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Japanese Woman Marries AI Companion She Created Using ChatGPT: "Klaus Understood Me"
The wedding ceremony took place in Okayama City and featured a traditional setup, coordinated by a company that specialises in "2D character weddings".
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OpenAI Upgrades Sora App With Character Cameos, Video Stitching and Leaderboard
OpenAI has updated its Sora app for iOS with new creative tools, including Character Cameo, which lets users turn short videos and audio of pets, objects, or drawings into reusable characters. The update also introduces Video Stitching for combining clips and new Leaderboards for social engagement. For a limited time, Sora’s invite restriction ha...
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OpenAI is Bringing Sora to Android Users Soon, to Improve the App’s Social Experience
OpenAI’s viral AI video app Sora is expanding beyond iOS, with an Android release expected soon. The app lets users create AI-generated videos starring themselves and others, even without a ChatGPT subscription. According to Sora Head Bill Peebles, the Android rollout may still be invite-only. New features like pet cameos, character stitching, an...
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Microsoft Introduces Major Copilot Upgrade, Brings Avatar, Groups and Health Features
Microsoft introduced multiple new features to Copilot on Thursday. The new features were announced as part of the company’s Fall Update event, and it brings a new character dubbed Mico that gives the chatbot a visual presence. Apart from this, the Redmond-based tech giant is also adding a new Copilot Mode in the Edge browser that bring agentic ca...
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Parents Can Now Block Meta's Flirty Bots From Talking To Teens
Meta said on Friday it will let parents disable their teens' private chats with AI characters, adding another measure to make its social media platforms safe for minorsafterfiercecriticismoverthe the behaviour of its flirty chatbots.
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Japan Tells OpenAI to Stop Using Mario, Pikachu, and Anime Characters in Sora 2 Videos: Report
Japan has reportedly asked OpenAI to halt copyright infringement linked to its Sora 2 video model, which can recreate famous anime and game characters like Pikachu and Goku. The government’s formal request highlights rising concerns over AI-generated media using Japanese IP without consent. OpenAI recently switched Sora to an opt-in policy for ri...
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OpenAI Changes Sora App’s Policy for Copyright Holders, Gives Users More Control Over Cameos
OpenAI has updated its Sora app policies to give copyright holders and users more control. Rightsholders must now opt in, rather than opt out, for their characters to appear in AI-generated videos, meaning many copyrighted characters could disappear. Users can also restrict how their likeness is used through new Cameo preference settings.
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US Actors Body Rejects 'AI Actor' Tilly Norwood: "It Is A Computer-Generated Character"
Dubbed Hollywood's first "AI actor", Norwood is the creation of Xicoia, the world's first artificial intelligence talent studio
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Google Says India Is Leading the Nano Banana Trend; Shares Tips on How You Can Start the Next One
In a discussion with the press, Google said that India is among the leading countries in terms of Gemini’s Nano Banana usage. The feature, which first arrived at the end of August, has become immensely popular among Indian users, who have been using it to create multiple trends on social media. The AI model is known for its effectiveness in retai...
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How to Join the Viral Nano Banana and Saree Trend: The Gemini Prompts You Need
Google’s Gemini Nano Banana, also known as Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, is fuelling new AI image trends online. The custom model supports inline image editing with improved character consistency, enabling viral creations like 3D figurine avatars and cinematic red saree portraits. Available to all Gemini users, it lets people transform or blend images ...
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Are AI Chatbots Safe for Your Kids? FTC Launches Probe Into OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Others
Google, OpenAI, Meta, and several other artificial intelligence (AI) companies are now facing an inquiry over how they handle safety and mitigate risks associated with their chatbots. The order was passed by the US Federal Trade Commission, primarily to understand the potentially negative impacts of this technology on children and teens.
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Google Updates Gemini App’s Prompt Bar With an Open-Box Design
Google has rolled out a quality-of-life update to the Gemini app, making small interface adjustments. The biggest change is a redesigned prompt bar. Previously displayed as a closed rectangular box, it now uses an open-box style with only a top border. This layout frees up space, letting users fit more characters in one line.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Copyright Lawsuit Targets Midjourney for Generating Batman and Superman Images
Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against Midjourney for “brazenly dispensing” reproductions of its copyrighted works on Thursday. The media and entertainment company alleged that the AI firm’s image and video generators generate outputs with striking resemblance to its intellectual property, including characters such as Batman, Superman...
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Google Introduces Gemini Nano Banana, a New AI Image Model With Improved Character Consistency
Google introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) image model on Tuesday, calling it the company’s best image generation and editing model to date. Dubbed Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, the model improves on both the generation speed and element-based editing. Interestingly, the model went viral on the crowdsourced AI model ranking platform LMArena w...
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Gemini's Storybook Feature Lets You Generate New Illustrated Books With Read-Aloud Narration
Google added a new quality-of-life feature to its Gemini chatbot on Tuesday. The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot can now generate custom illustrated storybooks based on text prompts, uploaded images or documents. Users can also specify the style of the artwork in the storybook, as well as instruct Gemini to use specific names of characters, se...
