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Google has been working on a new 'projects' option for Gemini. The feature will allow users to sort files and chats around particular topics. Projects can be pinned for easy access. There is a 10-file limit, but paying users may receive a higher ceiling.

Gen-4.5 topped the Artificial Analysis text-to-video benchmark, ahead of Veo 3 and Sora. The model emphasizes physical accuracy (realistic momentum, fluid motion, and material coherence). Runway has acknowledged persisting issues with object permanence.

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Nvidia introduced Alpamayo-R1, the first open-source vision language action model designed for autonomous driving, at NeurIPS. Alpamayo-R1 integrates visual and textual reasoning to enhance decision-making in real-world environments.

STARFlow and STARFlow-V are state-of-the-art transformer autoregressive flow models for high-quality image and video generation. STARFlow introduces a novel transformer autoregressive flow architecture that combines the expressiveness of autoregressive models with the efficiency of normalizing flows. STARFlow-V is an end-to-end video generative model with normalizing flows. Examples of generated videos and comparisons are available.

ViBT introduces Vision Bridge Transformers, scaling Brownian Bridge Models to 20B parameters for efficient conditional generation. The models use a Transformer architecture and a variance-stabilized objective for robust performance on image and video editing tasks.

OpenAI has taken an ownership stake in Thrive Holdings to embed AI into high-volume business processes, beginning with accounting and IT services. OpenAI teams will work directly inside Thrive's companies to improve speed, accuracy, and cost efficiency.

ByteDance's Doubao app is now China's most popular mobile AI platform. It received more than 11.4 million downloads in October. Doubao's focus on frictionless AI-powered voice, image, and video experiences sets it apart from competitors. ByteDance keeps its most advanced technology proprietary, breaking away from China's open-source approach. This could give it a durable commercial edge.

Discover why observability is the missing link for scaling trustworthy AI—and how it tackles hallucinations, compliance, and cost. View the findings

Gigawatt-scale data centers can likely be built in 2 years or less

The Flux image model maker, whose co-founders also created Stable Diffusion, raised funding from Salesforce Ventures, a16z, Nvidia, and others.

Accenture will deploy ChatGPT Enterprise to tens of thousands of its professionals, marking the largest upskilling effort yet via OpenAI Certifications.

John Giannandrea is out after Tim Cook reportedly "lost confidence" in his leadership after repeated delays on an updated Siri.

The LlamaSheets API lets users automatically segment and structure complex Excel sheets into well-formatted 2D tables.