James Earl Jones Signed Over AI Voice Rights to Darth Vader Before His Death

James Earl Jones Signed Over AI Voice Rights to Darth Vader Before His Death

Evan Agostini/Getty ImagesJames Earl Jones had a singular voice: Rich, deep, and resonant, his rumbly bass lent itself well to regal sturdiness, as in The Lion King, or ominous menace, as in the original Star Wars trilogy. It was recognizable anywhere—which is why, when the spin-off miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi premiered in the summer of 2022…

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Ho Wi Ding Shooting ‘Mothernet,’ AI Cautionary Tale From Indonesia, Singapore

Ho Wi Ding Shooting ‘Mothernet,’ AI Cautionary Tale From Indonesia, Singapore

Production is under way on “Mothernet,” a drama film that examines the growing relationship between humans and technology. Ho Wi Ding, whose “Pinoy Sunday” and “Cities of Last Things” won multiple prizes, is in the director’s chair. Set in Indonesia’s near future, “Mothernet” is a poignant family drama centered around 16-year-old Rama who is trying

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Major Music Publishers Fire Back Against Anthropic Dismissal Motion in High-Stakes Infringement Dispute

Major Music Publishers Fire Back Against Anthropic Dismissal Motion in High-Stakes Infringement Dispute

Photo Credit: Igor Omilaev A little over a month out from the one-year anniversary of its start, the copyright suit levied by major music publishers against Anthropic is heating up amid the AI giant’s renewed push for dismissal. That push, music publisher plaintiffs including Concord and UMPG emphasized in their latest filing, actually marks the

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AI comes to iPhone

AI comes to iPhone

Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Apple unveils iPhone 16 built for ‘Apple Intelligence’ Apple unveiled its latest iPhone lineup, built for new artificial intelligence (AI) software, as the tech giant attempts to stay on the cutting edge of the rapidly changing technology…

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BMW’s Humanoid Robot That Walks, Perform Two-handed Tasks, Completes Testing At Its Plant

BMW’s Humanoid Robot That Walks, Perform Two-handed Tasks, Completes Testing At Its Plant

BMW’s Figure 02, a 2nd-gen humanoid robot completes successful testing at the BMW Group Plant Spartanburg. During a trial run lasting several weeks, the humanoid robot successfully inserted sheet metal parts into specific fixtures. The German automaker said there are no Figure AI robots currently working at its BMW Group Plant Spartanburg. But BMW, together

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Cloudbeds to Show New Platform Layer at Upcoming Conference

Cloudbeds to Show New Platform Layer at Upcoming Conference

SAN DIEGO, California—Cloudbeds will unveil its Cloudbeds Intelligence offering at its upcoming Passport User Conference on October 23, 2024. Cloudbeds Intelligence, an AI and machine learning layer built into the platform, is designed for all functionalities of the hospitality management system and to break down departmental silos. The platform layer implements causal AI using datasets

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Apple’s iPhone 16 to put AI features in focus, Huawei’s new phone racks up pre-orders

Apple’s iPhone 16 to put AI features in focus, Huawei’s new phone racks up pre-orders

By Max A. Cherney, Kenrick Cai CUPERTINO, California (Reuters) -Apple on Monday unveiled its long-awaited, artificial intelligence-boosted iPhone 16 and promised improvements in its Siri personal assistant as it rolled out new software, beginning in test mode next month. “The next generation of iPhone has been designed for Apple (NASDAQ:) Intelligence from the ground up.

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