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Who's a good boy? AI can't replace doggie actors, director says

When director Robert Vince was filming "Air Bud Returns," he was impressed to see Roscoe, his four-legged star, improvising concern in a scene where two humans burst into tears.

AI actors not eligible for Golden Globes, say organizers

Performances by AI-generated actors will not be eligible for Golden Globe awards, organizers said Thursday, days after they were also ruled out of Oscars contention.

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Stage set for Elon Musk's court battle with OpenAI

Elon Musk's lawsuit accusing high-profile artificial intelligence company OpenAI of betraying its non-profit mission heads for trial on Monday with the selection of jurors.

Kontent.ai Appoints Mark Greenaway as CEO to Drive the Next Phase of AI in Enterprise Content

BRNO, CZ / ACCESS Newswire / April 27, 2026 / Kontent.ai has appointed Mark Greenaway as Chief Executive Officer, as the company looks to scale its Agentic CMS and transform content operations for customers.

Maine governor nixes data center moratorium in state

The governor of Maine on Friday vetoed a temporary ban on building large data centers that aimed to rein in rampant construction driven by the AI race.

Anthropic says Google to pump $40 bn into AI startup

Google is planning to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, the artificial intelligence firm confirmed Friday, expanding a long-standing alliance between the two companies.

AI united Altman and Musk, then drove them apart

Elon Musk and Sam Altman bonded over artificial intelligence in a project that became OpenAI, but a clash of visions will see the polarizing figures face off in court in a trial that opens next week.

China's DeepSeek releases long-awaited new AI model

Chinese startup DeepSeek released a new artificial intelligence model with "drastically reduced" costs Friday, more than a year after it stunned the world with a low-cost reasoning model that matched the capabilities of US rivals.

Five things to know about Chinese AI startup DeepSeek

As DeepSeek releases its first major new artificial intelligence model in over a year -- DeepSeek-V4 -- here are five things to know about the Chinese startup:

'Clearly me': AI drama accused of stealing faces

Christine Li is a model and influencer, but not an actor, so when she saw herself playing a cruel character in a Chinese microdrama she felt bewildered, then angry and afraid.

YouTube offers deepfake detection to Hollywood

YouTube is offering Hollywood celebrities and entertainers a free detection tool to help combat their deepfakes, expanding the Google-owned video platform's efforts to guard against AI-driven impersonations.

HrFlow.ai Secures 7 Million Dollars (Pre-Series A) to Become the Global Standard for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applied to HR Data

PARIS, FR / ACCESS Newswire / April 23, 2026 /

Chinese EVs look to sideline foreign brands at Beijing auto show

The world's biggest auto show opens in Beijing on Friday, as Chinese manufacturers solidify their status as industry innovators and foreign brands face ferocious competition in the country's giant car market.

NASA unveils new space telescope to give 'atlas of the universe'

NASA unveiled a new telescope on Tuesday to scan vast swathes of the universe for planets outside our solar system and probe the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

Anthropic probes unauthorized access to Mythos AI model

American AI developer Anthropic said Tuesday it was investigating unauthorized access to Mythos, its powerful model which the company itself worries could be a boon for hackers.

GoodData Launches Agent Builder for Enterprise AI

Enterprises can now deploy governed analytics agents in minutes, with full control over configuration, context, and scale.

DOJO AI Raises $6M to Power Agentic Marketing Platform, Transforming Data Into Business Impact

Backed by Armilar and Heartfelt VC, the company serves over 100 customers across the U.S. and U.K., including CoinDesk, Morningstar, Broadvoice, PensionBee, CovertSwarm and Refine Labs

Datavault AI Further Expands IP Portfolio with New Patent Issuance and Notices of Allowance

Builds on December 2025 Content Licensing Patents and Carbon Credit Tokenization Grant; Strengthens IP Moat Across Data Valuation, Virtual Funding, and Tokenized Tax Prep

SpaceX partners with AI startup Cursor, may buy it for $60 bn

SpaceX on Tuesday announced a partnership with AI coding company Cursor, saying the alliance comes with an option to buy the startup for $60 billion later this year.

Unregulated AI like speeding with no steering wheel: AI godfather Hinton

Artificial Intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton insisted Tuesday on the need to strictly regulate the technology, warning that it remained unclear if humanity could co-exist with super intelligent AI.

Singapore's Tang gets second term at UN's patent agency

Singapore's Daren Tang was reappointed Tuesday for a second six-year term in charge of the United Nations' patent and innovation agency.

Rover discovers more building blocks of life on Mars

A NASA rover has discovered more building blocks of life on Mars after carrying out a chemistry experiment never before conducted on another planet, scientists said Tuesday.

Romanian AI music sensation Lolita sparks racism debate

The sultry songs of Lolita Cercel, an AI-generated singer, are a sensation in Romania, racking up millions of views online -- but angering real-life musicians and drawing criticism from the Roma minority as a racist cliche.

Graid Technology Launches Agentic AI Storage Portfolio to Eliminate KV Cache Bottlenecks

From edge inference to NVIDIA STX, purpose-built KV cache infrastructure for consistent performance at scale.

New Report Reveals Widespread Misunderstanding of Consumer Messaging App Security Across Government and Critical Infrastructure

83% report WhatsApp is used for sensitive discussions, despite widespread misunderstanding of what encryption protects98% rely on platforms unable to deliver the sovereign control they say they want90% of organizations say they are crisis-ready, yet only 49% have unified crisis communications platforms

Blue Origin probing rocket's failure to deliver satellite

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is requiring Blue Origin to conduct a "mishap investigation" after the space company's New Glenn rocket failed to deliver a communications satellite into the correct orbit.

Desmond Morris: from 'Naked Ape' to watching 'Big Brother'

Celebrated British zoologist Desmond Morris, who died Sunday aged 98, shook up the world in 1967 when his book "The Naked Ape" posited that humans are essentially primates still captive to evolutionary impulses.

'Save humanity': Four figures battling it out to lead embattled UN

Four contenders are squaring up to succeed Antonio Guterres as leader of the United Nations, which faces unprecedented global instability, wars and its own crushing budget crisis.

GA-ASI Completes MQ-9B 'Flight Into Known Icing' Flight Tests

Global RPA Leader Is Certifying MQ-9B for FIKI

Key Atlantic current could weaken more than expected: study

A key Atlantic Ocean current system that helps regulate the planet's climate could weaken more than expected by 2100, with potentially devastating consequences worldwide, a new study has found.

Loar Holdings Inc. Announces Date and Time for First Quarter 2026 Earnings and Conference Call

WHITE PLAINS, NY / ACCESS Newswire / April 17, 2026 / Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR), will report Q1 2026 earnings before the market opens on Thursday, May 7, 2026.

Back on Earth, Artemis II crew still finding their footing

Nearly a week after their Pacific splashdown, the astronauts who crewed the Artemis II mission that flew around the Moon told reporters Thursday they have yet to fully grasp the magnitude of the moment.

Thai farmers pin hopes on microbes to end annual burning crisis

Rice farmers Siriporn and Amnat Taidee used to burn their paddy fields between plantings -- a common method of clearing crop residue partly blamed fortoxic smog that blankets much of Thailand every spring.

Maxon Announces Free Tools and Mobile Expansion of ZBrush and Cinema 4D

Cinema 4D brings professional 3D workflows to iPad. The return of Autograph - now free for individual users. ZBrush expands to Windows on Arm. See it all at NAB 2026.

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