NaNoWriMo Goes Bankrupt After Embracing AI

A quarter century after its inception — and less than a year after its “full-throated” defense of artificial intelligence in writing — the nonprofit behind the annual National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) challenge is closing its doors. Kilby Blades, a romance author serving as NaNoWriMo’s interim executive director, announced in a video and in emails…

‘Joker,’ ‘Matrix’ producer Village Roadshow files for bankruptcy protection

Village Roadshow Entertainment has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a dark turn for the once-prolific film financing company that backed the “Joker,” “The Matrix” and “Ocean’s Eleven” movie franchises. The West Hollywood company blamed its ongoing legal battle with longtime partner Warner Bros. for its collapse, according to a Monday filing in U.S. Bankruptcy…