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Tom Rothman Fetes Columbia Pictures Centennial, Talks Quentin Tarantino, Streaming & How To Bring Young Audiences Back To Movie Theaters

deadline.com Even though his traditionalist strategy made him an unlikely candidate, we included Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman Tom Rothman in our 2022 Cannes Disruptors magazine.…

Alibaba boosts E-commerce edge with AI, despite shrinking market share

aol.com May 17, 2024 at 9:52 AM Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA), confronted by a fierce e-commerce market in China, is leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance its…

Sony warns 700 AI devs, music streaming companies on content misuse

cointelegraph.com Sony cracks down on AI developers like OpenAI and Microsoft with a letter that prohibits them from using its content to train or develop commercial AI systems.

Hot Spots: Screen Ireland CEO Désirée Finnegan Talks Plans To Build Upon Critical & Commercial Success Of Irish Film

deadline.com It’s been 31 years since Screen Ireland (formerly the Irish Film Board) was re-established by the now President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins. In those years, the government…

OpenAI vs Google’s Gemini: All the major AI updates to know about this week

euronews.com AI voice assistants stole the show this week as tech companies made major announcements. This week was all about artificial intelligence (AI) competitors showing off their…

3 Streaming Stocks to Sell in May Before They Crash & Burn

investorplace.com Here are three stocks to sell as the streaming war cools down It’s now apparent that the streaming wars are over, and Netflix (NASDAQ: ) has emerged victorious. One point…

Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’ Logs Fourth Week at No. 1 In Australia

billboard.com Taylor Swift makes it a month on top in Australia with The Tortured Poets Department (Universal), while Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help” featuring Morgan Wallen roars to No.…

Sony Music warns AI companies over the use of its songs

siliconrepublic.com One of the world’s biggest music publishers, Sony has written to more than 700 tech companies asking them to refrain from using its content for training AI. In the latest…

CAMON 30 Series Guarantee a 3-year Android Updates Up to Android 16

benzinga.com HONG KONG, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovative technology brand TECNO confirmed that its newest smartphone, the CAMON 30 Series, will receive an outstanding 3 years of…

Sony Dates New ‘Insidious’ Movie For Summer 2025

deadline.com Sony has dated a new film in its Insidious horror franchise from Blumhouse Productions for release on August 29, 2025, the studio revealed Thursday evening. No further…

‘The Big Cigar’ Review: Apple TV+ Limited Series Should’ve Been a Movie

thewrap.com “The Big Cigar” had a long journey to the screen. It was first set up at Sony in 2012 as a film adaptation of a Playboy article by journalist Joshuah Berman, who had…

New ‘Insidious’ Film Confirmed as Sony Sets August 2025 Release Date

variety.com A new entry in the “Insidious” franchise has been set for the theaters. A new installment of the Blumhouse Productions horror property, co-produced by Screen Gems, has been…

Sony Puts Over 700 AI Firms on Blast Over Music Copyright Violations

decrypt.co Sony Music Group has made a broad preemptive strike against artificial intelligence, putting AI companies on notice that it will not allow its music to be used for model…

‘Silk: Spider Society’ Series Not Going Forward At Amazon

deadline.com At its first upfront presentation this week, Amazon announced a green light for Noir, based on the Marvel comic, with Nicolas Cage set to star. Noir was to be the second in…

Marvel’s ‘Silk: Spider Society’ Dead at Amazon

hollywoodreporter.com The writing was basically on the wall for this one. Amazon’s Marvel drama Silk: Spider Society — from producers Sony Pictures Television — is no longer moving forward at the…

‘Silk: Spider Society’ Live-Action Series No Longer Moving Forward at Amazon

variety.com The “Silk: Spider Society” live-action series has been scrapped at Amazon. The show was originally greenlit in November 2022 in a deal with Sony Pictures Television to…

Sony, Sharp stick with Japan smartphone business despite iPhone's grip

asia.nikkei.com TOKYO/OSAKA -- Even in an iPhone-dominated Japanese market with lackluster growth prospects, domestic electronics makers like Sony Group and Sharp have found reasons to keep…

