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YouTube Announces New AI-Powered Tools for Shorts Creators, Podcasters at Made on YouTube Event
YouTube unveiled several new features and products during its Made on YouTube 2025 event on Tuesday. The Google-owned company announced that it has begun integrating the Google Veo 3 Fast generative artificial intelligence (AI) model into YouTube Shorts, enabling creators to create video backgrounds and clips with sound for free. It also unveiled n...
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Google’s Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast Updated With Higher Resolution and Vertical Video Format
Google on Tuesday announced a major update to its Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast video generation models. The upgrade brings support for 1080p output, introduces a vertical video format popular on platforms like Reels, Shorts, and TikTok, and reduces API pricing for developers. With these changes, the company aims to improve video quality and make the models...
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Smartphones Launched in India (August 2025): Google Pixel 10 Series, Vivo V60, Oppo K13 Turbo Series, and More
Following a packed July with more than 21 smartphone launches in India from top brands like Nothing, OnePlus, and Samsung, August has kept up the same pace. From the Google Pixel 10 series to the Vivo V60, a plethora of launches have taken place. Thus, you are not short of options if you are contemplating a new smartphone purchase. We have compiled...
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YouTube Shorts Rolling Out Photo-to-Video Tool for Animating Photos Along With New Generative Effects
YouTube on Wednesday announced new creation tools for Shorts to make the process of creating them easier and fun. It introduces a new photo-to-video tool which lets creators turn photos from their camera roll into videos, using creative suggestions. They can animate and add movement to still photos, free of charge. Further, there are new generative...
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YouTube Shorts to Bring Google’s Veo 3 Video Generation Model With Audio Support 'This Summer'
YouTube will soon integrate Google’s latest artificial intelligence (AI)-powered video generation model, CEO Neal Mohan announced at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2025 on Wednesday. It will support improved video generation capabilities powered by the Mountain View-based tech giant’s recently released Veo 3 video generat...
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"How Is Airbus Not Suing Google?" AI Wrongly Blames Airbus For Air India Boeing Crash
As the controversy snowballed, Google applied a quick fix, stating it had manually removed the response from AI overviews.
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Google Weather in Search Reportedly Testing AI-Powered Summaries In Some Cities
Google Weather in Search is reportedly testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will show a short text summary of current weather conditions. As per the report, the feature currently shows up for some US cities, and describes local conditions such as wind, probability of rain, any pressure-system build-up, and temperature patterns.
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Google Confirms Android 16 Will Offer Desktop Experience Inspired by Samsung DeX
Google is developing a new desktop experience for Android, the company announced at its I/O 2025 developer conference on Tuesday. It is collaborating with Samsung to build upon the foundations laid by Samsung DeX — short for Desktop eXperience, to improve the desktop windowing capabilities not just phones and tablets powered by Android, but also ...
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Honor 400 Series to Get Six Years of Android Updates, AI Features Powered by Google’s Veo 2
Honor 400 series is scheduled to be launched in the European markets today (May 22) comprising Honor 400 and Honor 400 Pro models. Ahead of its anticipated debut, Honor has announced that both smartphones will be introduced with six years of Android updates. As part of its long-standing collaboration with Google, the company will offer artificial i...
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YouTube Shorts to Get Revamped Video Editor, AI Stickers and More Creator Tools
YouTube is set to launch a revamped video editor and tools to simplify content creation. Users can sync video edits to music beats or add image stickers from their gallery. AI-generated stickers using prompts will also be added to the in-app video editor. Additionally, Shorts templates will credit the original creator, when a new video using a temp...
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YouTube Shorts Now Supports Veo 2 AI Model, Lets Users Create Standalone AI-Generated Videos
YouTube added a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for the creators on the platform on Thursday. The video streaming platform announced that Google’s Veo 2 AI model is being integrated with the Dream Screen feature. The new video generation model also adds the capability for users to generate standalone AI-generated videos.
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YouTube Premium Rolls Out Experimental Features Including Higher Audio Quality, Faster Playback Speeds
YouTube on Wednesday introduced several new experimental features for its premium subscribers. Aimed at enhancing the content consumption, it enables them to enjoy higher quality audio while watching music videos and toggle faster video playback. Further, YouTube Shorts for iOS now benefits from picture-in-picture and smart downloads. The company h...
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Best Smartphones of 2024: Apple iPhone 16, Vivo X Fold 3 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL and More
After being dominated by Samsung and Apple for nearly a decade, Chinese brands have started launching more premium smartphones in the sub-Rs. 1,00,000 segment. Our short selection of smartphones in this guide will help you make the right choice when deciding on a smartphone in 2024 or even 2025.
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YouTube Shorts’ Dream Screen AI Feature Upgraded With Video Background Generation Capability
YouTube first began testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for Shorts dubbed Dream Screen in June. The feature earlier could generate AI-generated image backgrounds for the vertical short video format, but on Thursday, the company announced a new capability. Dream Screen can now generate video backgrounds alongside image backgrounds all...
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Indonesia Bans Sales of Google Phones Days After Blocking Apple's iPhone 16
Indonesia has imposed a ban on the sale of Google Pixel smartphones, citing regulations that mandate the inclusion of at least 40 percent locally produced components. This move comes shortly after the prohibition of Apple's iPhone 16 sales in the country, for a similar reason.
