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Google's Veo 3 AI video generator is now available to everyone - here's how to try it

smirkdingo/Getty Images Veo 3, Google's new video-generating model that's been making waves across the internet, is now available for everyone in public preview, the company announced Thursday. The tool was initially available only to subscribers of Gemini Ultra and through Flow, Google's AI-powered filmmaking platform that was also revealed at the most recent I/O. As of Thursday, it can be accessed as a public preview by all Google Cloud customers and partners in the Vertex AI Media Studio.

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This Once-a-Month Ozempic Rival Just Delivered Big Results

Having to take Ozempic or other weight loss drugs can be a real pain in the ass, with users often having to jab themselves once each week. In newly released clinical trial data, Amgen’s once-monthly experimental drug MariTide performed as well as or even better than the existing blockbuster GLP-1 medications semaglutide and tirzepatide. People taking MariTide consistently lost more weight than those on placebo, with some losing up to 20% of their baseline weight over a year’s time. Amgen is mov

Best Internet Providers in Frederick, Maryland

What is the best internet provider in Frederick? Xfinity is CNET's top pick of the best internet service provider for most households in Frederick, Maryland. Xfinity takes our top spot because of its broad availability and high-speed plans that come with reasonable pricing. Its cheapest plan is the Xfinity Connect More, which starts at $40 per month for speeds up to 400Mbps with unlimited data and no contract. If you need the best speeds, Glo Fiber has the fastest plans in Frederick, with symm

AI overviews and an AI chatbot are coming to YouTube. Here's what they look like

NurPhoto / Contributor/Getty The next time you search for something on YouTube, you might notice some differences, thanks to two new AI-powered tools. Also: The top 20 AI tools of 2025 - and the #1 thing to remember when you use them The streaming video platform is rolling out a new way to display search results. While not officially related, the feature is pretty similar to Google's AI Overviews. YouTube gave an example in a short video showcasing the feature. If you search for something li

What Are AI Video Generators? What to Know About Google's Veo 3, Sora and More

First came the rise of AI chatbots, then image generators blew up. Now, tech companies are rushing to release AI video generators. During the past year, nearly every major tech company has announced some kind of AI video model they've been cooking. Each company has its own timeline, which can make it hard to keep up with who's done what. To save you from searching, I've run down every major AI video program and compiled my early insights on the testing I've done on the programs available now. T

You Can Still Watch YouTube Videos Offline. These Are the Easiest Ways

There's a good chance you've used -- and uploaded content to -- YouTube. According to research from the digital marketing firm Global Media Insight, over 2.7 billion people use the online video platform every month. YouTube says over 20 billion total videos have been uploaded to its platform, with over 20 million videos uploaded every day. If you're going somewhere with limited internet or trying to conserve data -- like hopping on a plane -- you might want to download some YouTube videos to en

The Era of ‘Woke’ Brand Activism Is Over

In May 2019, Gillette released an ad on Facebook just in time for Pride month. It featured Samson Bonkeabantu Brown—a Black Toronto artist and trans man—learning how to shave for the first time. “I went into my transition just wanting to be happy. I’m glad that I’m at the point where I’m able to shave,” Brown says in the video; later he’s seen shaving as his dad smiles and encourages him from behind his shoulder. “Don’t be scared. Shaving is about being confident,” Brown’s dad says, repeating,

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Hawaiian Airlines discloses cyberattack, flights not affected

Hawaiian Airlines, the tenth-largest commercial airline in the United States, is investigating a cyberattack that has disrupted access to some of its systems. With over 7,000 employees, 235 average daily flights, and a fleet of over 60 airplanes, Hawaiian Airlines connects Hawai'i with 15 U.S. mainland cities and 10 other destinations across Asia and the Pacific. The airline stated in a statement issued on Thursday morning that the incident didn't affect flight safety and has already contacted

Whole Foods supplier UNFI restores core systems after cyberattack

American grocery wholesale giant United Natural Foods (UNFI) reports that it has restored its core systems and brought online the electronic ordering and invoicing systems affected by a cyberattack. UNFI, which is also a primary distributor for Amazon's Whole Foods, said in a Thursday update that the incident has been contained and that it's now delivering products to stores at "more normalized levels." In a separate 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the grocery dist

Best Internet Providers in Fresno, California

AT&T Fiber is CNET’s top pick for the best internet provider in Fresno, California. That's because it offers great upload and download speeds at competitive monthly rates. The main drawback is AT&T Fiber's limited coverage area, which doesn't extend to all Fresno neighborhoods, leaving many residents without access. If AT&T Fiber isn't available at your address, Xfinity is a solid alternative, with some of the most affordable plans starting at just $35. Just be aware of potential price hikes an

