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ByteDance officially launches Seedance 2.0 → X is getting excited over Seedance 2.0 samples right now - people are calling it the new SOTA for AI video generation. The model takes text, images, videos, and audio inputs together for tight control over motion, lighting, camera moves, character consistency, and native synced sound with voice cloning. It pumps out cinematic 2K clips with impressive physics and multi-shot storytelling that many say beats Sora 2, Kling 3.0, and Veo. See more here →
Google presents Gemini 3 Deep Think for breakthrough science and engineering reasoning → The specialized mode now dominates hard benchmarks: 48.4% on Humanity’s Last Exam, topping frontier models, and an unprecedented 84.6% on ARC-AGI-2, nearing saturation on abstract core intelligence tests. It also hits 3455 Elo on Codeforces and gold-medal levels in 2025 International Math, Physics, and Chemistry Olympiads. Live for Google AI Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app. Read more here →
Anthropic closes in on $30B funding round → The AI lab is securing fresh capital at a $380B valuation to expand Claude development and research. Read more here →
xAI shares moonshot roadmap in 30-month update → Elon Musk and team recap explosive progress on Grok, voice/video, coding agents, and the 1M-GPU Colossus cluster. Now merged with SpaceX, the focus shifts hard to Moon factories, mass drivers launching AI satellites and orbital data centers at 100–200 GW scale. See more here →
Seedance used with OpenClaw to create marketing campaigns automatically:
Seedance 2.0 example(it’s so good):
Impressive comparison between two of the best AI video models, sound on:
xAI eyes real-time interactive video generation → By year-end, expect 10-20 minute videos created in one go, with users navigating responsive virtual worlds. Read more here →
Simple trick to switch from ChatGPT to Claude → Generate a full user profile summary in ChatGPT and import it to Claude for instant personalization. Read more here →
Runway raises $315M at $5.3B valuation → The video AI firm will invest in advanced world models for more realistic generative simulations. Read more here →
Claude opens pro features to free users → File creation, app connectors, custom skills, and auto context compaction now included without a paid plan. Read more here →
Krea introduces prompt-to-workflow → Text instructions now build full node graphs in Krea Nodes for streamlined creative processes. Read more here →
