ByteDance faces mounting pressure from major entertainment companies over its Seedance video generation tool. Disney and Paramount Skydance have sent cease-and-desist letters to the Chinese technology giant, accusing it of copyright infringement. Disney’s lawyers claim ByteDance provides users with a “pirated library” of copyrighted characters from Star Wars, Marvel and other franchises. David Singer, a …
ByteDance has released Seedance 2.0, an artificial intelligence model that generates videos from text prompts. The system can process text, images, audio, and video simultaneously. ByteDance states the technology is designed for professional film, e-commerce, and advertising productions. The model has generated significant attention on social media. One viral video depicted a rooftop fight between …
OpenAI’s video generation app Sora is facing significant challenges just months after its launch. Downloads have plummeted 45% in January 2026, while consumer spending dropped 32% during the same period. Sarah Perez reports for TechCrunch that the app initially achieved remarkable success, surpassing 100,000 installs on its first day and reaching one million downloads faster …
Google has expanded its Veo 3.1 AI video generation platform with improvements to image-based video creation and native vertical video support. The company has updated its Ingredients to Video tool, which allows users to generate videos from up to three reference images. According to Google, the updated tool produces more consistent character appearances across different …
Disney is partnering with AI startup Animaj to dramatically accelerate its animation production process, reducing the time needed to create a five-minute episode from five months to less than five weeks. Corinne Reichert reports for CNet that Disney selected Animaj as part of its 2025 accelerator program after reviewing thousands of AI companies. The technology …
Luma AI has released Ray3 Modify, a new video generation model that allows users to modify existing footage while preserving the original performance. The tool is available through the company’s Dream Machine platform. Ray3 Modify addresses a limitation in AI video generation: the difficulty of maintaining timing, motion, and emotional intent when transforming scenes. The …
Adobe has updated its generative AI tool Firefly with a new video editor that works with text commands. Ivan Mehta reports for TechCrunch that this allows for precise changes to existing video clips. Instead of regenerating an entire scene, users can now alter specific elements, colors, or camera angles using simple text prompts. The company …
Runway has released GWM-1, its first world model system designed to simulate physical environments in real time. The announcement positions the AI video company alongside competitors like Google in the emerging world model space. A world model is an AI system that builds an internal representation of how environments work, allowing it to predict future …
The artificial intelligence company Runway announced its new video generation model, Gen-4.5, on December 1, 2025. According to the independent benchmarking firm Artificial Analysis, the new model has achieved the top rank in its text-to-video leaderboard, placing it ahead of models from larger competitors like Google and OpenAI. Gen-4.5 allows users to create high-definition videos …
The second season of the Amazon Prime series “House of David” used between 350 and 400 shots created with generative artificial intelligence. Kat Tenbarge reports for WIRED that this is more than four times the amount used in the show’s first season. Showrunner Jon Erwin said his production company, The Wonder Project, used AI to …