A new research framework called 'Mental World Modeling' shows that AI systems integrating human beliefs and intentions outperform larger models that only simulate physics, according to a study compari…
New research from MIT and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab shows that world models like Sora or Genie, which only simulate physics, fail to predict human actions because they ignore beliefs, intentions, and …
Kuaishou reported that its Kling AI video-generation business generated more than RMB850 million in revenue in Q2 2026, up over 200% year on year and 30% from the previous quarter, while total revenue…
Meta announced Muse Video, its first video generation model with native audio, in closed beta on July 7. Developed by Meta Superintelligence Labs, the model generates synchronized audio and music alon…
Runway is the most balanced AI video tool for marketing teams, while Kling excels in realism and motion, Pika suits fast social clips, Luma fits cinematic moodboards, and Sora requires careful verific…
AI video production has rebounded from the disappointment of OpenAI's Sora, with companies like Promise setting up near Hollywood studios and Netflix using AI in 300 of its 1,000 titles. Higgsfield, a…
Microsoft's Copilot strategy is facing adoption challenges due to fragmented launches, pricing changes, and technical pivots, according to a developer's analysis. The developer contrasts Microsoft's a…
A developer built a zero-GPU-cost system that generates 30-minute ASMR rain videos daily from a single still image using Python physics simulations and ffmpeg's displace filter, cutting generation tim…
Microsoft announced it will merge its consumer Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps into a single unified app, retiring three features—Podcasts, Deep Research, and Group Chat—on Aug. 18. The new app…
ByteDance's Seedance 2.5 and MiniMax's H3, released on the same day two weeks ago, have propelled China to dominate the AI video race, with nine of the top 10 text-to-video systems on Artificial Analy…
Brad Lightcap, OpenAI's longtime chief operating officer, announced Tuesday he is leaving the company to "start something new," ending a tenure that began in 2018 and included four years as CFO before…
California's AI Transparency Act (SB 942) became enforceable on August 2, 2026, requiring generative AI systems with over one million monthly California users to embed machine-readable provenance data…
Velokey has launched a unified AI API platform that provides access to leading text, image, and video models—including Kling, Veo, Seedance, and Sora—through a single API key, promising cost savings o…
Generative AI has reduced audiovisual production costs by 50% to 90%, enabling businesses to create professional video ads, product photography, and digital avatars at a fraction of traditional costs,…
Snap Inc. has stopped recommending wholly AI-generated videos on its Spotlight feature as of this month, citing a flood of 'low-quality, repetitive, AI-generated content' and aiming to keep the platfo…
A developer has released a free, open-source, local-first AI prompt engineering tool called 'AI Prompt Gen' that runs entirely in the browser and teaches users why each prompt field matters. The tool …
A developer tracking 218 AI and SaaS tools found 18 are already dead or dying, revealing patterns such as acqui-hired products shutting down, user-facing apps dying before APIs, and category-wide coll…
Artlist and Higgsfield offer competing AI video tools, with Artlist winning on asset integration for solo creators and Higgsfield taking the lead on creative control for power users, according to a co…
Google has quietly removed its 'Me Meme' AI tool from Google Photos, deleting the support page and social media announcements just months after its launch. The feature, which let users insert their li…
OpenAI has shut down its agentic browser ChatGPT Atlas less than a year after launch, citing strong competition from Google Chrome and a decision to bundle the product into ChatGPT. The company also d…