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Disney Accuses Google Of ‘Massive’ AI Copyright Theft
Disney sends Google a cease-and-desist even as it inks a major licensing deal with OpenAI, drawing definitive lines in Hollywood’s battle over training data.
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Disney Invests $1B In OpenAI, Studio Assets Heading To Sora, ChatGPT
More than 200 characters from Disney’s portfolio will be available to users of the video-generating platform Sora and image-generating portion of ChatGPT.
One Of The Perks Of Living In China: Disney Is Making Hand-Drawn ‘Zootopia’ Shorts For Chinese Audiences
Four “Zootopia” shorts using “traditional Chinese animation techniques” will debut in China this November.
Disney, Universal Sue AI Generator Midjourney, Calling It “A Bottomless Pit Of Plagiarism’
Midjourney founder David Holz has previously admitted that his product is “a big scrape of the internet” and that he has stolen hundreds of millions of images without permission from rightsholders.
DirecTV Enlists A New Ally In Its War With Disney: Public-Domain Mickey Mouse
Mickey has unwittingly landed himself in the middle of a corporate battle.
Pixar Undertakes Biggest Layoffs In History, Hundreds To Be Let Go
Approximately 14% of the studio’s staff is being laid off.
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery Will Begin To Bundle Their Streaming Services Together
This latest era of the streaming wars is creating strange bedfellows, including a partnership between two longtime rivals.
Disney Defeats Billionaire’s Attempt To Take Over Its Board Seats
CEO Bob Iger says Disney can now return to its main priorities: “[G]rowth and value creation for our shareholders and creative excellence for our consumers.”
Disney’s 10th Accelerator Program Backs Trio Of AI Startups
Five companies were selected for Disney’s 10th Accelerator program. Three specialize in AI, one in VR, and another in autonomous vehicles.
Disney Invests $1.5 Billion In Epic Games To Create A Persistent Digital Universe For Its Brands
The companies plan to develop a Disney Universe for gaming, playing, watching, and shopping that will integrate with Epic’s ‘Fortnite.’
Can A Duck Save The Walt Disney Company From Activist Investors?
Ludwig Von Drake is back in a starring role: telling Disney shareholders who to vote for.
Key Disney Exec Says Apple Vision Pro Is ‘A Big Deal’ And Will ‘Change How We Make Content’
Disney talks big about its future with the Apple Vision Pro.
Pixar Suffers A ‘Soul’-Crushing Defeat At Box Office
In a previously unimaginable scenario, Disney released a Pixar film in theaters and no one showed up.
Elon Musk Tells Disney CEO Bob Iger To ‘Go Fuck Yourself,’ Says Advertiser Boycott Will Bankrupt X
The Walt Disney Company, recently a bogeyman for Florida governor Ron DeSantis, is once again caught in the crosshairs of a public feud.
Report: Disney Asked Microsoft To Prevent AI Users From Infringing Its Trademarks
The key issue: Microsoft’s AI image-creation tools were generating a Disney-Pixar logo.
Disney To Purchase Comcast’s Hulu Shares, Becoming Sole Owner Of The Platform
Disney will pay at least $8.61 billion for Comcast’s 33% stake in the company, but that total could change before the deal is finalized.
100 Years Of Disney Surrealism: More Than Just Fairy Tales And Princesses
Disney may be the leading purveyor of safe, family-friendly entertainment today, but that hasn’t always been the case.
Disney Plans To Spend $60 Billion On Theme Parks And Cruises, With New Experiences Based On Animated Features
The company cited titles including ‘Frozen,’ ‘Zootopia,’ and ‘Coco’ as properties that it plans to “bring to life across our business.”
Bob Iger Made Bob Chapek’s Time As Disney CEO “About Three Years Of Hell,” Says New Report
Thanks to a new report by CNBC’s Alex Sherman, we now know far more about the tumultuous period from 2020-2022 when The Walt Disney …
Will Disney Split Its Business In Two?
And could separating linear tv operations from the rest of the company signal a future sale to a larger entity like Apple or Alphabet?