Richard Simmons, the energetic, frizzy-haired TV personality and fitness coach who made exercise accessible to millions and then became reclusive in recent years, has died. He was 76. https://bit.ly/4cFRuPM
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Alec Baldwin‘s manslaughter case has been dismissed, after the judge blasted prosecutors for failing to turn over a batch of bullets to the defense. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer threw out the case, ruling that no other sanction was sufficient. “The state is highly culpable for its failure to provide discovery to the defendant,” Marlowe Sommer said. “Dismissal with prejudice is warranted.” Baldwin was on trial for shooting cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” in 2021. The jury was scheduled to hear testimony on Friday from the lead detective. But the judge sent the jury home on Friday morning so she could delve more deeply into the failure to turn over the bullets. https://lnkd.in/gc2W4-Zk
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Stakeholders in media and entertainment plan to develop or implement AI and ML capabilities in their cloud storage plans this year, but there are also notable concerns about the powerful technology, including data protection. A new report from Wasabi quantifies the sector’s growing use of cloud storage, as well as its unique drivers, concerns and AI future.
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“Euphoria” Season 3 is officially set to begin production. The long-delayed third season of the Emmy-winning HBO series will begin shooting in January 2025 with all principal cast members returning, per HBO. https://bit.ly/4bIIN6b
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“The Incredibles” director and writer Brad Bird, presents Nick Park with the Variety Creative Impact in Animation Award at Variety 10 Animators to Watch presented by Nickelodeon. Watch the full conversation here: bit.ly/4eWn65n
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Ramsey Naito accepts the Variety Executive Impact in Animation Award at Variety 10 Animators to Watch presented by Nickelodeon. Watch the full conversation here: bit.ly/4eWn65n
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Registration now open for Variety & Rolling Stone's Truth Seekers Summit presented by Paramount+ on August 15. Register here for virtual access: variety.com/truthseekers
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Baaaaaaaaaaaaaa. #Minions3, directed by Academy Award-nominee Pierre Coffin, will head to theaters on June 30, 2027. https://bit.ly/3S4c6c6
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An emerging outgrowth of generative AI development is focused on conversational AI — speech-based applications, including voice clones of celebrities, designed for consumer entertainment.
Conversational AI Is A Novel Opportunity for Hollywood — but Do Talent or Consumers Want It?
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Jon Stewart is not backing down on his criticisms of President Joe Biden. He compares Biden to Donald Trump in Thursday’s episode of his “Weekly Show” podcast, which features “Pod Save America” hosts Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor and CNN political commentator Bakari Sellers. Stewart has said he is not necessarily joining the call for Biden to step down, but that the president should at least be open to discussing it. It would be better, Stewart says, “if Joe Biden came out and said, ‘Look, I understand where I’m at in my lifespan and cycle and what I do. Here’s how this government works,’ rather than coming out and becoming Trumpian and saying, ‘You think someone else could hold NATO together? They could never. Only God can tell me to get out of the race.'” (During his recent ABC News interview, Biden said, “If the Lord Almighty came down and said, ‘Joe, get out of the race,’ I’d get out of the race. The Lord Almighty’s not coming down.”) Get the details and watch the podcast clip here: wp.me/pc8uak-1lEppu