Betty Boop and 'Blondie' enter the public domain, accompanied by a trio of detectives

A year after their film debut, “The Cocoanuts,” entered the public domain, the Marx Brothers' beloved “Animal Crackers” joins ...
The Escapist

Escapist’s Game of the Year: The best games of 2025, according to our team

2025 was a wonderful year to be a horror fan. December finished the year on a high, too, with ROUTINE releasing on December 4 ...
Variety

Google Removes AI Videos of Disney Characters After Cease and Desist Letter

Google has removed dozens of AI-generated videos that depicted Disney-owned characters after receiving a cease and desist letter from the studio on Wednesday. Disney flagged the YouTube links to the ...
Newsweek

Disney Characters Coming to Sora: What OpenAI Users Will Be Able to Do

The Walt Disney Company said it has signed a $1 billion deal with OpenAI to allow users of its AI video generation platform Sora to create content featuring more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and ...
GitHub

character-mapping-for-windows

Comprehensive repository offering official resources, detailed guides, and reference materials for FontLab on Windows PCs. Designed for efficient font design workflows, this collection supports users ...
Uber

character.ai Revenue and Usage Statistics (2025)

Character.ai is one of the many AI chatbots to explode in popularity, as the success of ChatGPT has led millions of people to find alternative chatbots offering different experiences. In ...
decrypt

User Revolt Erupts on X as Character AI Quit Posts Go Viral

Viral deletion prompt drew more than 3.6M views and thousands of replies Users posted quitting announcements describing addiction and emotional pull The post come as Character AI faces scrutiny as ...
Her Campus

How I Use Character Design Principles To Elevate My Fashion

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at TAMU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus. I love animation and storytelling, and by far, my favorite part of both ...
Lifehacker

Character.ai Will Soon Start Banning Kids From Using Its Chatbots

In response to growing public concern, Character.ai is banning users under 18 from open-ended chatbot conversations. The company will add age verification and create an AI Safety Lab as well. The move ...
Engadget

OpenAI's character cameos will let you put pets and original personas in Sora videos

OpenAI has rolled out the capability to create character cameos of your pets, doodles, original personas or even objects in the Sora app, which you can put in your videos. You can start the process by ...
Associated Press

Character.AI is banning minors from interacting with its chatbots

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Bruce Perry, 17, demonstrates the possibilities of ...