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Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos
Google has updated its Vids product to let users create AI-generated digital avatars of themselves using a selfie and voice recording. The move broadens Vids from an AI-assisted workplace presentation tool into a more complete video-creation platform, potentially strengthening Google’s position against specialist AI-video companies. The update also brings Google’s Gemini Omni model to Vids,…
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New York governor says she’s using AI to analyze ‘every single rule’ in the state
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has revealed that her administration is using artificial intelligence to review every rule, regulation and policy on the state’s books, aiming to identify and eliminate outdated laws. Speaking on Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast, she said the exercise would normally have taken years of staff effort but was completed by her…
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Beehiiv Expands Platform With Community Chat and AI Growth Tools for Creators
Beehiiv is rolling out new community-focused features designed to deepen relationships between creators and their audiences. The newsletter platform is introducing subscriber-to-subscriber chat functionality, allowing re
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Newsletter platform Beehiiv’s now lets subscribers chat with each other, adds AI
Beehiiv is launching an AI Copilot to help publishers with user growth and analytics
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Google is better at playing this game
The European Commission has ordered Google to give rival AI assistants the same level of access to Android’s system features and data that it grants its own Gemini assistant, under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). Although the ruling forces Google to open up a platform it has long guarded, it also hands the company…
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Roblox will let people use AI to make games on their phone
Roblox is introducing “Build”, a mobile-first tool that lets users generate basic games from text prompts directly within its app, marking the company’s latest push to embed AI throughout its platform. The feature could make it far easier for anyone to create games, but critics worry it may worsen concerns about low-quality, AI-generated “slop” flooding…
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X cracks down on creators who steal content
X will use Grok AI to better detect stolen content, redirect payouts to original creators, and crack down on engagement bait.
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Google folds NotebookLM into Gemini with rebrand and cloud link
Google is renaming its AI-powered note-taking app NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, part of a push to weave the tool more tightly into Gemini and Google Search. The app will keep operating as a standalone product but will gain broader reach, including future access through Search’s AI Mode chatbot feature, reflecting Google’s wider strategy of pulling…
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Google’s AI Mode now lets you link and interact with select apps
Google has announced that its AI Mode conversational search tool can now connect directly to select third-party apps, letting users complete tasks rather than just get answers. At launch, supported apps include Instacart, Canva and YouTube, with the update rolling out to users in the United States as Google works with more partners to add…