Stability AI scores major victory against Getty Images as British judge dismisses copyright infringement claims in landmark AI case, dealing blow to creative industry's legal battle against tech companies using copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence systems.
AI performer Xania Monet breaks music industry barriers by becoming the first artificial intelligence artist to debut on Billboard airplay charts and securing a multimillion-dollar record deal amid growing controversy over AI replacing human musicians.
OpenAI discontinues free Sora video generation service, implementing paid subscriptions and launching groundbreaking creator compensation system that pays rights holders when their copyrighted characters appear in AI-generated videos, marking a major shift toward sustainable AI monetization.
Figma acquires Tel Aviv AI startup Weavy for an undisclosed sum, rebranding it as Figma Weave to enhance its design platform with advanced AI-powered image and video generation capabilities using innovative node-based editing tools.
Canva launches a completely reimagined Affinity design app that combines photo editing, vector design, and page layout tools in one free professional platform, featuring customizable workspaces and AI-powered tools for premium users.
Adobe launches revolutionary AI audio tools that automatically generate custom soundtracks and voiceovers for videos, while expanding Photoshop to integrate third-party AI models from Google and Black Forest Labs, plus debuts a conversational AI assistant in Adobe Express for effortless design creation.
Marc Andreessen predicts AI technology like OpenAI's Sora 2 will revolutionize filmmaking by enabling creators with ideas but no visual skills, equipment, or actors to produce full movies, sparking industry debate over democratization versus job displacement concerns.
VSCO unveils AI Lab with object removal tools and RAW file support exclusively for Pro subscribers at $12.99 monthly, featuring advanced editing capabilities powered by Black Forest Labs' FLUX.1 model and unlimited usage for professional photographers.
Microsoft launches MAI-Image-1, its first internally-developed text-to-image AI generator that excels at photorealistic imagery and lightning-fast processing, securing a top 10 ranking on LMArena benchmark while expanding the tech giant's homegrown AI portfolio.
AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood sparks Hollywood frenzy as talent agencies rush to represent the synthetic star who never ages, sleeps, or demands contracts, while SAG-AFTRA fights back against what they call theft from human performers.