Spotify now has half a million video podcasts, which nearly 400M users have watched
Spotify says that users’ time spent with video content on Spotify has also more than doubled year-over-year, largely driven by video podcasts.
Creators
Coca-Cola’s new AI holiday ad is a sloppy eyesore
Coca-Cola is once again using generative AI to reimagine its classic Coke caravan holiday commercials, and in doing so, killing some of the festive joy you have for the brand. After receiving backlash for airing three AI-generated holiday commercials last year that featured gliding wheels and uncanny-looking faces, the company has doubled down with a […]
TikTok announces its first awards show in the US
The awards will include “Creator of the Year,” “Video of the Year,” “Muse of the Year,” “Breakthrough Artist of the Year,” and more.
Adobe’s experimental AI tool can edit entire videos using one frame
Adobe demonstrated some of the experimental AI tools it’s working on at its Max conference that provide new ways to intuitively edit photos, videos, and audio. These experiments, called “sneaks,” include tools that instantly apply any changes you make to one frame across an entire video, easily manipulate light in images, and correct mispronunciations in […]
God will be declared by a panel of experts
What is AGI? We know it stands for Artificial General Intelligence. That’s a good start. But what does AGI mean, really? And how do we know when we’ve achieved it? For that matter, who decides we’ve achieved it? Does the AGI decide? This week, as OpenAI completed a long restructuring process that sets it up […]
Figma’s new app lets you combine multiple AI models and editing tools
Figma has acquired Weavy, a creative platform that allows users to link AI models and editing tools together, and use them simultaneously in a single canvas. The platform will now live under its new parent company as “Figma Weave,” according to Figma’s announcement, adding an image and video editing tool to Figma’s growing design ecosystem. […]
TikTok can use AI to turn your long video into short ones
TikTok announced three new features at its US Creator Summit yesterday. They include an update to revenue sharing for creators that offer subscriptions plus tools that can help with both the early planning stages of a video, and the process of editing longer clips into multiple shorter ones. Smart Split is an AI-powered editing tool […]
Adobe Max 2025: all the latest creative tools and AI announcements
Adobe has kicked off its annual Max design conference, where it’ll be giving us a first glimpse at the latest updates coming to its Creative Cloud apps and Firefly AI models. The creative software giant is launching new generative AI tools that make digital voiceovers and custom soundtracks for videos, and adding AI assistants to […]
Photoshop and Premiere Pro’s new AI tools can instantly edit more of your work
Adobe has kicked off its annual Max event, giving us a first look at new and upcoming generative AI tools launching for the company’s Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and Lightroom Creative Cloud apps. These include updates to Photoshop’s Generative Fill feature that aim to give creators more control over adding, removing or modifying content, and tools […]
Adobe’s new AI audio tools can add soundtracks and voice-overs to videos
Adobe is giving filmmakers new generative AI audio tools that can quickly add thematically appropriate backing tracks and narration to videos. Generate Soundtrack and Generate Speech are being introduced to a redesigned Adobe Firefly AI app, while Adobe is also developing a new web-based video production tool that combines multiple AI features with a simple […]