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.
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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.
Kalshi
Kalshi's AI ad turned a creator's video into a white man
Elliot Choy posted his own apartment tour beside an almost identical ad for the prediction market, and Kalshi now says it is reviewing the agency that supplied it.
YouTube
YouTube will change your thumbnail. Its own post says "suggest"
The Made on YouTube post promises tests and suggestions on older videos, and TechCrunch reports the system will change a weak cover by itself. Which of those ships decides who authors the one frame a viewer sees.
Opus 5.5
Opus 5.5 drew a 30-second Negroni explainer in HTML
Rory Flynn asked a day-old model for a cocktail explainer and let it choose the medium. It chose code, and the refresh loop is why.
Pippit
What is Pippit? ByteDance's CapCut ad platform
Pippit is ByteDance's CapCut-backed marketing tool, the same Seedance models as Dreamina and BytePlus, wrapped in an ad pipeline with avatars, scheduling and analytics.
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.
California
Gavin Newsom signs law requiring AI actors in ads to be labeled
The law takes effect January 1, 2027 and puts AI actors inside California's false advertising statute.
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.
ACTx486
ACTx486 puts new words in Elon Musk's mouth, and labels them
Karina Nguyen and Jakub Zegzulka's research demo puts new words in Elon Musk's mouth over real podcast footage, and labels every generated second.
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.
OpenAI
OpenAI hires Patreon's Sam Yam to lead a creator division
Yam brings Patreon's former product and engineering leads with him, and OpenAI's September 29 DevDay is the first date he points to for new tools.