PixVerse R2
PixVerse R2 runs a generated world that remembers your moves
PixVerse says its September release makes input persistent, so an earlier choice shapes what happens next, and the company's game engine now runs on it.
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TBC
TBC says its neuron-derived video model runs 5x faster
The layer is built from measurements of lab-grown nerve cells, adds under 0.1% to the model, and is still an early-access signup rather than a product.
Trainium
AWS and Reactor run real-time AI video on Trainium chips
A Neuron Kernel Interface rewrite took one kernel from five seconds to 1.8 milliseconds, and the teams say the same techniques generalize across video models.
Katzenberg
Katzenberg plans an AI animation studio for film and TV
The DreamWorks co-founder says AI output stopped looking like slop to him in the last couple of months, and talent is the constraint he expects.
YouTube
What Made on YouTube 2026 changes for AI video creators
From video A/B tests to swappable sponsor segments, YouTube is absorbing the production pipeline, and the creators it rewards are the ones who can generate and test variants.
KATSEYE
KATSEYE's Lara Raj calls a fake AI video of her disgusting
A fabricated clip put a racial slur in her mouth in what looks like a podcast interview, and she answered it where her fans already were.
China
China is subsidising AI film studios, and Douyin is drowning in them
Reuters reports 221,900 new AI shows landed on Douyin in six months and only 1,055 cleared 100 million views, while cities compete to hand filmmakers cheap rent and compute.
TikTok
TikTok is carrying AI protest videos of rallies that never happened
Euronews' fact-checking team found synthetic footage of demonstrations in six countries, some with more than 300,000 views, and one clip wearing a state broadcaster's logo.
iQIYI
iQIYI builds a 16-episode drama with AI and two actors
The first season of "Immortals Over Mortal Love" premieres in the fourth quarter, produced end to end on iQIYI's own NadouPro platform.
Seed Audio 1.5
Seed Audio 1.5 promises six-minute scenes and separate tracks
ByteDance's next audio model adds video dubbing, stem separation and six-minute generations, and it has slipped past the date its partners were given.
OpenAI
Sora's API shuts down without its $1B Disney deal
Disney agreed to a $1 billion equity investment alongside a three-year character license, and Reuters reported the transaction never closed.
Higgsfield
Higgsfield says it is on pace for a $1B run rate
The company told Bloomberg it expects a $1 billion annualized run rate within a year, after finishing August at $700 million in annualized revenue.
Gemini 3.8 Live
Gemini 3.8 Live adds real-time avatars in 97 languages
The avatars are generally available in Gemini Enterprise through US and EU endpoints, and every stream carries Google's SynthID watermark.
Google Vids
Google Vids makes 1080p AI video free for any account
Anyone with a Google or Workspace account can generate 1080p scenes with Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash in the browser, and each clip carries a SynthID watermark.
Claude Opus 5.5
How to build a car ad with Claude Opus 5.5 and Seedance 2.5
JSFILMZ published a walkthrough of just under ten minutes that runs from the Higgsfield connector to two finished ad cuts. Here is every step, and the settings that decide the result.
Black Forest Labs
Black Forest Labs ships FLUX Video Edit at 3 cents a second
The model changes only the part of the clip you name and leaves the rest of the shot untouched.
YouTube
YouTube's AI labels: what to disclose, and what you don't
The rule is about realism, not about whether AI touched the video, and YouTube applies the label itself when it spots one.
Lightstorm Vision
James Cameron's Lightstorm Vision buys 3D studio Outsyders
The deal folds an AI-driven stereoscopic pipeline into Cameron's 3D technology company, with the price undisclosed.
Meta Connect
Meta Connect 2026: every announcement and its AI video impact
The keynote adds a real-time avatar model that streams at 870 milliseconds, hologram calls on WhatsApp and a pair of VR glasses for $1,299.99.
ByteDance
ByteDance's Dramagic turns a script into a short drama
BytePlus sells the platform to production teams, and China's netcasting body counted about 128,000 short dramas published in the first quarter of 2026.