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AI video generation startup Runway has launched a $10 million venture fund to invest in early-stage companies building across AI, media, and world simulation. The company is also rolling out a Builders program offering seed to Series C startups free API credits, signaling its push to create an ecosystem around video intelligence and expand beyond its core creative tooling.
President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated promotional video for his presidential library, depicting a towering glass skyscraper in Miami with gold accents and replicas of Air Force One. Google's detection tool confirmed the footage was created using AI models, highlighting the growing role of AI-generated imagery in U.S. politics.
The broadcast channel MeTV Toons began airing The Super Mario Bros. Super Show on March 30, but fans immediately noticed something was wrong. The 1989 Super Mario Bros. cartoon had been processed through AI upscaling tools, resulting in smoothed-over visuals, distorted original details, and even a mangled title card that reads "The Suele Mario Bros. Super Show" instead of the original name.
Bengaluru-based Gnani.ai has secured $10 million from impact investor Aavishkaar Capital to fuel international expansion and enhance its R&D capabilities. The voice AI startup processes over 30 million daily voice interactions in more than 12 languages, serving 200+ enterprises including Fortune 500 companies with its in-house built AI stack.
Generative AI has transformed financial fraud into a high-speed global operation, reducing phishing campaign setup from over 16 hours to under 5 minutes. According to Vyntra's 2026 report, nearly two-thirds of scams succeed within a day of first contact, with losses exceeding $400 billion annually. The technology enables bad actors to deploy deepfakes, voice cloning, and AI-generated content at unprecedented scale.
Hollywood's actors union is negotiating a groundbreaking 'Tilly Tax' on synthetic AI performers to protect human jobs. SAG-AFTRA's contract talks aim to ensure AI film characters cost studios as much as hiring real actors, using collective bargaining to regulate AI technology faster than Congress.
AI deepfakes are flooding the 2026 US midterm elections, with Republicans deploying fabricated videos of candidates like James Talarico and Jon Ossoff. With no federal regulation and minimal guardrails, experts warn these realistic yet fake political advertisements could deceive voters and erode trust in democratic systems, even when viewers know the content isn't real.
Popular AI photo restoration tools are creating entirely new images rather than preserving original photos, fundamentally altering the identity of the subjects. These AI-generated restorations replace family members with lookalike doppelgängers, raising concerns about photo authenticity and the preservation of family history as millions share these fabricated images on social media.
Artificial intelligence is opening new pathways for restoring classic movies, from The Wizard of Oz at The Sphere to recreating lost footage from Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons. While AI promises to rescue deteriorating film archives faster and cheaper than traditional methods, the technology raises urgent questions about authenticity, artistic intent, and whether we're preserving cinema history or rewriting it.
Owlcat Games has confirmed it's using generative AI tools during development of The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, though the studio insists all final in-game assets will be 100 percent human-made. PR manager Katharina Popp says AI is used only for prototyping, placeholders, and vision coordination—not for writing or voice acting. The announcement has reignited debate about AI's role in game development as players express skepticism about the distinction.
Google unveiled Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, its highest-quality audio and voice AI model designed for real-time conversations. The update brings faster responses, more natural cadence, and a doubled context window to Gemini Live and Search Live, which now expands to over 200 countries. All outputs include SynthID watermarks to identify AI-generated speech.
ByteDance is rolling out its Dreamina Seedance 2.0 AI video generation model through CapCut, starting in seven markets across Asia and Latin America. The launch includes invisible watermarking and blocks on generating real faces, addressing earlier Hollywood copyright concerns. OpenAI shut down Sora as ByteDance advances with over 400 million CapCut users.
A prominent German television actor's accusations against her ex-husband have ignited nationwide protests and legislative action. Over 10,000 demonstrators gathered in Berlin demanding stronger legal protections as Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig drafts a bill to criminalize the production of pornographic deepfakes, with violations punishable by up to two years in prison.
European Parliament voted to ban AI nudification tools that create non-consensual deepfake images, following the Grok chatbot scandal. The vote also delays compliance deadlines for high-risk AI systems until December 2027, extending uncertainty for businesses operating in Europe as negotiations with member states continue.
Iran has launched a sophisticated AI propaganda campaign targeting American audiences with viral memes and videos that mock Trump and Netanyahu. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated accounts reached millions within 24 hours of conflict onset, outperforming White House messaging in resonance and reach across social media platforms.
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