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.ign.com/articles/eve-vanguard-makes-a-lot-of-big-promises-but-delivers-good-gunplay
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It's almost surreal to ride a drop pod down to the surface of one of EVE Online's tens of thousands of planets in the upcoming shooter tie-in, EVE Vanguard. I've flown by them hundreds of times in the many years I've been playing the venerable spaceship MMO, but usually at astronomical distances....
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https://biztechmagazine.com/article/2025/05/ai-tools-small-business-are-helping-smbs-compete-larger-scale-perfcon
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Biztechmagazine
How Small Businesses Are Using AI Tools
What kinds of AI tools are SMBs using, and which ones are best? ChatGPT is popular with consumers, and its functionality is simple for SMBs to adopt, Gualtieri suggests.
"While people are learning, the AI is getting smarter as well, so that means you won't...
What kinds of AI tools are SMBs using, and which ones are best? ChatGPT is popular with consumers, and its functionality is simple for SMBs to adopt, Gualtieri suggests.
"While people are learning, the AI is getting smarter as well, so that means you won't...
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https://www.fastcompany.com/91326453/the-rise-of-the-painted-portrait?amp%3Butm_campaign=rss%20fastcompany&%3Butm_content=rss&%3Butm_medium=feed&%3Butm_source=rss&partner=rss
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A little over two years ago, AI avatars took the internet by storm as people flocked to apps like Lensa, which generated idealized, often fantastical portraits of themselves. But in the ever-elusive offline world, another, quieter trend has been bubbling up: real portraits, made by real...
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https://www.leadershipdigital.com/edition/daily-human-resources-operations-2025-05-03/
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https://elearningindustry.com/ai-avatars-for-authentic-scalable-training-content
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Elearningindustry
Discover how AI avatars are changing the way we approach and deliver training content, making it more efficient, authentic, and personalized. AI avatars are transforming the way we approach training content, offering a unique blend of efficiency and authenticity. As an Instructional Designer, I've seen how these avatars can streamline the video creation process, enabling us to deliver high-quality, personalized training in less time.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianehamilton/2025/05/03/will-avatars-turn-employees-into-surrogates-in-an-ai-workforce/
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Will Avatars Turn Employees Into Surrogates In An AI Workforce?AFP via Getty Images
I've been playing around with a few online platforms that let you create an avatar of yourself that looks and sounds a lot like you. The one I tried most recently, VEED.IO, created a version of me where the mouth...
I've been playing around with a few online platforms that let you create an avatar of yourself that looks and sounds a lot like you. The one I tried most recently, VEED.IO, created a version of me where the mouth...
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https://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/may-2025-branding
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Trendhunter
May 2025 branding trends illuminate a landscape where innovation, sensory engagement, and imaginative design intersect to shape modern brand identity. May 2025 reveals how forward-thinking companies are crafting campaigns and products that not only captivate attention, but also forge lasting emotional connections with consumers.
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https://www.slashgear.com/1849773/best-duolingo-language-app-alternatives/
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4 Of The Best-Rated Duolingo Alternatives
Duolingo is facing a backlash since it announced a couple of days ago that it is going to be an "AI-first company". In an email from the CEO, Luis von Ahn, which was reposted on Duolingo's LinkedIn account, he said Duolingo was...
Duolingo is facing a backlash since it announced a couple of days ago that it is going to be an "AI-first company". In an email from the CEO, Luis von Ahn, which was reposted on Duolingo's LinkedIn account, he said Duolingo was...
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https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/02/gen_ai_spam/
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Spam messages predate the web itself, and generative AI has given it a fluency upgrade, churning out slick, localized scams and letting crooks hit regions and dialects they used to ignore. One of the red flags that traditionally identified spam, including phishing attempts, was poor spelling and syntax, but the use of generative AI has changed that by taking humans out of the loop.
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https://copyblogger.com/ai-for-freelancers/
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There's plenty of talk about the potential of AI, but how do you use it as a freelancer?
There are two main use cases for AI for freelancers:
Automate administrative tasks
Grow your business (marketing)
I tested many common AI use cases for freelancers and found that while the administrative...
There are two main use cases for AI for freelancers:
Automate administrative tasks
Grow your business (marketing)
I tested many common AI use cases for freelancers and found that while the administrative...
