MiniMax launches unified video model with 2K output

Snapchat is pulling AI-generated videos from its Spotlight recommendation feed, marking one of the more direct moves by a major social platform to limit the spread of synthetic content in public discovery surfaces. The change targets the low-effort, algorithmically churned material that has become common across short-video platforms. Creators who use AI tools will still be able to post, but their content will no longer surface to users who haven't chosen to follow them.

MiniMax has released H3, a multimodal generation model that treats text, images, video, and audio as a single unified context rather than bolting audio onto a video pipeline. Outputs run up to 15 seconds at 2K resolution with native stereo sound included. The model positions itself as a general-purpose tool rather than a narrowly scoped text-to-video system.

Google quietly removed its Nano Banana 2 image generation model from Google Earth just two days after launch, following demonstrations of how easily it could produce convincing fake satellite imagery. A straightforward text prompt was enough to populate an empty lot near the Mexican border with a fabricated column of refugees - highlighting the real-world risks of pairing generative AI with geospatial tools.

xAI has updated its Imagine Video model to version 1.5, adding support for character and voice references, prompt-only generation, and native 1080p output. The update gives users more control over how characters look and sound across generated clips. Multi-reference inputs are also now supported, allowing several reference elements to be combined in a single generation.