
ByteDance Backpedals on Seedance 2.0
ByteDance retracts its Seedance 2.0 AI tool after backlash for turning Hollywood icons into low-quality 'clip art.' The sketchy launch drew significant criticism from the entertainment industry.
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ByteDance retracts its Seedance 2.0 AI tool after backlash for turning Hollywood icons into low-quality 'clip art.' The sketchy launch drew significant criticism from the entertainment industry.
ByteDance pledges to strengthen safeguards in its new AI video generator Seedance 2.0 following a viral Tom Cruise vs. Brad Pitt clip and cease-and-desist letters. Disney accused the tool of using pirated libraries of Star Wars and Marvel characters. Paramount Skydance also issued a similar letter over copyright infringement.

ByteDance vows to restrain its AI video generator Seedance 2.0 after legal threats from Disney and media backlash. Released last week, the tool creates realistic celebrity videos from text prompts and has gone viral. Hollywood is spooked by its capabilities.

Google is adding an AI chatbot interface that lets users describe the content they want in their Discover feed. The feature will automatically adjust feed recommendations and remember preferences for future visits.

Amazon Bedrock now supports OpenAI GPT-5.6 models—Sol, Terra, and Luna—across more than 25 AWS Regions through cross-Region inference. Developers can use US geographic or global inference profiles to improve throughput and access the models through OpenAI and Converse APIs.
OpenClaw released a fix to ensure its release process trusts exact protected tooling tags. The change addresses release-publishing behavior and improves tag validation reliability.

ChatGPT's latest Mac update integrates with Apple Messages, allowing users to bring conversations from Apple's messaging app into the AI assistant. The feature expands ChatGPT's access to personal communication workflows on macOS.

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Google’s Magic Capture automatically extracts photos from video footage, helping users save spontaneous moments without manually scrubbing through clips. An early test with an uncooperative cat demonstrates the feature’s potential for computational photography and everyday image capture.

OpenAI rolled out support for controlling Apple’s iMessage service through ChatGPT. The integration could create new privacy concerns for Apple and users handling message data through an AI assistant.