Runway co-founder and co-CEO Anastasis Germanidis will attend the State of AI 2026 launch meetup in New York on Tuesday, October 27, to discuss the path from video generation to world modeling, what this means for embodied AI, and how vision, language, and action come together. The event will also include a fireside chat with Ramp chief economist Ara Kharazian and a share of key points from the 2026 State of AI Report.
Lovart AI announced that Kling 4.0 is now live on Lovart, with single videos up to 30 seconds long, support for 10 keyframes and up to 15 reference assets (characters, products, scenes). The company says its motion is steadier, the audio is better, and camera movements are bigger; Arti generates the shot list, and the user decides the edit. The official Kling AI account reposted this news.
AI video startup Higgsfield announced that NVIDIA and TCV have joined its Series B extension financing, with Jensen Huang calling its founder one of the most talented people in the world. Since its Series B in August, the company's annualized revenue has topped $1 billion, enterprise contracts have grown 71% with month-over-month growth exceeding 100%, and global users have risen from 30 million to more than 40 million. NVIDIA has provided computing power for it all along, from L40 and A40 GPUs to Hopper and Blackwell, and it will subsequently adopt Vera Rubin.
AI video startup Higgsfield announced that NVIDIA and TCV have joined its Series B extension financing, with Jensen Huang calling its founder one of the most talented people in the world. Since its Series B in August, the company's annualized revenue has topped $1 billion, enterprise contracts have grown 71% with month-over-month growth exceeding 100%, and global users have risen from 30 million to more than 40 million. NVIDIA has provided computing power for it all along, from L40 and A40 GPUs
Baidu Health announced the upgrade of Wenxin Health Assistant and the launch of the Haoyi Matrix and Health Camera; its AI services have reached over 50 million monthly active users. The Haoyi Matrix includes Haoyi Q&A, Haoyi Appointment, Haoyi Talk, Haoyi Rankings, and Haoyi Reviews. Haoyi Q&A has onboarded over 150,000 real doctors from top-tier hospitals nationwide to provide 24/7 online services, while Haoyi Appointment already covers more than 80% of public top-tier hospitals, offering over 120,000 appointment slots per day. The Health Camera supports typing, dialect voice input, photo capture, and video upload with real-time narration while filming; trained on over 3 million multimodal imaging materials, it can identify the positional relationship between dynamic vital signs and multiple symptom locations.
Baidu Health announced the upgrade of Wenxin Health Assistant and the launch of the Haoyi Matrix and Health Camera; its AI services have reached over 50 million monthly active users. The Haoyi Matrix includes Haoyi Q&A, Haoyi Appointment, Haoyi Talk, Haoyi Rankings, and Haoyi Reviews. Haoyi Q&A has onboarded over 150,000 real doctors from top-tier hospitals nationwide to provide 24/7 online services, while Haoyi Appointment already covers more than 80% of public top-tier hospitals, offering over
Kling 4.0 is now publicly available on the fal platform, with API access open to all customers. The model supports native video generation of up to 30 seconds with audio, up to 15 image/video/element references, up to 10 keyframe controls, and improved motion, character consistency, and cinematic storytelling. Kling's official account reposted the news.
ByteDance has merged its AI video app Xiaoyunque into Jimeng. Jimeng has already integrated Xiaoyunque's short-drama-related capabilities. Operations will be led by Chen Xinran, head of operations and marketing for Jimeng, while the product team remains unchanged. The main reasons for the consolidation are limited growth space and resource focus. Jimeng had previously reduced investment in its App side and pushed for the merger of its App and Web sides. In the future, resources will be concentrated on the Web side aimed at professional creators, and investment and commercialization of the overseas version Dreamina will be increased.
ByteDance has merged its AI video app Xiaoyunque into Jimeng. Jimeng has already integrated Xiaoyunque's short-drama-related capabilities. Operations will be led by Chen Xinran, head of operations and marketing for Jimeng, while the product team remains unchanged. The main reasons for the consolidation are limited growth space and resource focus. Jimeng had previously reduced investment in its App side and pushed for the merger of its App and Web sides. In the future, resources will be concentra
X user X Freeze posted that Grok Imagine is progressing extremely fast, can now generate the best music that can be added to videos, and suggested that those who haven't tried it recently should give it a try. Musk quoted the post and replied only "True" to express agreement.
