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Last chance! Anker’s eufy S350 dual-camera security system drops to $85 for Prime Day
Anker's eufy S350 Security Indoor Cam is currently available for $84.99 during Amazon's Prime Day sale, marking a significant discount from its usual $130-$140 price point. The camera features dual 4K and 2K cameras with 8x hybrid zoom, 360-degree pan and tilt capabilities, and AI tracking technology, making it particularly suitable for monitoring children and pets. What you should know: The S350 stands out from competitors by incorporating both a 4K wide-angle and 2K telephoto camera system that work together to deliver enhanced zoom capabilities. The dual-camera setup provides 8x hybrid zoom functionality, offering superior detail compared to single-camera security...
read Jul 10, 2025Google’s Gemini AI now turns photos into 8-second videos with audio
Google has launched a new Gemini AI feature that transforms photos into video clips using its Veo 3 video model. The feature generates eight-second videos complete with AI-generated audio, including background noises, environmental sounds, and speech that sync to the visuals, expanding Google's AI capabilities beyond text and static images. What you should know: The photo-to-video capability is now available to Google AI Ultra and Pro subscribers in select regions, rolling out on web today and mobile devices throughout the week. Users access the feature by clicking "tools" in the prompt bar, selecting "video," and uploading their photo alongside a...
read Jul 10, 2025Stoppin’ the sloppin’: YouTube cracks down on AI-generated spam with new monetization rules
YouTube is preparing to update its monetization policies to crack down on "inauthentic" content created by AI tools, with changes set to take effect on July 15, 2025. The policy shift aims to reduce financial incentives for creators producing low-quality, mass-produced content that floods the platform, potentially cleaning up user feeds from what's commonly called "AI slop." What you should know: YouTube is updating its Partner Program guidelines to better identify and restrict monetization of repetitive, mass-produced content. The company has always required "original" and "authentic" content for monetization, but the July 15, 2025 update will provide clearer definitions of...
read Jul 9, 2025Google’s Gemini now analyzes YouTube videos with 4 strategic applications
Google's Gemini AI assistant has quietly introduced a powerful capability that transforms how professionals consume video content: direct YouTube analysis. This integration allows users to extract insights, locate specific information, and generate summaries from videos without downloading or manually transcribing content. For business professionals who rely on video content for research, training, or competitive intelligence, this feature represents a significant productivity enhancement. Rather than watching entire presentations or tutorials, users can now query specific aspects of video content and receive timestamped responses that direct them to relevant segments. The integration works seamlessly—simply share a YouTube link with Gemini and begin...
read Jul 1, 2025Decades out, Napster relaunches as AI companion service with photorealistic avatars for $19/month
Napster has relaunched as an AI company offering "Napster Companions"—AI-generated agents with distinct personalities that users can chat with via video interfaces. The rebranded platform, owned by a Florida company that purchased the Napster name for $207 million in March, represents yet another reinvention of the once-famous file-sharing brand, this time targeting the growing market for personalized AI assistants. What you should know: The AI companions are designed to provide expertise across various domains, from cooking and finance to health and software development. Users pay $19 monthly or $219 annually for access, with the annual plan including a "Napster View"—a...
read Jun 27, 2025Google opens Veo 3 AI video generator with synchronized audio to Cloud users
Google has made Veo 3, its AI video generator capable of producing synchronized video and audio content, available to all Google Cloud customers in public preview. Previously limited to Gemini Ultra subscribers and Google's Flow filmmaking platform, the tool represents a significant technical breakthrough in addressing one of AI's most challenging problems: creating realistic video with matching sound. What you should know: Veo 3 can generate videos with synchronized audio through natural language prompts, including ambient background noise and human voices. Users can create content by describing scenes in text, with the ability to fine-tune creative details "from the shade...
read Jun 27, 2025Google’s Doppl app creates virtual try-on videos from any outfit
Google has launched Doppl, an experimental AI app that creates virtual try-on videos by digitally placing users into outfits found across the web. The app represents a significant expansion of Google's existing virtual try-on capabilities, allowing users to generate animated clips of themselves wearing clothes from any online source rather than just Google Shopping results. How it works: Users upload a full-body photo of themselves along with a screenshot of any outfit they find online to generate AI-powered try-on experiences. The app requires a bright, well-lit photo of the user in a natural pose without a hat, plus any outfit...
read Jun 26, 2025YouTube tests AI-powered search summaries for Premium users
YouTube is bringing an AI Overviews-style feature to its platform, showing AI-powered search result carousels for YouTube Premium members in the US when they search for shopping, travel, or location-based content. The experimental feature represents Google's continued expansion of AI search capabilities across its product ecosystem, potentially changing how users discover and consume video content. What you should know: The AI-powered search results carousel displays a prominent video clip at the top, thumbnail previews of related videos below, and an AI-generated text summary responding to the user's query. Users can tap the main video clip to watch the full content,...
