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Amazon pulls back from Sam Altman film ‘Artificial’ as it may have hit too close to home

Amazon's decision to drop Artificial comes months after its $50 billion investment in OpenAI, with the studio now shopping it to other potential distributors.
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Planning to watch House of the Dragon season 3? HBO Max is offering a big discount

HBO Max is discounting its annual plans ahead of House of the Dragon season 3, giving new and returning subscribers a cheaper way back to Westeros.
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Taika Waititi’s new film ‘Klara and the Sun’ imagines a dystopian sci-fi future without internet, and Jenna Ortega as an android

Jenna Ortega plays an Artificial Friend named Klara in Taika Waititi's emotional new sci-fi adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel.
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Shrek 5 trailer: A ‘caked up’ Gingerbread Man steals the show as Donkey and the gang land in prison

Shrek 5  just dropped its first trailer and it is as unhinged as ever, though not everyone is happy about the franchise's slick new animation style.
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Disney has always loved a witch story and the Hexed trailer looks like its best one in years

Disney's Hexed trailer reveals a stunning world of witches, a misfit teenage lead voiced by Hailee Steinfeld.
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Peacock is bringing vertical Bravo microdramas and a TikTok-style feed to your phone soon

Peacock is going all in on vertical video with original Bravo microdramas, a dedicated scrollable feed, and AI-powered tools to convert its back catalog for phones.
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After two decades on its own, Roku is being sold for $22 billion to this company

Fox is buying Roku in a blockbuster $22 billion deal that could reshape the streaming landscape, pairing one of TV's biggest content libraries with a platform used in more than 100 million households worldwide.
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Gore Verbinski says AI-written scripts should get an F

Gore Verbinski says Hollywood needs a rating system for AI use in movies, and scripts written by AI should get the harshest grade possible.
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Widow’s Bay season 2 officially renewed by Apple TV ahead of season 1 finale

Apple TV renewed its hit horror comedy Widow's Bay for season two and signed creator Katie Dippold to a multiyear deal ahead of the season one finale.
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Pixar just dropped the Gatto movie trailer and it has everything a cat lover could want

Pixar just dropped the first trailer for Gatto, a hand-painted animated film about a mob-indebted black cat navigating the superstitious streets of Venice, Italy.
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Netflix announces a new adult animated workplace comedy from the minds behind Common Side Effects and Scavengers Reign

Joe Bennett and Ted Travelstead, the creative team behind Scavengers Reign and Common Side Effects, are bringing a new adult animated workplace comedy called Dealies to Netflix.
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Google Photos will turn your pictures into a digital wardrobe that you can mix-and-match

Google Photos is getting a new AI-powered feature that could change the way you plan outfits using photos you already have.
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Google Play Books is getting an AI reading companion that remembers where you left off

The next time you lose track of a book, Google Play Books may have a surprisingly helpful solution waiting for you.
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Martin Scorsese has officially joined the AI camp and it’s not what anyone expected

Martin Scorsese has signed on as a partner and adviser to AI startup Black Forest Labs, using its technology for storyboarding on a new film.
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The House of the Dragon season 3 final trailer just spoiled its most anticipated moment

The final House of the Dragon season 3 trailer reveals Rhaenyra has taken King's Landing, but ruling proves far harder than winning as plots, betrayal, and all-out war close in on her.
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Hulu app is about to die and you might soon see its catalog appear on Disney+

Disney is reportedly working to make the standalone Hulu app obsolete by moving more of Hulu’s content, profiles, watch history, Live TV features, and DVR functionality into Disney+.
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You can make the Ghostface do whatever you want on this Scary Movie website

Scary Movie has launched an interactive website ahead of its June 5 release, letting fans type commands and watch Ghostface carry them out on screen.
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Amazon just announced three AI-made animated series and they’re heading to Prime Video

Amazon MGM Studios and AWS have unveiled its first three AI-generated animated series, all of which are headed to Prime Video at a future date.
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X-Men ’97 season 2 trailer reveals Apocalypse as its villain, unleashing chaos across time

