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Bobby Berk Says AI Will Make Reality TV & “Verifiably Human Content” More Valuable – Web Summit
#News #BobbyBerk #HGTV #JunkorJackpot #QueerEye #WebSummit

https://deadline.com/2026/05/bobby-berk-ai-will-will-make-reality-tv-more-valuable-1236905196/

Bobby Berk Says AI Will Make Reality TV & “Verifiably Human Content” More Valuable – Web Summit

At Web Summit Vancouver, Bobby Berk made a case for why reality TV will become more culturally valuable in an era shaped by social media and AI.

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Deadline May 14

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Team Built Massive Wardrobes In First-Of-Its-Kind Take On Animated Costumes — Web Summit
#News #KpopDemonHunters #Netflix #SonyPicturesImageworks #WebSummit

https://deadline.com/2026/05/kpop-demon-hunters-animation-fashion-netflix-web-summit-1236904679/

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Team Built Massive Wardrobes In First-Of-Its-Kind Take On Animated Costumes — Web Summit

The fashion-forward look of Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters required what Sony Pictures Imageworks says was a novel approach to animated costuming.

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Deadline May 13

Mattel Banking On Gen X To Introduce ‘Masters Of The Universe’ To New Generation — Web Summit
#News #MastersoftheUniverese #Mattel #WebSummit

https://deadline.com/2026/05/mattel-gen-x-masters-of-the-universe-boost-1236901290/

Mattel Banking On Gen X To Introduce ‘Masters Of The Universe’ To New Generation — Web Summit

Mattel is banking on Gen X to pass the torch and give the Masters of the Universe movie and toys a multi-generational boost.

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Deadline May 13

“We’re Never Going To Automate Taste And Imagination,” Says Disney Animation Exec Nick Cannon – Web Summit
#News #BlueAntStudios #DisneyAnimationStudios #Frozen3 #Hexed #KpopDemonHunters #Lego #SonyPicturesImageworks #SpiderVerse #WebSummit

https://deadline.com/2026/05/were-never-going-to-automate-taste-says-disney-animation-exec-1236900404/

“We’re Never Going To Automate Taste And Imagination,” Says Disney Animation Exec Nick Cannon – Web Summit

“We’re never going to automate taste and imagination," says Walt Disney Animation Studios SVP of Production & Technology Nick Cannon

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TRMNL May 13

We're at #WebSummit! Come see us Thursday

CBC British Columbia May 12

B.C. gov't 'embracing the opportunity of AI,' premier tells Web Summit
B.C. Premier David Eby told a crowd at Vancouver's Web Summit, which has more than 20,000 attendees, that he's an optimist about artificial intelligence technology having seen both the "opportunity and the threat" it presents.
#News #Canada #BritishColumbia
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/premier-david-eby-web-summit-9.7197380?cmp=rss

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Canada Targets AI Copyright Rules While Weighing Social Media Age Restrictions — Web Summit
#News #Politics #ArtificialIntellegence #Canada #Socialmedia #WebSummit

https://deadline.com/2026/05/canada-examines-ai-copyright-rules-social-media-age-limits-1236899807/

Canada Targets AI Copyright Rules While Weighing Social Media Age Restrictions — Web Summit

The Canadian government is preparing new rules on how copyright holders should be compensated when their work is used by AI systems

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Deadline May 12

NYT Games Chief On Bringing ‘Wordle’ To NBC & Staying True To The Daily Puzzler – Web Summit
#News #JimmyFallon #TheNewYorkTimes #WebSummit #Wordle

https://deadline.com/2026/05/nyt-games-chief-wordle-nbc-game-show-fallon-1236899962/

NYT Games Chief On Bringing ‘Wordle’ To NBC & Staying True To The Daily Puzzler – Web Summit

The New York Times Games boss has promised Wordle will stay true to the puzzle game and revealed it will be taped this summer.

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Sal Rahman May 12

Who else is at Web Summit?

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The Bad Place May 10

The Guardian | Cape Verde bets on tech to reverse postcolonial brain drain by Eromo Egbejule in Praia and Mindelo

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Cape Verde is betting on a digital boom to curb one of the world’s highest emigration rates, turning the archipelago into a tech hub for West Africa. Led by Pedro Fernandes Lopes, the secretary of state for the digital economy, the government created a digital‑economy ministry in 2021 with a goal of making the sector account for a quarter of GDP by 2030, already providing public services to the 529 000 residents and a diaspora estimated at three‑to‑four times the population. Internet penetration has risen to 75 %—double the African average—and schoolchildren are learning robotics and coding, while under‑sea cables link the islands to global networks. Central to the strategy is TechParkCV, a £44.8 million facility that houses an incubation centre, youth training, and a conference space, recently attracting the Web Summit and dozens of startups benefiting from tax incentives and African Development Bank financing. Though challenges remain—poor air connectivity, occasional discrimination at airports, and concerns that startups rely too heavily on government subsidies—the government is optimistic that fostering local talent, encouraging diaspora investment, and creating a self‑sustaining tech ecosystem will reverse the post‑colonial brain drain and spark economic transformation.

#CapeVerde #TechParkCV #WebSummit #AfricanDevelopment #technologystartups #JessicaSanchesTavares #PedroFernandesLopes

Cape Verde bets on tech to reverse postcolonial brain drain

African archipelago hopes startups, digital infrastructure and diaspora investment can transform its economy

The Guardian