OpenAI Shuts Down Sora: Why the Viral AI Video App Is Gone
OpenAI discontinued the Sora app and API on March 25, 2026. What happened, why the shutdown, Disney fallout, and the best Sora alternatives for creators.
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Picsart AI Playground Bundles 90+ AI Models in One Platform
Picsart launches AI Playground with 90+ AI models from 24 providers like Sora 2, Kling 3.0, and ElevenLabs. Pay-per-generation credits replace subscriptions.
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Luma Agents: Unified Intelligence for End-to-End Creative AI
Luma Agents use Uni-1 to plan and produce text, image, video, and audio from one brief. Deployed with Publicis and Adidas. Plans from $30/mo.
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Pictory 2.0: AI Avatars, Hosting, and End-to-End Video
Pictory 2.0 adds AI avatars, prompt-to-video, audio-to-video, and Pictory Central interactive hosting with SCORM export. Seven new modes from $25/mo.
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ElevenLabs Extends Google Cloud Deal, NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs
ElevenLabs deepens its Google Cloud partnership with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, Gemini integration for voice agents, and Veo for synced video and audio content.
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Google Lyria 3: Free AI Music Generator Launches in Gemini
Google launches Lyria 3 in Gemini, a free AI music generator creating 30-second tracks from text, images, and video. Available globally for users 18+.
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Kling AI 3.0: Native Audio, Storyboards, AI Director
Kuaishou launches Kling AI 3.0 with native multilingual audio, multi-shot storyboarding, and AI Director mode. Four new models bring 15-second cinematic video generation to creators.
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Seedance 2.0 Goes Viral: ByteDance's AI Video Generator Sparks Hollywood Copyright Battle
ByteDance launches Seedance 2.0, a multimodal AI video generator that went viral with Hollywood deepfakes. Disney, MPA, and SAG-AFTRA condemn copyright infringement as users create Tom Cruise vs Brad Pitt and Marvel fan videos.
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Super Bowl LX Makes History: Svedka Airs First AI-Generated National Super Bowl Ad
Svedka debuts the first AI-generated Super Bowl ad during Super Bowl LX, produced by Silverside AI. Google and Anthropic also showcase AI at the Big Game.
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Luma AI Ray3.14 Brings Native 1080p, 4x Faster Speed, and 3x Lower Costs
Luma AI launches Ray3.14 with native 1080p video generation, 4x faster speeds, and 3x cheaper pricing. The update targets professional creators with improved stability for animation workflows.
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Adobe Premiere Pro 26 Launches AI-Powered Object Mask for One-Click Video Masking
Adobe Premiere Pro 26 launches AI Object Mask for one-click video masking, 20x faster shape tracking, and Firefly Boards integration for editors.
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ElevenLabs Launches The Eleven Album with Grammy-Winning Artists
ElevenLabs releases a landmark AI music album featuring Liza Minnelli, Art Garfunkel, and other Grammy-winning artists, powered by their Eleven Music AI generation platform.
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ElevenLabs Launches Scribe v2: Industry's Most Accurate Speech-to-Text Model
ElevenLabs releases Scribe v2 with two specialized models - Realtime for 150ms latency conversational AI and Batch for long-form transcription with entity detection and 48-speaker diarization.
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Google Flow AI Video Generator Expands to Business and Education Workspace Plans
Google's AI video generator Flow, powered by Veo 3.1, is now available for Workspace Business, Enterprise, and Education users. Create 8-second video clips with audio using text prompts or images.
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Google Veo 3.1: Native Vertical Video and 4K Upscaling for YouTube Shorts Creators
Google launches Veo 3.1 'Ingredients to Video' with native 9:16 vertical output for YouTube Shorts, 4K upscaling, and improved character consistency. Available now in Gemini app.
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CraftStory Launches Image-to-Video AI for 5-Minute Human Videos
CraftStory releases Image-to-Video model generating up to 5-minute studio-quality human videos from a single photo and script. Features walk-and-talk with moving cameras.
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AI Video Trends 2026: 8 Key Developments Shaping Video Creation
AI video trends 2026: InVideo, HeyGen, Synthesia, Fliki, and Synthesys lead the shift. From text-to-video to enterprise AI avatars, discover what's transforming video creation.
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Kling O1: World's First Unified Multimodal Video Model Launches
Kuaishou launches Kling O1, the world's first unified multimodal video model. One engine handles text-to-video, image-to-video, editing, and style transfer with unprecedented consistency.
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NVIDIA CES 2026: DLSS 4.5, Neural Shaders, and the Vera Rubin AI Supercomputer
NVIDIA unveils DLSS 4.5 with 6X Multi-Frame Generation, RTX Neural Shaders for film-quality rendering, and the Vera Rubin NVL72 AI supercomputer promising 5x faster inference.
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CES 2026: AI Takes Over as the World's Biggest Tech Show Kicks Off
CES 2026 opens in Las Vegas January 6-9 with AI dominating every category. From NVIDIA's keynote to smart glasses and home robots, here's what to expect.
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Grok Scandal Goes Global: Malaysia, France, India Take Action Against X
Three governments are now taking action against X after Grok AI generated sexualized images of women and minors. xAI dismissed the Reuters investigation as 'Legacy Media Lies.'
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Grok AI Floods X With Sexualized Images, Sparking International Outrage
Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot is being used to generate sexualized images of women and minors on X, prompting France and India to take action against the platform.
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5 Technical Breakthroughs That Changed AI in 2025
From DeepSeek R1's cost-efficient models to Ghibli art trends and AI in space, these five breakthroughs defined artificial intelligence in 2025 and set the stage for 2026.
