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Project Genie is an experimental Google tool that turns text and images into explorable interactive worlds. It is built for creators, developers, and curious users who want a fast way to prototype immersive environments.

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Meta’s hidden face recognition code and a growing AI surveillance problem

Meta’s hidden face recognition code and a growing AI surveillance problem

Meta quietly shipped experimental face recognition code to tens of millions of phones, raising fresh concerns about AI-powered surveillance. At the same time, g…

Self‑improving AI, Opus 4.8, Nvidia’s new models, and robots that juggle

Self‑improving AI, Opus 4.8, Nvidia’s new models, and robots that juggle

This week in AI brings a wave of new models, open-source tools, and wild robotics demos. From Anthropic’s Opus 4.8 and Nvidia’s latest vision and upscaling mode…

AI is killing the career ladder: why young workers are the new canaries in the coal mine

AI is killing the career ladder: why young workers are the new canaries in the coal mine

New research suggests AI is quietly reshaping early careers, slowing job growth for young workers in AI-exposed roles while leaving experienced workers largely …

Nasdaq jitters, China’s AI push, and what the tech sell-off really means

Nasdaq jitters, China’s AI push, and what the tech sell-off really means

A sharp pullback in chip and AI stocks is colliding with rising geopolitical risk and a fast-moving AI race with China. Here’s what’s really driving the volatil…

Fable 5’s comeback, GPT‑5.6 leaks, Fusion API, and the latest high‑speed coding models

Fable 5’s comeback, GPT‑5.6 leaks, Fusion API, and the latest high‑speed coding models

Fable 5’s government shutdown, GPT‑5.6 leaks, new open-source coding models, and OpenRouter’s Fusion API are shaking up the AI landscape. Here’s what’s happenin…

You can’t ignore AI in 3D art anymore: a real production workflow breakdown

You can’t ignore AI in 3D art anymore: a real production workflow breakdown

AI is no longer a gimmick in 3D character art—it’s a serious time-saver when used in the right places. This guide walks through a full, production-minded Unreal…

How to make satisfying AI ASMR videos with OpenArt

How to make satisfying AI ASMR videos with OpenArt

Learn a complete workflow for creating hyper-realistic AI ASMR videos using OpenArt. This guide covers three viral formats, from creator-led food clips to top-d…

GPT‑5.6 rumors, new benchmarks, and a big week for AI models and agents

GPT‑5.6 rumors, new benchmarks, and a big week for AI models and agents

GPT‑5.6 leaks, Microsoft’s new frontier models, Alibaba’s Qwen 3.7 Plus, Hermes Agent Desktop, and fresh Claude and Codex updates made this a huge week for AI. …

Claude Opus 4.8 vs GPT 5.5 Codex in Blender: who really builds better 3D scenes?

Claude Opus 4.8 vs GPT 5.5 Codex in Blender: who really builds better 3D scenes?

This guide walks through a head-to-head Blender showdown between Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT 5.5 Codex, using the Blender MCP to let AI agents directly control Blen…

What Grok AI says about why aliens haven’t contacted us

What Grok AI says about why aliens haven’t contacted us

An MIT team asked Grok, xAI’s model, one of science’s biggest questions: why is the universe so silent if it should be full of life? Grok’s probabilistic answer…