Walt Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing deal Thursday that will allow users to create short videos featuring beloved Disney characters through artificial intelligence. The deal marks the first time a major entertainment company has embraced generative AI at this scale, licensing its fiercely protected characters — from Mickey Mouse to Marvel superheroes and […]
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US President Donald Trump insists he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for what he describes as his role in ending eight conflicts this year.”In 10 months, I ended eight wars,” Trump said on Tuesday. “We’re making peace through strength.”These include a fragile ceasefire in Gaza but an end to Russia’s nearly four-year war against Ukraine […]
Read MoreIsrael said Thursday that Hamas “will be disarmed” as part of the US-sponsored peace plan for Gaza, after a top leader from the Palestinian Islamist movement suggested a weapons freeze. The ceasefire, in effect since October 10, halted the war that began after Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. But it remains […]
Read MoreBulgaria’s prime minister announced Thursday that his government was resigning after less than a year in office following a series of anti-corruption protests, making fresh elections likely. The Balkan EU member, which is introducing the euro from January, has seen a spiral of elections in recent years, with parties unable to form a stable government. […]
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Der KI-Entwickler OpenAI und der US-Unterhaltungskonzern Disney haben den Abschluss einer Lizenzvereinbarung verkündet, die es Nutzerinnen und Nutzern ermöglichen soll, für KI-Videos Charaktere aus dem Disney-Kosmos zu nutzen. Wie OpenAI und der Medienriese am Donnerstag mitteilten, erlaubt die auf drei Jahre angelegte Vereinbarung den Zugriff auf 200 Figuren aus Disney-, Marvel- und Pixar-Filmen sowie der […]
Read MoreYodelling, the traditional singing of herders in the Swiss Alps, was recognised by the United Nations on Thursday as part of the world’s cultural heritage. Yodelling was added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, at a meeting in New Delhi.”As the emblematic song of Switzerland, yodelling encompasses a wide variety […]
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Das “Time”-Magazin hat “die Architekten der KI” (Künstliche Intelligenz) zu Persönlichkeiten des Jahres ernannt. Die Zeitschrift veröffentlichte am Donnerstag ein Titelbild für die Jahresendausgabe, das unter anderem OpenAI-Chef Sam Altman zeigt sowie Nvidia-Chef Jensen Huang, Tech-Milliardär Elon Musk (xAI) und Meta-Chef Mark Zuckerberg. Ein zweites Titelbild zeigt die Buchstaben “AI” (Artificial Intelligence, KI) in einem Baugerüst. […]
Read MoreMore than 600 items, including military medals and jewellery from a collection documenting the links between Britain and countries in the former British Empire, were stolen from a UK museum in September, police said Thursday. Avon and Somerset Police have launched an appeal for information about four men captured on security cameras on September 25 […]
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