Google's Veo, DeepMind outperforms Other AI Forecasts, Meta Faces Huge EU Lawsuit Over Ads, AI Heart Screening Gets 106M, Russian Hacker LockBit Arrested
Google's Veo: AI Video Generator Now Available. Google's AI video generator, Veo, is now available to businesses, beating OpenAI's Sora to market. It offers high-quality video creation from text or images and enhanced Imagen 3 image generation is also launching soon.
DeepMind's AI Forecasts Weather Better Than Ever. DeepMind's new AI weather forecasting system, GenCast, outperforms traditional models. It offers higher resolution and speed while accurately predicting weather up to a week in advance. It even excels in extreme weather events and renewable energy forecasting.
Meta Faces Huge EU Lawsuit Over Ads. Meta faces a €550 million lawsuit in Spain for allegedly violating EU data protection laws by using user data for targeted ads without consent, a practice the EU is increasingly cracking down on.
AI Heart Screening Gets 106M Boost. Cleerly, an AI-powered cardiovascular imaging startup, just secured $106 million to expand its early heart disease detection technology. The company offers a less invasive alternative to traditional methods and aims to screen millions.
Russian Hacker Arrested: LockBit, Hive Ransomware Case. Russian authorities arrested Mikhail Matveev, a prolific ransomware operator linked to LockBit and Hive, despite his past boasts of impunity, marking a rare prosecution of a Russian cybercriminal.
