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Utopai raises $60 million at $1 billion valuation, plans three feature-length AI films in theaters next year
AI film startup Utopai Studio has raised $60 million at a $1 billion valuation. A source close to the company said it has also received follow-on investment offers valuing it at $2 billion to $3 billion. Utopai is working on about 20 AI video projects, including two TV series and three feature-length films set for theatrical release next year, with plans to open in about 3,000 North American theaters.
Industry
Waymo pioneer Sebastian Thrun launches robotics startup Dulo to design hardware with AI
Sebastian Thrun, an early key figure in Google’s self-driving car project and Waymo, is working on a new robotics startup called Dulo. He mentioned the company during a keynote speech at the Actuate robotics conference in San Francisco, but said it was not time to describe it in detail and that it remains in stealth mode. A brief page hosted by Stanford says Dulo is developing foundation models for hardware design.
Telecommunications & Media
Google, Naver, Kakao to be required to pre-block illegal filming images from July
The Broadcasting Media and Communications Commission held a briefing session on June 4 to explain measures as preemptive technical and administrative steps to prevent the distribution of illegal filming content expand from video to images. From July 1, about 80 obligated operators must compare and identify whether user posts match videos or images judged as illegal filming content by the Broadcasting Media Deliberation Commission and restrict posting. The list includes Google, X, Meta, Naver and Kakao.
