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Google DeepMind unveils Veo 2, a video generation model that can create clips over two minutes long at resolutions up to 4K, available in VideoFX via a waitlist — Google DeepMind, Google's flagship AI research lab, wants to beat OpenAI at the video generation game — and it might just, at least for a little while.
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X: @googledeepmind, @gbarthmaron, @ai_for_success, @swyx, @rubenevillegas, @tkipf, @angrypenguinpng, @doomie, @ada_rob, @matthewberman, @rpnickson, @matthewberman, @dylanneve10, @doomie, @drjwrae, @andrewcurran_, @hhm, @diesol, @gbarthmaron, @thexeophon, @karpathy, @jason, @conorgrennan, @simonw, @web3willbefree, @tkipf, @ai_for_success, @sundarpichai, @rubenevillegas, @krishnanrohit, @alexanderchen, @bilawalsidhu, @rowancheung, @hhm, @trondw, @doomie, @poolio, @_tim_brooks, @mayorkingai, @kimmonismus, @mattturck, @_tim_brooks, @officiallogank, and @doomie. LinkedIn: Sandeep Verma
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google debuts Whisk, an image generator that takes other images as prompts to suggest the subject, scene, and style, and uses the new, “latest” Imagen 3 version — Google has announced a new AI tool called Whisk that lets you generate images using other images as prompts instead of requiring a long text prompt.
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Bluesky: @jaypeters.net. X: @jasonbaldridge, @samhouston, @emollick, @samhouston, and @joshtwoodward
| NBC News: |
Source: Trump meets with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew at Mar-a-Lago, the same day that the company asks the Supreme Court to block the law that could ban the app — President-elect Donald Trump tried to ban TikTok in 2020 but was blocked by the courts. He has since changed his position on the issue.
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| Lawrence Hurley / NBC News: |
ByteDance asks SCOTUS to block the US law that could ban TikTok on January 19; when asked about the law, Trump says he has a “warm spot” in his heart for TikTok — The law will go into effect on Jan. 19 if the justices don't grant the company's request.
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Waymo plans to test its robotaxis in Tokyo in early 2025, its first international expansion, with partners taxi operator Nihon Kotsu and taxi hailing app GO — Alphabet-owned Waymo announced Monday that it will start testing its autonomous vehicles in Tokyo in early 2025, the company's first step toward international expansion.
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| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
OpenAI makes ChatGPT Search available to logged-in users, not just subscribers, and says they can set ChatGPT Search as their browser's default search engine — The product, called ChatGPT Search, will be available to any user who is logged in with an account for the chatbot across …
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| Fred Lambert / Electrek: |
Sources: Tesla received a high number of complaints about HW4 self-driving hardware in recent Teslas; source: Tesla service was told to downplay safety concerns — Brand-new Tesla vehicles are experiencing self-driving computer failures, which are resulting in significant problems.
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads now has 100M+ DAUs, revealing its DAU figure for the first time, and 300M+ MAUs, up from 275M+ MAUs in November 2024 — It's a notable milestone not just because it's a big number; it's also the first time Meta has a daily active user figure publicly.
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Bluesky: @jaypeters.net. Threads: @zuck, @tomwarrenuk, @mosseri, @matthewfacciani, @joshmcconnell, @sarahfrier, @kurtwag8, @richphoto.io, @greenbaumly, and @noise.in.vacuum. Forums: r/technology
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Chinese shopping app Temu was 2024's top free app in the US iOS App Store, same as 2023, followed by Threads, TikTok, ChatGPT, Google, Instagram, and WhatsApp — Chinese shopping app Temu was once again the most downloaded free app in the U.S., according to a list of top apps and games across the App Store released by Apple on Monday.
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Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Meta rolls out three new Ray-Ban Meta features: “live AI” for videos and live translations for Early Access Program members, and Shazam for US and Canada users — Meta just announced three new features are rolling out to its Ray-Ban smart glasses: live AI, live translations, and Shazam.
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X: @andrewcurran_, @rowancheung, @davidsven, and @andrewcurran_
| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
After probing an open-and-shut SEC violation for two years, it's nearly too late for the SEC to do anything over how Musk acquired Twitter before Trump moves in — Also duplicating the MicroStrategy trade, buffer ETFs and hedge funds, Masayoshi Son's $100 billion commitment and snorting Adderall in the bullpen.
More: Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and Washington Post
Bluesky: @matt-levine, @t0nyyates, and @emptywheel
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Pune, India-based industrial AI startup Haber raised a $44M Series C, including $38M in equity and $6M in debt, led by Creaegis, BEENEXT, and Accel — Haber, a Pune, India-based smart manufacturing startup, raised $44m in Series C funding round, which included $38m in equity and $6m in debt.
More: CXOToday.com, Tech in Asia, and Venture Capital Journal
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