Google Launches Veo 3.1 Lite, a More Cost-Effective AI Video Generator Model

Google Launches Veo 3.1 Lite, a More Cost-Effective AI Video Generator Model

Google is launching a cost-effective version of its Veo 3 AI video generator, Veo 3.1 Lite, the company announced Tuesday, highlighting Google’s renewed commitment to all forms of generative AI.  Google says that its latest addition will round out the Veo product family to give developers flexibility based on their needs. The company says the new…

With Sora shuttered, smaller video AI apps surge into the spotlight

With Sora shuttered, smaller video AI apps surge into the spotlight

A week after OpenAI said it would shutter its artificial intelligence video generator, Sora, rival tools like Kling AI and RunwayML are already gaining ground. Kling AI, a video generator app owned by China’s Kuaishou Technology, saw global weekly active users jump 4% to an average of 2.6 million last week from the prior week,…

Generative AI is the future of traffic engineering, Miovision says

Generative AI is the future of traffic engineering, Miovision says

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Miovision, a traffic technology company, will roll out a generative artificial intelligence agent for traffic engineering and operations on April 7 for transit authorities and private-sector engineering firms. The agent enables users to ask natural-language…

AI startups dominate VC interest even as funding slips

AI startups dominate VC interest even as funding slips

Artificial intelligence-led startups continued to dominate investor attention in FY26, even as overall funding activity moderated during the year. Total funding fell 9% to $10.1 billion across 977 deals in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, compared with $11.3 billion raised across 1,020 deals in FY25, reflecting a broader cooling in capital deployment. Despite…

Tech Sell-Off: 1 No-Brainer Artificial Intelligence (AI) ETF to Buy With $62 and Hold for the Long Term

Tech Sell-Off: 1 No-Brainer Artificial Intelligence (AI) ETF to Buy With $62 and Hold for the Long Term

OpenAI released its groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, ChatGPT, in November 2022, and by January 2023, it had amassed 100 million users. This was the moment AI went mainstream, and since then, companies operating in this emerging industry have experienced astronomical growth. Nvidia stock, for example, is up tenfold since the start of 2023, while…

The AI video apps gaining ground after OpenAI declared Sora dead – The Mercury News

The AI video apps gaining ground after OpenAI declared Sora dead – The Mercury News

By Natalie Lung, Bloomberg A week after OpenAI said it would shutter its artificial intelligence video generator, Sora, rival tools like Kling AI and RunwayML are already gaining ground. Kling AI, a video generator app owned by China’s Kuaishou Technology, saw global weekly active users jump 4% to an average of 2.6 million last week…

How are finance teams really using AI and automation?

How are finance teams really using AI and automation?

AI hype is easy to find, whether it’s worries about software agents replacing accountants or hopes for a super-powered finance function with unprecedented predictive abilities. But what isn’t so obvious is how companies are really using AI in finance in 2026. More than three years after ChatGPT catalyzed new interest and investment in AI, many…