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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.
LEGO Propaganda Videos Rack Up Millions of Views as Iran Admits Sponsorship
AI-generated toy brick animations mocking world leaders show state actors adopting synthetic media for psychological warfare, while platforms struggle to define the line between satire and state propaganda.
YouTube's AI search experiment already showing accuracy problems
Google is testing a conversational AI search feature for YouTube that generates text summaries alongside video results. Early users report the system confidently states incorrect facts.
Google's AI Models Head to Classified Pentagon Networks
The tech giant joins OpenAI and xAI in providing artificial intelligence for defense operations, as hundreds of employees petition against the deal.
Swift Trademarks Voice After AI Deepfakes Hit 30 Million Views
Taylor Swift's company filed trademark applications covering her voice patterns and likeness, marking the first major artist attempt to claim legal ownership over AI training data.
Musk v. Altman Trial Opens With Dueling Visions of AI's Original Sin
Opening arguments began today in the lawsuit that could determine how AI companies balance profit motives with promises of public benefit.
SpaceX Eyes $60 Billion Cursor Deal in AI Coding Arms Race
The partnership would give SpaceX an option to acquire the AI coding startup, potentially reshaping competition with Anthropic's dominant Claude models in software engineering.
ComfyUI Raises $30M at Half-Billion Valuation for Node-Based AI Platform
The open-source interface that powers much of the AI art world's workflow experiments just became a venture-backed company, raising questions about the future of contributor-driven AI tools.