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Deepfakes Leveled Up in 2025: AI Faces, Voices & Full-Body Performances Now Indistinguishable
AI-generated deepfakes reached a new level of realism in 2025. From 500,000 to 8 million online deepfakes, here's what happened and what's coming next in 2026.
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Alibaba's Qwen Can Clone Any Voice from 3 Seconds of Audio
Alibaba releases new Qwen AI models capable of cloning voices from just 3 seconds of audio, plus an image-editing model that splits photos into editable layers like Photoshop.
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Tsinghua Open Sources TurboDiffusion: AI Video Generation 200x Faster
Tsinghua University and Shengshu Technology release TurboDiffusion, an open-source framework that accelerates AI video generation up to 200x. Generate 5-second videos in under 2 seconds on consumer GPUs.
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Voice AI Rising: How Audio Assistants Are Set to Dominate 2026
Voice AI is transforming from clunky robots to smart agents. With $6.6B in VC funding and OpenAI's rumored audio device, the future of AI may be heard as much as seen.
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X Adds Grok AI Image Editing With No Opt-Out, Sparking Artist Backlash
X/Twitter launches a Grok-powered AI image editor that lets anyone edit any image on the platform. Artists are outraged as there's no way to opt out, and even Glaze and Nightshade protections don't work.
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ByteDance Launches Seedance 1.5 Pro: AI Video Generator with Native Speech and Audio
ByteDance releases Seedance 1.5 Pro, an AI video generator that creates videos with built-in speech, dialogue, and sound effects. Supports 8 languages including Mandarin, English, and Japanese.
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Adobe and Runway Partner to Power Next-Generation AI Video for Creators
Adobe announces multi-year strategic partnership with Runway, making Gen-4.5 exclusively available in Firefly and establishing Adobe as Runway's preferred API creativity partner.
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Meta Building Three New AI Models: Image, Video, and Coding Generation
Meta's Superintelligence Labs reportedly developing 'Mango' for image/video generation, 'Avocado' for coding, and breakthrough world models—all targeting H1 2026 release.
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Kling AI VIDEO 2.6 Upgrades Motion Control: Full-Body Tracking and Precise Hand Movements
Kuaishou upgrades Motion Control in Kling VIDEO 2.6 with full-body motion capture, fast action handling, flawless hand gestures, and expressive facial tracking. Upload 3-30 second motion references for uninterrupted sequences.
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OpenAI GPT Image 1.5: 4x Faster Image Generation Comes to ChatGPT and API
OpenAI launches GPT Image 1.5 with 4x faster generation, precise editing, and improved instruction following. Available now to all ChatGPT users and via API with 20% lower pricing.
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AI Music in 2025: The Year GenAI Changed Everything
A comprehensive look at AI music in 2025: from Deezer's shocking upload stats to ElevenLabs' Eleven Music launch, major label settlements, and the fair use debates that shaped the industry.
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PolyAI Raises $86 Million as Voice AI Battle Heats Up
London-based voice AI startup PolyAI raises $86M at $750M valuation, competing with Sierra and Decagon in the race to replace customer service call centers.
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Kling AI Video 2.6: The First Model to Generate Video and Audio Simultaneously
Kuaishou launches Kling AI Video 2.6 with groundbreaking simultaneous audio-visual generation. Create complete videos with voiceovers, sound effects, and ambient audio in one pass.
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Disney Invests $1 Billion in OpenAI, Brings Marvel and Star Wars to Sora
Disney announces landmark $1 billion investment in OpenAI, licensing 200+ characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars for AI video generation on Sora.
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ElevenLabs Launches Iconic Voice Marketplace with Michael Caine, Matthew McConaughey
ElevenLabs debuts Iconic Voice Marketplace letting users access AI-cloned voices of celebrities like Michael Caine, Matthew McConaughey, Judy Garland, and more.
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TIME Names 'Architects of AI' as 2025 Person of the Year
TIME magazine honors eight AI pioneers—including Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, and Demis Hassabis—as its 2025 Person of the Year, recognizing their role in transforming technology and society.
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DeeVid AI Launches AI Video Agent with Integrated Music and Text-to-Speech
DeeVid AI announces major upgrade with AI Video Agent workflows, AI Music generation, and Text-to-Speech—creating a full-stack AI content studio.
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Runway Launches Gen-4.5: Now the #1 Ranked AI Video Generator
Runway releases Gen-4.5, achieving the top position on AI video benchmarks with 1,247 Elo points. The new model delivers unprecedented visual fidelity, motion quality, and prompt adherence.
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Adobe Launches Project Graph: A Visual AI Workflow Editor for Creators
Adobe announces Project Graph, a node-based visual editor that lets creators design, connect, and share AI-powered creative workflows across Creative Cloud apps.
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Suno Settles with Warner Music, Acquires Songkick in Landmark AI Music Deal
Warner Music Group settles copyright lawsuit with Suno and signs a licensing deal that will transform the AI music platform. Suno also acquires Songkick as part of the agreement.
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AI Video Generation Trends to Watch in 2025
Explore the top AI video generation trends shaping 2025, from hyper-realistic avatars to real-time video synthesis.
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OpenAI Launches Sora 2: AI Video with Sound, Self-Insertion, and a New Social App
OpenAI debuts Sora 2 with AI-generated audio, cameo features for self-insertion, and a dedicated iOS app. Here's what creators need to know.
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Suno v4.5: Longer Songs, Better Vocals & Genre-Mixing
Suno v4.5 doubles maximum song length to 8 minutes, enhances AI vocals with emotional range, and enables genre-mixing. Here's what creators need to know.
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Google Veo 2 & Imagen 3: What Creators Need to Know About the New AI Models
Google announces state-of-the-art Veo 2 video generation and Imagen 3 image models. Here's what this means for content creators and how to get started.