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Google’s update for Veo 3.1 lets users create vertical videos through reference images

Ivan Mehta / techcrunch - Google is now allowing users to create vertical videos using references image.

Editor: I'm not sure social media can handle vertical Veo.


4K upscaling and Ingredients enhancements

Pinned: We’ve made lots of improvements with Veo 3.1! It’s more expressive, supports portrait mode and SOTA video upscaling to 1080p and 4K. Rolling out starting today - try it in the @GeminiApp (for plus/pro/ultra users) and @FlowbyGoogle

7 wks / x / @demishassabis

Google Updates Veo AI Video Generator With 4K Upscaling and Native Vertical Mode

7 wks / iclarified

Google Enhances Veo 3.1’s Ingredients to Video with Expressiveness, Vertical Format, and 4K Upscaling

7 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google upgrades Veo 3.1 with Ingredients and 4K upscaling

7 wks / testingcatalog / Erin


Integrated dynamic upgrades

Google rolls out big upgrades to AI video generator, Veo - Neowin

7 wks / neowin

Google Deepmind updates Veo 3.1 with reference image function for more dynamic videos - the-decoder.com

7 wks / the-decoder

Google’s updated Veo model can make vertical videos from reference images with 4K upscaling

7 wks / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google’s updated Veo model can make vertical videos from reference images with 4K upscaling - Ars Technica

7 wks / arstechnica

Google Deepmind updates Veo 3.1 with reference image function for more dynamic videos

7 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Google’s New Veo 3.1 Update Includes Ingredients to Video Tool for Social Media - TechEBlog -

7 wks / techeblog


Vertical video innovation

Google upgrades Veo 3.1 with native vertical video generation

7 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Google’s Veo just got better at making videos for your social feeds

7 wks / digitaltrends

Google Veo 3.1 AI Update Creates Dynamic Vertical Videos for Social Media - Букви

7 wks / mezha

Google’s update for Veo 3.1 lets users create vertical videos through reference images

7 wks / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

Google’s Veo now turns portrait images into vertical AI videos

7 wks / theverge / Jess Weatherbed


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7 wks / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

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Apple Turns to Google Gemini to Power AI Enhanced Siri

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Apple has announced a multi-year partnership with Google to power Siri using Gemini AI, launching with iOS 26.4 in March or April 2026 for approximately $1 billion annually.The post Apple Turns to Google Gemini to Power AI Enhanced Siri appeared first on …

#ai #voice #apple #google #genai #ios #assistant #gemini

New report sheds light on how Gemini fits into Apple’s Siri revamp

7 wks / digitaltrends

Apple to Use Google’s Gemini AI in Siri and Future AI Models: What This Means

7 wks / medianama / Chaitanya Kohli

Google Gemini-Powered Siri Will Reportedly Have These 7 New Features

7 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Google Gemini-Powered Siri Will Reportedly Have These 7 New Features

7 wks / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Apple Didn't Partner With Google. It Surrendered to It.

7 wks / implicator / Harkaram Grewal

Gemini-trained Apple Intelligence will work like other LLMs, says unsurprising report

7 wks / appleinsider

Apple just straight up robbed Google

7 wks / fastcompany / Mark Wilson

Elon Musk Slams Apple-Google AI Deal as ‘Unreasonable’ Power Grab

7 wks / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

Kuo: Apple's AI Deal With Google Is Temporary and Buys It Time

7 wks / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Apple's Google AI Deal Was Driven by Urgent WWDC Pressure [Kuo]

7 wks / iclarified

Apple Turns to Google Gemini to Power AI Enhanced Siri

7 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

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Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry

The Associated Press / npr - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google's generative AI engine in operating inside the Pentagon network, as part of a broader push to feed as much of the military's data as possible…


Epistemic Weapon Debate

Grok is an Epistemic Weapon

7 wks / techpolicy


Global Regulatory Backlash

Governments around the world are considering bans on Grok’s app over AI sexual image scandal

7 wks / fastcompany / Chris Morris

Elon Musk’s Grok AI Gets Pentagon Access Despite Pattern of Failures and Regulatory Crackdowns

7 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Musk’s Grok over sexualized AI images

7 wks / reddit / /u/APnews


Pentagon AI Integration

Hegseth wants to integrate Musk’s Grok AI into military networks this month

7 wks / arstechnica / Benj Edwards

Pentagon Lays Out AI Strategy as It Plans for Future Space Missions

7 wks / decrypt / Jason Nelson

‘Star Trek Real’: Hegseth Praises Grok for Allowing Users to Fight Wars

7 wks / gizmodo / Matt Novak

‘Not Woke’: Pentagon Embraces Elon Musk’s Grok AI Despite Global Backlash

7 wks / eweek / Joseph Chisom Ofonagoro

Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry

7 wks / techxplore

Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry

7 wks / npr / The Associated Press

Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry

7 wks / go

Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry

7 wks / reddit / /u/esporx


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