Kuaishou’s AI video unit Kling has raised $2.8B at an $18B valuation, turning generative video into one of China’s largest current AI capital stories. The round could still expand to $3B and lower Kuaishou’s stake to 68.33%.
xAI’s new video model matters because speed is becoming a product feature in AI video. The company says 6-second 720p clips now render in about 25 seconds, down from more than 40 seconds, while API access is out of preview.
A Seedance 2.0 demo showing a plane transforming into a massive robot with cinematic quality has gone viral on Reddit with over 2,675 upvotes, generated from a detailed single prompt on the first attempt.
ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 has arrived seemingly out of nowhere, generating hyperrealistic AI videos that have Hollywood insiders deeply concerned. The model creates footage indistinguishable from real camera recordings using a single text prompt.