Carl Rinsch sentenced over Netflix funds used on Dogecoin
47 Ronin director Carl Rinsch gets 30 months for misusing $11M in Netflix funds on Dogecoin, stock trades, and luxury goods, DOJ says.
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A new teaser trailer confirmed that Wonka's The Golden Ticket will premiere on Netflix on September 23rd, following its Squid Game reality show in the trend of creating real competitions based on fictional torture scenarios. While the sets seen in the trailer are real and not some Glasgow-style AI fakes, the voiceover is AI-generated. Deadline reports that Netflix worked with AI audio company ElevenLabs with consent from Wilder's family, after working on productions re-creating the voice of Michael Caine and Stan Lee. It also continues Netflix's 2021 partnership with the Roald Dahl company, and is separate from the Charlie vs. the Chocolat … Read the full story at The Verge.
Read full article47 Ronin director Carl Rinsch gets 30 months for misusing $11M in Netflix funds on Dogecoin, stock trades, and luxury goods, DOJ says.
Carl Rinsch will serve two and a half years in prison for taking money meant for a Netflix show to buy Dogecoin, stocks and luxury goods.
A federal sentencing tied to misused Netflix production funds has put Dogecoin back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
The case underscores the legal risks of unauthorized crypto investments and highlights the importance of accountability in financial dealings. The post Carl Rinsch sentenced to 30 months for misusing Netflix funds on Dogecoin appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Carl Rinsch gambled Netflix's $11 million on stock options and Dogecoin, then spent the winnings on luxury cars and watches.
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Netflix, A24, Focus Features, and Warner Bros.' Clockwork have all reportedly decided to pass on picking up Artificial - director Luca Guadagnino's new biographical drama about OpenAI cofounder / CEO Sam Altman - for distribution deals. And while Neon and Mubi are still said to be interested in the film, this situation makes it seem like Hollywood no longer has the courage to tell critical stories about Big Tech. Postproduction on Artificial was nearly finished when Amazon MGM unexpectedly announced last week that it no longer plans to distribute the film. The news came as a surprise given how far along the movie was and reports that Amazon … Read the full story at The Verge.
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