Igor Alferov’s ‘Thanksgiving Day’ Wins Inaugural Frame Forward AI Animated Film Festival

Igor Alferov’s short film Thanksgiving Day has taken top honors at the first-ever Frame Forward AI Animated Film Festival.

Google's I/O developer conference to be held May 19 and 20, says Alphabet

Google announced Tuesday that its annual developer conference will be held on May 19 and 20 at its headquarters in Mountain View, California.
CNET

Google Sued by Former NPR Host Over NotebookLM AI Voice

A lawsuit by radio host David Greene alleges that Google used his voice to train its AI. Google denies the allegation.

‘Hey, that’s my voice!’ Veteran broadcaster claims Google stole his voice for AI tool

Former NPR host David Greene is suing Google after accusing the tech giant of stealing his voice for use in one of its AI-powered tools. Greene, who presented NPR’s Morning Edition for eight years ...

Google’s AI Overviews Can Scam You. Here’s How to Stay Safe

Beyond mistakes or nonsense, deliberately bad information being injected into AI search summaries is leading people down ...

He spent decades perfecting his voice. Now he says Google stole it.

NPR’s David Greene says he was “completely freaked out” when he heard an AI voice that sounded just like his own, and he’s ...
Engadget

Google AI Plus is now available in the US for $8 a month

Toronto, Canada - March 2, 2025: AI assistant apps on a smartphone - OpenAI ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Anthropic Claude. (Kenneth Cheung via Getty Images) Google AI Plus, the company’s most ...
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Google Photos upgrading ‘Photo to video’ with custom prompts, audio

After last year’s introduction, “Photo to video” generation in Google Photos is getting two notable upgrades today. At launch last July and the subsequent Veo 3 update, Google let you choose from two ...
Android

Google Goes All In on Vertical AI Videos With Veo 3.1's New Feature

Google’s Veo 3.1 update brings “Ingredients to Video” feature, which can natively generate vertical AI videos using portrait images. The latest feature now supports 9:16 output, eliminating the hassle ...
Wired

Google Is Adding an ‘AI Inbox’ to Gmail That Summarizes Emails

New Gmail features, powered by the Gemini model, are part of Google’s continued push for users to incorporate AI into their daily life and conversations. In Google’s example of what this AI Inbox ...
Futurism

Google’s AI Overviews Caught Giving Dangerous “Health” Advice

In May 2024, Google threw caution to the wind by rolling out its controversial AI Overviews feature in a purported effort to make information easier to find. But the AI hallucinations that followed — ...
The Verge

Google’s Gemini app can check videos to see if they were made with Google AI

And only if they were made with Google AI. And only if they were made with Google AI. is a NYC-based AI reporter and is currently supported by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism. She covers AI ...