Netflix fans terrified long-running series set to wrap up with ‘underwhelming’ finale

In 2016 the sci-fi drama burst onto our screens. Created by the Duffer brothers, the show was set in the 1980s and followed ...
InfoQ

ReScript 12.0 Released with New Build System

ReScript 12.0 has launched, marking a milestone in modernizing the language with a rewritten build system, improved ...
Polygon

Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI, sends iconic characters to the slophouse

Remember earlier this year when a bunch of Disney characters and civil rights activists were being puppeteered on social media by generative AI prompts? Disney sent a cease-and-desist to Character.ai, ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Disney Licenses Characters to OpenAI, Takes $1 Billion Stake

Walt Disney Co. is licensing iconic characters including Mickey Mouse and Cinderella to OpenAI for use on its artificial intelligence video platform and has agreed to take a $1 billion stake in the ...
WTHR

Bluegrass artist Billy Strings to perform 2 shows at Fishers Event Center next spring

Strings will be performing at the Fishers Event Center on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25, 2026. The tour extension is in support of his latest full-length album, "Highway Prayers, which was ...
The New York Times

Disney Agrees to Bring Its Characters to OpenAI’s Sora Videos

The deal is a watershed for Hollywood, which has been trying to sort through the possible harms and upsides of generative artificial intelligence. By Brooks Barnes and Cade Metz In a watershed moment ...
FilmBook

Film Review: LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN (2025): An Intriguing Animated Journey into the World of Humanity

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025) Film Review, a movie directed by Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang and Maïlys Vallade, written by Aude Py, Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang and Maïlys Vallade and starring ...
Android Police

Two weeks with Character.AI pushed me into a strange kind of dread

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...
Reuters

Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, license characters for Sora video tool

Dec 11 (Reuters) - Walt Disney (DIS.N), opens new tab is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will let the startup use characters from Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel franchises in its Sora AI video ...
NPR

Billy Strings: Tiny Desk Concert

It's rare these days for an artist to ask for fewer microphones, but after warming up in our space, Billy Strings did just that. Surrounded by his band, the bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit ...
NPR

Billion-dollar OpenAI deal allows users to make content with Disney characters

If you've ever wanted to conjure up a scenario between yourself, Han Solo and the crew from Zootopia, you're in luck. The Walt Disney Company has reached a licensing agreement with OpenAI that brings ...