Artificial Intelligence
Stories and news coverage about artificial intelligence, particularly as it relates to the film and television industries, local media, advertising, broadcasting, streaming, measurement, data and marketing.
Canva to lay off workers, require return to offices
Co-Founder and CEO Melanie Perkins said the restructuring follows the company's first significant slowdown in growth in a decade.
Microsoft to end Copilot support on LG, Samsung smart TVs
The feature is set to disappear sometime before the end of the year, according to messages seen by The Desk and others.
Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 workers amid AI spending push
Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees as the company looks to control expenses while pouring billions of dollars into artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Anthropic IPO could raise $100 billion at $2 trillion valuation
The company plans to keep its flagship product, Claude, free of advertising; founders cautioned about safety concerns that could cause slower development compared to competitors like ChatGPT and Gemini.
Free Live Sports rolls out personalized recommendations through Gizmeon pact
By operating on a new platform, Free Live Sports can now offer personalized, AI-powered content recommendations to sports fans, the companies said.
The Weather Company unveils AI-based forecast product for local TV stations
The tool helps stations prepare weather stories for broadcast TV, streaming, websites, social media and mobile platforms.
Ex-TEGNA exec Adrienne Roark joins media tech firm Genna
Genna develops artificial intelligence tools that help news organizations convert reporting into video programming.
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Google signs AI licensing partnership with CNN
CNN says it will receive compensation in exchange for providing Google with access to its content to train AI programs and features.
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Fox expands AI-powered linear TV ad buying with agencies
Fox says the platform has progressed from technical demonstrations to executing transactions for live advertising campaigns.
Saudi man arrested for bugging ChatGPT developer offices
Prosecutors say Abdulrahman Alfozan installed a surveillance device on a smart TV in a conference room used by OpenAI to discuss sensitive matters.
USA Today files $250 million copyright lawsuit against OpenAI
The newspaper giant claims OpenAI's ChatGPT was trained on more than 100,000 local and national news articles without permission.
ChatGPT to begin displaying image-based ad spots
ChatGPT will begin rendering image-based advertising in the United States later this month; a handful of buyers are already committed to the project.