The Walt Disney Company has sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, accusing the Chinese tech firm of using Disney characters to train and power its Seedance 2.0 AI video generator without authorization, according to a source familiar with the matter.

James Earl Jones, the legendary actor known for his distinctive voice as Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise, passed away on Monday at the age of 93, according to his representatives at Independent Artist Group.