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https://futurism.com/zuckerberg-lonely-friends-create-ai
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is more concerned about his billions of customers making friends with AI chatbots than creating bonds with real human beings.In an interview with podcaster Dwarkesh Patel this week, Zuckerberg asserted that more people should be connecting with chatbots on a social level...
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https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/rtx-ai-garage-3d-guided-generative-ai-blueprint/
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Blogs
AI-powered image generation has progressed at a remarkable pace — from early examples of models creating images of humans with too many fingers to now producing strikingly photorealistic visuals. Even with such leaps, one challenge remains: achieving creative control.
Creating scenes using text...
Creating scenes using text...
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https://blog.hootsuite.com/influencer-marketing/
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Remember when trusting strangers on the internet seemed risky? Times have changed. Now, those online voices can be your brand's key to marketing success. Influencer marketing has evolved into a $24-billion industry, with brands of all sizes scrambling to get their products into the hands (and...
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https://futurism.com/meta-ai-john-cena
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Today in ghoulish news about AI by well-resourced corporations, Meta's chatbot version of wrestler-turned-actor John Cena is a child predator that will roleplay being arrested for having a sexual encounter with a minor.As the Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend, the Facebook owner's AI...
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https://www.campaignasia.com/article/indias-ad-body-changes-influencer-rules-for-health-and-finance-sectors/502211
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The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has introduced an important update to its Influencer Advertising Guidelines, marked by the release of Addendum 2 specifically targeting health and finance influencers. This development is more than just regulatory housekeeping; it acknowledges a new reality where millions of Indians today place significant trust in influencers for information that can impact their fiscal, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
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https://www.ragan.com/meet-the-inaugural-instructors-of-ragan-trainings-new-learning-portal/
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Ragan
Today, our existing Ragan Training hub— an on-demand, subscription-based hub collecting videos and resources from Ragan conferences and webinars— transforms into a full-fledged learning portal.
The Ragan Training learning portal integrates the hallmark features of an effective learning management...
The Ragan Training learning portal integrates the hallmark features of an effective learning management...
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https://deadline.com/2025/04/dafne-keen-sam-mccarthy-movie-marshmallow-experiment-1236378790/
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EXCLUSIVE: Production is underway in Vancouver on The Marshmallow Experiment, a raunchy coming-of-age comedy from Canadian production and finance company Big Picture Cinema Group.
The film stars Dafne Keen (Deadpool & Wolverine), Sam McCarthy (Dead to Me), Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire),...
The film stars Dafne Keen (Deadpool & Wolverine), Sam McCarthy (Dead to Me), Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire),...
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https://cxm.world/customer-experience/new-pindrop-release-exposes-deepfakes-in-zoom-and-teams-calls/
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Cybersecurity firm Pindrop announced the beta launch of Pindrop Pulse for Meetings, a real-time deepfake detection tool built to detect AI-generated fraud in Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex meetings. With support for more platforms on the way, the move brings Pindrop's trusted Pulse technology,...
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https://www.itjungle.com/2025/04/28/50-acres-and-a-humanoid-robot-with-an-ai-avatar/
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50 Acres And A Humanoid Robot With An AI Avatar
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Timothy Prickett Morgan
We have made a joke for over the past year that sometime in the not-too-distant future, when we are born, we will be issued three things:...
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Timothy Prickett Morgan
We have made a joke for over the past year that sometime in the not-too-distant future, when we are born, we will be issued three things:...
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Medium
Let's explore how AI is transforming the entertainment landscape, revolutionizing everything from content creation to how we experience it. The media and entertainment industry stands at a technological crossroads, with artificial intelligence dramatically reshaping content creation, distribution, audience engagement, and business models.
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https://www.neowin.net/news/baidu-launches-ernie-x1-turbo-and-ernie-45-turbo-models-with-slashed-prices/
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Chinese technology giant Baidu introduced its latest AI models at the Baidu Create 2025 developer conference in Wuhan: ERNIE X1 Turbo and ERNIE 4.5 Turbo. These are the upgraded versions of the ERNIE X1 and ERNIE 4.5 models that Baidu launched earlier this year, and are meant to deliver faster results at lower costs.