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Clifford Coonan The video game “Black Myth: Wukong” is a cultural “magic weapon,” a soft power export that’s raising China’s profile across the world. It sold 10 million copies within just three days of its launch last August — one of the fastest debuts in gaming history. It’s being called China’s K-Pop moment.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Nine months ago, the European Union passed a landmark AI Act that was hailed as groundbreaking. It became the world’s first law aimed at regulating artificial intelligence technology, and specifically demanded that AI companies start informing the public when a piece of content is AI-generated. But one of the most divisive aspects of the law concerns transparency in the crucial upstream phase, requiring AI companies to notify rightsholders when their works are being used as training data for the algorithms of their generative AI systems.

Queen‘s Brian May has put forth his opinion in the ongoing discourse around AI in music.On Tuesday (February 25), over 1,000 artists including Damon Albarn, Kate Bush and Annie Lennox released a silent album in protest of planned changes to copyright AI laws planned by the UK government.The effort comes as the UK government is planning to make changes to copyright laws – making it easier for artificial intelligence platforms to develop and train their models using copyrighted work, without needing a license.They would be allowed to use material online without respecting copyright if doing so for “text or data mining”. This would be allowed unless the rights holders chose to “opt-out”.May is the latest to join the protest – specifically, as part of a campaign by Daily Mail, as their latest report on it features the guitarist sharing his opinion on the matter.“My fear is that it’s already too late – this theft has already been performed and is unstoppable, like so many incursions that the monstrously arrogant billionaire owners of Al and social media are making into our lives.

WGA West President Meredith Stiehm sought to reassure members that the guild is doing its best to work in their favor during her speech at Saturday night’s guild awards.

FCC chairman’s probe into DEI practices at Comcast and NBCUniversal, Amazon Studios has walked back its inclusion program that laid out standards for achieving racial diversity, Variety has confirmed. “We’ve said from the beginning that our efforts to ensure diverse and inclusive storytelling would be fluid and change over time,” said a spokesperson for Amazon. “We continue to evolve this vital work in concert with our commitment to keep our global audience of viewers at the center of everything we do.

Ariana Grande has urged that entertainment companies include mental health services in artist contracts – see what she had to say below.Appearing on the February 10 episode of the WTF with Marc Maron podcast, the singer-actor seemingly voiced support for Chappell Roan‘s recent plea at the 2025 Grammys that record labels take better care of their artists.Grande got her start in acting as a teen on the Nickelodeon series Victorious and its spin-off Sam & Cat before turning her attention to music. Most recently, she’s co-lead the critically acclaimed film adaptation of Wicked and will be starring in its 2025 sequel Wicked: For Good.Speaking to Maron on his podcast, Grande spoke about her start as a young actor and how she would’ve benefited from proper mental health services after dealing with negativity on a global scale.She said: “It’s so important that these record labels, these studios, these TV studios, these big production companies make it a part of the contract when you sign on to do something that’s going to change your life in that way, on that scale.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Max got plenty of afterglow from the big “Hacks” best comedy Emmy win this fall, but series producer Universal TV would appreciate some of that halo too. “Ted Lasso” is Apple TV+’s biggest hit, but give some credit to the company behind the show, Warner Bros. TV.

Mining companies who want to drill Scotland for rare earth minerals are “keeping locals in the dark” about their plans, a new report has found

Executives at Paramount Global are discussing, internally and informally, what it might take to settle a lawsuit by incoming President Donald Trump against CBS News centered around a 60 Minutes interview with his then rival Kamala Harris, Deadline has confirmed.

accused UnitedHealthcare CEO-shooter Luigi Mangione while speaking about the LA fires during his Tuesday appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”Burr revealed that, like many people in Los Angeles, he had to evacuate after flames threatened his home.“I got lucky,” he said. “You know, the winds moved.”“And I think everybody did a great job.

Major companies are contributing to wildfire relief efforts in the Los Angeles area.

Thania Garcia Fires across the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of structures and caused massive emotional distress in the industry-leading epicenter, prompting mass evacuations of nearly 200,000 residents. There are plenty of ways to support displaced citizens, and a handful of resources for entertainment industry workers, but some of the larger music companies and brands have taken matters into their own hands by making generous donations.

LA wildfires.The fires, which started in the Palisades area of Los Angeles in California on January 7, have destroyed thousands of buildings and left many more without power, and at least 25 people have died.Perry took to social media to share his outrage. He wrote: “Watching a daughter use a garden hose to try and protect her 90-year-old parents’ home because their insurance was canceled was just gut-wrenching to me.“Does anyone else find it appalling that insurance companies can take billions of dollars out of communities for years and then, all of a sudden, be allowed to cancel millions of policies for the very people they became rich on?”A post shared by Tyler Perry (@tylerperry)He continued: “People who have paid premiums all of their lives are left with nothing because of pure greed.“As I am in the process of trying to figure out what steps to take to do all I can to help as many as I can, I am keeping everyone in my prayers.”The post came after a piece was published by the Los Angeles Times, reporting that some home insurance companies (including State Farm General, the largest in California) decided not to renew thousands of policies last year in some of the neighbourhoods that have been affected by the wildfires.

Tyler Perry is slamming insurance companies.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Tyler Perry recently took to Instagram to slam the “pure greed” of insurance companies amid the devastating L.A. fires. The director’s statement was published shortly after a report from the Los Angeles Times informed readers that companies like State Farm General, the largest home insurance business in California, decided not to renew thousands of insurance policies last year in Altadena and other fire-prone neighborhoods in the Pacific Palisades that are now burned down.

deadly Los Angeles wildfires.“Watching a daughter use a garden hose to try and protect her 90-year-old parents’ home because their insurance was canceled was just gut-wrenching to me,” the filmmaker, 55, wrote in a statement via Instagram on Sunday.Perry continued, “Does anyone else find it appalling that insurance companies can take billions of dollars out of communities for years and then, all of a sudden, be allowed to cancel millions of policies for the very people they became rich on?”“People who have paid premiums all of their lives are left with nothing because of pure greed,” he added.Perry concluded his message by writing, “As I am in the process of trying to figure out what steps to take to do all I can to help as many as I can, I am keeping everyone in my prayers.”Thousands of people in the Los Angeles area have lost their homes due to the devastating wildfires.According to the LA Times, State Farm General announced in March 2024 that it would not renew 30,000 homeowner and condominium policies — including 1,262 in Pacific Palisades, the area hit hardest by the fires.Chubb Insurance reportedly stopped writing policies for high-value homes with higher wildfire risk in 2021.Allstate, Tokio Marine America Insurance Co. and Trans Pacific Insurance Co.

EXCLUSIVE: The filings are flying fast and furious again in the battle between Black Lively and Justin Baldoni over the actress’ claims of sexual harassment and an online smear campaign.

Heavy snow has caused major disruption on the railways today.

Energy companies are being urged to join the battle against Albanian gangsters, who are flooding Scotland with cannabis farms.

EXCLUSIVE: A bombshell investigation into how fossil fuel companies blocked action to prevent climate change is being turned into a TV series.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent As “Game of Thrones’” foreign unit line producer and then producer, Duncan Muggoch leveraged some of Spain’s staggering landscapes and historical heritage sites into iconic settings for “Game of Thrones.” He returned to Spain as co-executive producer of “3 Body Problem” to create crucial early scenes in China for the Netflix banner show. Steve Squillante, an executive producer on AMC+ mega-hit “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” served as Netflix VP of physical production for local language originals over 2018-20 as the U.S.