Marvel has dropped the trailer for X-Men '97 season 2, with a release date and Apocalypse as the season's main villain scattering the X-Men across time.
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Your Roku TV is getting its biggest home screen update after a decade and it starts today

Roku is rolling out a major home screen update today, introducing AI-powered personalization, new genre-based destinations, Quick Access, Top Picks for You, and a collapsible menu across all devices in the US.
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Ozzy Osbourne’s next stage act is an AI avatar, and fans are split

Ozzy Osbourne’s family is working with Hyperreal and Proto Hologram on a lifelike AI avatar that can speak to fans, respond in real time.
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YouTube is trapping you in an entirely different content bubble based on your gender

A new study claims YouTube’s recommendation algorithm may steer men and women toward vastly different political content, raising fresh concerns about online echo chambers and polarization.
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Netflix has its own AI studio now, and AI-generated content is coming for your feed whether you like it or not

Netflix has been secretly building an AI animation studio called INKubator to produce animated shorts and specials using generative AI tools.
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More ads are coming to Netflix, despite 250 million users already paying to watch stuff with ads

Netflix's ad-supported tier now reaches 250 million monthly active viewers. If you're on the cheaper plan, the way you experience ads on Netflix is about to change in some pretty significant ways.
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Disney+ just confirmed the VisionQuest release date, finally moving the WandaVision trilogy toward its conclusion

Disney+ has finally set the VisionQuest premiere date, with Paul Bettany, Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Hiddleston unveiling the first teaser at Disney's Upfront presentation.
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Spotify now wants you to relive your entire music personality arc

Spotify’s new feature looks back at your music history, from your first song and all-time favorite artist to a 120-track playlist of the songs you played the most.
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The Rings of Power season 3 release date is set, and the One Ring is coming sooner than expected

Prime Video has confirmed a release date for Rings of Power season 3, with new cast members and the One Ring finally entering the story.
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Westworld is getting a movie reboot, with the writer of Jurassic Park on board

Warner Bros. is developing a new Westworld movie with Jurassic Park writer David Koepp penning the script.
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Ghost in the Shell anime gets a release date and I can’t wait for it

A new Ghost in the Shell anime series will premiere globally on Amazon Prime Video, promising the most manga-faithful adaptation of the franchise.
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Samsung just got sued for millions of dollars by pop icon Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa is suing Samsung for at least $15 million, alleging the company used her image on TV packaging without permission to sell televisions.
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AnimeKai, one of the biggest pirated anime streaming sites, has gone offline

AnimeKai, the popular anime piracy site, is shutting down after recent issues and a data center fire, sending users scrambling for backups and alternatives.
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This Oscar-nominated revenge thriller is one of the 3 best Peacock movies you should watch this weekend (May 8-10)

From an Academy Award-winning revenge thriller to a Korean crime hit, Peacock has three underrated films worth watching this weekend.
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Amazon injects doomscroll-friendly vertical videos in Prime Video app

Finding something to watch on Prime Videos may soon feel more like scrolling Shorts than browsing a streaming menu.
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Netflix is testing its own voice search feature and it sounds less frustrating

Netflix is testing a native AI-powered voice search that lets you find shows by mood or vibe, with text-based results and no personalization yet.
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Apple TV scores a dozen Tony nods, and it’s about to win a rare honor that I didn’t see coming

Apple is on the verge of completing an EGOT after earning 12 Tony nominations for Schmigadoon!, a stage adaptation of its original Apple TV Plus series.
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Plex is getting a steep price hike for remote streaming

Plex is ending the introductory pricing on its Remote Watch Pass on June 1, raising monthly fees to $2.99 and annual fees to $29.99.
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Academy just said it out loud: AI can’t win an Oscar for acting and writing

The Academy confirms AI cannot win Oscars for acting or writing, reinforcing that human performance and authorship remain central despite growing use of AI in filmmaking.
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Netflix finally opens to proper theatrical releases, starting with the next “Narnia” film

Netflix is giving Greta Gerwig's Narnia: The Magician's Nephew a wide theatrical release with a full 45-day exclusivity window — a first for the streamer, and a sign that its relationship with cinemas is finally maturing.