Entertainment
Can mass media survive in the age of personal media? What gadgets will we watch future movies on? Can you make a living working in the metaverse? This page covers the trends and news that will guide the future of entertainment.
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https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/peripherals/streamlabs-says-youll-be-able-to-change-the-look-of-its-ai-twitch-stream-co-host-but-my-heebies-are-still-jeebied/
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What's shown at CES is always a big sign of where tech companies are headed in the year ahead, and to nobody's surprise, 2025's show was all about AI. Every company under the sun seems to be giving us its own AI these days, or backing the horse of an established one they've built new hardware entirely for.
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https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/qatar-airways-debuts-sama-the-first-ai-cabin-crew-as-she-shares-authentic-travel-moments-layover-highlights-and-cabin-life-stories-on-instagram/
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Qatar Airways has unveiled Sama, the world's first AI-powered digital human cabin crew, ready to redefine the airline's connection with travelers. Sama isn't just a technological marvel—she's a charismatic digital personality who will engage a global audience through her Instagram account, @SamaOnTheMove.
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https://www.wallpaper.com/tech/ces-2025-a-collection-of-this-years-conceptual-tech-and-real-world-innovations
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Wallpaper
Robotics held a big sway for fair goers at this year's CES, now with the added promise (or threat) of increased AI integration. In fact, it was hard to find anything that hadn't had some form of AI fairy dust sprinkled over it, much to the delight of the chip makers and software companies that...
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https://www.christophtrappe.com/are-podcasts-scripted-some-are-but-heres-what-must-be-considered/
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For businesses considering podcasting or already recording podcasts as a marketing channel, the decision to script episodes is an important one. It depends on goals, format, and...
For businesses considering podcasting or already recording podcasts as a marketing channel, the decision to script episodes is an important one. It depends on goals, format, and...
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https://blog.wishpond.com/post/115675448518/influencer-marketing-trends-2
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"Explore 30 top influencer marketing trends with actionable tips and real examples to boost your campaigns." The influencer marketing landscape constantly evolves, with trends shaping how brands connect with audiences. Staying ahead of these trends is crucial for businesses leveraging influencer collaborations effectively.
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https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/402467/
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Brands continue to struggle with getting the ideal generative AI-generated content in front of consumers that will entice them to make a purchase or at the very least, inquire about products through a click or search on their website. Some creators are optimistic, while others have a negative opinion of the technology and how it works, despite the technology offering the industry new ways to imagine, produce, and deliver messages.
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/video-editing-app-captions-switches-to-a-freemium-model-to-boost-growth/
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Video editing app Captions is looking to cash in on uncertainty around TikTok and ByteDance's video editing app CapCut's future in the U.S. by turning to a freemium model.
The app, backed by Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz, has been a paid-only app until now. However,...
The app, backed by Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz, has been a paid-only app until now. However,...
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/nvidias-ai-avatar-sat-on-my-computer-screen-and-weirded-me-out/
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Nvidia unveiled a prototype AI avatar at CES 2025 that lives on your PC's desktop. The AI assistant, R2X, looks like a video game character, and it can help you navigate apps on your computer.
The R2X avatar is rendered and animated using Nvidia's AI models, and users can run the avatar on...
The R2X avatar is rendered and animated using Nvidia's AI models, and users can run the avatar on...
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https://www.campaignlive.com/article/will-recent-changes-x-meta-impact-agencies-media-buys/1901741
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Forbesreported last week that the CEO of Linda Yaccarino, "quietly" confirmed theincorporation of cryptocurrenciessuch as Bitcoin into the platform. However, "neither Musk nor Yaccarino have mentioned Bitcoin or crypto directly in relation to payments on X," according to the article. Yaccarinopostedto "In 2024, X changed the world.
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https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/how-ai-is-redefining-death-memory-and-immortality/article69080726.ece
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Imagine attending a funeral where the person who has died speaks directly to you, answering your questions and sharing memories. This happened at the funeral of Marina Smith, a Holocaust educator who died in 2022. Thanks to an AI technology company called StoryFile, Smith seemed to interact naturally with her family and friends.
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https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2025/01/09/scams-security-synthetic-stars-how-brands-agencies-can-lead-world-ai-deception
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Thedrum
With CES in full flow, marketers have descended on 'Sin City' and are being seduced by the very latest AI and tech developments. In her latest CEO Soapbox column, Jill Smith of Iris warns against gambling with consumer trust in the digital world.As CES 2025 kicks off this week, AI and digital...