The best AirPods of 2024

businessinsider.com When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Apple's AirPods lineup includes three earbud models and one over-head headphone…

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Reboot Sets Summer 2025 Release at Columbia Pictures

thewrap.com Sony and Columbia Pictures have set the upcoming reboot to “I Know What You Did Last Summer” for release on July 18, 2025.The film joins a release slot alongside Paramount’s…

Sony Dates ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ For Summer 2025

deadline.com Sony announced on Thursday that its new I Know What You Did Last Summer film from director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Do Revenge) will be released via Columbia Pictures on…

Internet Archive Fails to Dismiss Record Labels’ Copyright Lawsuit

torrentfreak.com Several major music labels, including Capitol, Sony, and UMG, sued the Internet Archive last year over its 'Great 78' phonograph archiving project. With hundreds of millions…

Comedian Kyle Gordon Signs With CAA

deadline.com New York-based creator, comedian, actor, writer Kyle Gordon has signed wtih CAA for representation. Gordon has emerged as one of the most popular comedians on TikTok and…

The Sony PlayStation Portal Is Back In Stock: Here’s Where To Pick One Up Online

variety.com Although it was released back in Nov. 2023, the Sony PlayStation Portal has been sold out just about everywhere. Thanks to high demand, the remote player just can’t seem to…

Sony and Apollo make formal $26-billion joint bid for Paramount

latimes.com Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management have officially put in a bid for Paramount Global, as competition for the storied film and TV company continues to…

Don't Train AI On Our Content And Artists, Sony Warns AI Companies

benzinga.com Sony Group Corp's SONY Sony Music Group, one of the world's largest record labels, has issued a stark warning to artificial intelligence companies and music streaming…

Sony Music Warns AI Developers Not to Use Its Content for Training

variety.com Sony Music Group is sending out warnings to what sources say are around 700 AI developers and music streaming services, warning them not to use its content to train AI.…

Glen Powell’s Parents Showed Up on His Red Carpet With Signs Trolling Him: ‘Stop Trying to Make Glen Powell Happen’ and ‘It’s Never Gonna Happen’

variety.com Glen Powell remained the king of grassroots publicity at an Austin, Texas, screening of his new Netflix movie, Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man.” The leading man hit the red…

Alibaba taps AI to defend Chinese e-commerce crown

asia.nikkei.com SHANGHAI -- Facing an increasingly cutthroat e-commerce market at home, China's Alibaba Group Holding is relying on artificial-intelligence-powered tools for both shoppers…

Sony lays down the gauntlet on AI, warning 700 companies against training algorithms on its music

fortune.com Sony Music Group, one of the world’s biggest record labels, warned artificial intelligence companies and music streaming platforms not to use the company’s content without…

Sony Music Warns Artificial Intelligence Companies: Don’t Harvest Our Data

billboard.com Sony Music warned tech companies not to mine its recordings, compositions, lyrics and more “for any purposes, including in relation to training, developing, or…

Study: More Americans have gaming subscription than gym membership

thedesk.net The research study from Parks Associates found streaming video services to be one of the most-dominant subscription products purchased by Americans. The research study from…

The 25 best PlayStation 5 games

polygon.com Many games are huge. Others are endless. Some are so exciting that they swallow our news feeds whole. That’s where Polygon’s What to Play comes in: We curate the best, most…

Francis Ford Coppola’s Cannes Entry ‘Megalopolis’ to Get Global Imax Release

hollywoodreporter.com Imax is going big, mega actually, unveiling on Thursday that Francis Ford Coppola’s highly-anticipated Megalopolis, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday…

SonyLIV, Hansal Mehta, Applause Entertainment Set ‘Scam 2010: The Subrata Roy Saga’

variety.com Streamer SonyLIV, filmmaker Hansal Mehta and studio Applause Entertainment have combined again for “Scam 2010: The Subrata Roy Saga.” Based on the book “Sahara: the Untold…

