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Mugafi and Avalanche built an AI platform that analyzes movie and music projects using patterns from successful films. Instead of waiting for studios to approve their work based on gut feeling, creators can use actual data to see whether their project will succeed.

Mugafi demonstrated AI evaluation effectiveness with Kuberaa, a film that earned $35 million at box office and distributed through Amazon Prime Video. The company operates with backing from Netflix, Amazon, and venture investment firms. So their AI system actually works in the real world, not just in theory.

For decades, movie studios gatekept who got to make films. Now artificial intelligence and the internet are opening those doors. More creators get chances. More stories get told. That's a real change for independent artists and filmmakers worldwide.

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Recently, headlines claimed banks like JPMorgan Chase were closing accounts for Bitcoin buyers. That's not necessarily what happened.

Banks cut ties with crypto firms, not everyday customers. If you bought $500 of Bitcoin on Coinbase, your bank didn’t care - the crackdown targeted companies, not individuals.

Regulators told banks to tighten oversight on crypto companies. Big banks got nervous and stopped doing business with Coinbase and similar platforms. So those crypto companies switched to banks willing to work with them.

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In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that police need warrants to access cell phone location data. Yet law enforcement now uses over 80,000 Flock Safety cameras to record every vehicle on U.S. roads - effectively tracking drivers without warrants. The Court's Carpenter decision found that location data reveals intimate details of life including employment, religion, relationships, and daily habits, the exact surveillance these systems now enable.

Civil liberties groups are pushing back. The Institute for Justice sued in Virginia, and a judge ruled the case can go to trial, citing likely Fourth Amendment violations. Virginia also passed limits on how long police can keep license plate data - marking the first major legal challenge to this kind of mass tracking.

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Numerous.ai uses =AI() formula syntax that processes natural language instructions directly in spreadsheet cells. Users write plain English prompts without requiring programming knowledge.

Common applications:

Key benefits:

Users input data or topics, then apply formula prompts to generate summaries, captions, responses, or formatted content. The system processes results instantly. Spreadsheets become the primary workspace for both data management and content development, consolidating what previously required separate applications. This structure reduces time spent on repetitive tasks and improves efficiency across various work environments.

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Prediction markets let people bet real money on future events through platforms like Poly Market, which launched in 2020 and now has a $9 billion valuation. The platform runs on blockchain, a system that keeps records automatically without a central authority. To participate, you use USDC, a cryptocurrency designed to work on blockchain networks.

Wall Street's biggest banks made a significant move.

Connecticut sent cease and desist letters to platforms like Robinhood, and regulations vary by state. Here's what stands out though. Wall Street invested $2 billion into a platform that fundamentally requires cryptocurrency and blockchain to operate.

This is real money stating that blockchain infrastructure matters today, not tomorrow. Traditional finance is no longer fighting it and started building around it.