Google invests $75 million in A24 as DeepMind launches AI filmmaking research partnership
Google invests $75 million in A24 as DeepMind launches AI filmmaking research partnership

Google is investing roughly $75 million in A24, the independent studio behind recent hits including Backrooms and Obsession, as part of a new AI research partnership between the studio and Google DeepMind. The deal, first reported by the Wall Street Jo…

Google is diving into the film world with millions of dollars, and yes, AI is involved

Google is investing roughly $75 million in A24 as part of a new AI research partnership with Google DeepMind aimed at developing filmmaking tools.

Google invests in A24 to build AI movie tools
Google invests in A24 to build AI movie tools

Google’s DeepMind AI lab is teaming up with A24 to develop new movie production technologies that aim to help future filmmakers “expand their storytelling possibilities.” As part of this new research and development collaboration, The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is investing “around $75 million” into A24, marking the first time the search giant […]

Vivo X300 Ultra Review: So close to perfection it hurts

The Vivo X300 Ultra is more than just a camera phone. It is a complete flagship package that delivers outstanding photography, excellent battery life, top-tier performance, and a polished software experience.

Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving DeepMind for rival Anthropic

Jumper isn’t the only big name leaving Google DeepMind.

Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind for Anthropic after nearly nine years
Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind for Anthropic after nearly nine years

John Jumper, the Google DeepMind vice president who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating AlphaFold, is leaving the company after nearly nine years to join Anthropic. Jumper announced the move on X on Thursday, saying he would take some ti…

Google’s AI is confidently telling people that horror fan-fiction monsters are real
Google’s AI is confidently telling people that horror fan-fiction monsters are real

Google’s AI is having trouble telling horror stories from real life. Ask it about certain online monsters, and it will describe them as documented fact. According to a report by Futurism, Google’s AI Overviews repeatedly present entries from the “SCP F…

Google is using Nvidia’s own playbook to break its grip on AI chips
Google is using Nvidia’s own playbook to break its grip on AI chips

To build a serious rival to Nvidia, Google has reached for Nvidia’s own playbook. A Wall Street Journal investigation lays out how Google is using financial guarantees and what the industry calls “circular financing”, the very tactics that helped make …

Two AIs just matched or beat doctors on diagnosis. The catch: none of the patients were real.
Two AIs just matched or beat doctors on diagnosis. The catch: none of the patients were real.

Two AI systems have matched, and in places beaten, doctors at diagnosing patients and planning their treatment. Then again, none of the patients were real. The results, published in Nature this week, are some of the strongest evidence yet that speciali…

Gemini Live can finally remember what you told it in past conversations

Gemini Live can now recall details from past conversations, closing a gap that’s lingered since memory launched in standard Gemini over a year ago.