ManusAI just launched its new video generation feature, turning single text prompts into fully structured, multi-scene video stories in minutes. The tool automatically plans scenes, crafts visuals, and animates the story. It is currently available in early access for Basic, Plus, and Pro subscribers, with wider access coming soon.
OpusClip just rolled out OpusSearch, an AI growth agent designed to automatically search, repurpose, and monetize back-catalog videos for creators. Major YouTubers like Mark Rober and Jubilee have already tapped into it over the past three months. Why it matters: it turns forgotten video archives into recurring ad revenue without manual recutting.
Microsoft just launched Bing Video Creator, a free text-to-video generator powered by OpenAI's Sora. Available now in the Bing mobile app worldwide (excluding China and Russia), it turns text prompts into 5-second vertical clips with 10 initial fast-generation credits. Why it matters: Everyday users can now test Sora's video capabilities without paying for a subscription.
Captions just rolled out Mirage Studio, powered by its proprietary omni-modal foundation model. Creators can upload an audio track, describe a scene, or drop in a reference photo to generate lifelike actors that laugh, flinch, sing, and rap on cue. It's available now for anyone looking to pump out high-energy video content in minutes.
Character.AI just rolled out a major suite of multimodal creation tools, stepping far beyond 1:1 text chats. The update introduces AvatarFX to animate static character avatars into singing and talking videos, Scenes for pre-set interactive storylines, and Streams to let any two characters riff on a user-chosen topic. Animated chat exports are currently restricted to c.ai+ subscribers.
Google just launched its top-tier Google AI Ultra plan in the UK, bringing access to its Veo 3 video generator to 73 countries. Pro subscribers can now tap into Veo 3 straight from the Gemini mobile app with a 10-pack of trial video generations. To tackle deepfakes, Google is also stamping visible watermarks on all clips except those made by Ultra members inside Flow.
Microsoft just launched a dedicated video playground inside Azure AI Foundry, featuring OpenAI's Sora model. Developers can now tweak text prompts, adjust resolutions and aspect ratios in a web sandbox, and directly export production-ready code into VS Code.
Odyssey just launched a public research preview of its real-time interactive video platform. Powered by world models running on NVIDIA H100s, it lets users directly influence streaming video via keystrokes or joystick moves with 40ms latency at 30 fps. The team admits it still feels like a glitchy dream, but envisions a future where all video is interactive.
Tencent Hunyuan and Tencent Music just open-sourced HunyuanVideo-Avatar, a new model that brings static photos to life from audio clips. It automatically reads scene context and emotion to generate lifelike speech or singing videos up to 14 seconds long. The single-character mode is out now, with multi-character interactions coming soon.
Google just rolled out its Veo 3 AI video generator to 71 new countries alongside bigger quotas for paid tiers. Gemini Pro subscribers now get a 10-pack trial on the web, while Ultra members get daily refreshed caps. Over on the filmmaker platform Flow, Ultra users saw their monthly generations bumped from 83 to 125.
Google just launched Veo 3, a video generator that creates eight-second HD clips with synchronized audio and sound effects. When developers put it to the classic "Will Smith eating spaghetti" benchmark, the visual realism was stunning, but the soundtrack glitched—making soft pasta crunch like potato chips. Why it matters: syncing audio to generative video introduces a whole new layer of training data biases.
Google just unveiled major AI updates across Workspace at I/O 2025, bringing smarter inbox management to Gmail and automated video generation to Vids. Gmail now lets Gemini purge old emails with simple prompts and context-aware replies, while Docs can ground AI drafts in linked sources, and Vids converts Google Slides into videos with AI avatars. The Docs grounding feature is live today, with the rest rolling out in the coming months.
Google just introduced Google AI Ultra, a premium $249.99/month subscription offering its highest usage limits and top-tier models. Subscribers get early access to Veo 3, the new Flow filmmaking tool, Project Mariner agent, and 30 TB of storage, while existing AI Premium plans are rebranded to Google AI Pro.
Google just evolved its Project Starline research into Google Beam, an enterprise 3D video communication platform powered by AI. Its volumetric video model converts standard 2D video feeds into realistic 3D visuals without requiring headsets, alongside near real-time speech translation. The first HP hardware will debut at InfoComm ahead of enterprise rollouts later this year.
Google just packed its Gemini app with major upgrades from I/O 2025. Gemini Live's camera and screen sharing features are now free for all iOS and Android users, with 2.5 Flash taking over as the default model. Power users get access to the new Imagen 4, the audio-generating Veo 3 video model, and a hefty $249.99 monthly Ultra plan for bleeding-edge agent features.
Google just announced at I/O 2025 that NotebookLM will soon turn raw notes, PDFs, and images into digestible visual presentations via Video Overviews. It's also adding adjustable length to Audio Overviews, following the launch of dedicated iOS and Android apps with offline support.
Stability AI just released Stable Video 4D 2.0, an upgraded diffusion model that turns a single object-centric video into dynamic 4D assets and novel views without multi-camera setups or reference images. Weights and code are available under its Community License on Hugging Face and GitHub.
Netflix just showcased a new AI ad format designed to blend sponsor products directly into backdrops inspired by its hit shows like Stranger Things. The interactive spots can appear during mid-roll breaks or pause screens, and are set to roll out to ad-tier subscribers by the end of the year.
YouTube just unveiled Peak Points, an ad product powered by Gemini that spots the most engaging moments in popular videos to place brand placements. Announced at Brandcast 2025, the tool reads viewer attention peaks so advertisers can jump in right at emotional highs, alongside new edge-to-edge and shoppable formats for living room TVs.
TikTok just launched AI Alive, its first image-to-video feature that turns static photos into animated clips directly inside TikTok Stories. Creators can animate sunsets or selfies with motion and ambient effects, while every creation undergoes safety screening and includes C2PA metadata alongside an AI label.