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YouTube Announces New AI-Powered Tools for Shorts Creators, Podcasters at Made on YouTube Event
YouTube unveiled several new features and products during its Made on YouTube 2025 event on Tuesday. The Google-owned company announced that it has begun integrating the Google Veo 3 Fast generative artificial intelligence (AI) model into YouTube Shorts, enabling creators to create video backgrounds and clips with sound for free. It also unveiled n...
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Google’s Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast Updated With Higher Resolution and Vertical Video Format
Google on Tuesday announced a major update to its Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast video generation models. The upgrade brings support for 1080p output, introduces a vertical video format popular on platforms like Reels, Shorts, and TikTok, and reduces API pricing for developers. With these changes, the company aims to improve video quality and make the models...
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Smartphones Launched in India (August 2025): Google Pixel 10 Series, Vivo V60, Oppo K13 Turbo Series, and More
Following a packed July with more than 21 smartphone launches in India from top brands like Nothing, OnePlus, and Samsung, August has kept up the same pace. From the Google Pixel 10 series to the Vivo V60, a plethora of launches have taken place. Thus, you are not short of options if you are contemplating a new smartphone purchase. We have compiled...
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YouTube Shorts Rolling Out Photo-to-Video Tool for Animating Photos Along With New Generative Effects
YouTube on Wednesday announced new creation tools for Shorts to make the process of creating them easier and fun. It introduces a new photo-to-video tool which lets creators turn photos from their camera roll into videos, using creative suggestions. They can animate and add movement to still photos, free of charge. Further, there are new generative...
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YouTube Shorts to Bring Google’s Veo 3 Video Generation Model With Audio Support 'This Summer'
YouTube will soon integrate Google’s latest artificial intelligence (AI)-powered video generation model, CEO Neal Mohan announced at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2025 on Wednesday. It will support improved video generation capabilities powered by the Mountain View-based tech giant’s recently released Veo 3 video generat...
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"How Is Airbus Not Suing Google?" AI Wrongly Blames Airbus For Air India Boeing Crash
As the controversy snowballed, Google applied a quick fix, stating it had manually removed the response from AI overviews.
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Google Weather in Search Reportedly Testing AI-Powered Summaries In Some Cities
Google Weather in Search is reportedly testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will show a short text summary of current weather conditions. As per the report, the feature currently shows up for some US cities, and describes local conditions such as wind, probability of rain, any pressure-system build-up, and temperature patterns.
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Google Confirms Android 16 Will Offer Desktop Experience Inspired by Samsung DeX
Google is developing a new desktop experience for Android, the company announced at its I/O 2025 developer conference on Tuesday. It is collaborating with Samsung to build upon the foundations laid by Samsung DeX — short for Desktop eXperience, to improve the desktop windowing capabilities not just phones and tablets powered by Android, but also ...
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Honor 400 Series to Get Six Years of Android Updates, AI Features Powered by Google’s Veo 2
Honor 400 series is scheduled to be launched in the European markets today (May 22) comprising Honor 400 and Honor 400 Pro models. Ahead of its anticipated debut, Honor has announced that both smartphones will be introduced with six years of Android updates. As part of its long-standing collaboration with Google, the company will offer artificial i...
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YouTube Shorts to Get Revamped Video Editor, AI Stickers and More Creator Tools
YouTube is set to launch a revamped video editor and tools to simplify content creation. Users can sync video edits to music beats or add image stickers from their gallery. AI-generated stickers using prompts will also be added to the in-app video editor. Additionally, Shorts templates will credit the original creator, when a new video using a temp...
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YouTube Shorts Now Supports Veo 2 AI Model, Lets Users Create Standalone AI-Generated Videos
YouTube added a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for the creators on the platform on Thursday. The video streaming platform announced that Google’s Veo 2 AI model is being integrated with the Dream Screen feature. The new video generation model also adds the capability for users to generate standalone AI-generated videos.
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YouTube Premium Rolls Out Experimental Features Including Higher Audio Quality, Faster Playback Speeds
YouTube on Wednesday introduced several new experimental features for its premium subscribers. Aimed at enhancing the content consumption, it enables them to enjoy higher quality audio while watching music videos and toggle faster video playback. Further, YouTube Shorts for iOS now benefits from picture-in-picture and smart downloads. The company h...
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Best Smartphones of 2024: Apple iPhone 16, Vivo X Fold 3 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL and More
After being dominated by Samsung and Apple for nearly a decade, Chinese brands have started launching more premium smartphones in the sub-Rs. 1,00,000 segment. Our short selection of smartphones in this guide will help you make the right choice when deciding on a smartphone in 2024 or even 2025.
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YouTube Shorts’ Dream Screen AI Feature Upgraded With Video Background Generation Capability
YouTube first began testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for Shorts dubbed Dream Screen in June. The feature earlier could generate AI-generated image backgrounds for the vertical short video format, but on Thursday, the company announced a new capability. Dream Screen can now generate video backgrounds alongside image backgrounds all...
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Indonesia Bans Sales of Google Phones Days After Blocking Apple's iPhone 16
Indonesia has imposed a ban on the sale of Google Pixel smartphones, citing regulations that mandate the inclusion of at least 40 percent locally produced components. This move comes shortly after the prohibition of Apple's iPhone 16 sales in the country, for a similar reason.
