This weekend’s two biggest movies were both directed by YouTubers
The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong.
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Martin Scorsese becomes the latest — and most unlikely — Hollywood voice for AI
The caveat is that one of the world’s most famous living directors is using the tech solely for storyboarding.
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A startup, Everand, is now bundling e-books, audiobooks, and book clubs in challenge to Amazon
A new reading subscription from Everand offers access to both e-books and audiobooks, and Fable’s book club community.
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Plex adds new social features ahead of a major price hike for its lifetime pass
The company said it’s worked up a moderation system that uses a blend of AI and human input to moderate both visual and written content.
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Meet Wander, a StumbleUpon-inspired tool for discovering the ‘small web’
This open source community project lets you create a StumbleUpon-like experience for recommending your favorite sites.
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Publishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulation
U.K. regulators are requiring Google offer a tool allowing website publishers to opt-out of generative AI search features. The option will be tested in the U.K. then rolled out globally.
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Still facing copyright lawsuits, AI music generator Suno raises another $400M
The prominent AI music-generation startup is now valued at over $5.4 billion — about seven months ago, it raised at a $2.45 billion valuation.
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Founders Fund launches game show starring Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, and other tech elites
The debut episode, moderated by Founders Fund chief marketing officer Mike Solana, included a star-studded cast of current tech luminaries.
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Startup Battlefield 200 applications officially close in 3 days
Applications for Startup Battlefield 200 officially close on June 8, 11:59 p.m. PT. Don’t wait any longer. Secure your shot at competing on the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 this October at San Francisco’s Moscone West.
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Warner Music acquires AI attribution startup Sureel AI
Through the acquisition, WMG aims to better track when its artists’ work is used in AI-generated content or for training AI models.
