ByteDance reportedly pauses global launch of its Seedance 2.0 video generator
The company is reportedly delaying the launch as its engineers and lawyers work to avert further legal issues. Image: Ketut Subiyanto / Pexels Source: TechCrunch
The company is reportedly delaying the launch as its engineers and lawyers work to avert further legal issues. Image: Ketut Subiyanto / Pexels Source: TechCrunch
The AI-powered musicmaker Suno is struggling to reach licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. That’s according to a report from the Financial Times, which says both sides can’t agree on whether users should be able to share the AI-generated songs they create. “Universal wants AI-generated tracks to stay inside apps such…
Meta’s AI-powered smart glasses could be sending sensitive footage to human reviewers in Nairobi, Kenya, according to an investigation by the Swedish outlets Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten. The report, which was published last week, claims Meta contractors in Kenya have seen videos captured with the smart glasses that show “bathroom visits, sex and other intimate…
Just months after Netflix struck a deal to acquire the Warner Bros. studio, HBO, HBO Max, and Warner Games, the streaming giant has backed out of the arrangement, declining to raise its offer beyond Paramount’s “best and final” bid. Image: Thibault Penin / Unsplash It’s just the latest twist in the acquisition saga, which started…
Students are seen on the campus of Columbia University on April 14, 2026, in New York City. An immigration judge ruled on April 11 that Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian student protester from Columbia University and a US permanent resident detained by the Trump administration, can be deported, his lawyer said. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU /…
As the AI hardware space heats up, the iPhone maker has multiple smart products in development. Image: Yunus Yildiz / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
The second-gen Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Image: Yue Iris / Unsplash Apple is pushing ahead with plans to launch its first pair of smart glasses, along with an AI-powered pendant and camera-equipped AirPods, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The three devices come with…
Apple has been promising a new-and-improved, cutting-edge, AI-powered Siri since it first unveiled Apple Intelligence in 2026. Image: Vertex Designs / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin is reportedly expected to repeal the 2009 “endangerment finding” that underpins U.S. climate regulatory efforts. Image: Leo_Visions / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
FCC recently issued equal-time warning to late-night and daytime talk shows. Image: Charles Criscuolo / Pexels Source: Ars Technica