Bytedance

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 →

It may be April Fool's Day, but this is no joke! It’s hard to keep your jaw from hitting the floor watching what’s coming out of AI labs right now. Two insane demos dropped this past week, and while they're unrelated, they both underscore a simple point: the gap between synthetic and real is approaching zero. Continue Reading →

On January 17, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law requiring ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, to divest its U.S. operations. The clock was ticking—until President Trump stepped in with a last-minute executive order, extending the deadline by 75 days. Continue Reading →

Professor Shelly Palmer, a tech expert and the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School, discusses the latest developments surrounding TikTok. With TikTok at the center of political and technological debates, Shelly shares his perspective on whether U.S.-based tech giants, like Elon Musk, might make a move to acquire TikTok and what that could mean for the platform's future. Continue Reading →

U.S. lawmakers voted 50-0 to force the sale of TikTok, alleging that the app's links with the Chinese Communist Party pose significant threats to national security. The House Commerce Committee approved a bill that would require ByteDance (TikTok's owner) to sell the company within 180 days or risk losing access to the U.S. market. Continue Reading →