Pressure grows on California State Bar to revert to national exam format
An influential California legislator is pressuring the State Bar of California to ditch its new multiple-choice questions after a February bar exam debacle and revert…
The Oscars mandate voters watch all nominated movies, set new rules for AI and refugee filmmakers
NEW YORK — Oscar voters will no longer be able to skip watching some of the nominated films. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on…
Amid rise of AI, Masters 2025 balances tradition and tech
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Cellphones are banned at the Masters. Food and drink prices are happily stuck in the 1970s — $1.50 for a pimento cheese sandwich —…
Voice actors say AI voice clones pose threat, reduce jobs
Nick Meyer said $100,000 would have changed his life. The 26-year-old actor said it would have “taken a lot of weight” off his shoulders and…
OpenAI takes its pitch to Hollywood creatives after launching controversial video tool
Just months after OpenAI launched its controversial text-to-video artificial intelligence tool Sora for the general paying public, the company is making its sales pitch directly…
Hollywood creatives urge government to defend copyright laws against AI
More than 400 Hollywood creatives, including director Guillermo del Toro and actors Cynthia Erivo and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, are urging the U.S. government to uphold existing…
Starmer and Trump to meet amid worries about U.S. support for Ukraine
WASHINGTON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit the White House on Thursday to try to convince President Trump that a lasting peace in Ukraine will…
Musk wants U.S. to ‘delete entire agencies’ from federal government
DUBAI — Elon Musk called on Thursday for the United States to “delete entire agencies” from the federal government as part of his push under President Trump…
JD Vance rails against ‘excessive’ AI regulation in rebuke to Europe
PARIS — Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday warned global leaders and tech industry executives that “excessive regulation” could cripple the rapidly growing artificial intelligence industry in…
‘Companion’ review: AI and dating mix darkly in horror lark
As studio horror has gotten slicker and funnier, closer to an amusement park ride than anything truly unnerving, it’s probably better to judge these films…
Prime Video’s use of AI, Next Gen Stats helps viewers understand NFL
CULVER CITY, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams defense appeared to be content to drop back in coverage and prevent San Francisco’s Brock Purdy from completing…
California’s rush to regulate AI has a 1st Amendment problem
The Constitution shouldn’t be rewritten for every new communications technology. The Supreme Court reaffirmed this long-standing principle during its most recent term in applying the…
Tech billionaires help bankroll Trump’s inauguration. What to know
Tech executives, attempting to ease tensions with President-elect Donald Trump, are opening up their wallets after the former president staged a historic return to the…