July 12, 2026
Google has introduced a Video Remix feature for its AI subscription tier, letting users transform videos stored in Google Photos using Gemini Omni. The tool offers a way to creatively reimagine existing footage rather than generating video from scratch. It represents Google's latest step in embedding generative AI capabilities directly into its consumer product ecosystem.
Meta has pulled an AI image generation feature that drew criticism for quietly enrolling public Instagram accounts into a data-sharing arrangement without explicit consent. The feature allowed users to generate images using public Instagram posts as visual references, but its opt-out-by-default design sparked immediate backlash. Meta has since removed the feature following the public response.
ByteDance is preparing to launch Seedance 2.5, a video generation model capable of producing native 30-second clips. API access is expected to open around July 16 following earlier delays. Testing Catalog has shared early sample outputs ahead of the official release.
