The week in generative media · Sep 28 – Oct 5, 2026
Google has introduced two new text-to-speech models under the Gemini 3.8 family: Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS, built for deep creative direction and character voice design, and Gemini 3...
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Analysis by data journalist Joseph Politano, drawing on US Bureau of Labor Statistics figures, finds that American creative industries have shed more than 200,000 jobs over the ...
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Utopai Studios has unveiled PAI, a production intelligence platform built specifically for professional film and television, alongside Utopai X, its video generation model. Deve...
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WorldCrafter is a video world model designed to maintain spatial coherence as users navigate generated scenes over time. Rather than relying on explicit depth estimation or geom...
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Midjourney has pushed a round of UI refinements to its alpha platform at alpha.midjourney.com, including style previews in the sidebar so users can see results before generating...
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Chinese AI video studio Qidian Interactive, based in Wuxi, has been releasing 4–5 short films daily since June — each comprising 30 to 44 episodes — using a proprietary platform...
