Gemini users will soon be able to turn still images into 5-second videos, with Honor 400 Series phones getting it first.

Google’s AI models are learning to reason, wield agency, and build virtual models of the real world. The company’s AI lead, Demis Hassabis, says all this—and more—will be needed for true AGI.

Google has rolled out AI video creation for all Gemini Advanced subscribers, by baking the Veo 2 video generator directly into Gemini. Compared to Sora, OpenAI’s popular AI video generator, Veo 2 is somewhat basic;

Specifically, Google says AI Mode will be able to answer “your toughest questions” and can be used to go more in-depth, asking follow-ups and providing “helpful web links.” AI Mode is based on a custom version of Gemini 2.

TikTok launched a new AI Alive service that lets you turn photos into videos with a single text prompt - here's how easy it is to do it.

Honor is set to launch its next smartphone lineup on May 22. Ahead of its release, the company has announced its partnership with Google Cloud to bring AI image-to-video capabilities to the Honor 400 series.