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A look at Higgsfield, an AI video startup that grew to $300M ARR within 11 months, as it faces a creator backlash over aggressive and shocking marketing tactics (Rashi Shrivastava/Forbes)
Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes:
A look at Higgsfield, an AI video startup that grew to $300M ARR within 11 months, as it faces a creator backlash over aggressive and shocking marketing tactics — CEO Alex Mashrabov, originally from Uzbekistan, cofounded Higgsfield in 2023 as a ChatGPT for video-style mobile app.
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The MPA urges ByteDance to curb its AI video model Seedance 2.0, saying the model "has engaged in unauthorized use of US copyrighted works on a massive scale" (Gene Maddaus/Variety)
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The MPA urges ByteDance to curb its AI video model Seedance 2.0, saying the model “has engaged in unauthorized use of US copyrighted works on a massive scale” — The Motion Picture Association on Thursday denounced the newest AI video generator, Seedance 2.0 …
The suspect believed to be behind the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada made a Roblox game simulating a mall shooting; Roblox says it removed the account (Emanuel Maiberg/404 Media)
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
The suspect believed to be behind the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada made a Roblox game simulating a mall shooting; Roblox says it removed the account — Jesse Van Rootselaar, the 18-year-old suspected of killing eight people and injuring 25 in a mass shooting in a secondary school in Canada …