The Artefact AI Film Festival, organized by mk2 and Artefact in partnership with LDLC and NVIDIA, is now in its third edition, with the theme "(Dis)Connection" and a registration deadline of December 2, 2026. Submitted films may be up to 314 seconds long and must use at least one generative AI technology in each of the three stages: pre-production, shooting, and post-production; the first prize is 10,000 euros, plus a one-week 30-second screening at an mk2 cinema. NVIDIA recommends using GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards with ComfyUI to generate images and videos locally.
The Artefact AI Film Festival, organized by mk2 and Artefact in partnership with LDLC and NVIDIA, is now in its third edition, with the theme "(Dis)Connection" and a registration deadline of December 2, 2026. Submitted films may be up to 314 seconds long and must use at least one generative AI technology in each of the three stages: pre-production, shooting, and post-production; the first prize is 10,000 euros, plus a one-week 30-second screening at an mk2 cinema. NVIDIA recommends using GeForce
During a live demonstration at the "2026 World Physical AI Conference and Unitree Partner Ecosystem Conference," a white humanoid robot lost balance and fell sideways while attempting a side flip landing, and one mechanical lower leg detached from its joint. The robot involved in the accident was the H2-X humanoid robot that Unitree Technology had just released on October 21, officially named "H2-X Kung Fu Legend Guardian." Previously, official promotional videos showed the robot kicking in a car door, lifting a car with its bare hands, and jumping from a platform about 4 meters high to complete a flip, mainly targeting security and emergency rescue scenarios, with a maximum battery life of about 8 hours. As of now, Unitree Technology has not commented on the matter.
During a live demonstration at the "2026 World Physical AI Conference and Unitree Partner Ecosystem Conference," a white humanoid robot lost balance and fell sideways while attempting a side flip landing, and one mechanical lower leg detached from its joint. The robot involved in the accident was the H2-X humanoid robot that Unitree Technology had just released on October 21, officially named "H2-X Kung Fu Legend Guardian." Previously, official promotional videos showed the robot kicking in a ca
Shao Meng compiled a workflow from Tibo: use Agents to design 3–4 AI creators with fixed faces and daily routines, segmented by buyer; each day they find viral hits, rewrite them in the character's voice, render with the same face, and schedule 24 hours in advance, with humans only reviewing the queue and weekly topic updates. The workflow has 9 steps and comes with 12 prompts, starting from connecting to Revid MCP and writing the brain.md master brain, through creating faces, setting topics, breaking down viral post structures, running daily batches, operating independent accounts, and weekly reviews. The article emphasizes that account bios must state AI creator, fake reviews and health/medical claims are prohibited, products should occupy only one beat of the video, and content is only scheduled rather than posted directly to leave room for human review.
Shao Meng compiled a workflow from Tibo: use Agents to design 3–4 AI creators with fixed faces and daily routines, segmented by buyer; each day they find viral hits, rewrite them in the character's voice, render with the same face, and schedule 24 hours in advance, with humans only reviewing the queue and weekly topic updates. The workflow has 9 steps and comes with 12 prompts, starting from connecting to Revid MCP and writing the brain.md master brain, through creating faces, setting topics, br
Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3.1 Pro, which the company calls its most capable 3T-class model. The tweet only gives the model name and scale positioning, along with a video link, and does not disclose specific parameters, evaluation results, or release method.
Kling 4.0 has publicly launched on the fal platform, with its API open to all customers. The model supports native video generation with audio up to 30 seconds, up to 15 image/video/element references, and precise control of up to 10 keyframes, and improves motion, character consistency, and cinematic storytelling.
Marc Andreessen believes that many companies have not yet adopted AI, while employees are already using it; employees may not necessarily explain the actual situation to management. This view comes from a video on the a16z YouTube channel.
