Jonah Peretti’s career to date has been defined by constant reinvention. As the founder and CEO of BuzzfeedPeretti has been at the forefront of digital media for almost two decades, navigating the changes as the startup once small became, into a point, in a multimedia power. But as the company ages, a question persists: Does […]
Jonah Peretti helped shape digital media: can it do it again?– BC Read More »
Adobe Strategy Director Scott Belsky, announced this week that it will join A24, the independent film study behind “Civil War”, “all everywhere at once” and many more titles. Belsky first joined Adobe in 2012 through the acquisition of Behance, briefly leaving in 2016 to become VC in Benchmark but finally returning Adobe, where he also
Adobe Execut Scott Belsky leaves for the independent cinema studio A24– BC Read More »
Former CEO of MoviePass parent company Theodore Farnsworth pleaded guilty to charges of securities fraud and conspiracy after being accused of misleading investors about the service’s “unlimited plan.” Farnsworth also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud as CEO of Vinco Ventures, a publicly traded company. Helios & Matheson Analytics (HMNY), the parent company
“I’m trying to find Christmas gifts for my sisters. I open a lot of tabs, I want my wife’s advice.” That’s what Browser Company CEO Josh Miller says in his company’s latest announcement for its new AI-enabled browser, Dia. Consulting your spouse to find gifts for your siblings is a pure option (and I dare
A group of Canadian news and media companies. filed a lawsuit Friday against OpenAI, alleging that the maker of ChatGPT infringed its copyright and was unjustly enriched at its expense. The companies behind the lawsuit include the Toronto Star, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Globe and Mail and others seeking monetary damages and to ban
As more publishers close content licensing deals with OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, a study published this week by Digital Journalism Trailer Center – watching the AI chatbot produce citations (i.e. sources) for the publishers’ content – makes for interesting reading or, well, worrying. Simply put, the findings suggest that publishers remain at the mercy of
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Former NFL quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick took the stage at britcommerce Disrupt 2024 on Wednesday to talk about the challenges faced by people who want to disrupt something, both inside and outside the world of technology. “One of the biggest challenges you’re probably going to face when you try to disrupt something,
The popularity of an Instagram video can affect the actual quality of the video: according to Adam Mosseri (the Meta executive who runs Instagram and Threads), more popular videos are displayed at higher quality, while less popular videos are displayed at lower quality. quality. In a video (via The Edge), Mosseri said Instagram tries to
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In an interesting variation on the usual “stop stealing our stuff” demand that has already been deployed dozens of times against artificial intelligence companies, today presents a more nuanced form of alleged theft. Alcon Entertainment, a production company behind “Blade Runner 2049,” is suing Tesla, Elon Musk and Warner Bros Digital for what they claim
Several YouTube videos featuring music from artists including Adele, Green Day, Bob Dylan, Nirvana and REM have been unplayable in the United States since Saturday. For example, if you try to play “Like A Rolling Stone” by Dylan (either the classical album recording either a live performance), instead it says: “This video contains SESAC content.