read Jun 25, 2025Ring’s AI cameras now describe what they see instead of just detecting motion
Ring has launched Video Descriptions, a beta AI feature that provides detailed text descriptions of what security cameras detect during motion events. The feature aims to reduce false alerts by distinguishing between routine and unusual activity, learning each property's normal patterns to only notify users when something genuinely noteworthy occurs. What you should know: Video Descriptions transforms basic motion alerts into detailed, contextual notifications that explain exactly what cameras are seeing. Instead of generic "motion detected" alerts, users receive specific descriptions like "A person is walking up the steps with a black dog" or "Two people are peering into a...
read Jun 24, 2025Mood reading, translation and more: 5 AI capabilities Hollywood normalized but tech hasn’t mastered yet
Artificial intelligence in popular culture has long promised capabilities that remain tantalizingly out of reach. From the prescient HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey to the empathetic Samantha in Her, Hollywood has painted a picture of AI that seamlessly integrates into human life, anticipating needs and responding with almost supernatural intelligence. While today's AI systems can generate human-like text, recognize images, and even create art, they still fall short of the intuitive, context-aware assistants that populate our screens. The gap between cinematic AI and current technology reveals fascinating insights into both our aspirations for artificial intelligence and the complex...
read Jun 23, 2025Google’s Flow AI creates cinematic videos with sound and dialogue. Here’s how to enjoy it.
Google's Flow AI transforms text descriptions into professional-quality videos complete with sound effects, dialogue, and sophisticated camera work. Unlike basic AI video generators that produce silent clips from simple prompts, Flow offers filmmaking-grade controls that let users specify camera angles, add orchestral soundtracks, and script character dialogue—essentially putting a full video production studio at your fingertips. This comprehensive capability comes with a learning curve, but the results can be remarkably cinematic. After extensively testing Flow's features across multiple video projects, here's a complete guide to creating compelling AI-generated videos that go far beyond basic text-to-video conversion. Understanding Flow's pricing and...
read Jun 20, 2025TV executives embrace AI personalization while warning of content rabbit holes
Entertainment executives gathered at Cannes Lions to discuss how artificial intelligence, personalization, and short-form content are reshaping television viewing habits during what Google TV calls the "connected TV decade." The discussion highlighted how streaming platforms are balancing hyper-personalized recommendations with the need to expose viewers to diverse content while integrating new formats like YouTube Shorts and TikTok-style videos. What you should know: Major TV platforms are investing heavily in AI-driven personalization to help viewers navigate the overwhelming amount of available content. Google TV uses AI to aggregate content from all streaming apps and personalize recommendations based on individual viewing habits,...
read Jun 19, 2025Midjourney launches 5-second video tool amid Disney lawsuit
Midjourney, a leading AI image generation company, has launched its first video creation tool, allowing users to transform still images into 5-second video clips with the press of an "Animate" button. The release comes just one week after Disney and NBCUniversal filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the company, alleging it has profited from their intellectual property by generating images of characters from Marvel, Star Wars, The Simpsons, and other major franchises. What you should know: Midjourney's new video model charges approximately eight times more than image generation but claims to be "over 25 times cheaper" than existing market alternatives....
read Jun 19, 2025Google Photos developing AI “Remix” feature to transform videos into artistic styles
Google Photos is developing a "Remix" feature that will use generative AI to transform both photos and videos into different artistic styles, according to code discovered in the latest app version. The feature, internally codenamed "Bluejay," represents Google's entry into the popular AI-powered content remixing trend that has gained traction on social media platforms. What you should know: The Remix feature will offer three distinct style options for video transformation through generative AI. "I'm Feeling Lucky" provides a random style transformation "Subtle Movements" offers more restrained visual changes "Go Wild" delivers dramatic stylistic alterations How it works: Code strings found...
read Jun 19, 2025Deep cuts, not deepfakes: China’s $13.9M AI project brings classic martial arts cinema back to life
China's film industry has launched an ambitious AI-powered initiative to restore 100 classic kung fu films and produce "A Better Tomorrow: Cyber Border," billed as the world's first fully AI-produced animated feature film. The Kung Fu Film Heritage Project, unveiled at the Shanghai International Film Festival, represents a major effort to digitally resurrect martial arts cinema legends while positioning Chinese studios at the forefront of AI-driven filmmaking. What you should know: The restoration project will use artificial intelligence to enhance image quality, sound, and production values of landmark martial arts films while preserving their original storytelling and aesthetic. Titles slated...
read Jun 18, 2025Google’s Veo 3 AI will let creators generate videos inside YouTube Shorts
Google will integrate its Veo 3 AI video generator with YouTube Shorts this summer, allowing creators to produce AI-generated content directly within the platform's short-form video format. The move capitalizes on YouTube Shorts' explosive growth, with viewership increasing 186% over the past year to reach 200 billion daily views. Why this matters: This integration could dramatically expand AI-generated content creation, making sophisticated video generation accessible to millions of creators while potentially transforming how short-form content is produced and consumed. The numbers behind Shorts' success: YouTube Shorts has outpaced the platform's overall growth trajectory, establishing itself as a dominant force in...
