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Sunny Hostin’s AI deal asks who gets to make movies now
Sunny Hostin's deal with Fountain 0 did not land like a normal entertainment announcement. It put two fears in the same frame: AI can replace working performers, and Hollywood's normal development process already leaves too many…
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Be Brave: the AI documentary that never filmed Renzo Rosso
The Venice Film Festival screened a documentary where every appearance by Diesel founder Renzo Rosso was AI-generated. For brands, creators, and publishers,…
Saudi pipeline shutdown makes the Hormuz workaround harder
Saudi Arabia shut its East-West Pipeline after multiple attacks, putting pressure on one of the few routes built to move Gulf crude…
Record oil-tanker freight rates turn Gulf risk into a business cost
VLCC rates from the Gulf of Oman to China have jumped to about Worldscale 450, giving energy buyers and supply-chain teams a…
12 press release ideas that actually get picked up
The average press pitch has a 3.43% response rate. Out of every 100 emails you send to journalists, roughly three will even…
Why two countries wrote a €1 billion check to protect creators from AI
Two of the world's most influential creative economies just put serious money behind a statement: AI should not replace the people who…
Shipping through Hormuz fell as much as 95%. Your freight, fuel, and insurance bills are next
Brent crude touched $99.46 a barrel on September 8. A widening Middle East conflict is the main driver, and the Strait of…
