The Tech Bubble Might Finally Be Popping
Sora’s shutdown is a sharp reminder of how overheated the AI hype cycle around Hollywood became. It frames OpenAI’s video ambitions, and Disney’s willingness to engage with them, as part of a rush to treat generative video as an industry-changing force before the business case, legal risks, and long-term strategy were really settled. The ....
Update on the OpenAI Foundation
OpenAI Foundation is beginning to put new funding to work and expects to invest at least $1 billion over the next year in four areas: life sciences and curing diseases, jobs and economic impact, AI resilience, and community programs. It puts the biggest early emphasis on health and science, including Alzheimer’s research, better public ....
AI CEOs are scaring America
The article argues that some AI leaders, especially Sam Altman and Alex Karp, are helping make the public more fearful of AI by emphasizing how disruptive or dangerous it could become, even while trying to sell it. It says that kind of messaging can serve business goals by making AI seem so powerful that ....
World Trade Report 2025: Making Trade and AI Work Together to the Benefit of All
Summery: This report explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping global trade, productivity, and inclusive growth. It highlights AI’s ability to cut trade costs, expand access to markets, improve logistics, automate customs, reduce language barriers, and strengthen supply chain visibility. WTO simulations suggest AI could boost global trade by 34–37% and raise GDP by 12–13% ....
Google Gemini – You can now share your custom Gems in the Gemini app
Google Gemini now lets users share custom Gems with others. Gems are personalized AI assistants shaped by user instructions or uploads. Sharing works like Google Drive file sharing—you can set view or edit permissions. Teams can use shared Gems to spread expertise, reduce repeated work, and maintain consistency (e.g. brand voice, workflows). Admins have ....
Google Gemini – 3 ways to use photo-to-video in Gemini
Google’s Gemini has added a photo-to-video feature that transforms a single image or prompt into an eight-second video clip with sound, ambient effects, and optional speech. It’s designed for creativity, allowing users to animate illustrations, bring photos to life, or visualize concepts. Pro and Ultra subscribers get daily video generation limits. To get better ....
Google Gemini – Chrome Integration
Google announced a major Chrome browser integration on September 17-18, 2025, embedding Gemini AI directly into Chrome for desktop users. This integration includes a new Gemini button in the browser that allows users to summarize content across multiple tabs, compare information, and ask questions about current pages. The update introduces "AI Mode" searches directly from the ....
Google Gemini – Nano-Banana: The New Best AI Image Editor
Nano-Banana: The New Best AI Image Editor Google just released Nano-Banana inside the Gemini app. It’s faster, smarter, and laser-focused on editing images. Think Photoshop powered by AI. How to Access Nano-Banana Three quick steps: Open the Gemini app. Switch to 2.5 Flash (top left). Tap the tool icon → Create images. You’re in. ....
Google Gemini – Veo on Vertex AI Video Generation Prompt Guide
This guide provides examples of the types of videos that you can create using Veo and shows you how to modify specific parts of a prompt to produce different results. More Info The September Gemini Drop introduced several key features, including expanded camera integration with Gemini Live for visual guidance on Android ....
Gemini – How are developers using AI?
The 2025 DORA report shows that nearly all developers now use AI daily, often spending two hours or more with tools that assist in coding, refactoring, and design. Most report clear gains in productivity, code quality, and faster releases, though trust in AI outputs remains limited. Many still prefer to keep humans in the ....
