Instagram adds AI performance coach to Edits video app

Instagram is rolling out a conversational AI assistant in Edits, its video creation app and competitor to CapCut. Amanda Silberling reports for TechCrunch that the tool is designed to give creators personalized guidance based on their own account performance rather than broad recommendations. The assistant can draw on Instagram metrics including follows, views, video retention, …

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World Labs’ Atlas promises to turn a few images into controllable 3D worlds

World Labs has unveiled Atlas, a multimodal AI model designed to generate, reconstruct, and simulate scenes in three dimensions. The World Labs Team announces Atlas in an official blog post, describing it as a system that works with text, images, video, camera positions, and depth data in a shared spatial context. The company says Atlas …

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Google expands Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash with scene extensions and 4K video

Google has introduced Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, an update to its generative video model aimed at giving developers and creative teams more control over how clips are made, extended and refined. The company is adding scene continuation, keyframe-based video generation, low-cost draft rendering, video references and output options up to 4K. The update addresses a …

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Alibaba’s Wan3.0 targets business video at a fraction of Google Veo’s price

Alibaba has introduced Wan3.0, a video generation model that can create clips up to 30 seconds long in one run. Ana Maria Constantin reports for The Next Web that the launch follows Alibaba’s roughly $10.2 billion Hong Kong share placement, with all proceeds earmarked for AI investment. Wan3.0 had been available in public beta through …

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Google makes visible AI watermarks in generated media optional

Google is introducing a setting that lets users remove visible watermarks from AI generated images, videos and music created in Gemini and Flow. Emma Roth reports for The Verge that the option controls the small sparkle symbol shown in the lower right corner of media produced with Google’s Nano Banana and Omni models. Users can …

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LTX-2.5 launches open video model with native ComfyUI support

LTX has released LTX-2.5, an open-weights video and world model designed for faster generation, local deployment and integration into creative workflows. Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat that the model is available through Hugging Face, the LTX API and ComfyUI, where it launches with native support. The release adds native multishot generation, allowing users to create …

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Seedance 2.5 promises 30-second AI videos with detailed creative control

ByteDance has launched Seedance 2.5, a video generation model designed to create longer clips, use more reference material and support more precise edits. ByteDance announces the release in an official Seed blog post, describing the model as a step from generating isolated clips toward producing more complete audiovisual work. The model can generate up to …

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MiniMax unveils H3 video model with 2K output and stereo audio

Chinese AI company MiniMax has introduced H3, a multimodal generation model that can work with text, images, video and audio in the same request. The company says the model can create clips up to 15 seconds long in 2K resolution with native stereo sound, while also supporting editing and motion transfer from reference videos. The …

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Palmier Pro lets Claude and Codex take on video editing grunt work

Palmier Pro is a new open-source video editor for macOS that combines a traditional timeline with AI generation and controls for AI agents. Co-founder Harrison Tin presents the project in a Show HN post on Hacker News, describing it as a tool designed to reduce repetitive work in video production rather than replace editorial judgment. …

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Black Forest Labs FLUX 3 is a multimodal video and image model

Black Forest Labs has introduced FLUX 3, a new foundation model designed to generate images and video with synchronized audio, while also serving as a base for robotics systems. The company is initially limiting access to selected users and partners through an Early Access programme. FLUX 3 Video can create clips up to 20 seconds …

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