Google expands its Nano Banana AI image editor to Search and NotebookLM after generating 5 billion images since August, while NotebookLM gains enhanced video overviews with watercolor and anime styles.
Billionaire Mark Cuban harnesses OpenAI's Sora platform to generate AI videos of himself promoting his pharmaceutical company Cost Plus Drugs, with the viral clips featuring him delivering promotional messages and dancing garnering tens of thousands of views as a cost-free marketing experiment.
OpenAI releases Sora 2, a controversial AI tool that places real people into generated video environments, sparking fierce opposition from Hollywood studios and unions who demand compensation for using copyrighted likenesses without permission.
Elon Musk announces 'Grokipedia,' an AI-powered encyclopedia through his xAI startup that uses his Grok chatbot to challenge Wikipedia by promising to correct perceived bias and inaccuracies in existing entries.
OpenAI's Sora video generation app reaches 627,000 downloads in its first week, exceeding ChatGPT's initial performance despite invite-only access and growing controversies over deepfakes and copyright violations created by users.
The Motion Picture Association condemns OpenAI's Sora 2 AI video generator for widespread copyright infringement, with videos illegally reproducing content from Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros., and other major studios proliferating across platforms as MPA Chairman Charles Rivkin demands immediate action from OpenAI to stop the violations.
Sora launches new user controls allowing people to restrict how AI-generated versions of themselves appear in videos, including blocking political content and setting clothing preferences, following criticism over unauthorized deepfake videos mocking CEO Sam Altman.
OpenAI's new Sora AI video app rockets to the top of Apple's App Store as users flood the platform with videos featuring copyrighted characters like SpongeBob and Rick & Morty, forcing the company to scramble with copyright warnings after initially allowing widespread unauthorized use of protected intellectual property.
AI systems now threaten translators, court reporters, copy editors, and junior legal staff by performing their repetitive tasks across 200 languages with instant accuracy at lower costs, potentially creating dangerous talent voids as these jobs traditionally serve as stepping stones to advanced careers AI cannot replace.
Despite growing AI popularity, only 9% of Americans regularly use chatbots like ChatGPT for news, with half of those users encountering false information and struggling to verify accuracy, while younger adults show higher usage rates but face more misinformation challenges.