Higgsfield has raised $400mn at a $5.4bn valuation. DST Global led the round. Goldman Sachs, Intel Capital, and Liberty Global Tech Ventures all took part, alongside Tribe Capital, Smash Capital, Fifth Wall, Valor Capital, Mirae Asset Capital, and NTT …
The TikTok owner has agreed a pact with the Motion Picture Association, the trade body for the major US studios, to tighten copyright protections on its AI image and video generators, ending, at least officially, a standoff that began when the studios …
From 1 February 2027, a channel applying to the YouTube Partner Program will need 1,000 subscribers and 8,000 valid public watch hours over the previous 365 days. The current bar is 4,000 hours over 12 months. The Shorts route doubles as well. Twenty m…
Reddit is developing a new video experience that lets users watch — or simply listen to — its most popular posts, taking inspiration from the viral TikTok videos that pair Reddit stories with gameplay or other footage. CEO Steve Huffman said the featur…
Nuggit, the growth engine for creators, today announced the launch of a £5 million Creator Support Fund, a new initiative designed to enable UK-based YouTube creators to unlock growth in their high-po…
Google is adding personalized AI avatars to Vids that let users create videos starring a digital version of themselves, alongside Gemini Omni-powered tools for generating and editing videos from prompts and reference images.
Netflix executives have reportedly discussed adding always-on live channels to the service. The channels would run genre-based programming around the clock, all comedies or all action films, according to a Wall Street Journal report relayed by The Verg…
Higgsfield AI did not exist before March 2025. Fifteen months on, the video startup is in talks to raise money at a $5bn valuation, four times its worth at the start of the year. The company is seeking $300mn to $500mn, The Information first reported. …
Adobe is buying Topaz Labs, the Emmy-winning maker of AI image and video enhancement tools. The deal hands Adobe upscaling, restoration and on-device AI as creators blend captured and generated footage. Adobe has agreed to buy Topaz Labs, an AI company…
Adobe has spent two years bolting AI onto its software. This week it tried to become the AI layer underneath everything creative and marketing, in five announcements stretched across three days. The headline is an agent inside the apps. The rest of the…