Media & Entertainment

Particle 6 announced "Misaligned," the first feature film for Tilly Norwood, the AI "actor" that enraged Hollywood in late 2025 after reports that talent agencies were interested in representing her. Particle 6 calls it a coming-of-age comedy-drama "infused with existential AI chaos." It is in early development with no publicly announced director, additional cast, budget, or release date. Tilly is the computer-generated face of the fight over AI in creative work. Continue Reading →

For several years past, I have set forth diverse iterations of the "Hottest Tech Trends of 1776." In this present annum, I have revis'd the enumeration with the sage advisement of many amongst you, and with a modicum of assistance from the artificer Claude, Anthropic's engine of reason. Thus, for your reading pleasure in honor of our Day of Independence, I present to thee 27 most esteemed technological marvels circa 1776. Continue Reading →

Happy Towel Day! Today is an annual tribute to the life and work of Douglas Adams generally celebrated by fans around the universe by carrying a towel in his honor. I, for one, will be carrying a towel with me all day today. According to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a towel is "about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have." Continue Reading →

Ernie Anastos was one of the kindest, most generous people I have ever known. Like so many others, I am heartbroken by his loss. Continue Reading →

Almost every major marketing analytics platform shipped AI visibility features in 2025. What does not yet exist is a simple, unified measurement framework that connects AI visibility to revenue. The tools can tell you whether ChatGPT mentioned your brand. They cannot yet tell you what that mention was worth, how it compares to your paid search investment, or when you should reallocate budget. Here's how I'm thinking about it. Continue Reading →

Google DeepMind just launched Lyria 3 in the Gemini app. Type a text prompt (or upload a photo) and you will get a 30-second track with auto-generated lyrics, vocals, and custom cover art. The model is available in eight languages to anyone 18+. YouTube creators worldwide can also access it through Dream Track for Shorts soundtracks. Every track carries a SynthID watermark. Continue Reading →

ByteDance released Seedance 2.0 this week, and within hours Irish filmmaker Ruairi Robinson typed a two-line prompt and generated Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt on a rooftop. It went mega-viral. Riffs on Spider-Man, Titanic, Stranger Things, Lord of the Rings, and Shrek followed by the hundreds. The MPA denounced "massive" copyright infringement. Rhett Reese, who wrote the Deadpool films, posted: "It's likely over for us." Continue Reading →

CES 2026 officially opens Tuesday in Las Vegas with 4,500 exhibitors across 2.6 million square feet. I've attended for decades. Here's what has my attention. Continue Reading →

CES® 2026 opens in nine days, and for the thirteenth year, the Shelly Palmer Innovation Series Breakfast will bring together C-suite executives from the world's most influential media, marketing, and technology companies. Continue Reading →

Thanksgiving always kicks off the annual flood of promo emails, shipping alerts, loyalty offers, holiday coupons, and "exclusive VIP deals." This year, the volume feels higher and the quality feels sharper because AI tools now generate phishing emails that look exactly like what Amazon, Walmart, Wayfair, UPS, FedEx, or any major brand would send. The old visual tells are gone. The scams and their associated scam websites are practically indistinguishable from legitimate ones. Continue Reading →