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YouTube Teams With CAA to Let Talent Identify — and Pull Down — AI Deepfakes of Themselves

In what’s being touted as the first partnership of its kind, CAA is collaborating with YouTube on a program promising to let actors, athletes and other talent fight back against AI-generated...

Netflix Gets Festive With Virtual Yule Logs for ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Bridgerton,’ ‘Spellbound’

Now burning up on Netflix: a new spin on the classic TV yule-log. With less than two weeks to go before Christmas, Netflix has launched three themed virtual yule...

Judge Blocks Onion’s Acquisition of Infowars Assets, Saying ‘I Don’t Think It’s Enough Money’

A bankruptcy judge in Texas rejected the bid of satire site the Onion to acquire the assets of Infowars — the bankrupt outlet of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones — saying the...

Corporate Executive Security Teams Reviewing Whether to ‘Dial Up’ Safety Measures in Wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing

Following the shocking murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel this week, security teams responsible for ensuring the safety of senior corporate execs are taking stock of...

‘Hot Ones’ Turned Down Kamala Harris as Guest Because Show Didn’t Want to ‘Delve Into Politics,’ Campaign Staffer Says

Donald Duck got a spicy sit-down on “Hot Ones.” VP Kamala Harris had no such luck. Not that it would have changed the outcome of the election, but the Harris campaign...

DirecTV Ditches Dish Deal

The U.S.’s two satellite TV providers aren’t getting hitched anymore, at least anytime soon. DirecTV on Thursday formally announced that it was nixing the agreement with EchoStar to buy Dish...

Promise, a Generative AI Studio Startup, Raises Seed Funding From Peter Chernin, Andreessen Horowitz: ‘This Is a Transformational Moment in Entertainment’

Is generative artificial intelligence Hollywood’s friend or foe? A new studio venture, which has received backing from Peter Chernin and venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, is enthusiastically in the former camp —...

Are You Smarter Than ‘SmartLess’ Host Sean Hayes? New Podcast ‘ClueLess’ Will Let You Find Out

Here’s your chance to outwit “SmartLess” co-host Sean Hayes. SmartLess Media, the company behind the popular “SmartLess” podcast hosted by Hayes, Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, is gearing up to launch...

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