A nonprofit warns parents against AI toys this holiday season after a chatbot teddy bear gives children inappropriate sexual advice, prompting Singapore-based FoloToy to suspend sales of its Kumma bear amid growing concerns about data privacy and safety risks from AI-embedded toys.
Warner Music Group settles copyright lawsuit with AI music platform Udio, clearing the path for a 2026 licensed platform featuring catalog artists like Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, and Dua Lipa, while Sony remains the sole major label still fighting the AI company in court.
AI music platform Suno secures $250 million in Series C funding at a $2.45 billion valuation, with nearly 100 million users creating songs on its platform as the company expands into professional tools and social features.
AI-generated country song 'Walk My Walk' by Breaking Rust rockets to #1 on Billboard's Country Digital Songs chart with 3 million Spotify streams, as a new study reveals 97% of people cannot distinguish between human and artificial intelligence-created music.
Disney+ unveils its most significant transformation since 2019, introducing AI-powered tools that enable subscribers to create short-form content while adding gaming features through Epic Games partnership, as CEO Bob Iger confirms ongoing discussions with AI companies to develop these capabilities while protecting Disney's intellectual property.
Amazon's 'House of David' season 2 dramatically increases AI-generated shots to 400 from season 1's 70, using artificial intelligence for battle scenes and landscapes to cut costs, while topping Prime charts with 500,000+ subscriptions despite industry backlash and criticism of its cheap appearance.
Meta expands its controversial AI video platform Vibes to Europe despite widespread user backlash labeling the short-form AI-generated content as 'AI slop' and declaring 'nobody wants this' feature that mimics TikTok and Instagram Reels.
Elon Musk's xAI mandates employees surrender facial and voice biometric data to train 'Ani,' an anime-styled AI chatbot with adult content features available through X's premium service, despite staff concerns about deepfake misuse.
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.