Hollywood faces new questions about AI as Oscars approach

As the Oscars approach, Hollywood is grappling with AI's growing influence on filmmaking, with each week bringing new -- often startling -- developments.

As the Oscars approach, Hollywood grapples with AI’s growing influence on filmmaking

AI tools can now generate movie scenes, resurrect lost footage and replace entry-level jobs – forcing Hollywood to rethink ...
New York Post

Mamdani blasted for requiring 5 forms of ID to shovel snow while DSA opposes voter ID

Snowcialism has hit The Big Apple. Lefty Mayor Zohran Mamdani opposes requiring ID’s to vote — but mandates no less than five forms of identification in order to shovel snow. The New York City ...
Des Moines Register

Wizard Studios and VOX Productions Merge to Create a Bicoastal Event Production Powerhouse

NEW YORK, NY, NY, UNITED STATES, February 17, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The event production industry continues to evolve, and with that evolution comes a growing ...
imdb.com

AI-Edited ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Made $290M at the Las Vegas Sphere (Report): 10 More Iconic Franchises That Should be Next

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An artist trained in sculpture tries creating form inside Minecraft

Observe the collision of classical art and modern gaming as a trained sculptor experiments with sculpting inside Minecraft. Rather than following typical gameplay, this project focuses on artistic ...
Yahoo

AI data centers could make up nearly 3% of Texas water usage by 2030, creating strain, report says

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An overhead view of the Dallas TX1 electrical plant at the NTT Data center in Garland, Texas, June 23, 2025. (Tom Fox/TNS) The ...
The Malibu Times

Letter to the Editor: Use of Insulated Concrete Forms

There was a story on CBS’s Sunday Morning today interviewing a lady building with fireproof block in Malibu. People seeing her interview might be compelled to build with the material she is using ...
The New York Times

Number of Businesses in New York City Plunged Last Spring, Report Says

Roughly 8,400 businesses closed in the second quarter of 2025, according to the most recent city data, creating the largest net decline in business activity since before the pandemic. By Matthew Haag ...
PC World

Pretty much no one is using Microsoft’s Copilot AI, report suggests

PCWorld reports that Microsoft’s Copilot AI holds only 1.1% of the web AI market share, declining from 1.5% over the past year. ChatGPT dominates with 64.5% market share while Google’s Gemini has ...
Reuters

US Justice Department using fraud law to target companies on DEI, WSJ reports

Dec 28 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has launched investigations into the use of diversity initiatives in hiring and promotion at major U.S. companies, the Wall Street Journal reported on ...