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A look at Runway's second International AI Film Festival, which it says grew from 300 short-video submissions in 2023 to 3,000 in 2024 with 10 finalists chosen (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)
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Runway, Sora, and Hollywood: AI Films Actually Get Good
Artificial intelligence has changed filmmaking a lot over the past year, even though the technology is just getting started. But first…

🙄 It’s taking too long!
Elon Musk’s reputation is falling — and it’s taking Tesla with it https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/3/24119918/elon-musk-reputation-impact-tesla-falling-sales

Elon Musk’s reputation is falling — and it’s taking Tesla with it
Survey data suggests that Elon Musk’s controversial behavior in recent years is having a negative impact on Tesla’s reputation amid falling sales.

Is the Buchmesse feeling the heat from other book fairs? - The New Publishing Standard https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2024/02/04/is-the-buchmesse-feeling-the-heat-from-other-book-fairs/

Is the Buchmesse feeling the heat from other book fairs? - The New Publishing Standard
Both events were, from conception, fatally flawed - book fairs run for profit by outsiders, for an industry the organisers never fully understood or cared about.

CCS is a dead end. High capital costs AND high operating costs. Sign me up! https://www.theenergymix.com/one-ccs-project-cancelled-another-one-failing-as-industry-navigates-very-bad-week/

One CCS Project Cancelled, Another One Failing as Industry Navigates Very Bad Week
Canada’s sputtering carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry sustained two serious setbacks in less than 48 hours this week, with one major project cancelled and a second subject to scathing criticism from independent analysts.

A look at Runway's second International AI Film Festival, which it says grew from 300 short-video submissions in 2023 to 3,000 in 2024 with 10 finalists chosen (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters

Runway, Sora, and Hollywood: AI Films Actually Get Good
Artificial intelligence has changed filmmaking a lot over the past year, even though the technology is just getting started. But first…

New York City payroll website has been down for a week, following phishing attack
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/02/new-york-city-payroll-system-has-been-down-for-a-week-following-phishing-attack-00150198

🙄 It’s taking too long!
Elon Musk’s reputation is falling — and it’s taking Tesla with it https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/3/24119918/elon-musk-reputation-impact-tesla-falling-sales

Elon Musk’s reputation is falling — and it’s taking Tesla with it
Survey data suggests that Elon Musk’s controversial behavior in recent years is having a negative impact on Tesla’s reputation amid falling sales.

UTA Filing Reveals It Paid $55M For UK Agency Curtis Brown, Fueling 12-Fold Surge In Sales
https://deadline.com/2024/03/uta-curtis-brown-deal-value-financial-earnings-1235844641/

UTA Filing Reveals It Paid $55M For UK Agency Curtis Brown, Fueling 12-Fold Surge In Sales
United Talent Agency (UTA) financial filing reveals it paid £43.3M ($55M) for Curtis Brown in 2022. The deal helped supercharge its sales.

A look at Runway's second International AI Film Festival, which it says grew from 300 short-video submissions in 2023 to 3,000 in 2024 with 10 finalists chosen (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters

Runway, Sora, and Hollywood: AI Films Actually Get Good
Artificial intelligence has changed filmmaking a lot over the past year, even though the technology is just getting started. But first…

Check out today's Metacurity for the top infosec developments you might have missed over the weekend, including
--Havoc following the attack on Change Healthcare deepens
--DOJ indicts IRGC-linked hacker for massive cyberespionage campaign,
--N. Korea conducted cyber attacks on S. Korea's semiconductor companies,
--Russian intel eavesdropped on German military brass via WebEx,
--CryptoChameleon phishing targets FCC employees,
--German cops seize Crimemarket,
--much more
https://www.metacurity.com/p/healthcare-havoc-following-attack-change-healthcare-deepens