Google launches Veo 3.1 Lite, its most affordable video generation model

Google has added Veo 3.1 Lite to its Gemini API, positioning it as the most affordable model in the Veo 3.1 family. The company says the model targets developers building high-volume video applications. According to Google, Veo 3.1 Lite costs less than 50% of Veo 3.1 Fast while offering the same generation speed. Pricing on …

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Anthropic accidentally leaks Claude Code source code

Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude family of models, accidentally published the full source code of its Claude Code software tool. A debug file containing roughly 512,000 lines of code was included in a software update package and made publicly available before Anthropic removed it. The code was quickly copied and shared across the …

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OpenAI closes $122 billion funding round at $852 billion valuation

OpenAI has closed a funding round totaling $122 billion, giving the company a post-money valuation of $852 billion. The round is the largest in Silicon Valley history, according to the Wall Street Journal. Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank anchored the deal with $110 billion in combined commitments. The remaining $12 billion came from a broader group …

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Google’s free TurboQuant algorithm can slash AI costs significantly

Google Research has released TurboQuant, a new compression algorithm designed to reduce the memory demands of large language models. The company says it can shrink a model’s key-value cache by at least six times and speed up a core processing step called attention computation by up to eight times, all without retraining the model or …

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Google’s Lyria 3 Pro brings structure to AI-generated music

Google has expanded its AI music generation capabilities with the launch of Lyria 3 Pro, a model that creates tracks up to three minutes long. Myriam Hamed Torres writes for Google DeepMind that the model understands musical structure, allowing users to prompt for specific elements such as intros, verses, choruses, and bridges. Lyria 3 Pro …

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ByteDance launches AI video model Seedance 2.0 in CapCut

ByteDance has begun rolling out its new AI video and audio generation model, Dreamina Seedance 2.0, inside its popular editing platform CapCut. Sarah Perez reports for TechCrunch that the model lets creators generate, edit, and sync video and audio content using text prompts, images, or reference videos. The initial rollout covers Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, …

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Anthropic confirms new AI model Claude Mythos after data leak

Anthropic has confirmed it is developing and testing a new artificial intelligence model called Claude Mythos, described as the most capable the company has ever built. Writing for Fortune, Beatrice Nolan reports that the model’s existence came to light after internal documents were accidentally left in a publicly accessible online data store. An Anthropic spokesperson …

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Google expands Search Live globally

Google has expanded Search Live, its voice and camera-based search feature, to all countries and languages where AI Mode is available. The rollout covers more than 200 countries and territories. Search Live lets users ask questions by speaking out loud instead of typing. The feature responds with audio and can also draw on live camera …

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Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash Live voice model

Google has released Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, its latest real-time voice and audio model. Valeria Wu and Yifan Ding write in the Google Blog that the model offers faster responses and improved natural conversation compared to its predecessor. The model is available in several Google products. Developers can access it via the Gemini Live API …

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You can now bring your entire AI history with you when switching to Gemini

Google has launched new tools for its Gemini AI assistant that allow users to transfer their chat history and personal preferences from other AI apps, such as ChatGPT and Claude, directly into Gemini. The update introduces two main features. Users can now import a summary of personal context — such as interests, relationships, and preferences …

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