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ElevenLabs Partners With Hasbro’s AI Studios to License Transformers, Mr. Potato Head, Clue Characters and More for AI Use

3 June 2026 at 20:50
Mr. Potato Head, Optimus Prime and Mr. Monopoly are uniting — in the world of AI.  AI audio startup ElevenLabs has partnered with Hasbro to bring a collection of the toy and game company’s suite of characters, including some from Transformers, the board games Monopoly and Clue, Mr. Potato Head and to its Iconic Marketplace, its […]

New York Times Publisher Warns That AI Companies Are Making Choices That ‘Violate Settled Law’ and Could Cause a ‘Great Deal of Unnecessary Harm’

1 June 2026 at 15:27
New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger warned that AI companies were making choices that could lead to “a great deal of unnecessary harm” to the news business and the public’s access to reliable sources, in a speech delivered during the World News Media Congress in France on Monday. Companies leading the development of generative-AI systems — including […]

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  • AI Music Company Suno Raises $400 Million at $5.4 Billion Valuation Corbin Bolies
    Suno, an AI music generation platform, pocketed $400 million in its latest funding round, which the company says values the company at $5.4 billion. The funding round, announced Wednesday, was led by Bond Capital, with IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon Capital Management and Quiet joining the mix. Previous investors who joined the Series D funding […]
     

AI Music Company Suno Raises $400 Million at $5.4 Billion Valuation

3 June 2026 at 15:20
Suno, an AI music generation platform, pocketed $400 million in its latest funding round, which the company says values the company at $5.4 billion. The funding round, announced Wednesday, was led by Bond Capital, with IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon Capital Management and Quiet joining the mix. Previous investors who joined the Series D funding […]

Martin Scorsese Backs AI Company and Says He’s Using It to Storyboard Movies: ‘We Have to Be Open to How’ Cinema Can ‘Evolve’

2 June 2026 at 17:57
Martin Scorsese is the latest Oscar-winning director to hop on the AI wagon, joining the AI firm Black Forest Labs as an adviser in a bid to “push the bounds of creativity to create deeper and richer experiences for audiences.” “Cinema is a young medium, only around 125 years old, so we have to be […]

I Saw ‘Hell Grind,’ the AI Film From Cannes. The Plot Is Nonsensical, but the Visuals Were Shockingly Realistic

10 June 2026 at 13:59
Some facets of a trip to see an AI-generated movie mimic seeing a regular one. You’re seated in a theater, one thankfully with reclining chairs. Living, breathing human beings take up the seats surrounding you. A bowl of popcorn, ostensibly popped by humans, sits in front of you. But everything you see and hear on […]

AI Firm Utopai Studios Launches Enhanced 2.0 Version of Generative Video Platform

2 June 2026 at 12:00
Utopai Studios unveiled the second version of its AI video storytelling platform PAI, less than three months after its initial version debuted. The company introduced the generative video platform PAI in March, allowing users to tinker with videos across each step of the creative process. The goal was to produce visual stories without the need […]

Warner Music Acquires Sureel AI, a Platform That Aims to Protect Music and Other Assets From Unauthorized Use and Monetization

10 June 2026 at 14:04
Warner Music Group on Wednesday announced its acquisition of the startup Sureel AI, a platform that uses a technology called “AI DNA” in an effort to protect creative projects and other intellectual property — including music, voices, likeness and performance — from unauthorized use and monetization by AI training models. Terms of the deal were […]

Stan Lee ‘Returns’ Under AI Pact: ElevenLabs Licenses Marvel Legend’s Voice and Likeness

27 May 2026 at 16:00
Marvel Comics has long resurrected iconic characters for second acts. Now ElevenLabs is doing the same for Marvel’s most famous creator, Stan Lee — in a sense. The AI audio company on Wednesday said it struck an expansive deal with Stan Lee Universe, the joint venture between Genius Brands International and POW! Entertainment, to add the […]

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