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SAG Awards 2025: How and when to watch Hollywood’s most heartfelt tribute to actors

Fast Company Tech

The Screen Actors Guild Awards, hosted by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), is set to take place tonight (Sunday, February 23) at 8 p.m. For movies, Wicked leads the pack with five nominations. Its almost time for the most heartfelt accolades of Hollywoods award season. ET / 5 p.m.

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Mr Eazi, Black Coffee and Ajebutter22: The African music artists backing startups

TechCrunch

Over the past couple of years, there’s been an overlap between tech and art, fueling a growing interest of movie, music and sports stars investing in tech startups. What’s pulling African music artists to tech investment? and Europe — launched EmPawa Africa , an outfit to accelerate the music careers of young artists.

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Wonder Dynamics puts a full-service CG character studio in a web platform

TechCrunch

And most importantly, it’s meant to make artists’ jobs easier, not replace them outright. “The goal all along was to make a tool for artists, to empower them. An artist making a model and textures and so on is only the very first step. “We want artists to create their own.

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Creator+ raises $12M to build a film studio and streaming service focused on digital storytellers

TechCrunch

But co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Benjamin Grubbs (who previously led creator partnerships at YouTube) told me the company is initially focused on “storytellers and artists.” “Creator” is a term that gets used pretty broadly, and Creator+ isn’t announcing any specific deals today.

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AmazeVR wants to scale its virtual concert platform with $17M funding

TechCrunch

Many music artists had to cancel or push back their live events during the pandemic. Some artists and music agencies have shifted to virtual or online concerts to compensate for those canceled events. He added that it is currently in talks with potential partners to work with top artists in the U.S.

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Niio announces $15M Series A following strategic partnership with Samsung Displays

TechCrunch

Niio , a Tel Aviv-based digital art platform featuring work ranging from contemporary artists and galleries through to NFTs, announced today it has closed $15 million Series A funding in the wake of a strategic partnership with Samsung Displays, announced last week. The NFT market is just getting started, but where is it headed? .”

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What happens when a virtual streamer doesn’t own her body?

The Verge

She commissioned it from an artist for $5,000 and even kept the receipts as proof. And for her thousands of fans on Twitch , this is what they see when she streams herself playing Minecraft , watching movies, or just sitting around chatting in her room. Vtubers need to buy specific rights for how their bodies can be used.

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