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The Oscars just made it official: your robot co-star won't be accepting any awardsCulture

The Oscars just made it official: your robot co-star won't be accepting any awards

The Academy has updated its Oscar eligibility rules to explicitly exclude AI-generated performances from contention - a move that's as much about defining what acting means as it is about handing out trophies.

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Warner Bros. and Paramount might merge into one giant 'please just pick a streaming service' machineCulture

Warner Bros. and Paramount might merge into one giant 'please just pick a streaming service' machine

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders vote Thursday on an $81 billion merger with Paramount that could put HBO, Harry Potter, CNN, CBS, and Top Gun all under one enormous Hollywood roof.

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Over 1,000 Hollywood creatives are furious about the Paramount-Warner Bros. mega-mergerCulture

Over 1,000 Hollywood creatives are furious about the Paramount-Warner Bros. mega-merger

Over 1,000 Hollywood creatives including Joaquin Phoenix and Denis Villeneuve have signed an open letter opposing the $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, warning it will kill jobs and shrink major studios down to just four.

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