california California Enacts 18 New AI Laws While Rejecting Controversial Safety Bill California Governor Gavin Newsom signs 18 sweeping AI bills into law, addressing risks, training data transparency, privacy, and education. The new laws take effect as the state vetoes the heavily debated SB 1047 safety bill.
openai OpenAI Plans Steep ChatGPT Price Hikes to Offset Billions in Losses OpenAI intends to raise ChatGPT Plus from $20 to $22 per month by late 2024, eventually reaching $44 by 2029. These aggressive increases aim to narrow massive financial losses driven by expensive AI training and operational costs.
runway Runway Commits $5 Million Fund to Back AI-Assisted Filmmakers Runway launches a $5 million fund to finance up to 100 films that incorporate its AI video generation technology. The company aims to spur creative experimentation in an industry that often overlooks emerging tools.
apple Apple Launches Public Beta of Its New Intelligence AI Suite Apple releases the public beta for its generative AI platform across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, bringing new writing tools and Siri upgrades to select users.
fal.ai Fal.ai Raises $23M to Scale Generative Media Infrastructure for Developers Developer-focused AI platform Fal.ai secures $23 million in combined seed and Series A funding to expand its high-performance infrastructure for generating images, video, and audio. The startup currently serves half a million developers and achieves an annual run rate nearing $10 million.
aws AWS Ends Support for DeepComposer AI Music Keyboard AWS is shutting down DeepComposer, its five-year-old MIDI keyboard and cloud service that allowed users to generate music using artificial intelligence. The service remains available until September 2025 before it disappears entirely.
snap Snap Launches AI Video Generator, Beating Rivals to Market Snapchat introduces a new AI video-generation tool that allows select creators to produce videos from text and image prompts. The feature includes visible watermarks and safety guardrails as Snap races ahead of competitors like TikTok and Instagram.
snap Snap Launches Easy Lens to Generate AR Effects From Plain Text Snap introduces Easy Lens, a tool that turns simple text descriptions into augmented reality Lenses, alongside other AI-powered creation tools in Lens Studio. The move aims to boost creator growth as the company faces mounting financial pressure.
typeface Generative AI Firm Typeface Buys Treat and Narrato to Expand Enterprise Tools Enterprise generative AI startup Typeface acquires Treat and Narrato to enhance its visual and textual content creation capabilities for corporate clients.
illinois Illinois Enacts Broad AI Employment Regulations Under Human Rights Act Illinois officially prohibits employers from using AI in a discriminatory manner and mandates worker notification regarding AI use in hiring and employment decisions.
meta Meta Hides AI Edit Labels While Keeping Full AI Generation Tags Visible Meta is moving its "AI info" label for edited content into a hidden menu on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads. Fully AI-generated posts will still display the label prominently beneath the author's name.
taylor swift Taylor Swift Endorses Harris While Warning of AI Deepfake Dangers Taylor Swift officially endorses Kamala Harris for president and uses the moment to highlight her personal fears regarding AI deepfakes and election misinformation. The pop star's announcement directly responds to a fake AI image that falsely depicted her supporting Donald Trump.
openai OpenAI Prepares to Launch Strawberry AI Model That Prioritizes Accuracy Over Speed OpenAI plans to release a new model called Strawberry within two weeks that focuses on self-fact-checking and complex problem-solving. However, the model reportedly takes 10 to 20 seconds to answer questions, creating a potential hurdle for everyday users.
audible Audible Enlists Narrators to Train AI for Synthetic Audiobook Production Amazon's audiobook platform Audible invites professional U.S. narrators to train AI on their voices to generate new audiobook recordings. Participating voice actors will receive royalty-based compensation and retain approval rights over the synthetic audio.
roblox Roblox Boosts Creator Revenue Sharing and Unveils 3D Generative AI Model Roblox announces significantly higher revenue splits for paid experiences and a new Shopify partnership for physical merchandise. The company also teases an open-source 3D foundational model to power generative AI creation on the platform.