Seedance 2.0 might be gen AI video’s next big hope, but it’s still slop
Seedance 2.0’s big rollout reminds us that AI-generated video is still slop even if it looks better than average.
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Facebook can animate your profile pic with AI
Facebook is rolling out new AI features that let you animate your profile picture and restyle Stories and Memories.
Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp will test premium subscriptions
Meta is gearing up to trial new premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp that will allow users to access expanded AI capabilities.
ChatGPT: A 2025 timeline of updates to OpenAI’s text-generating chatbot
Here's a ChatGPT guide to help understand Open AI's viral text-generating system. We outline the most recent updates and answer your FAQs.
Facebook and Instagram have a new hub to help get hijacked accounts back
Meta’s new support hub will bring together features for Facebook and Instagram users to report issues and recover accounts.
A humanoid robot-shaped bubble is forming, China warns
There are few proven uses for humanoid robots, but that hasn’t stopped investment pouring in.
Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package
Tesla shareholders voted to award Elon Musk up to $1 trillion in a huge vote of confidence in the controversial billionaire’s leadership.
OpenAI and Amazon ink $38B cloud computing deal | TechCrunch
OpenAI isn't done securing the AI infrastructure it needs to rapidly scale agentic workloads. The ChatGPT maker on Monday said it has reached a deal with Amazon to buy $38 billion in cloud computing services over the next seven years.
Adobe’s new AI audio tools can add soundtracks and voice-overs to videos
Adobe is giving filmmakers new generative AI audio tools that can quickly add thematically appropriate backing tracks and narration to videos.
Meta is adding more parental controls for teen AI use
Meta said it will let parents block teens from speaking with AI chatbots on Instagram or give them a summary of conversation topics, but not until next year.
Nvidia’s ‘personal AI supercomputer’ goes on sale October 15th
Manufacturers like Asus, Dell, and HP are working on their own versions of the compact supercomputer.
For the first time, OpenAI models are available on AWS | TechCrunch
This is a juicy competitive move for both companies after AWS faced an onslaught of criticism over its progress with AI.
Adobe’s new AI tool turns silly noises into realistic audio effects
Adobe is launching new generative AI filmmaking tools that provide fun ways to create sound effects and control generated video outputs.
Anthropic launches research tool and Google Workspace integration
Anthropic’s Claude now searches the web independently and integrates with Gmail, Calendar, and Docs.
Google Meet’s automatic AI note-taking is here
It’s currently available to Google Workspace customers with Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Education Premium, or AI Meetings & Messaging.
ChatGPT was down globally, hereâs what the company has to say
ChatGPT experienced an outage, with 91% of users facing issues. OpenAI acknowledged the problem, and the service is now back online with performance b
Chipmaker TSMC returns to the list of world's 10 most valuable companies: Hereâs what led to its comeback
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reclaimed a spot in the list of the worldâs 10 most valuable companies, riding the optimism of t
Elon Muskâs AI company will make Grok chatbot more accessible, hereâs how
Elon Musk criticizes OpenAI's deviation from mission and advocates AI accessibility for all. Musk announces xAI open sourcing Grok chatbot. OpenAI CEO