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Kateryna Kovarzh/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways A Microsoft study aimed to understand the when and how of AI use. It assessed 37.5 million anonymized Copilot conversations. An influx of personal conversations may not be a good thing. For many people, AI…
FlaviuRadulescu started Runware in 2023 when he was testing a text-to-image company and realized that, though generative AI tech was powerful, it was slow in generating images. So Radulescu teamed up with IoanaHreninciucand launched Runware as a dev tool platform that specializes in generating images, videos, and audio in real time. The company has seen…
This morning Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing agreement: Starting in 2026, ChatGPT and Sora can generate images and videos incorporating Disney IP, including more than 200 characters from the company’s stable of Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel brands. To say these companies make for strange bedfellows is an understatement. The agreement brings together…
OpenAI launched its latest frontier model, GPT-5.2, on Thursday amid increasing competition from Google, pitching it as its most advanced model yet and one designed for developers and everyday professional use. OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 is coming to ChatGPT paid users and developers via the API in three flavors: Instant, a speed-optimized model for routine queries like…
A director who was charged with defrauding Netflix out of millions of dollars has been found guilty, Business Insider reports. Carl Rinsch, director of the 2013 Keanu Reeves movie 47 Ronin, now faces up to 90 years in prison. Rinsch began filming the project, White Horse (later renamed Conquest), around 2017. (Its premise: A scientist…
Google on Thursday introduced a new AI experiment for the web browser: the Gemini-powered product Disco, which helps to turn your open tabs into custom applications. With Disco, you can create what Google is calling “GenTabs,” a tool that proactively suggests interactive web apps that can help you complete tasks related to what you’re browsing…
Google is updating its AI try-on feature to let you virtually try on clothes using just a selfie, the company announced on Thursday. In the past, users had to upload a full-body picture of themselves to virtually try on a piece of clothing. Now they can use a selfie andNano Banana, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash…
New York is taking steps to regulate the use of AI in the state’s entertainment industry. NY State Governor Kathy Hochul passed two pieces of legislation on Thursday that forces certain productions to disclose the use of AI-generated performers, and defines rules around how someone’s likeness can be used after their death. Assembly Bill A8887B,…
Rivian’s two-year effort to build its own AI assistantwill launch in early 2026. And when it does, the AI assistant will roll out to every existingEV in its lineup, not just the next-generation versions of its R1T truck and R1S SUV. Drivers and passengers will be able to use the AI assistant to operate climate…
Epic Games has spent a lot of time in court over the past several years, but it seems the company’s litigious era may be winding down. The company announced today that its game Fortnite is back on the Google Play mobile store in the US. Fortnite‘s return to Android devices means Epic’s popular hit is…