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https://digiday.com/marketing/the-four-trends-to-watch-in-the-2025-creator-economy/
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Digiday
The creator economy is gearing up for significant change over the next year — from the rise of AI and creator-founded businesses to the growth of long-term brand partnerships and embrace of long-form content.As a whole, the creator economy continues to significantly transform, moving beyond...
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https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=43199
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Digitaltvnews
Global AR Leader XREAL Showcases Revolutionary New Experiences in Collaboration with Industry Titans. LAS VEGAS — XREAL, the worldwide leader in augmented reality (AR), is announcing a series of groundbreaking collaborations and a new distributor agreement at the annual Consumer Electronics Show 2025 trade show (CES).
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https://futurism.com/ceo-bragged-replacing-workers-ai-job
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Last month, Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski boasted that he hadn't hired anyone in a year as a result of his company embracing AI.Klarna's workforce had shrunk by about 22 percent since doubling down roughly a year ago. Meanwhile, the company has amassed a valuation of well over $14 billion,...
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https://insidebitcoins.com/news/new-cryptocurrency-releases-listings-presales-today-aither-starchain-quantaai
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Bitcoin has surged beyond $102,000, marking a strong recovery from the market downturn in late 2024. Wall Street's end-of-year activities and anticipated pro-crypto policies under Trump drive market enthusiasm. Nearly a...
Bitcoin has surged beyond $102,000, marking a strong recovery from the market downturn in late 2024. Wall Street's end-of-year activities and anticipated pro-crypto policies under Trump drive market enthusiasm. Nearly a...
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https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-legion-unleashes-next-gen-gaming-power-at-ces-2025/
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Las Vegas, USA - January 7, 2025 - Lenovo announced the latest additions to its Lenovo Legion ecosystem of gaming devices, accessories, and software today at CES® 2025, delivering a deep bench of devices across a wide range of form-factors that give gamers of all levels powerful options to game...
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https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/rtx-ai-garage-ces-pc-nim-blueprints/
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Blogs
Over the past year, generative AI has transformed the way people live, work and play, enhancing everything from writing and content creation to gaming, learning and productivity. PC enthusiasts and developers are leading the charge in pushing the boundaries of this groundbreaking...
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https://theconversation.com/logging-off-life-but-living-on-how-ai-is-redefining-death-memory-and-immortality-246306
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Imagine attending a funeral where the person who has died speaks directly to you, answering your questions and sharing memories. This happened at the funeral of Marina Smith, a Holocaust educator who died in 2022. Thanks to an AI technology company called StoryFile, Smith seemed to interact naturally with her family and friends.
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https://www.engineering.com/nvidia-launches-ai-foundation-models-for-rtx-ai-pcs/
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Engineering
NVIDIA NIM Microservices and AI Blueprints Help Developers and Enthusiasts Build AI Agents and Creative Workflows on PC.
LAS VEGAS, NV (CES), Jan 8, 2025 - NVIDIA today announced foundation models running locally on NVIDIA RTX AI PCs that supercharge digital humans, content creation,...
LAS VEGAS, NV (CES), Jan 8, 2025 - NVIDIA today announced foundation models running locally on NVIDIA RTX AI PCs that supercharge digital humans, content creation,...
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https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-rtx-neural-rendering-introduces-next-era-of-ai-powered-graphics-innovation/
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NVIDIA today unveiled next-generation hardware for gamers, creators, and developers—the GeForce RTX 50 Series desktop and laptop GPUs. Alongside these GPUs, NVIDIA introduced NVIDIA RTX Kit, a suite of neural rendering technologies to ray trace games with AI, render scenes with immense geometry, and create game characters with lifelike visuals.
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https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/you-may-see-an-ai-version-of-yourself-as-an-instagram-post-heres-how-to-turn-it-off/
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Cnet
Instagram users who've sampled Meta's AI tools may see a familiar face and body pop up on Instagram posts: an AI version of themselves. Meta, Instagram's parent company, is experimenting with displaying AI-generated avatars in a series of photos shown in Instagram slideshows that only the user...
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https://venturebeat.com/ai/nvidia-unveils-ai-foundation-models-running-on-rtx-ai-pcs/
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Nvidia today announced foundation models running locally on Nvidia RTX AI PCs that supercharge digital humans, content creation, productivity and development.
GeForce...
Nvidia today announced foundation models running locally on Nvidia RTX AI PCs that supercharge digital humans, content creation, productivity and development.
GeForce...