AI startup Shift is offering free home cleaning services by having cleaners wear camera-equipped hats to record household tasks, using the footage to train future autonomous cleaning robots.
TwelveLabs launches Rodeo, a groundbreaking AI video editor that condenses 40 hours of footage into a polished reel in minutes using natural language prompts, positioning the tool as a weapon against the rising flood of low-quality AI-generated content online.
A 95-minute AI-generated action-fantasy film called 'Hell Grind' debuts after a Cannes Film Festival preview, produced in just 14 days for under $500K using the Higgsfield AI platform, signaling a potential revolution in how films are made and financed.
A new standalone C++ engine called SAM3DBody-cpp now delivers real-time 3D full-body motion capture from a single camera with zero Python dependencies, supporting multi-person tracking, a 70-joint skeleton, and direct BVH export compatible with Blender.
Apple is overhauling Siri in iOS 27 with a new AI chatbot interface and deep Camera app integration, set to be unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 8, 2026.
YouTube is rolling out automatic AI content detection this month, using internal signals to label videos with significant photorealistic AI use — ending sole reliance on creator self-disclosure and placing warnings prominently below videos and over Shorts.
Defense AI video startup Airis Labs emerges from stealth after securing $31 million in a Series B funding round led by PSG Equity, signaling surging investor confidence in AI-driven military and defense technology solutions.
Mistral launches 'Mistral for Industrial Engineering,' a fully integrated AI stack with robotics capabilities, backed by Airbus and BMW partnerships and the acquisition of Austrian startup Emmi AI, targeting design, production, and quality inspection use cases within sovereign enterprise infrastructure.
YouTube is making AI-generated content labels more visible and will begin automatically detecting and labeling videos with significant AI use starting May 2026, even if creators fail to disclose it themselves.
Pony AI surges 145% in Q1 revenue to $34.3 million, crushing analyst estimates, while raising its 2026 robotaxi fleet target to 3,500 vehicles — even as operating losses widen to $58.3 million.