2026-01-29
These two stories both came out today $35 million could have gone to save over 2,500 of the 16,000 @Amazon employees is cutting but instead went to promoting a @MelaniaTrump movie if you needed any more indication of the current administration's priorities [image]
New York Times
Amazon's $35M marketing campaign for Melania is ~10x the budget for similar documentaries like CNN's RBG; some suggest Amazon is currying favor with Trump
The tech giant is spending $35 million to promote its film about the first lady, far more than is typical for documentaries.
2026-01-23
Jessica Jung is among the signees in the “Stealing Isn't Innovation” campaign from the Human Artistry Campaign @human_artistry More than 700 celebrity supporters are behind it including Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, Chaka Kahn, Jennifer Aniston, Ryan Tedder and Tayla Parx [image]
The Verge
Cate Blanchett, Cyndi Lauper, and 800+ creatives launch “Stealing Isn't Innovation” to protest unauthorized AI training, backed by RIAA, SAG-AFTRA, and others
2026-01-22
Jessica Jung is among the signees in the “Stealing Isn't Innovation” campaign from the Human Artistry Campaign @human_artistry More than 700 celebrity supporters are behind it including Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, Chaka Kahn, Jennifer Aniston, Ryan Tedder and Tayla Parx [image]
The Verge
Cate Blanchett, Cyndi Lauper, and 800+ creatives launch “Stealing Isn't Innovation” to protest unauthorized AI training, backed by RIAA, SAG-AFTRA, and others
Cate Blanchett, Cyndi Lauper, George Saunders, and other creatives say that AI companies are …
2023-03-31
This is so bleak—and a very different situation than when Buzzfeed CEO Jonah Peretti said AI wouldn't replace their writers and that the tech would be held to higher standards More at @futurism: https://futurism.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Futurism
BuzzFeed quietly started publishing fully AI-generated SEO-driven travel posts by non-editorial staff on March 14; a spokesperson calls the posts an experiment
2022-12-03
All the music “manager” scammers we know were pushing triller when it was clear there was no real engagement. Now it comes out they haven't been paying artists. Sony says millions are missing. How was management hyped up while their artists were skimped? https://www.billboard.com/...
Billboard