifts Hard to ChatGPT
BusinessFeb 5, 2026

OpenAI Exodus: Senior Staff Leave as Company Shifts Hard to ChatGPT

Multiple departures from video and image teams reveal tensions as the $500 billion company abandons experimental research for immediate commercial gains.

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Warner Bros. escalates its lawsuit against Midjourney.
CopyrightJan 8, 2026

Warner Bros. escalates its lawsuit against Midjourney.

Warner Bros. is leveraging willful infringement claims at $150,000 per character to pressure AI platforms over unauthorized use of its IP.

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NextEra seeks $67 billion Dominion acquisition as AI power demands fase resistance from states
TechnologyMay 19, 2026

NextEra seeks $67 billion Dominion acquisition as AI power demands fase resistance from states

Proposed merger would create world's largest regulated utility while lawmakers in six states fight rate increases

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Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic co-founder to release Vatican's first AI encyclical
TechnologyMay 19, 2026

Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic co-founder to release Vatican's first AI encyclical

The Vatican's collaboration with a Silicon Valley AI company signals a new approach to technology ethics from the Catholic Church

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New AI System helps researchers with data collection on primates
TechnologyMay 16, 2026

New AI System helps researchers with data collection on primates

Computer vision tool tracks animals through dense vegetation and poor lighting that defeat traditional methods

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World's first AI art museum opens in Los Angeles this June
TechnologyMay 16, 2026

World's first AI art museum opens in Los Angeles this June

Dataland, co-founded by media artist Refik Anadol, anchors new Grand LA downtown development

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Open-source video diffusion research accelerates
TechnologyMay 16, 2026

Open-source video diffusion research accelerates

A GitHub repository tracking video diffusion papers has cataloged over 200 research projects in six months, documenting rapid expansion

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Tech giants mount lobbying push to shape federal AI rules
RegulationMay 13, 2026

Tech giants mount lobbying push to shape federal AI rules

OpenAI and Anthropic are opening Washington offices as Silicon Valley races to influence AI regulation before Congress acts.

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OpenGame Lets Anyone Generate Playable Star Wars and Harry Potter Games in Seconds
TechnologyMay 6, 2026

OpenGame Lets Anyone Generate Playable Star Wars and Harry Potter Games in Seconds

A new open-source AI from Chinese researchers creates complete browser games from text prompts, and its demos brazenly use Disney and Warner Bros. IP without permission.

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