business & industry
Suno vs. ElevenMusic: The Real Difference Isn't the Music
Suno v6 and ElevenMusic v2.5 launched days apart. The real difference between them isn't sound quality, it's how each got its training data.
business & industry
ai tools
Dreamina Seedance 2.0 Is Now Available to US Companies, Hosted Entirely on US Infrastructure
fal now hosts Dreamina Seedance 2.0 entirely on US infrastructure for US companies, a real distinction from simple API access.
ai tools
Suno v6 Just Got Major Label Backing. Here's What That Means for Indie Scoring.
Suno v6 arrives with Warner and BMG backing, real progress toward legitimacy, though Universal and Sony are still suing. Here's what changed.
business & industry
An AI Filmmaker Was Secretly Hired to Fix a Hollywood Production's Budget Gap
A filmmaker says he was secretly hired to help a cash-strapped Hollywood production use AI, and calls the industry "full of hypocrites" about it.
ai tools
Nvidia Just Bought Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion. Here's What That Platform Actually Does
Nvidia just confirmed a $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face. Here's what the platform actually does, and why it matters to AI filmmaking.
business & industry
Markiplier Invests in Strada, Backing an Alternative to Cloud Storage
Markiplier invested in Strada, a cloud-free remote editing platform, continuing a pattern of backing accessible production infrastructure.
business & industry
This Travel Blogger Is the Next YouTuber Netflix Is Betting On
Travel YouTuber Drew Binsky is joining Netflix, the latest in a fast-moving wave of creator deals reshaping where YouTube's biggest names actually live.
business & industry
GoPro Just Sold Itself Into the Defense Industry for $285 Million
GoPro is merging with Starman Optical in a $285 million deal, pivoting toward AI data centers and defense while keeping its cameras alive.
business & industry
What Runway's Pivot Into Operating Systems Says About Its Video Tools
Runway's new Solaris interface generator reveals a bigger strategic pivot, away from video tools and toward general world simulation.
business & industry
Markiplier Just Became GoPro's Largest Shareholder, Betting on the Mission 1 Pro ILS
Markiplier acquired an 8.5% stake in GoPro, betting on the Mission 1 Pro ILS, but didn't disclose the investment in his own promo video for the camera.
business & industry
Tim Cook Turned the iPhone Into a Cinema Camera. His Successor Inherits an AI Problem
Tim Cook's Apple turned the iPhone into a real filmmaking tool. John Ternus inherits that legacy, and a real AI gap he's called "a marathon, not a sprint."
AI Filmmaking
The Studio Behind Roger Avary's AI Film Is Now Building a TV Slate
Ex Machina, the AI studio behind Roger Avary and Alex Proyas's upcoming films, is launching its first TV project, the AI-generated series Kira.