OpenAI has declared a “code red” as Google threatens to unseat the AI industry’s early leader, according to the Wall Street Journal. Technology journalist Jacob Ward joins CBS News to discuss.
Concerns over the use of AI in films | BBC News
From reducing the cost of development to speeding up the pace of productions, industry insiders say the benefits of artificial intelligence to the film industry could be limitless.
Despite the opportunities, professionals have previously taken industrial action over the use of AI, with fears the technology could pose a risk to jobs.
BBC News asked Benjamin Barfoot, director of last year’s psychological horror movie Daddy’s Head, to put the latest AI tech to the test.
You’ve (Likely) Been Playing The Game of Life Wrong – The Power Law
The video contrasts systems governed by a normal distribution with those ruled by a power law, such as income, earthquakes, and venture capital returns. A power law is a functional relationship where one quantity varies as a power of another (P(X)∝X−α), leading to a “heavy-tail” distribution where extreme outliers are common and skew the average. This means success requires persistent, high-risk bets, as a few massive events dominate the overall outcome.
AI and the Death of the Career Ladder
For decades, a university degree was the golden ticket to a stable career and upward mobility. That promise is breaking down. Graduate unemployment is rising, entry-level jobs are disappearing, and automation is hollowing out the first rung of the corporate ladder.
The AI Music Race is Over
With all the recent developments in AI music it is becoming increasingly clear where AI music is going… let me explain.
Google’s Nano Banana Pro is raising concerns over realistic AI image generation
Google has launched its latest AI image generation and editing tool, called Nano Banana Pro. Some experts have raised concerns over the images appearing too realistic. NBC News’ Erin McLaughlin tests the new AI generator and speaks with a content creator who teaches how to identify fake images.
The rise and fall of NFTs
In 2021, over $25 billion worth of NFTs changed hands — everything from CryptoKitties to Bored Apes to million-dollar digital rocks. By 2025, over 95% were worthless. This video breaks down the entire arc of the NFT phenomenon: how it started, why it exploded, the role of OpenSea, celebrity hype, scams, wash trading, and ultimately, the collapse most buyers never saw coming.
Nano Banana Pro Just Changed Graphic Design Forever! (Review & Tutorial)
Google’s Nano Banana Pro transforms AI image editing from a proof-of-concept into a professional tool—with perfect text rendering, 4K output, and capabilities that actually work for business. What you’ll learn
- Generate flawless text in images without spelling errors or broken letters
- Combine up to 14 reference images into a single cohesive scene
- Create factually accurate infographics using Google Search grounding
- Export professional 4K images in any aspect ratio for your platforms
- Access Nano Banana Pro through Gemini and Google AI Studio
- Use the right settings for aspect ratios, resolution, and search grounding
New Claude Opus 4.5 Just Shocked The Whole AI World (Beats Every Human)
Claude Opus 4.5 just launched and it’s shocking the AI world. Anthropic says it beat every human on their hardest engineering test, set new SWE-bench records, handled complex multi-system bugs, and now runs stronger long-form agents with lower token costs. OpenAI released a new Shopping Research mode in ChatGPT with real-time prices and product data. Google is preparing a NotebookLM → Gemini import feature after code teardowns revealed a new NotebookLM button inside Gemini’s attachment menu.
If the AI bubble pops, will the whole U.S. economy go with it? | About That
As investors pour billions into artificial intelligence, warnings of a looming AI bubble are intensifying. Andrew Chang explains what’s fuelling those fears and breaks down key factors that could contribute to a burst bubble.