Synthesia launched Syren in beta today, an AI video creation tool that builds finished videos with motion graphics, animation, avatars, voiceover, music and b-roll from a single prompt, preset, or bra…
Synthesia launched a survey tool within its new Sessions platform that lets AI avatars conduct live, adaptive interviews on a user's behalf, and CEO Victor Riparbelli used his own avatar to survey mor…
Synthesia launched its Interactive Avatar API today for Enterprise customers, letting developers embed real-time, photorealistic, lip-synced avatars into web products using the company's new Express-3…
Synthesia launched Interactive Avatars, a generally available plugin that attaches to a LiveKit Agent and renders a real-time talking avatar as a video participant in a web or mobile app, priced at $0…
Ryanair has released a video update on air traffic control (ATC) disruption using a Synthesia AI-generated representative, marking the airline's use of AI for customer communications. The video, avail…
A survey of over 1,100 developers by Sonar found that AI now contributes roughly 42% of code added to shared repositories, yet 96% of developers do not fully trust AI output without human intervention…
AI coding tools now generate a large share of code, but a survey of 1,100 developers by Sonar found that AI contributed 42 percent of code added to shared codebases, and 96 percent of developers did n…
Spellbook CEO Scott Stevenson has implemented a new AI-writing policy at the Toronto-based AI contract-drafting company, asking its 200-plus employees to submit the 'D+ version' of their project propo…
Victor Riparbelli, CEO of Synthesia, argues in a Forbes Councils article that businesses should measure AI adoption by business outcomes rather than usage metrics, warning that usage-based incentives …
On May 25, 2026, AI consultant Ashutosh Shrivastava posted a Gemini Omni Flash clip demonstrating a synthetic version of himself, highlighting Google's personal avatar workflow within Gemini Apps. Goo…
An independent review by Indicator and WITNESS found that only 7 of 13 major AI companies, with an eighth identified by KQED, have published detection tools required by a new California law that took …
A developer compares AI avatar tools Artlist, HeyGen, and Synthesia from a workflow perspective, highlighting predictability, licensing, and integration as key factors for production use. Synthesia is…
HeyGen launched Video Podcast on July 29th, turning a topic, URL or PDF into an edited show featuring two synthetic hosts with studio scenes, captions, B-roll and camera cuts. The product generates di…
London proptech Dwelly has closed a $170M Series B to acquire small UK letting agencies and run them on its AI operating system, with EQT Growth and General Catalyst leading the round split between $9…
Fliki launched 70+ realistic AI characters with multi-angle shots on July 15, 2026, offering faceless YouTube creators a budget-friendly alternative to Synthesia and HeyGen at $21/month (annual), roug…
Mirage launched Avatar X on Tuesday, an AI video model that the New York company says can build a speaking digital twin from 10 seconds of recorded footage. The model powers AI Twin inside Captions, M…
VEED launched Multi-Shot Characters, an AI feature that automates multi-camera video creation from a single source clip, on July 23rd, 2026. The company claims the tool boosts viewer retention and cut…
Synthesia launched Roleplay Sessions on July 22, a product that lets employees practice conversations with AI avatars that provide real-time feedback and scoring, moving beyond static training videos.…
Synthesia launched Roleplay Sessions on Wednesday, July 22, an AI-powered workplace coaching product that lets employees rehearse difficult conversations with an avatar and receive scored feedback, ac…
Synthesia launched Roleplay Sessions, an interactive AI training product where employees practice high-stakes conversations with an AI avatar that scores them against a rubric, moving beyond its core …