Multilingual localization is becoming one of the most effective revenue multipliers for independent creators: after mid-tier creators commit seriously to localization, their total revenue often doubles or even triples, and a video that earns $3,000 in the English market may earn $8,000–12,000 after being localized into three additional languages. AI dubbing tools (Rask.ai, HeyGen, Dubverse) have pushed the cost per video down to $20–200, while YouTube multilingual audio tracks and TikTok automatic captions have lowered the barrier to distribution. The author recommends incorporating multilingual content into the production workflow, starting with small-scale trials in languages that match the existing audience's geographic distribution.
Multilingual localization is becoming one of the most effective revenue multipliers for independent creators: after mid-tier creators commit seriously to localization, their total revenue often doubles or even triples, and a video that earns $3,000 in the English market may earn $8,000–12,000 after being localized into three additional languages. AI dubbing tools (Rask.ai, HeyGen, Dubverse) have pushed the cost per video down to $20–200, while YouTube multilingual audio tracks and TikTok automat
Kling AI announced that Kling 4.0 is now live on idea.ai. According to idea.ai's release notes, Kling 4.0 supports generating 30-second scenes from a single prompt, keeps characters consistent from shot to shot, and can switch between live-action, anime, and 3D styles, outputting cinematic-quality video.
Pollo AI announced that Kling 4.0 is now available on its platform, supporting keyframe control, multi-reference material guidance, and video editing, with Ultra users getting 10 days of unlimited use. The official Kling AI account reposted the news with the hashtags #Kling4 #KlingAI.
Pollo AI announced that Kling 4.0 is now available on its platform, supporting keyframe control, multi-reference material guidance, and video editing, with Ultra users getting 10 days of unlimited use. The official Kling AI account reposted the news with the hashtags Kling4 KlingAI.
Luma announced that Kling 4.0 has been integrated into Luma and can be used for fast action and larger-range camera movement. The video attached to this post was generated by Luma using multiple creative models including Kling 4.0.
Quad9 will exit France on November 24 in response to a French ruling requiring it to manipulate DNS data, which Qatari company beIN fought for to combat unauthorized tennis broadcasts. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon notified employees this week that the company will carry out "performance-oriented" layoffs next month, of unspecified scale, affecting a workforce previously of 52,000. A German study shows most people would fall into deepfake traps, and thus calls for strict labeling obligations for AI videos.
Quad9 will exit France on November 24 in response to a French ruling requiring it to manipulate DNS data, which Qatari company beIN fought for to combat unauthorized tennis broadcasts. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon notified employees this week that the company will carry out "performance-oriented" layoffs next month, of unspecified scale, affecting a workforce previously of 52,000. A German study shows most people would fall into deepfake traps, and thus calls for strict labeling obligations for A
BBC reports that hundreds to thousands of workers in India are paid to wear head-mounted cameras to record work processes such as haircuts, sewing, and housework; the videos are collected by local companies and sold to tech companies and research institutions for training physical AI that can control real-world robots. Rashdan Technologies pays 5 to 10 dollars for 8 to 10 hours of recording, and Humyn Labs has 96,000 data collectors in Latin America and Southeast Asia. TISS professor Bino Paul believes it is too early to judge whether robots will replace these workers, but calls on the government to regulate AI.
BBC reports that hundreds to thousands of workers in India are paid to wear head-mounted cameras to record work processes such as haircuts, sewing, and housework; the videos are collected by local companies and sold to tech companies and research institutions for training physical AI that can control real-world robots. Rashdan Technologies pays 5 to 10 dollars for 8 to 10 hours of recording, and Humyn Labs has 96,000 data collectors in Latin America and Southeast Asia. TISS professor Bino Paul b
Unitree Technology releases its new humanoid robot "H2-X Kung Fu Legend Guardian". Official video shows its maximum battery life is about 8 hours; it can lift the front of a car bare-handed, jump down from a 4-meter-high platform and roll to a stable stance, and kick a car door dented. The video also demonstrates scenes of pushing away a car about to hit a person and protecting its owner. Media infer that it targets fields such as emergency rescue and security protection.