video generation

Google Releases Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash with Contextual Scene Extensions and Keyframe Control

Google DeepMind has released Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, updating its generative video model with expanded developer controls, multi-second temporal context for scene extensions, keyframe interpolation, and multi-tier resolution pricing. The release aims to transition video generation from single-prompt clips into programmable, multi-step production pipelines. Temporal Scene Extension with 10-Second Context A core challenge in generative video has been maintaining temporal consistency when extendi

Google Releases Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash with Scene Extension and Keyframe Control

Google DeepMind has released Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, updating its multimodal generative video model with programmatic editing controls, extended scene generation, and lower-cost drafting tiers. The model is accessible via the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. The update addresses primary friction points in production AI video pipelines: temporal continuity across clips, deterministic camera transitions, iterative preview costs, and high-resolution export qu

Alibaba Launches Wan 3.0 AI Video Model with Native 30-Second Generation and Document Inputs

Alibaba Tongyi Lab has launched a public beta of Wan 3.0, the latest iteration of its video generation model family. Available on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio and Qwen Cloud under the model identifier wan3.0-video, the model produces up to 30 seconds of continuous video in a single pass at resolutions up to 1080p. Unlike predecessor models such as Wan 2.7, which capped single-pass output at 15 seconds, Wan 3.0 consolidates video synthesis into a unified architecture and expands supported input mo

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Higgsfield AI Raises $400M at $5.4B Valuation, Quadrupling in Seven Months

Higgsfield AI Raises $400M at $5.4B Valuation, Quadrupling in Seven Months AI video generation startup Higgsfield has raised $400 million in a Series B round that values the company at $5.4 billion, up from $1.3 billion in January. The round was led by DST Global with participation from Goldman Sachs, Liberty Global, Intel Capital, and others. The 4x valuation jump in seven months signals intense investor appetite for the AI video layer that could become the foundation for robotics, world mod

Chinese AI labs dominate text-to-video: 9 of top 10 models are Chinese

Outside of Alphabet's Google, nine of the world's top ten text-to-video models are now Chinese, according to the Artificial Analysis leaderboard. The ranking, based on blind human evaluation of generated clips, places Google's Gemini Omni Flash at number one. Every slot from two through ten belongs to a Chinese lab. The Chinese contingent includes: MiniMax — H3 ByteDance — Seedance 2.0 Alibaba — Wan (two builds), HappyHorse (two builds, ~15B parameters, open weight) Kuaishou — Kling (two bu

MiniMax Restricts H3 Video Model Access in Western Markets, Citing Copyright Uncertainty

Chinese AI company MiniMax has released the open weights for its H3 video generation model but imposed licensing restrictions on users in the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, and South Korea. Developers in those regions must apply for a formal license before using the model, the Shanghai-based company said Monday. The 33-billion-parameter H3 model processes text, images, video, and audio in a single prompt and can generate 4- to 15-second clips with stereo sound. A single prompt a