i haven't heard it dicussed yet but AI basically killed hackathons. pretty much anything you could possibly make at a hackathon in 2019 can be built better and faster by AI in 2025
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Runway ML Documentation Launch for AI Creative Tools
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Aleph Video Generation Now Available Through Runway API
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Aleph is now available via the Runway API, allowing you to bring an entirely to way to edit, transform and generate videos directly into your apps, products, platforms and websites.
— Runway (@runwayml) 1 août 2025
Learn more and get started at the link below. pic.twitter.com/iFqzZEJeZ8Aleph is now available via the Runway API, allowing you to bring an entirely to way to edit, transform and generate videos directly into your apps, products, platforms and websites. Learn more and get started at the link below.
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Veo 3 Now Supports Image Input Animation on Replicate
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Veo 3 now supports image input on Replicate!
— Replicate (@replicate) 1 août 2025
Animate any photo.
Try it on Veo 3 or Veo 3 Fast:https://t.co/3loQiuWnhThttps://t.co/RzbPYUP5it pic.twitter.com/qBe7Tj0r6fVeo 3 now supports image input on Replicate! Animate any photo. Try it on Veo 3 or Veo 3 Fast: http://
replicate.com/google/veo-3 http://
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AI democratizes expertise removing barriers to brilliant ideas
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Something I think about a lot: who knows how many brilliant ideas never saw the light of day because "I don't know how to do that." Pretty crazy to think that with AI everyone now has a reasonable VC advisor, coder, or professor on hand to teach you about anything you want
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Elderly Guardian: AI Fall Detection with YOLOv8 Integration
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Elderly Guardian is a new AI project currently in the build phase: real-time fall detection using YOLOv8 on Metis, integrating voice for alerts + smart home actions. Tech with a heart, for safer, smarter care at home! Got tips on YOLOv8 + IoT? Join in: https://
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Google Releases Gemini 2.5 Deep Think to AI Ultra Subscribers
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Today, we’re making Gemini 2.5 Deep Think available to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the @GeminiApp Gemini 2.5 Deep Think is a variation of the model that achieved the gold-medal standard at this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). Deep Think uses parallel
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Wan 2.2 Models Now Faster and Cheaper Video Generation
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Our Wan 2.2 models are now even faster and cheaper.
— Replicate (@replicate) 1 août 2025
480p is $0.05 per video
720p is $0.10 per video
text-to-videohttps://t.co/rW1noyypLz
image-to-video:https://t.co/CK8yz1QvqF pic.twitter.com/g5itht7nWtOur Wan 2.2 models are now even faster and cheaper. 480p is $0.05 per video
720p is $0.10 per video text-to-video https://
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Gemini Deep Think Now Available for AI Ultra Subscribers
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Starting today, we're offering Deep Think in the Gemini app for Google AI Ultra subscribers, and we're giving a collection of mathematicians access to the full version of the Gemini 2.5 Deep Think model that achieved gold medal level performance in the recent IMO competition.
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ChatGPT Go Plan: Pay-as-You-Go Model for Occasional Users
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New ChatGPT "Go"-Plan. The only thing that makes sense to me would be a “pay as you go” service, perhaps capped at $20, because otherwise you would slip into the Plus tier. This could be useful for children who only need a little help with their homework (more inference) than