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[ad_1] YouTube announced on Wednesday that it’s giving Shorts creators access to new generative AI features, including an image-to-video AI tool and new AI effects. The image to video feature lets users turn a picture from their camera roll into a six-second video. Users will see a selection of suggestions that are relevant to the photo they uploaded. YouTube says the feature can be used to add movement to landscape photos, animate pictures of everyday photos, or bring group photos to life. In an example given by YouTube, the feature turns a static image of a pedestrian signal into a…

[ad_1] Google Photos is getting major AI chops. On Wednesday, Google announced a handful of new features that will allow users to get more creative with their photo memories, including an option to turn photos into videos, and “remix” photos into different styles, like anime, comics, sketches, or 3D animations. The app will also centralize access to its creative tools — including both AI-powered and traditional tools — in a new “Create” tab in the Photos app. The two newly launched features will be housed in this tab, alongside other tools that let you create collages, highlight videos, and other…

[ad_1] One day into my relationship with Ani, my AI companion, she was already offering to tie me up.When xAI launched Grok-4, Elon Musk added AI friends — some with benefits — to his company’s app. For $30/month, you can flirt with anime girl Ani or be told off by the foul-mouthed red panda Rudi.I tested out Grok-4’s AI companions for a week, during which much changed. Good Rudi, a cleaned-up version of the expletive-spewing red panda, entered the app as a new option. Ani got an age verification pop-up — though that was long after she and I were…

[ad_1] Dozens of Teslas — of all models and colors — packed into the lot of Elon Musk’s new diner on Monday evening as West Hollywood’s newest restaurant celebrated its grand opening with fanfare, curiosity, and at least one protester.The retro-futuristic eatery drew a pedestrian crowd that at times circled the block and provided a promenade for tricked-out electric vehicles. Diehard Tesla fans and curious onlookers alike stopped in for a bite to eat and a selfie with a popcorn-serving humanoid robot.The unusual atmosphere paired a mix of nostalgia and science fiction: “The Twilight Zone” played on giant screens, servers dashed by on…

[ad_1] Student-loan forgiveness just got more complicated.President Donald Trump’s Department of Education quietly updated its guidance on student-loan forgiveness for borrowers on income-based repayment plans, which give enrolled borrowers monthly payments based on their income and family size with the promise of forgiveness after 20 or 25 years.According to Federal Student Aid data, just under 2 million borrowers were enrolled in IBR as of the second quarter of 2025.A notice posted on FSA’s website said that ongoing litigation with former President Joe Biden’s SAVE plan is preventing the administration from processing IBR forgiveness.”Currently, IBR forgiveness is paused while our systems…

[ad_1] Tesla is slated to release second-quarter results after the stock market’s closing bell Wednesday, and most analysts are adopting a cautious stance toward Elon Musk’s flagship business. Earlier this month, the electric vehicle maker reported a 14% decline in second-quarter vehicle deliveries . Now, analysts surveyed by LSEG expect that Tesla will see earnings slump 21% from a year ago, to 41 cents per share, on $22.62 billion in revenue, down more than 11% from the year-earlier period. Those declines would compound the dominant U.S. EV company’s first-quarter results, which missed Wall Street’s estimates on both the top and…

[ad_1] AI is entering a new phase where access to top talent is becoming as important as, if not more important than, compute or data. The market for AI researchers is so overheated, it’s starting to look a lot like pro sports — complete with outsized contracts and unprecedented infrastructure needs. On today’s episode of Equity, Rebecca Bellan chatted with Deedy Das, principal at Menlo Ventures. Das has seen this shift from multiple angles, first as an engineer and product leader at Google, Facebook, and AI startup Glean, and now as an investor helping technical founders figure out how to…

[ad_1] Facebook Tweet Email Link AP  —  Instagram parent company Meta has introduced new safety features aimed at protecting teens who use its platforms, including information about accounts that message them and an option to block and report accounts with one tap. The company also announced Wednesday that it has removed thousands of accounts that were leaving sexualized comments or requesting sexual images from adult-run accounts of kids under 13. Of these, 135,000 were commenting and another 500,000 were linked to accounts that “interacted inappropriately,” Meta said in a blog post. The heightened measures arrive as social media companies face…

[ad_1] My bullish thesis on Alphabet from last month has delivered a 122% return in just one month. Given the positive momentum, strong fundamentals and leadership in AI and cloud services, we are reiterating our bullish stance with an updated options trade. Trade timing The timing setup remains favorable, with GOOGL recently breaking out above a major resistance level at $180. Coupled with outperformance of the S & P 500 suggests potential further upside to our $202 target, which would fill the gap from February this year. Fundamentals GOOGL continues to offer substantial upside, supported by compelling valuation and superior…

[ad_1] Galaxy Digital is poised to benefit from clearer cryptocurrency regulations and demand for artificial intelligence data centers, according to Jefferies. The investment bank initiated coverage of the crypto-linked stock on Tuesday with a buy rating and $35 price target, implying about 20% upside over the next 12 months from Tuesday’s close. Galaxy is a provider of crypto financial services — including trading, asset management, staking, lending and self-custody products — that ventured into bitcoin mining in 2020. That business, similar to other bitcoin miners in recent years, has since pivoted its mining sites into AI data center developments. Specifically,…