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1/ When Your Next Favorite “Film” Might Be Made by a Machine

Basically, ByteDance is rolling out its new AI video model Seedance 2.0 to CapCut users worldwide after testing it in China on Jianying, and it can now turn text into short, story-style videos with voices and sound. It’s being seen as a serious rival to tools from OpenAI and Google, especially Sora and Veo. But it’s also causing backlash, with groups like the Motion Picture Association and companies like Disney accusing it of copyright abuse. Long story short: the tech is impressive, but privacy and legal worries are following it everywhere.

2/ This AI Found a Hidden Law of the Universe in Just 12 Hours

Basically, OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 just surprised physicists by finding a mistake in an old particle physics assumption and coming up with a correct new formula on its own. It even wrote and proved the math in about 12 hours, which was later checked by top researchers and published on arXiv. Kevin Weil is listed as a co-author, and Harvard physicist Andrew Strominger said the AI took a path no human would’ve thought of. In short, this is one of the clearest signs yet that AI isn’t just copying knowledge anymore, it’s starting to genuinely discover new things in science.

3/ Google’s Deep Think Just Entered Superhuman Mode

Basically, Google just dropped a huge upgrade to its Gemini Deep Think mode, and it’s now crushing benchmarks in math, coding, and science. It beat rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic by a massive margin, even scoring near elite human levels on competitions and platforms like Codeforces. They also launched Aletheia, an AI that can solve and verify serious math problems on its own. Long story short: Google is back in full force, and the AI race in science and reasoning just got way more intense.

4/ IG’s Filter Culture Is Over, Thanks to AI and Gen Z

Adam Mosseri says AI has killed Instagram’s polished aesthetic, with younger users ditching curated grids for candid, unfiltered photos in DMs. He’s pushing for camera-signed verification to prove what’s real and wants Instagram to label AI content while giving creators tools to compete. Mosseri predicts a shift from trusting images to trusting the people posting them. The move is ironic for the app that popularized “filter culture,” but it reflects how AI and changing habits are rewriting social media. Instagram is now racing to keep up with the authenticity trend.

5/ OpenAI Just Shot Its Shot at Google Chrome

OpenAI says it’d totally be down to buy Google Chrome—if the courts ever force Google to sell it. The comment came during a major antitrust trial where the DOJ is trying to break up Google’s dominance in online search. Google’s not having it, insisting Chrome isn’t up for grabs and calling the lawsuit bogus. OpenAI previously tried partnering with Google (no luck), and now it’s riding with Microsoft and Bing. Meanwhile, Google’s flexing Gemini, and OpenAI might even be cooking up its own social network. The AI wars just keep getting juicier.

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