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Amrita Khalid

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    Audible and Amazon MGM partner to develop more TV series based on podcastsAudible and Amazon MGM partner to develop more TV series based on podcasts
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    Amrita Khalid
    BBC will stop using AI in Doctor Who promos.

    The marketing team for the longtime sci-fi series halted its use of generative AI for Doctor Who marketing emails following complaints, reports Deadline.

    The response from the BBC:

    As part of a small trial, marketing teams used generative AI technology to help draft some text for two promotional emails and mobile notifications to highlight Doctor Who programming available on the BBC.

    We followed all BBC editorial compliance processes and the final text was verified and signed-off by a member of the marketing team before it was sent. We have no plans to do this again to promote Doctor Who.

    BBC Will Stop Using AI For ‘Doctor Who’ Promotion After Receiving Complaints

    [Deadline]

    Amrita Khalid
    Amrita Khalid
    Apple’s latest macOS Sonoma‌ update comes with an explanation for recent security fixes.

    The macOS Sonoma‌‌‌ 14.4‌.1 / Ventura 13.6.6 update released today fixes bugs affecting Java apps and Audio Unit plug-ins for professional music apps. It also fixes a problem where USB hubs connected to external displays weren’t recognized.

    It also fixes the same security flaw that was addressed in updates to iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS last week. Image bugs identified by Google Project Zero could have led to code execution, so you should probably update ASAP.

    Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 With Fix for USB Hub Bug

    [MacRumors]

    Amrita Khalid
    Amrita Khalid
    OpenAI is pitching Sora to Hollywood.

    The AI company is scheduled to meet with a number of studios, talent agencies, and media executives in Los Angeles next week to discuss partnerships, sources familiar with the matter tell Bloomberg. Getting more filmmakers familiar with Sora, OpenAI’s upcoming text-to-video generator, is a major goal of the meetings.

    Although Sora is still awaiting a public release later this year, Bloomberg reports that a few A-list directors and actors have already been given access.

    AI generated video clip of a woman walking in Tokyo
    Sora-generated clip of a woman walking down a street in Tokyo.
    Image: OpenAI
    Amrita Khalid
    Amrita Khalid
    NASA’s tiny BurstCube satellite is en route to the International Space Station.

    BurstCube is aboard SpaceX’s Dragon resupply spacecraft, which launched on the Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Thursday. After it arrives and is unpacked, the shoebox-sized CubeSat will be released into orbit, where it will locate and study gamma-ray bursts linked to the gravitational waves that were first detected in 2016.

    You can see NASA’s simulation of the BurstCube below.

    CG rendering of the BurstCube satellite in space.
    BurstCube rendering.
    Image: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab burstcube-nasa.gif
    Amrita Khalid
    Amrita Khalid
    Reddit shares jumped as much as 70 percent in their NYSE debut before dropping back.

    Reddit (RDDT) is officially open for trading. According to CNBC, Reddit and selling shareholders raised about $750 million from the IPO.

    With its current share price of $48, the 19-year-old website now has a market cap of $7.6 billion as it pursues business growth via “advertising, monetizing commerce on the platform, and licensing data.”

    Reddit pops as much as 70% in NYSE debut after selling shares at top of range

    [CNBC]

    Amrita Khalid
    Amrita Khalid
    FX drops a trailer for The Veil, a spy thriller starring Elizabeth Moss.

    The new Hulu exclusive series features Moss as super spy Imogen Salter. According to FX’s show description, it explores “the surprising and fraught relationship between two women who play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London.” The show is written and executive produced by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders).

    The six-episode season is expected to debut on Hulu on April 30th.

    Amrita Khalid
    Amrita Khalid
    Threads is testing out a swipe-left.

    Users can swipe left on posts they don’t like, and swipe right on posts they do like.

    CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the feature in a Threads post today. In an email to The Verge, Meta confirmed that the dating app-inspired feature has been rolled out as a test to a limited number of users.

    Overwatch 2 unlocks all of its heroesOverwatch 2 unlocks all of its heroes
    Amrita Khalid
    Amrita Khalid
    Amrita Khalid
    India is driving more Amazon subs than any other country outside the US.

    And Prime Video’s staggering amount of Indian programming is a likely factor. Head of Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios Mike Hopkins told an audience in India on Tuesday that the country would be key to the streamer’s growth.

    Currently, Indian Prime users sign up for Prime Video more than any other Amazon benefit.

    Mike Hopkins: India Is Driving More Amazon Subs Than Anywhere Bar U.S.; Prime Video Unveils 69-Strong Slate

    [Deadline]

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