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Meta Is Letting Fake AI-Generated Doctors Sell Quack Cures on Its Platforms (futurism.com)

2026-07-26 | by Frank Landymore | tags: facebook, ai avatars, meta platforms

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Synthesia’s AI training platform is moving beyond videos into live coaching (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-22 | by Rebecca Bellan | tags: synthesia, ai training, roleplay sessions

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AI Videos Are Flooding TikTok Shop (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-15 | tags: affiliate, affiliate sales, avatars

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AI avatars are reshaping society in China — the law is trying to catch up (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-15 | by Fieldhouse | tags: ai avatars, avatars, china

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AI avatars are reshaping society in China – the law is trying to catch up (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-15 | by Fieldhouse | tags: ai avatars, avatars, china

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Gemini could make avatars even better by letting you share them with friends (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-08 | tags: authority, avatar, avatars

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Google Vids is making it easier to create longer clips with Veo (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-18 | get Veo Video Editing Tool → | tags: google vids, veo 3.1, ai avatars

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Google now lets you try its custom AI avatars without signing up for a paid plan (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-17 | get AI Avatar Creator Kit → | tags: google vids, veo 3.1, lyria 3

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Apple strikes talent and IP deal with virtual avatar startup Animato (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-19 | by Marcus Mendes | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: apple, animato, virtual avatars

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Google's new Omni AI tool will let you video clone yourself - I'm intrigued (and concerned) (zdnet.com)

2026-05-19 | by David Gewirtz | get AI Video Cloning Software → | tags: google omni, google io, nano banana

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Hasan Piker, Self-Described ‘Ayatollah of Woke,’ Wants AI to Die (wired.com)

2026-05-06 | by Alana Hope Levinson | get AI Ethics and Safety Book → | tags: twitch, hasan piker, ai avatars

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Meta Secretly Building a Photorealistic AI Clone of Mark Zuckerberg so No Employee Can Ever Escape His Watchful Eye (futurism.com)

2026-04-13 | by Victor Tangermann | get AI Deepfake Avatar Kit → | tags: meta, mark zuckerberg, ai avatars

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Google introduces AI-generated avatars to YouTube Shorts (engadget.com)

2026-04-09 | get AI Avatar Creator Kit → | tags: youtube shorts, google, ai avatars

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Google makes it easy to deepfake yourself (theverge.com)

2026-04-09 | by Robert Hart | get Deepfake Video Editing Kit → | tags: youtube shorts, google, deepfake

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Google is turning video creation into a one-click experience with latest Vids updates (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-02 | get Google Pixel Smartphone → | tags: google vids, veo 3.1, android authority

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Your Google Maps cycling trips are about to get a visual upgrade (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-16 | get Google Maps Cycling Accessory → | tags: google maps, navatars, bicycling mode

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I was interviewed by an AI bot for a job (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-11 | by Hayden Field | get Chatbot → | tags: code signal, ai avatars, vox media

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I was interviewed by an AI bot for a job (theverge.com)

2026-03-11 | by Hayden Field | get Chatbot → | tags: code signal, ai avatars, vox media

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Zoom introduces an AI-powered office suite, says AI avatars for meetings arrive this month (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-10 | by Ivan Mehta | get AI Avatars → | tags: zoom ai avatars, zoom ai docs, rust

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Gemini could soon offer Apple-like 3D avatars, because that’s a great use for AI (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-04 | get Virtual Assistant → | tags: avatars, calls, characters

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Razer put a waifu in a bottle at CES 2026 (engadget.com)

2026-01-08 | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: advertisement, avatars, companion

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Lemon Slice nabs $10.5M from YC and Matrix to build out its digital avatar tech (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-23 | by Ivan Mehta | get Lemon Slice → | tags: avatars, lemon, lemon slice

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Netflix is acquiring an avatar company as it moves into party games (theverge.com)

2025-12-19 | by Jay Peters | get Avatar company → | tags: avatars, games, gaming

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You can now start customizing your Wear OS watch face with Androidify bots (androidauthority.com)

2025-12-18 | get Wear OS → | tags: androidify, avatars, bugdroid avatars

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Runway releases its first world model, adds native audio to latest video model (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-11 | by Ivan Mehta | get Runway Model → | tags: avatars, model, robotics

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Snapchat reintroduces 2D avatars after users rejected 3D ones (9to5mac.com)

2025-11-11 | by Ben Lovejoy | get Avatar → | tags: avatar, avatars, bitmoji

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Snapchat is letting subscribers revive their 2D Bitmojis (theverge.com)

2025-11-11 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Bitmoji → | tags: avatars, bitmoji, comic

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Snap is bringing back 2D Bitmoji for Snapchat+ subscribers (engadget.com)

2025-11-10 | get Bitmoji → | tags: advertisement, avatars, bitmoji

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Tesla Is Obsessed With Musk’s Pay Package. Musk Is Obsessed With AI. (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2025-11-05 | get Autonomous driving system → | tags: arms, arms race, artificial

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Synthesia’s AI clones are more expressive than ever. Soon they’ll be able to talk back. (technologyreview.com)

2025-10-31 | by Rhiannon Williams | get Atomic Habits book → | tags: avatar, avatars, express