Disney has overtaken Netflix in worldwide subscription numbers, making the media giant the world’s largest streaming company. As of July 2022, Disney’s total subscription count stands at 221 million, including Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu subscribers, compared to Netflix’s 220.7 million. * Disney+ alone currently hosts 152.1...
American rapper Kendrick Lamar used deepfake technology in the music video for his new song “The Heart Part 5”. Created in collaboration with a studio named Deep Voodoo, the music video uses deepfakes to morph his face into Kanye West, Nipsey Hussle, Will Smith, O.J. Simpson, and Kobe Bryant....
Everyone’s favorite file-sharing platform, LimeWire, is relaunching this May [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-09/limewire-is-making-a-crypto-comeback-but-not-as-you-know-it] as an NFT music marketplace. The rights to the shuttered software were bought by Australian tech entrepreneur brothers Paul and Julian Zehetmayr, who are reviving the brand to now offer music-related NFTs...
Apple acquired AI Music [https://www.linkedin.com/company/aimusic/about/], a startup that uses artificial intelligence to generate tailor-made music to fit your mood. The technology from the London-based business founded in 2016 can create “royalty-free adaptive music” that changes based on a person’s heartbeat, mood, and other...
Katy Perry and Alesso’s music video for their new single “When I’m Gone,” premiered on January 11th, features cameos from SpaceX’s Starship rockets and Boston Dynamic’s robodog. While the whole sports a futuristic theme, the scene in question has Katy Perry speaking on a payphone with...
US-based film studio Miramax is suing film director Quentin Tarantino over his plans to release seven non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on his 1994 movie Pulp Fiction. At the NFT NYC conference, Tarantino announced that he would release seven unreleased scenes from an earlier script of the cult classic, as well...
