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Resources From Today's Video:
- Midjourney Unveils New V1 Video Model for AI-Driven Video Generation: https://www.midjourney.com/updates/introducing-our-v1-video-model
- HeyGen Launches Tool for Easy UGC Ads with Avatar's Realistic Gestures & Lip-Sync: https://x.com/heygen_official/status/1935702900195619312
- Higgsfield AI Unveils Canvas: A Revolutionary Image Editing Model for Perfect Product Placement: https://x.com/higgsfield_ai/status/1935042830520697152
- YouTube Integrates Google's Veo 3 AI Video Generator Into Shorts: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/youtube-add-google-veo-3-shorts-ai-1236293135/
- KREA AI Launches Public Beta of Krea 1 Image Model for Enhanced Image Quality and Control: https://x.com/krea_ai/status/1934981993722466454
- Google launches Search Live AI Mode enabling real-time voice conversations: https://blog.google/products/search/search-live-ai-mode/
- Meta offered OpenAI staff $100M bonuses to boost AI hiring, says CEO Sam Altman: https://www.reuters.com/business/sam-altman-says-meta-offered-100-million-bonuses-openai-employees-2025-06-18/
- OpenAI considers accusing Microsoft of anticompetitive behavior amid partnership tensions: https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/16/the-cracks-in-the-openai-microsoft-relationship-are-reportedly-widening/
- AI Pioneer Geoffrey Hinton Warns Which Jobs at Risk, Reveals Safest Roles: https://www.yahoo.com/news/godfather-ai-reveals-jobs-safest-163407655.html
- OpenAI Launches Podcast Series, Debuts with AGI, GPT-5 Talk Featuring Sam Altman: https://x.com/openai/status/1935357512011890815
- Google expands Gemini 2.5 AI lineup, launches Flash-Lite model: https://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-2-5-model-family-expands/
- MiniMax-M1 debuts open-source AI model featuring 1M token context and efficient RL: https://venturebeat.com/ai/minimax-m1-is-a-new-open-source-model-with-1-million-token-context-and-new-hyper-efficient-reinforcement-learning/
- MiniMax Launches General AI Agent for Complex Task Management: https://x.com/minimax__ai/status/1935496799726543233
- Hailuo AI Unveils Hailuo 02: World-Class Video Model with Record-Breaking Cost Efficiency: https://x.com/Hailuo_AI/status/1935024444285796561
- Meta Teases Upcoming Oakley-Branded Smart Glasses Launch: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-teases-oakley-collaboration-smart-glasses/750874/
- Mass General Brigham AI Tool Detects Hidden Heart Disease from Existing Patient CT Scans: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-ai-hidden-heart-disease-scans.html
- Baidu Debuts Livestream with Luo Yonghao's Digital Avatar on E-commerce Platform: https://x.com/Baidu_Inc/status/1934982099112751197
- UCLA Graduate Credits ChatGPT for Success in Completing Final Projects: https://x.com/fearedbuck/status/1935334136073404438

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Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Midjourney's Video Generation Tool
04:59 - HeyGen Product Placement
07:14 - Higgsfield AI Canvas
08:43 - LTX Studio Integrates Veo 3
10:28 - YouTube to Add Veo 3 to Shorts
12:01 - Krea 1 Image Generation
12:27 - Google Search Agent
13:53 - Metta offers $100M to poach OpenAI talent
15:02 - Microsoft & OpenAI tensions build
16:02 - Rapid Fire Stories
23:26 - Outro