🤖 AI Shakes Hollywood's Creative Foundation

Plus: Apple's Complex, Secretive Gamble to Move Beyond China, TikTok is quietly rolling out affiliate commissions for US creators in its shopping program and more...

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AI Shakes Hollywood's Creative Foundation. When Paramount Global's technology chief Phil Wiser previewed for company leaders the risks and wonders of artificial intelligence, he turned to SpongeBob SquarePants.(Jessica Toonkel via Wall Street Journal)

Jessica Toonkel @jtoonkel

Check out the script I wrote using the AI tool ChatGPT, featuring a high school drama teacher and a mindfulness guru. For more on how AI is being used in Hollywood, read this article. wsj.com/articles/ai-ch… via @WSJGraphics

wsj.comWho Owns SpongeBob? AI Shakes Hollywood’s Creative FoundationArtificial-intelligence tools raise questions about intellectual property rights that are under scrutiny by courts and entertainment executives

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Apple's Complex, Secretive Gamble to Move Beyond China. In late March, when Tim Cook made his first public appearance in China since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Apple Inc.'s chief executive officer approached it with all the delicacy of a high-stakes diplomatic visit. (Mark Gurman via Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman @markgurman

NEW: Inside Apple’s complex gamble to diversify device production and part sourcing outside China — in India, Vietnam, Malaysia and elsewhere

bloomberg.comBloomberg - Are you a robot?

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TikTok is quietly rolling out affiliate commissions for US creators in its shopping program. TikTok is in the early stages of testing an affiliate program for US creators via its Shop product. Creators earn a commission for promoting products through videos, livestreams, and their profiles. (Dan Whateley / Insider)

Dan Whateley @dwhate

Shopping scoop: TikTok is testing affiliate marketing for creators in the US. Influencers can now earn commissions by promoting products in videos, livestreams, and a product 'showcase' section of their profiles. 🛍️🛒story w/@SydneyKBradley businessinsider.com/tiktok-quietly…

businessinsider.comTikTok is quietly rolling out affiliate commissions for US creators in its shopping programTikTok has begun paying creators a commission for sales driven through its social-shopping program in the US.

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Donald Trump to Surrender in New York: Live Updates. Donald J. Trump is expected to surrender to the authorities in Manhattan on Tuesday and appear in court for the first time as a criminal defendant to face more than two dozen felony charges, a remarkable spectacle that will play out. (Jonah E. Bromwich / The New York Times)

Jonah Bromwich @Jonesieman

I'm in the press room of the Manhattan Criminal Courts Building where Donald J. Trump will be arraigned later this afternoon. My tweet-length updates and those of other NYTimes reporters covering the scene can be found here:

nytimes.comTrump Decries Charges After Pleading Not Guilty to 34 Felony CountsThe charges center on a hush money deal with a porn star, but prosecutors also accused the former president of orchestrating a broader scheme to pay off another woman and a doorman during the 2016 campaign.

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Australia Is Quitting Coal in Record Time Thanks to Tesla. Elon Musk helped accelerate a transformation of the country's electricity grid to replace fossil fuels with clean power — now it's a testing ground for global climate action. (James Fernyhough / Bloomberg)

Bloomberg Quicktake @Quicktake

How an Elon Musk tweet helped spark an energy revolution in Australia. @JamesFernyhough explains trib.al/HSDm8VO

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