Light Start: The WGA strikes a deal, WhatsApp’s redesign is real, Huawei teases an automobile, and Google Podcast’s ordeal

The (WGA) strike is over! The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has officially called to lift its strike order, 148 days after the Guild first began to waylay Hollywood’s production, according to a report from Variety. The East and West boards of the WGA unanimously...

Light Start: Sony’s big breach, ChatGPT’s power of speech, voice actor strike in reach, and a new Spotify feature to leech

Sony hack and slash Sony has been hacked. At least, that’s what a report from Cyber Security Connect is claiming, with a newcomer in the ransomware space, Randsomed.vc, taking the credit. While the group’s claims haven’t yet been verified, it says that the stolen data...

What are Hollywood actors and writers afraid of? A cinema scholar explains how AI is upending the movie and TV business

The bitter conflict between actors, writers and other creative professionals and the major movie and TV studios represents a flashpoint in the radical transformation roiling the entertainment industry. The ongoing strikes by the Writers Guild of America and the Screen...