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Japanese Woman Marries AI Companion She Created Using ChatGPT: "Klaus Understood Me"
The wedding ceremony took place in Okayama City and featured a traditional setup, coordinated by a company that specialises in "2D character weddings".
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OpenAI Upgrades Sora App With Character Cameos, Video Stitching and Leaderboard
OpenAI has updated its Sora app for iOS with new creative tools, including Character Cameo, which lets users turn short videos and audio of pets, objects, or drawings into reusable characters. The update also introduces Video Stitching for combining clips and new Leaderboards for social engagement. For a limited time, Sora’s invite restriction ha...
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OpenAI is Bringing Sora to Android Users Soon, to Improve the App’s Social Experience
OpenAI’s viral AI video app Sora is expanding beyond iOS, with an Android release expected soon. The app lets users create AI-generated videos starring themselves and others, even without a ChatGPT subscription. According to Sora Head Bill Peebles, the Android rollout may still be invite-only. New features like pet cameos, character stitching, an...
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Microsoft Introduces Major Copilot Upgrade, Brings Avatar, Groups and Health Features
Microsoft introduced multiple new features to Copilot on Thursday. The new features were announced as part of the company’s Fall Update event, and it brings a new character dubbed Mico that gives the chatbot a visual presence. Apart from this, the Redmond-based tech giant is also adding a new Copilot Mode in the Edge browser that bring agentic ca...
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Parents Can Now Block Meta's Flirty Bots From Talking To Teens
Meta said on Friday it will let parents disable their teens' private chats with AI characters, adding another measure to make its social media platforms safe for minorsafterfiercecriticismoverthe the behaviour of its flirty chatbots.
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Japan Tells OpenAI to Stop Using Mario, Pikachu, and Anime Characters in Sora 2 Videos: Report
Japan has reportedly asked OpenAI to halt copyright infringement linked to its Sora 2 video model, which can recreate famous anime and game characters like Pikachu and Goku. The government’s formal request highlights rising concerns over AI-generated media using Japanese IP without consent. OpenAI recently switched Sora to an opt-in policy for ri...
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OpenAI Changes Sora App’s Policy for Copyright Holders, Gives Users More Control Over Cameos
OpenAI has updated its Sora app policies to give copyright holders and users more control. Rightsholders must now opt in, rather than opt out, for their characters to appear in AI-generated videos, meaning many copyrighted characters could disappear. Users can also restrict how their likeness is used through new Cameo preference settings.
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US Actors Body Rejects 'AI Actor' Tilly Norwood: "It Is A Computer-Generated Character"
Dubbed Hollywood's first "AI actor", Norwood is the creation of Xicoia, the world's first artificial intelligence talent studio
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Google Says India Is Leading the Nano Banana Trend; Shares Tips on How You Can Start the Next One
In a discussion with the press, Google said that India is among the leading countries in terms of Gemini’s Nano Banana usage. The feature, which first arrived at the end of August, has become immensely popular among Indian users, who have been using it to create multiple trends on social media. The AI model is known for its effectiveness in retai...
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How to Join the Viral Nano Banana and Saree Trend: The Gemini Prompts You Need
Google’s Gemini Nano Banana, also known as Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, is fuelling new AI image trends online. The custom model supports inline image editing with improved character consistency, enabling viral creations like 3D figurine avatars and cinematic red saree portraits. Available to all Gemini users, it lets people transform or blend images ...
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Are AI Chatbots Safe for Your Kids? FTC Launches Probe Into OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Others
Google, OpenAI, Meta, and several other artificial intelligence (AI) companies are now facing an inquiry over how they handle safety and mitigate risks associated with their chatbots. The order was passed by the US Federal Trade Commission, primarily to understand the potentially negative impacts of this technology on children and teens.
-
Google Updates Gemini App’s Prompt Bar With an Open-Box Design
Google has rolled out a quality-of-life update to the Gemini app, making small interface adjustments. The biggest change is a redesigned prompt bar. Previously displayed as a closed rectangular box, it now uses an open-box style with only a top border. This layout frees up space, letting users fit more characters in one line.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Copyright Lawsuit Targets Midjourney for Generating Batman and Superman Images
Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against Midjourney for “brazenly dispensing” reproductions of its copyrighted works on Thursday. The media and entertainment company alleged that the AI firm’s image and video generators generate outputs with striking resemblance to its intellectual property, including characters such as Batman, Superman...
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Google Introduces Gemini Nano Banana, a New AI Image Model With Improved Character Consistency
Google introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) image model on Tuesday, calling it the company’s best image generation and editing model to date. Dubbed Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, the model improves on both the generation speed and element-based editing. Interestingly, the model went viral on the crowdsourced AI model ranking platform LMArena w...
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Gemini's Storybook Feature Lets You Generate New Illustrated Books With Read-Aloud Narration
Google added a new quality-of-life feature to its Gemini chatbot on Tuesday. The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot can now generate custom illustrated storybooks based on text prompts, uploaded images or documents. Users can also specify the style of the artwork in the storybook, as well as instruct Gemini to use specific names of characters, se...
