Matt WolfeFutureTools.io · Founder of Future Tools | Host of Next Wave Podcast

Here's Last Week's AI News In Under 60-Seconds

15 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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A ~60-second YouTube news roundup by Matt Wolfe summarizing major AI product announcements and industry moves from the prior week, including Tesla’s new Robotaxi (no steering/pedals, expected 2026, ~$30,000), Meta’s MovieGen video generator, the open-source Pyramid Flow video model, Google’s Imagen 3 availability to Gemini users, and various platform and device AI features and rollouts.

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2026

About $30,000

No — it was shown without steering wheels or pedals.

MovieGen

Pyramid Flow

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Here's all the AI news that happened last week. Tesla's AI event showcased autonomous driving and unveiled the new Robotaxi. It has no steering wheels or pedals. It's expected by 2026 and priced about $30,000. It's got wireless charging and the potential for owners to monetize their car. And they showed off the Robovan concept for group Travel. Meta unveiled MovieGen, which is an AI video generator with both audio and editing capabilities and it can import real faces into generated videos. We saw the first open sourced high quality video generator called pyramid flow. Google's Imagen 3 is now available to all Gemini users. AM showed off their AI powered package selection for Amazon drivers. The Opera Browser added an AI powered command bar. Gmail on iOS got a new AI assistant. Android phones can now use AI to detect theft. The Rabbit R1 is finally rolling out its large action model. Meta AI is expanding into 15 additional countries. Four AI pioneers won Nobel Prizes in both physics and chemistry and scientists have developed an AI tongue that can actually taste. If you really want to keep your finger on the pulse of AI, make sure you follow for more.