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.
Adobe unveils three groundbreaking AI tools that revolutionize content creation: Project Frame Forward edits entire videos by modifying just one frame, Project Light Touch reshapes lighting in photos with drag-and-drop simplicity, and Project Clean Take transforms speech emotion and delivery while preserving natural voice characteristics.
Major Japanese publishers including Sony's Aniplex, Studio Ghibli, and Square Enix formally demand OpenAI stop using their copyrighted content to train the Sora 2 AI model, claiming the system produces outputs that closely resemble their works without permission and violates Japanese copyright law.
OpenAI's viral Sora AI video app reaches 2 million downloads while rolling out pet cameo features, basic editing tools, and enhanced social channels, maintaining its top App Store position as Android version approaches launch.
Netflix announces it is going 'all in' on generative AI to revolutionize streaming recommendations, advertising, and content creation, with CEO Ted Sarandos claiming the technology will help creators tell stories better and faster while insisting human creativity remains irreplaceable.
Israeli AI company Lightricks launches LTX-2, a revolutionary video generator that creates 4K videos with synchronized audio from text prompts at one-tenth the cost of OpenAI's Sora, targeting the massive $600 billion global video production market.
Apple secures a groundbreaking $700 million, five-year deal to exclusively stream all Formula 1 races on Apple TV starting in 2026, paying $140 million annually—65% more than ESPN's previous contract—while including all racing events in its existing $12.99 monthly subscription.
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.
OpenAI releases Sora 2, a controversial AI tool that places real people into generated video environments, sparking fierce opposition from Hollywood studios and unions who demand compensation for using copyrighted likenesses without permission.