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ByteDance released Seedance 2.0 less than a week ago and enraged artists everywhere with a viral clip AI-generated clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting. Unsurprisingly, the AI video-making tool has reportedly already received multiple cease-and-desist letters around copyright infringement. Now, it appears ByteDance is going to curb the new media generator's use of prohibited content. In a statement to the BBC, ByteDance said, "We are taking steps to strengthen current safeguards as we work to prevent the unauthorised use of intellectual property and likeness by users." It added that the company "respects intellectual property rights and we have heard the concerns regarding Seedance 2.0." However, when pressed for more information on exactly how they would do this, ByteDance didn't respond. ByteDance's vague pledge follows a cease-and-desist letter from the Walt Disney Company on Friday. Disney claimed that Seedance 2.0 uses "a pirated library of Disney's copyrighted characters from Star Wars, Marvel, and other Disney franchises, as if Disney's coveted intellectual property were free public domain clip art." Disney included example videos that included its copyrighted characters, such as Spider-Man and Darth Vader. Paramount Skydance has also reportedly issued a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance to stop Seedance 2.0 from using its materials, according to the BBC. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/bytedance-promises-to-tighten-up-its-new-ai-video-generator-after-viral-cruise-vs-pitt-clip-112941384.html?src=rss
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Recently we were introduced to OpenClaw, an AI that allows users to create their own agents to control apps like email, Spotify and home controls. Now, Sam Altman has announced that OpenAI has absorbed OpenClaw by hiring developer Peter Steinberger "to drive the next generation of personal agents," he wrote on X. Steinberger confirmed the news on his own blog. "Im joining OpenAI to work on bringing agents to everyone. OpenClaw will move to a foundation and stay open and independent." Steinberger was also in talks to join Meta, with both companies reportedly making offers in the "billions," according to Implicator.AI. The primary attractant was said to be OpenClaw's 196,000 GitHub stars and 2 million weekly visitors rather than its codebase. OpenClaw became buzzy in the last few weeks thanks to its multifaceted ability to carry out tasks. People have used it to create agents that can write code, clear their inboxes, do online shopping and other assistant-like jobs. On its website, OpenClaw touts its ability to interact with popular apps and sites including WhatsApp, Discord, Slack, iMesage, Hue and Spotify. Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI to drive the next generation of personal agents. He is a genius with a lot of amazing ideas about the future of very smart agents interacting with each other to do very useful things for people. We expect this will quickly become core to our Sam Altman (@sama) February 15, 2026 OpenClaw was recently called "Clawdbot" but Anthropic forced a name change due to similarities with its "Claude" branding. OpenClaw is often compared to Claude Code by "vibe coders" seeking to automate website development and other programming chores. In his announcement, Altman said that "the future is going to be extremely multi-agent and it's important to support open source as part of that," adding that "OpenClaw will live in a foundation as an open source project" supported by Open AI. Steinberger, meanwhile, said that "what I want is to change the world, not build a larger company and teaming up with OpenAI is the fastest way to bring this to everyone." This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-has-hired-the-developer-behind-ai-agent-openclaw-092934041.html?src=rss
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In the US, T-Mobile has launched what it calls the first real-time AI platform built directly into a wireless network, starting with Live Translation.The new service enables phone call translation in over 50 languages without requiring apps, downloads or specific devices. It works on any phone connected to T-Mobile's network, from flip phones to the latest smartphones, as long as at least one caller is a T-Mobile customer. All they need to do is say "Hey T-Mobile, translate." Beta registration is open now for postpaid customers, with access rolling out this spring ahead of a commercial launch later this year.Existing translation services typically require dedicated apps, specific hardware or separate subscriptions: barriers that limit adoption, particularly among less tech-savvy users or those on older devices. By embedding AI capabilities at the network level, T-Mobile is positioning translation as infrastructure rather than a product. The carrier is betting that removing friction from cross-language calls could deepen customer loyalty in ways that coverage and network speed improvements no longer can.TREND BITET-Mobile's play reflects a deeper consumer expectation taking hold: technology should work invisibly to make life easier. The implications stretch well beyond telecom. For the 60 million Americans in multilingual households, real-time translation isn't a mere convenience it's a tool for closeness and (intergenerational) connection. For small businesses, it means no longer losing customers because of a language gap. Scale that up to healthcare, where language barriers contribute to misdiagnosis and delayed treatment, or to government services, where they block access to housing, benefits and legal aid, and the stakes become even more evident.The pattern emerging here is one brands across sectors should watch closely: consumers will increasingly expect intelligence embedded at the infrastructure level, requiring zero setup, and designed to enhance human connection rather than replace it. The organizations that deliver on that whether they're carriers, banks, hospitals or public agencies will set a new standard for what "accessible" actually means.
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