Tom Steyer Wants to Save California From Billionaires. But Also Doesn’t Want Them to Leave

The hedge fund billionaire turned gubernatorial candidate wants to tax California’s ultrawealthy, regulate AI, and keep Silicon Valley happy at the same time. Good luck with that.

Prime Video follows Netflix and Disney by adding a TikTok-like ‘Clips’ feed in its app

The Clips feed aims to enable discovery by offering users a scrollable feed with short snippets of shows and movies.

Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public

Divine, a Vine reboot backed by Jack Dorsey’s nonprofit, revives six-second looping videos.

YouTube is testing an AI-powered search feature that shows guided answers

YouTube is rolling out the new AI search feature to Premium subscribers in the U.S. on an opt-in basis.

ComfyUI hits $500M valuation as creators seek more control over AI-generated media

ComfyUI, whose tools give creators more control over AI image, video, and audio generation, just raised $30 million.

ByteDance adds watermarking and IP guardrails to Seedance 2.0 as it begins cautious global rollout
ByteDance adds watermarking and IP guardrails to Seedance 2.0 as it begins cautious global rollout

Six weeks ago, a video of Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt on a rooftop went viral. It was, of course, not real. It was generated by Seedance 2.0, ByteDance’s AI video model, and it set off a firestorm that drew cease-and-desist letters from six major Hol…

Substack launches a built-in recording studio

Substack creators can pre-record video conversations with up to two guests, then publish directly on the platform.

Disney+ is rolling out its TikTok-like ‘Verts’ short-form video feed

Following the success of TikTok and Instagram Reels, Verts is designed to boost daily engagement and reach mobile-first viewers, all while increasing discovery across Disney+’s catalog.

Accessibility Redefined
Accessibility Redefined

A recent study by Fortune magazine stated that AI search engines are confidently wrong over 60% of the time, with various widely-used AI tools exhibiting significantly high error rates. This trend often extends to AI-generated captions, as run-on sente…