Resident Evil 9: Why Isn't Leon Returning? Because Capcom Wants You to Feel the Horror

Capcom held an event Thursday to show off some of its big games coming soon and titles it has already released. The star of the show was Resident Evil Requiem, where the developers of the game made it clear that Leon Kennedy will not return, although it's hard to fully believe the word of Capcom as it's been known to swerve expectations. Resident Evil: Requiem, also referred to as Resident Evil 9, will focus on Grace Ashcroft, an FBI analyst, allowing players to experience the horror from the c

Best Internet Providers in Honolulu, Hawaii

What is the best internet provider in Honolulu? Hawaiian Telcom is CNET's pick for the best internet service provider in Honolulu. It offers affordable pricing, nearly symmetrical upload and download speeds and price-lock guarantees of up to three years on select plans. However, with its cheapest plan, prices increase by $15 per month after the one-year promo period. If speed is your priority, Hawaiian Telcom also offers the fastest internet in Honolulu, with plans up to 3,000Mbps. Spectrum ha

Best Internet Providers in Omaha, Nebraska

What is the best internet provider in Omaha, Nebraska? Omaha isn't the best place when it comes to fiber options, but you can still get dependable and fairly decent internet speeds. That's why CNET recommends Cox Communications as the best internet service provider in Omaha. Cox was the only ISP in town for high-speed internet for a long time. But things have changed now. There are a few more solid options to check out for you and your family. When you're picking an internet provider, think ab

Best Internet Providers in Grand Rapids, Michigan

What is the best internet provider in Grand Rapids? CNET recommends AT&T Fiber as the best internet service provider in Grand Rapids thanks to its wide availability and symmetrical upload and download speeds. It's a great choice for avid gamers or if you do a lot of video conferencing. There are no hidden fees or data caps. Plans start at $55 and go up to $245 per month for the 5-gig plan. However, there are other options to consider, too. Look to Xfinity if you want an affordable internet ser

Best Internet Providers in Fayetteville, North Carolina

What is the best internet provider in Fayetteville? CNET’s broadband experts recommend Metronet as the best internet service provider in Fayetteville, North Carolina. With strong local fiber coverage, a range of speed options and competitive pricing, Metronet stands out as the top choice for most households. It offers the city’s most affordable internet plan -- $30 per month for speeds up to 150 megabits per second -- and the fastest, with speeds up to 5,000Mbps starting at $110 per month. In

YouTube's Rolling Out Two AI Tools. Here's What We Know

You're probably hearing about artificial intelligence from every angle possible. Meta is planning to use AI to create ads for its company portfolio, including Instagram and WhatsApp. And Google has an AI-mode search tool and even use it for its apps. Now, YouTube is in the mix with new AI features coming soon, too. Here's what you can be on the lookout for on YouTube, and how it could change your watchlist. AI-powered YouTube search tool YouTube will be rolling out a new AI-powered search too

Tesla head of manufacturing Omead Afshar fired by Elon Musk

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., and Omead Afshar, left, leave an event at the site of the company's manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired Omead Afshar, the automaker's vice president of manufacturing and operations, CNBC has confirmed, following declines in car sales in key markets this year. Afshar, who reported directly to Musk, led a team of more than a half-dozen high level employees, according to internal organi

Panasonic S1 II review: A near-perfect creator's camera if money is no object

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . After a six-year wait, Panasonic's S1 II is finally here and there's a lot to unpack. As you’d expect from this company, it’s creator-centric with up to 5.8K ProRes RAW internal video recording. At the same time, it’s Panasonic’s fastest full-frame photo camera ever with 70 fps burst s

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Hallmark Plus and Starz in a Bundle? The Prime Video Add-On Subscription Exists

Signing up for an a Prime Video add-on subscription may appeal to you if you want to access content from streamers like Max and Apple TV Plus without leaving Prime Video. And if you are interested in a particular duo of streaming services -- say, Starz and the newer offering Hallmark Plus -- you might even be able to save some money. Starz and Hallmark Plus usually cost $11 per month and $8 per month, but you can currently get the combo through Prime Video in the US for $14 per month. The compa

Waymo Expands Its Self-Driving Service to Atlanta. Here's Everywhere to Hail a Ride

Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the driverless arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. Its newest service area: Atlanta, through a partnership with Uber. Now riders there can travel across 65 square miles of the city, and there are plans for future expansions. Last week, the robotaxi service stretched into more parts of the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. Bay Area riders can hail a fully autonomous Waymo ri

