Google eyes Gmail data for ads; Dessa debuts hyper-realistic speech model - Oct 24, 2026

Introduces a training-free method for layout-guided video synthesis, enhancing control and quality in video generation.

SplatLab automates and accelerates research in 3DGS, improving reproducibility and enabling faster scientific discovery.

MoEZip enhances memory efficiency in MoE models by preserving expert routing during KV cache compression.

Introduces a novel distillation method that enhances multimodal reasoning without needing extra inference-time annotations.

MQAScore offers a more detailed and interpretable evaluation of text-to-music alignment by assessing specific musical concepts.

ElevenLabs launched a new model called Chimera aimed at revolutionizing AI filmmaking through character images with voice and emotion as highlighted on social media.

Block announced Dessa, a new AI model for hyper-realistic speech generation that can run on a MacBook according to a community source.

Gemma-4-26B-A4B claims it can achieve the same accuracy with 39-69% less computation according to Bottlecap AI.

Google is considering using data from Gmail and Google Photos to target ads, according to updated privacy policies discussed online.

AI requests in Texas emit 8.5 times more CO2 than in Sweden due to energy source differences [source:179593].

Microsoft claims its new AI model can diagnose diseases more than twice as accurately as doctors according to a Gizmodo article.