PARIS, Feb 22 — US firm OpenAI debuted a tool last week that can generate highly realistic snippets of video from just a few lines of text, leading content creators to wonder if they are the latest professionals about to be replaced by algorithms. Reactions to the tool, called Sora, have ranged from head-over-heels enthusiasm … Read more
Mayu Iizuka, a virtual YouTuber who voices and animates a character called Yume Kotobuki, hosting a livestream at a studio in Tokyo. — AFP pic TOKYO, May 10 — Mayu Iizuka sheds her soft-spoken personality and starts cackling, screaming and waving wildly in a makeshift studio in Tokyo as her avatar appears on a livestream … Read more
YouTube says that Super Thanks lets fans support their favourite channels, while giving creators access to a new source of revenue. — AFP pic SAN FRANCISCO, July 23 ― Tips aren’t just for waiters, it seems. Now, even YouTubers can earn spending money from their followers. This new option is currently being tested on YouTube, … Read more
