Technology & Startups — Academy bans AI-generated actors and scripts from Oscars; Meta faces court-ordered platform changes in child safety trial; Spirit Airlines ceases operations amid surging jet fuel costs

Technology & Startups · 2026-05-03

TODAY'S SIGNAL — Three structurally important developments converged this week for tech and startup operators. First, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences formally declared AI-generated actors and scripts ineligible for Oscars, establishing a bright-line rule that will ripple through every AI-creative-tools company's go-to-market strategy and IP positioning. Second, Meta returned to…