Google begins rolling out AI search in YouTube

Over the past year, Google has transformed its web search experience with AI, driving toward a zero-click experience. Now, the same AI focus is coming to YouTube, and Premium subscribers can get a preview of the new search regime. Select searches on the video platform will now produce an AI-generated results carousel with a collection of relevant videos. Even if you don't pay for YouTube, AI is still coming for you with an expansion of Google's video chatbot. Google says the new AI search featu

YouTube search gets its own version of Google’s AI Overviews

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Google is bringing an AI Overviews-like feature to another product: YouTube. The video streaming platform may now show an “AI-powered search results carousel” when some YouTube Premium members in the US make searches related to “shopping, travel, or things to do in a specific place,” according to a blog post. As shown in a video, the search results carousel will show a big vi

YouTube's newest Premium perk: more AI clutter

YouTube is getting an injection of Google’s AI-assisted search functionality in the shape of a new carousel feature. In a blog post, YouTube said the AI-generated carousel is currently exclusive to its Premium members in the US. It might appear (it seemingly won’t happen every time) when you search for "queries related to shopping, place, or things to do in a specific location" in the YouTube app on your phone. This carousel pulls in a series of relevant videos that play in order from left to r

Cisco warns of max severity RCE flaws in Identity Services Engine

Cisco has published a bulletin to warn about two critical, unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities affecting Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and the Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC). The flaws, tracked under CVE-2025-20281 and CVE-2025-20282, are rated with max severity (CVSS score: 10.0). The first impacts ISE and ISE-PIC versions 3.4 and 3.3, while the second affects only version 3.4. The root cause of CVE-2025-20281 is an insufficient validation of user-supplied

3 key takeaways from the Scattered Spider attacks on insurance firms

Scattered Spider continues to dominate the headlines, with the latest news linking the hackers to attacks on U.S. insurance giant Aflac, Philadelphia Insurance Companies, and Erie Insurance, disclosed through SEC Form 8-K filings which indicate the theft of sensitive customer data and operational disruption. This comes at the same time that Google Threat Intelligence Group shared that it “is now aware of multiple intrusions in the U.S. which bear the hallmarks of Scattered Spider activity”, spe

The ‘Spider-Man 2’ Extended Edition Is Finally Swinging Into Theaters

Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man trilogy is heading back into theaters once more, but this time things will look slightly different for the webslinger. For the first time, the home-release exclusive extended edition of Spider-Man 2 will be part of the theatrical release. Today Fathom Events announced that Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films will return to theaters for a limited time beginning September 26. All three movies will screen in 4K, but for the first time, the version of Spider-Man 2 hitting theate

Ring adds AI summaries to video alerts, describing what your camera sees

In a nutshell: Amazon-owned Ring is a familiar name in home security, recognized for its video doorbells and cameras that allow homeowners to keep an eye on their property from anywhere. Now, the company is introducing AI "video descriptions," a feature designed to make home monitoring faster and more informative. Instead of the usual vague notifications like "motion detected," Ring's new system sends users a concise, text-based summary of what the camera actually sees. For example, a homeowner

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Experience Making a 1-minute AI movie with my 7-year old daughter

My daughter Kate (7 years old) really loves Minecraft! Together, we used several generative AI tools to create a 1-minute animation based on only 1 input photo of her. The whole project took around 20 hours of work and I learned several lessons that I want to share here. Context I am still trying to get used to the enormous speed with which generative AI is progressing. 6 months ago, I was blogging about my experiments with Tencent’s Hunyuan Video, which was an absolute breakthrough at that ti

Trump Phone Site Drops Its 'Built in US' Claim. Here's All We Know About the $499 Phone

The Trump Organization jumped into the smartphone business on June 16, announcing a $499 gold-hued phone and a mobile phone plan, proclaiming on the Trump Mobile website that device would be "designed and built in the United States." It's a claim that many experts were skeptical about. Now, just over a week later, site has dropped that phrasing. Instead, new wording on Trump Mobile cites "American hands" and "American values" but steers clear of claiming the phone, called the T1, will be made i

Nvidia’s ‘AI Factory’ narrative faces reality check as inference wars expose 70% margins

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more The gloves came off at Tuesday at VB Transform 2025 as alternative chip makers directly challenged Nvidia’s dominance narrative during a panel about inference, exposing a fundamental contradiction: How can AI inference be a commoditized “factory” and command 70% gross margins? Jonathan Ross, CEO of Groq, didn’t mince words when discussing