Move Over, Walmart and Chipotle: Wall Street Has a New Stock-Split Stock

finance.yahoo.com Volatility is something that's inescapable for investors on Wall Street. With the exception of 2024, we've witnessed the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq…

SonyLIV, Applause Entertainment & Hansal Mehta Reunite For ‘Scam 2010: The Subrata Roy Saga’

deadline.com SonyLIV is getting the gang back together for another Scam. The Indian streamer has ordered a third series in the crime drama franchise, titled Scam 2010: The Subrata Roy…

‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’: First Reactions From Public Screenings

hollywoodreporter.com Bad Boys: Ride or Die, the fourth film in Sony’s action franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, had its first public screenings on Wednesday night, and the first…

Quebec Production Hopes to Bounce Back With ‘Crucial’ Tax Incentives

variety.com With the effects of the 2023 strikes growing smaller in the rearview mirror, Quebec has fine-tuned its incentives and is revving up for more than just a simple recovery in…

The unlikely staying power of the humble floppy disk

theweek.com When Sony stopped manufacturing new floppy disks in 2011, most assumed the outdated storage medium – of which there is only a finite, decreasing number left – would die off.…

Sony’s Sweat-Proof Wireless Earbuds Are Marked Down to $59 at Walmart

billboard.com All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the…

Sony unveils two new Xperia smartphones with a controversial display change for movie fans

whathifi.com Sony has unleashed its latest pair of Xperia smartphones for 2024. It is continuing the Roman numeral naming convention with the Xperia 1 VI and Xperia 10 VI – however,…

Lainey Wilson Performs ‘Wildflowers and Wild Horses’ & ‘Country’s Cool Again’

billboard.com Lainey Wilson performs her song “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” and “Country’s Cool Again” at Billboard’s Country Power Players 2024. Read the lyrics below and stay tuned for…

Buyout Bonanza: 7 Undervalued Gems Ripe for a Private Equity Takeover

investorplace.com These seven buyout stocks to buy have been or could soon be the subject of takeover rumors With global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) volume set to rise by 50% this year,…

Best early Prime Day headphone deals: What to expect and discounts you can snag right now

businessinsider.com When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Early Prime Day headphone deals include discounts on Apple AirPods. Amazon;…

Red Dead Redemption 2 returns to PlayStation Plus in May offerings

polygon.com PlayStation Plus is Sony’s equivalent of Xbox’s Game Pass service, and games come and go from the catalog over time. While not every game is on the service, and some rotate…

Raspberry Pi: how push for child programming skills inspired a coding generation

theguardian.com Raspberry Pi, whose popular minicomputers are sold around the world, has come a long way since its co-founder Jack Lang had to store some of the first batch of single-board…

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare welcomes Emmy-Award winning actor Dennis Quaid to annual Foundation Luncheon

benzinga.com MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and the Methodist Healthcare Foundation will host its 22nd annual Methodist Healthcare Luncheon…

The incredible rise of Chinese Tesla rival BYD, which just unveiled a Cybertruck competitor

aol.com None Chinese automaker BYD briefly eclipsed Tesla as the world's top seller of electric vehicles. • None Even without access to the American market, BYD's affordable EVs are…

The best Dolby Atmos soundbars of 2024

businessinsider.com When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more The best Dolby Atmos soundbars feature up-firing speaker drivers to simulate…

Tame Impala Catalog Acquired By Sony Music Publishing

billboard.com Kevin Parker of Tame Impala has sold his complete song catalog to Sony Music Publishing. The deal expands Parker’s longstanding relationship with SMP, which has published…

Tame Impala Frontman Kevin Parker Sells Entire Song Catalog, Including Work With Dua Lipa, Rihanna and Others, to Sony Music Publishing

variety.com Sony Music Publishing today announced it has acquired the catalog of Tame Impala singer/ songwriter/ producer Kevin Parker, who has also worked extensively with Dua Lipa,…

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