🎬 Midjourney V1 video generation 🎬
The image king enters video territory

Midjourney has launched its highly-anticipated V1 video generation model, marking its entry into the competitive AI video space dominated by OpenAI's Sora. The new feature allows users to transform any image into four 5-second video variants with customizable camera movements and animation styles. While currently limited to image-to-video conversion (no text-to-video yet), early user feedback suggests the platform's signature dreamlike aesthetic translates beautifully to motion. At $10/month, it's significantly cheaper than competitors, though video generations cost 8x more than images within Midjourney's credit system.

🤖 Sam Altman's GPT-5 roadmap 🤖
Simplifying the ChatGPT chaos

In a wide-ranging podcast interview, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that GPT-5 will arrive "probably sometime this summer" and represents a major shift toward simplification. Altman acknowledged that the current model selection is "a whole mess" and outlined plans to reunify ChatGPT's complex variants (GPT-4, 4o, o4, etc.) into one streamlined interface. The next flagship model will seamlessly handle everything from quick questions to complex reasoning tasks, eliminating the need for users to switch between different modes. This shift reflects Altman's surprising discovery that users are "willing to wait for great answers" to hard problems.

📺 Netflix's linear TV breakthrough 📺
Streaming giant embraces traditional broadcasting

Netflix has signed a deal with France's largest commercial broadcaster TF1 to show all five linear TV channels on the platform, plus over 30,000 hours of on-demand content. This marks Netflix's first major move into traditional linear television, potentially opening doors to new content types like soap operas and live sports. The partnership represents a significant strategic shift for the streaming giant and could herald more deals with traditional TV networks worldwide, fundamentally changing how we think about the boundaries between streaming and broadcast television.

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🚗 Waymo's NYC ambitions 🚗

Waymo plans to return to New York City next month for expanded mapping and testing, though vehicles will be human-driven due to state law restrictions. The autonomous vehicle company is pushing for legislative changes to allow driverless operation, citing its success in other markets where it now provides over 250,000 autonomous trips weekly. The NYC expansion would represent Waymo's most challenging market yet, given the city's complex traffic patterns and dense urban environment.

💼 Meta's talent acquisition spree continues 💼

Following allegations of $100M signing bonuses to poach OpenAI employees, Meta is reportedly courting former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and prominent investor Daniel Gross to join its leadership team. The social media giant may also potentially acquire part of their venture fund NFDG, which has backed major AI startups including Perplexity, Eleven Labs, and Safe Superintelligence. This aggressive talent acquisition strategy reflects Meta's determination to compete in the AI leadership race.