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Runway's $5.3B Bet on World Models
The video AI startup just raised $315 million to build physics simulators that will transform robotics and drug discovery.
ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 Triggers Emergency Shutdown After Voice Cloning Incident
The Chinese tech giant suspended a key feature within hours of launch after the AI video model generated accurate personal voices from facial photos alone.
California's New AI Safety Law Collides With Trump Deregulation Push
A month-old transparency mandate for frontier AI models faces federal preemption as developers scramble to comply with conflicting requirements.
Google's Project Genie: The Promise of Interactive Worlds to Explore
The experimental AI prototype generates playable 3D environments from text prompts, triggering a 15% gaming stock selloff.
Rise of the Moltbots
A brief glimpse into an internet dominated by synthetic AI beings.
Adobe's Firefly Foundry lets studios train AI on their own IP
Major entertainment companies are building custom generative AI models trained exclusively on their proprietary content, with Adobe providing the infrastructure through a new platform announced at Sundance.
Memory Prices Double as AI Eats the World's RAM Supply
Data centers will consume 70% of global memory production this year, leaving everyone else scrambling for scraps at premium prices.
OpenAI to Get Access to Disney’s Iconic Characters in New $1B Deal.
The entertainment giant's $1 billion investment in OpenAI grants exclusive access to 200+ characters from Marvel to Mickey, while simultaneously threatening legal action against competitors.