ByteDance unveils Seedance 2.0, a groundbreaking AI video model that creates cinematic-quality videos from text prompts, sparking massive stock surges across Chinese media companies with some hitting daily price limits as the technology democratizes professional video production.
AI platforms drive explosive 357% growth in website referrals, generating 1.13 billion visits in June 2025, with ChatGPT dominating traffic and news sites experiencing a staggering 770% surge despite Google still commanding 191 billion search referrals.
Major AI chatbots including Google's Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and Perplexity increasingly cite Elon Musk's AI-generated Grokipedia despite containing racist content and lacking human oversight, raising concerns about spreading disinformation through automated systems.
OpenAI's Sora video app crashes with downloads plummeting 45% in January and consumer spending dropping 32% as copyright controversies and fierce competition from Google's Gemini and Meta AI send the once-promising platform tumbling from top charts to No. 101 on App Store.
Canva launches massive recruitment drive offering up to $330,000 salary plus equity to attract top AI talent for leading video and audio generation model development as the design platform races to integrate cutting-edge generative AI capabilities.
Chinese tech giant Kuaishou's Kling AI video platform explodes to 12 million users in just six months, generating $240 million in revenue while directly challenging Google's Veo and OpenAI's Sora in the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence video generation market.
Tech blogger successfully clones his own voice using AI to create interactive audio versions of blog posts, implementing an automated system that generates clickable subtitles and allows readers to jump between text and corresponding audio segments.
A massive shift rocks the advertising industry in 2026 as 90% of brands embrace AI-generated commercials that cost just $2,000 to produce, while a growing resistance movement of companies like Aerie and Polaroid capitalizes on consumer demand for authentic human-made content.
xAI's Grok 3 launches DeeperSearch on March 19 requiring up to six and a half minutes for detailed answers and Edit Image feature on March 22 for modifying pictures with text prompts, though both face speed and functionality limitations compared to competitors.
Merriam-Webster declares 'slop' the 2025 word of the year as low-quality AI-generated content now comprises 50% of English-language internet material, while most consumers struggle to identify fake content and detection becomes nearly impossible even for experts.