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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-13 23:15:58

Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, claiming it infringed on Disney's works to train its Seedance 2.0 video generation model without pay (Sara Fischer/Axios)
axios.com/2026/02/13/disney-by

Scoop: Disney sends cease and desist letter to ByteDance over Seedance 2.0
The letter includes a slew of examples of infringing Seedance videos that feature Disney's copyrighted characters.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-02-13 23:14:25

Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, claiming it infringed on Disney's works to train its Seedance 2.0 video generation model without pay (Sara Fischer/Axios)
axios.com/2026/02/13/disney-by

Scoop: Disney sends cease and desist letter to ByteDance over Seedance 2.0
The letter includes a slew of examples of infringing Seedance videos that feature Disney's copyrighted characters.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-02-14 07:30:34

Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether
two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month,
as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said Friday that
his agency opened a joint probe with the Justice Department after video evidence revealed
“sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements”

Feds investigating if ICE officers lied about a Minneapolis shooting
Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said Friday that his agency had opened a joint probe with the Justice Department after video evidence revealed “sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements” about the shooting of one of t…

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-04-14 18:14:25

Eagles GM reiterates Brown stance despite moves espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/484854

Eagles' Roseman: A.J. Brown stance unchanged despite Wicks trade - ESPN
Eagles general manager Howie Roseman on Tuesday kept the same public stance regarding wide receiver A.J. Brown despite the team's recent trade for Dontayvion Wicks.

@joxean@mastodon.social
2026-02-14 09:13:12

‘A whole lost culture’: the Irishman reviving the forgotten sport of stone lifting
theguardian.com/world/2026/feb

‘A whole lost culture’: the Irishman reviving the forgotten sport of stone lifting
For centuries in Ireland lifting huge boulders was a way to test strength and bond communities, says Instagram sensation Indiana Stones

@peterhoneyman@a2mi.social
2026-04-14 02:30:05

my favorite stones record ... by far!
#rollingstones #vinyl #nowplaying

This photo shows "Between the Buttons," a classic Rolling Stones album. The Album: Iconic moody photograph of the young band Four members posed outdoors at dusk with bare tree silhouettes Dark clothing creating shadowy, atmospheric aesthetic White Rolling Stones logo circles at bottom corners The Setting: White shelving system packed with records and memorabilia: Extensive vinyl collection on the left Bold red album cover visible (with crown imagery) Einstein photograph in frame Variou…
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-15 09:40:49

ByteDance launches its Seedance 2.0 video model to enterprise clients in 100 countries, excluding the US amid legal disputes, after a February launch in China (Juro Osawa/The Information)
theinformation.com/briefings/b

ByteDance Launches Seedance 2.0 Globally, Excluding the U.S.
ByteDance’s cloud computing unit has made the company’s Seedance 2.0 AI video generation model available globally to enterprise customers in more than 100 countries and regions around the world—but the U.S. is not among them. It is unclear whether the cloud unit, BytePlus, has any plans to offer the model in the U.S. later. The U.S. is not included in BytePlus’s list of countries and

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-15 06:50:59

Q&A with ElevenLabs co-founder Mati Staniszewski on how audio models work, the company's business model, the conversational Turing Test, voice agents, and more (John Collison/Cheeky Pint)
cheekypint.substack.com/p/the-

The world of voice AI, with Mati Staniszewski of ElevenLabs
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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-13 02:55:54

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 (404 Media)
404media.co/tumbler-ridge-shoo

Tumbler Ridge Shooter Created Mall Shooting Simulator in Roblox
Roblox said it’s “committed to fully supporting law enforcement in their investigation.”

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-03-14 16:16:29

Sources: ByteDance suspended the global launch of Seedance 2.0 amid copyright disputes with Hollywood studios and streamers; it was launched in China last month (The Information)
theinformation.com/articles/by

ByteDance Suspends Launch of Video AI Model After Copyright Disputes With Hollywood
ByteDance has put on hold the global launch of its latest video-generation model, Seedance 2.0, due to a string of copyright disputes with major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation. The TikTok parent released Seedance 2.0 to ...