UK Plans Steep Increases in Funding for AI Research
The British government is reportedly planning sharp funding increases for areas like artificial intelligence (AI) and video games.
That spending could increase by up to 100% in some areas a...
YouTube Gaming opens Playables Builder beta with Gemini 3
YouTube Gaming announced an open beta for Playables Builder, a prototype web app constructed with Gemini 3 that enables select creators to produce bite-sized games without coding skills.
In 2023, YouT...
Watch Instagram Reels on TV with new Fire TV app
Instagram announced the pilot launch of IG for TV, a new experience for watching Reels on televisions starting with Amazon Fire TV devices, to compete with YouTube’s dominance in the TV space.
The e...
Netflix secures 14 iHeartMedia video podcasts for 2026
Netflix and iHeartMedia announced a partnership on Tuesday to bring 14 video podcasts exclusively to Netflix in the United States in early 2026, with expansion to additional markets afterward. The dea...
Google launches email assistant CC powered by Gemini
Google launched an experimental email-based productivity assistant named CC through its Google Labs program. Powered by Gemini, CC connects to Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar to deliver daily...
OpenAI released GPT Image 1.5 with 4x faster generation
OpenAI released GPT Image 1.5, a new version of ChatGPT Images, on Tuesday to all ChatGPT users and via API, offering improved instruction-following, precise editing, and four times faster generation ...
