17 Oct 2026 · 2,825 works · 695 news indexed
News
Short original briefs on AI in culture, each linking out to the original reporting rather than reproducing it.
Business7 Oct 2026
Suno has a new CFO, three label licences and $775M raised, but the majors' second suit and cases in Germany, Italy and Canada would weigh heavily on any listing.
Business7 Oct 2026
Bloomberg says DeepSeek is nearing a raise of at least $12bn with Tencent among its largest backers, a link that matters to music because Tencent Music already uses its models.
Creators7 Oct 2026
Fake clips pair lookalike late-night hosts with AI models and virtual influencers, pulling tens of millions of views and funnelling viewers to paid content, while likeness law lags.
Legal & Policy7 Oct 2026
At a Sydney hearing, ARIA's Annabelle Herd said the two AI firms should license music on rights holders' terms, while both pressed Australia to relax copyright for investment.
Industry7 Oct 2026
A Signal Hill Insights study finds Canadians overwhelmingly reject fully AI-made music and podcasts, with teenagers the least hostile and dislikers outnumbering fans at least 13 to 1.
Legal & Policy7 Oct 2026
A British startup's thumbprint stamp, now approved as a UK certification mark, will tell readers a book was written by a human, with five publishers signed and a first title due by year-end.
Industry7 Oct 2026
Indian producer Abundantia will launch AiOn as a separate AI-native studio next year, citing a surge in pitches from people outside conventional filmmaking.
Film7 Oct 2026
At the Busan festival, the Chinese actress said AI-made short dramas leave no impression and that human acting cannot be copied by the technology.
Film7 Oct 2026
AI generated over 95% of China's microdramas in early 2026, at a fraction of the cost, as iQiyi pivots and Singapore studios follow, leaving actors idle and likeness rules tightening.
Legal & Policy7 Oct 2026
In the Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. cases, Midjourney agreed to give the studios the video datasets it trained on, while it presses its argument that Hollywood uses similar AI itself.
Creators6 Oct 2026
Fans found a Google Gemini watermark on the artwork for Ironmouse's "Meow" Jam Track; Epic changed it after her promoter Trap Nation apologised, and she said she was unaware.
Music6 Oct 2026
Five-member virtual K-pop group HYPEVERSE picked Universal Music Korea for distribution and is aiming at the US with the English single 'Weirdo' ahead of a 2027 debut.
Legal & Policy6 Oct 2026
A New York judge jailed the North Carolina man who used bots and masses of AI songs to siphon royalties from streaming services, in what is described as the first criminal streaming-fraud conviction.
Industry6 Oct 2026
Workers on D&D, D&D Beyond and Magic ask Wizards to recognize their union, citing pay, healthcare and pressure to adopt generative AI.
Legal & Policy6 Oct 2026
A Beijing trial gives AI digital humans official ID cards, the first going to virtual idol Yuri, as supporters cite scam protection and critics fear surveillance.
Industry6 Oct 2026
The union's board approved a tentative animation contract with the studios' bargaining body, covering pay, residuals, benefits and AI; members vote until 29 October.
Film6 Oct 2026
Fable has moved the YouTuber Gossip Goblin's animated anthology to a 4 December limited release and will campaign for a Best Animated Feature nomination, with the trailer now in theaters.
Legal & Policy6 Oct 2026
Italy's AGCM is examining whether Suno's contract terms, from unilateral changes to a moral-rights waiver and US-only arbitration, are unfair to consumers; a public consultation follows.
Film6 Oct 2026
Guadagnino's film about Sam Altman's 2023 OpenAI ousting premiered at NYFF to mostly positive reactions, after Amazon dropped it; Neon opens it on 25 December.
Legal & Policy5 Oct 2026
Meloni has asked the EU trademark office to register a four-second clip of her voice, hoping to win takedown and damages powers against AI deepfakes.
Industry5 Oct 2026
At a Vatican event for artists, the pope said human art must be told apart from machine output and that the Church wants to stand with artists.
Industry5 Oct 2026
RuneScape's developer withdrew a quest trailer after players spotted a six-fingered character, said a partner broke its no-GenAI pledge, and promised a tighter review process.
Legal & Policy5 Oct 2026
Sony says its takedown requests for AI tracks imitating its artists passed 260,000 by September, and it is pressing platforms and lawmakers to help it keep up.
Legal & Policy4 Oct 2026
Police in Hyderabad opened a case over an AI-altered Chuttamalle clip of Janhvi Kapoor, as Jr NTR and Telugu film figures demand action and tighter rules on AI misuse.
