Google pulls AI-generated videos of Disney characters from YouTube in response to cease and desist

Google has launched a beta feature in the Google Translate app that allows Android users to utilize any headphones for real-time speech translation, powered by its Gemini AI. This feature enhances the naturalness and nuance of translations, supporting over 70 languages.

OpenAI has launched GPT-5.2, its latest AI model, amid intensifying competition from Google's Gemini 3, which has rapidly gained a significant user base. This release is characterized as OpenAI's most advanced model yet, designed to enhance user experience and productivity in various applications.

A nonprofit organization has initiated a program to pay hackers for unlocking devices that companies, such as Google with its Nest thermostats, have abandoned. This move comes after Google ceased support for its first- and second-generation Nest thermostats, rendering many of their features inoperable and frustrating users who invested in the technology.

Google has launched a beta version of its live translation feature in Google Translate, integrating its Gemini AI to enhance real-time voice translations through headphones. This update allows users to receive translations in over 70 languages while preserving the speaker's tone and rhythm, significantly improving communication across language barriers.

OpenAI is banking on a $1 billion investment from Disney to enhance its Sora video generation tool, which has struggled to gain traction, averaging only 13 minutes of user engagement per day compared to TikTok's 90 minutes. This partnership allows Sora to utilize characters from Disney's extensive portfolio, including Marvel and Pixar.