ByteDance says it's going to make it harder for Seedance to make AI videos of copyrighted movie characters

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Seedance 2.0 AI videos
ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 tool has been used to create realistic AI-generated videos of Hollywood stars.

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Meta-backed Scale AI is taking the Department of Defense to court. Some docs are expected to be classified.

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Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang speaks at a Congressional hearing, July 2023
Alexandr Wang cofounded Scale AI. But he's about to become a very expensive hire at Meta.

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Instagram's top exec grilled about his pay at social media addiction trial

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Adam Mosseri
Adam Mosseri

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Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni stayed in separate rooms for Day 1 of settlement talks

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Justin Baldoni smiles next to his wife
Actor Justin Baldoni and his wife Emily Baldoni arrive at federal court in Manhattan for a settlement conference

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A senior exec is suing trading firm Vatic, saying it stiffed him on $1.5 million and blamed 'funding difficulties'

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Trading screen showing securities price quotes.

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Hollywood superagent and investor Michael Ovitz praised Jeffrey Epstein and was invited to his island, files reveal

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Hollywood power broker turned venture capitalist Michael Ovitz.
Hollywood power broker turned venture capitalist Michael Ovitz.

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Luigi Mangione judge rules out the death penalty in case over shooting murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO

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Luigi Mangione, accused in the ambush shooting murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, attends a court hearing in state court in Manhattan.
Luigi Mangione, accused in the ambush shooting murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, attends a recent court hearing in state court in Manhattan.

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Judge greenlights Epstein victims' sex-trafficking lawsuit against Bank of America

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Jeffrey Epstein
A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit by Jeffrey Epstein's victims against Bank of America to move forward.

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Zac Efron party photo becomes flashpoint at Alexander bros' trial as first rape accuser clashes with the defense

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Zac Efron; Alon Alexander and Oren Alexander.
Actor Zac Efron (left) was mentioned multiple times during the Manhattan trial of Alon Alexander, Oren Alexander, and their other brother, Tal Alexander.

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From potential Treasury Secretary to a $5 billion lawsuit: Trump and Jamie Dimon's on-again, off-again relationship

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A composite image of Jamie Dimon (left) and Donald Trump (right).

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