Google just added a photo-to-video feature to Gemini powered by its Veo 3 model, turning uploaded photos into eight-second dynamic clips with sound. Users simply upload a picture and describe the scene and audio in the prompt box. It is rolling out to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in select countries.
Moonvalley just opened its 3D-aware video generator Marey to the public via a monthly subscription starting at $14.99. Built by former DeepMind researchers, it claims to be trained solely on openly licensed data and lets filmmakers manipulate camera trajectories with a mouse.
Dynamicslab just launched Mirage, a game engine that scraps pre-built maps and static assets entirely. Powered by a hybrid transformer-diffusion model running in the cloud, it renders interactive 3D environments frame-by-frame based on player movements and prompts. While currently streaming at around 16 fps, it offers a wild peek into unscripted gaming.
Google just updated Veo 3 inside its Flow filmmaking tool, allowing creators to generate full video and spoken dialogue directly from a single starting frame. The update dramatically improves character consistency by letting users prompt dialogue and actions from a single image. Why it matters: AI video is closing the gap toward full cinematic production, though audio generation remains experimental.
Google just launched its Veo 3 video generation model globally for all Gemini Pro subscribers, expanding access across Europe, India, Indonesia, and more. Members get 3 video generations per day that replenish daily. It marks a big step toward putting frontier video creation tools directly into everyday consumers' hands.
NVIDIA just rolled out TensorRT optimizations for Black Forest Labs' FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] model, bringing over 2x faster image generation and editing to RTX GPUs. Quantization cuts model size down to 12GB for FP8 and 7GB for FP4, allowing creators to run step-by-step visual edits locally without complex workflows.
Baidu just rolled out MuseSteamer, an enterprise image-to-video AI model capable of generating up to 10-second clips across Turbo, Pro, and Lite versions. The Chinese tech giant also overhauled its flagship search engine with a redesigned box supporting multimodal and longer queries. Unlike consumer-oriented rivals, MuseSteamer is strictly enterprise-only for now.
Google Arts & Culture just launched Moving Archives, teaming up with the Harley-Davidson Museum to bring century-old archival photographs to life using its Veo video generation model. Visitors can toggle between the original still photos and subtle AI animations, accompanied by Gemini-generated text and audio commentary. It offers a fresh look at how generative video can make dusty historical archives feel remarkably tangible.
A nonexistent classic rock band called The Velvet Sundown just racked up over half a million listeners on Spotify in a matter of weeks. The project released two full albums in under a month and infiltrated user playlists, but glitchy AI photos on Instagram eventually exposed the whole stunt.
Perplexity just added real-time video generation to its @AskPerplexity bot on X. Users can tweet a prompt to the account to receive an 8-second clip with synchronized dialogue and audio. Why it matters: Bringing video generation directly inside social feeds makes multimodal creation effortless, even if huge launch-day demand caused queue delays.
Krea just integrated Hailuo AI's Hailuo 02 model into its creative platform, targeting smoother motion and tight image-to-video consistency. The update lets creators turn static images into seamless video clips while preserving core visual details. It gives digital marketers and creators a practical alternative to Runway without leaving Krea's interface.
HeyGen just launched Product Placement, a new feature that turns a product photo, a chosen avatar, and a script into a ready-to-run UGC video ad. Powered by Avatar IV for realistic gestures and lip-syncing, it eliminates the need for actors, studios, or video editing—and is now live for all users.
Runway just rolled out Chat Mode, letting creators generate both images and videos inside a single conversational interface. The feature handles everything from initial ideation to continuous iteration. Basically, you no longer have to jump between separate tools just to turn text ideas into finished visuals and motion clips.
Midjourney just launched V1, its first-ever video generation model. Available exclusively on the web, the tool turns any still image into four 5-second clips that can be extended up to 20 seconds. It carries over the company's trademark aesthetic at a claimed 25x lower cost than rivals, though it is currently image-to-video only and lacks native audio.
YouTube just announced it will integrate Google's flagship Veo 3 AI video generator into YouTube Shorts later this summer. The platform previously relied on an older Veo model for background generation, but Veo 3 brings significant upgrades directly to mobile creators. With Shorts averaging over 200 billion daily views, YouTube is betting big on generative video to beat TikTok and Reels.
MiniMax just launched Hailuo 02, its new video generation model capable of tackling intricate movements like gymnastics. Built on a new NCR architecture, it triples model parameters and quadruples training data while boosting efficiency by 2.5x to offer native 1080p outputs. Why it matters: High-end video generation is getting physically coherent without breaking the bank.
Baidu just launched an e-commerce livestream featuring top host Luo Yonghao's digital avatar, powered by its ERNIE foundation model. It was the first livestream to feature two digital avatars co-hosting and interacting in real time. The 6+ hour stream pulled in over 13 million views and generated more than 55 million RMB in GMV.
Krea AI just launched the public beta of Krea 1, its first image model trained in collaboration with @bfl_ml. The new model promises superior aesthetic control and higher image quality. Best of all, it's currently free for anyone to use.
Google DeepMind just premiered its first AI-assisted short film, "ANCESTRA," in collaboration with director Darren Aronofsky's Primordial Soup at the Tribeca Festival. The crew paired live-action scenes with the Veo video model, using new motion-matching and object-insertion tools to blend an AI-generated newborn directly into real footage. It marks a big step toward making generative video usable in real Hollywood pipelines.
Betting platform Kalshi just ran a fully AI-generated TV ad during the NBA Finals that cost a mere $2,000 to produce. Created by a solo filmmaker using Google's Veo 3 and Gemini in just two to three days, the project claims a 95% cost reduction compared to traditional commercial production.
Meta just rolled out generative AI video editing across the Meta AI app, Meta.AI website, and Edits app. Users in the US and over a dozen countries can choose from over 50 preset prompts to transform 10 seconds of video into comic styles or video games for free. Meta says the tool was inspired by its Movie Gen research, with custom text prompts coming later this year.
Krea AI just launched Krea 1, an image generation model built specifically to avoid the dreaded plastic AI look with realistic skin textures and dynamic framing. It outputs native 1.5K images upscaled to 4K, generates HD visuals in seven seconds, and lets creators fine-tune custom styles with up to 50 uploads. Daily free tiers are available without requiring a credit card.