read Jun 18, 2025J’accuse: Authors post TikTok videos to prove their books aren’t AI-generated
Authors across TikTok are posting videos of their writing processes to combat accusations of using AI to generate their books, with bestselling author Victoria Aveyard leading the charge by sharing footage of herself editing a 1,000-page manuscript. This digital defense movement reflects growing tensions in the publishing industry as writers struggle to distinguish human-created work from AI-generated content amid an influx of self-published authors and concerns about artificial intelligence infiltrating traditional publishing deals. What you should know: High-profile authors are using social media to prove their work is human-generated after facing AI accusations from readers and fellow writers. Victoria Aveyard,...
read Jun 18, 2025Pokémon goes wellness: Google’s Veo 3 AI-generated ASMR videos rack up millions of views
AI-generated ASMR videos using Google's Veo 3 are gaining millions of views on platforms like TikTok, featuring surreal content like glass fruit being sliced and people eating molten rock. While these videos trigger some viewers' relaxation responses, they lack the human intimacy that traditional ASMR enthusiasts value, creating a divisive new category in the wellness content space. What you should know: Google's Veo 3 Fast has become the most popular AI video generator for creating ASMR content, producing 720p videos at double the speed of standard models. Gemini Pro users can create three videos per day, while Flow Pro users...
read Jun 18, 2025Canva integrates Google’s Veo 3 AI video generator for $15/month
Canva has integrated Google's Veo 3 AI video generation technology into its design platform, allowing paid subscribers to create eight-second video clips with synchronized audio directly within their projects. The integration extends Canva's AI-powered creative suite and provides users with more affordable access to advanced video generation capabilities compared to Google's direct pricing. What you should know: Veo 3 video generation is now available across all Canva paid plans and the company's Leonardo.Ai platform. Users can generate eight-second video clips complete with synchronized audio that integrates seamlessly into existing Canva projects. The feature is part of Canva's broader AI toolkit,...
read Jun 17, 2025Max rolls out AI-powered video previews to improve content discovery
Max is rolling out AI-powered autoplaying video previews that will automatically select "standout" scenes from its library of shows and movies. The feature represents a significant shift in how streaming platforms curate content discovery, with Warner Bros. Discovery betting that AI can dramatically reduce the manual effort required to create engaging previews while improving user experience. What you should know: The video previews are launching to US users now, with the AI-assisted clip selection coming in the "coming weeks." Users will see previews when hovering over content, similar to Netflix's interface. Max will include options to turn off audio or...
read Jun 16, 2025AI avatars on TikTok could reshape the $21B influencer economy
TikTok is expanding its Symphony AI ads platform to generate virtual influencer content that mimics human creators, including AI avatars trying on clothes, holding products, and demonstrating apps. This development represents a significant shift toward automating influencer marketing, potentially reducing costs for brands while raising questions about the future of human content creators in the digital advertising ecosystem. What you should know: The new Symphony features go far beyond basic AI-generated videos to replicate authentic influencer behavior and interactions. Advertisers can upload images and text prompts to generate videos with virtual avatars modeling clothing, displaying branded apps on phone screens,...
read Jun 16, 2025ByteDance’s free AI tool Pippit transforms photos into talking videos
Social media's latest viral sensation isn't a dance or a meme—it's artificial intelligence creating talking baby podcasts. This unexpected trend showcases the growing influence of AI-powered video creation tools that are transforming how businesses and creators produce content at scale. At the center of this phenomenon is Pippit, a free AI video generator developed by CapCut, ByteDance's video editing platform. While ByteDance is best known for owning TikTok, CapCut has emerged as a major player in the content creation space, and Pippit represents the company's push into AI-generated video content. The tool allows users to transform static images into dynamic...
read Jun 13, 2025POVs from the other side: Google DeepMind and Aronofsky’s AI film visualizes the impossible
Darren Aronofsky has unveiled "Ancestra," the first short film from his new partnership with Google DeepMind to create generative AI-powered cinema. The 8-minute film, directed by Eliza McNitt and premiering at the Tribeca Festival, uses AI to visualize previously impossible narratives, including sequences inside a woman's womb inspired by McNitt's own life-threatening birth complications. What you should know: "Ancestra" represents a groundbreaking fusion of traditional filmmaking and generative AI technology, involving over 200 artists and technologists. McNitt trained AI models on her own baby pictures and family photos taken by her late father to generate a newborn infant whose story...
read Jun 13, 2025Kalshi’s NBA Finals ad costs just $2K using Google’s AI video tool
The betting platform Kalshi aired a fully AI-generated advertisement during the NBA Finals that cost just $2,000 to produce using Google's text-to-video generator Veo 3. The 15-second spot showcases the growing accessibility of AI video creation tools and signals a potential shift toward AI-generated content in mainstream advertising. What you should know: The ad was created by AI filmmaker PJ Accetturo in just 2-3 days, representing what he claims is a "95% cost reduction vs traditional ads." The advertisement features surreal scenes including an elderly man in a cowboy hat carrying a chihuahua, someone swimming in a pool of eggs,...
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