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The list of Paramount-Warner Bros. films. needs animation to compete with Disney and Universal

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 28, 2026

Source: Warner Bros. | PrimordialWhen Paramount Skydance partners with film studio Warner Bros., it will have a wide range of…

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How Disney is struggling with the integration of AI into its process of making films while protecting intellectual property and approaching legal uncertainty, fans’ backlash and union concerns (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 4, 2025

Featured podcasts Podcast by Lenny: Brian Chesky’s secret mentor who died 9 times, started the Burning Man Board and built…

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Neal Mohan says that the rate of monetization of shorts struck parity with the YouTube heart in the United States and several other countries, and that short films increased by 20% in annual shift in the first quarter of 2025 (Todd Spangler / Variety)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 15, 2025

Todd Spangler / Variety:: Neal Mohan says that the rate of monetization of short films struck parity with Core YouTube…

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The success of a film Minecraft, which is expected to reach $ 700 million in ticket sales around the world this weekend, points out the breakthrough of Hollywood in the adaptation of video games in films (Christopher Grimes / Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 20, 2025

Christopher Grimes / Financial time:: The success of a film Minecraft, which is expected to reach $ 700 million in…

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Q&A with Phil Spencer on a Minecraft film, potential IP for future films, Microsoft’s Hollywood objectives, Fallout season 2 and Minecraft television series, and more (Jennifer Maas / Variety)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 16, 2025

Jennifer Maas / Variety:: Q&A with Phil Spencer on a Minecraft film, potential IP for future movies, Hollywood goals from…

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Foley’s artists bring a human touch to the creation of films even with the rise of AI

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 29, 2025

Foley Gary Hecker’s artist recreates sounds (in this case, galloping horses) on the Foley sound scene from Todd-Ao studios in…

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The list of Paramount-Warner Bros. films. needs animation to compete with Disney and Universal

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Tel Aviv-based Sett, which builds AI agents to automate game marketing, raised a $30 million Series B led by Greenfield Partners, bringing its total funding to $57 million (Meir Orbach/CTech)

ScaleOps, which makes automated cloud spending tools, raised a $130 million Series C led by Insight Partners at a valuation of more than $800 million, bringing its total funding to more than $210 million (Meir Orbach/CTech)

Finnish startup IQM Quantum Computers has raised 50 million euros from BlackRock to accelerate its global growth, ahead of a dual IPO in the United States and Helsinki later in 2026 (Anne Kauranen/Reuters)

A look at Amazon’s major push into rural America, including building 24-hour delivery distribution centers in recent years, encroaching on Walmart’s turf (Bloomberg)

Emails, text messages and NTSB reports show Waymo and an Austin school district struggled for months to train robo-taxis to stop for school buses, as required by law (Aarian Marshall/Wired)

Browsing: films

The list of Paramount-Warner Bros. films. needs animation to compete with Disney and Universal

How Disney is struggling with the integration of AI into its process of making films while protecting intellectual property and approaching legal uncertainty, fans’ backlash and union concerns (Wall Street Journal)

Neal Mohan says that the rate of monetization of shorts struck parity with the YouTube heart in the United States and several other countries, and that short films increased by 20% in annual shift in the first quarter of 2025 (Todd Spangler / Variety)

The success of a film Minecraft, which is expected to reach $ 700 million in ticket sales around the world this weekend, points out the breakthrough of Hollywood in the adaptation of video games in films (Christopher Grimes / Financial Times)

Q&A with Phil Spencer on a Minecraft film, potential IP for future films, Microsoft’s Hollywood objectives, Fallout season 2 and Minecraft television series, and more (Jennifer Maas / Variety)

Foley’s artists bring a human touch to the creation of films even with the rise of AI