Top stories today:

1. Google launches Veo 3 with audio support to take on OpenAI’s Sora
2. Fortnite returns to App Store in U.S. 4 years after being kicked off
3. Elon commits to leading Tesla for next 5 years
4. Xreal, Google unveil Aura AR glasses to rival Meta’s Orion
5. OpenAI still leads frontier AI race, but Google, Anthropic closing gap

0. Data and calendar

Listen to our AI-generated podcast summarizing today’s newsletter (beware of hallucinations):

1. Google launches Veo 3 AI video model with audio support to take on OpenAI’s Sora

• Veo 3 provides better text and image prompting with real-world physics and accurate lip syncing, Google said.

• Audio support lets users generate videos with sound effects and dialogs.

• Veo 3 is available on the new Google AI Ultra ($250/month) in the U.S. and enterprise users on Vertex AI.

• Imagen 4 has also debuted with fine details like intricate fabrics, water droplets, and animal fur.

Additionally, Google has unveiled Flow, an AI filmmaking tool combining Veo, Imagen, and Gemini

• Flow is available on Google AI Pro and Ultra tiers in the U.S.

Google has launched SynthID Detector to help users identify AI-generated content

Google has also rolled out Project Mariner, its web-browsing AI agent unveiled in late 2024

• Available to U.S. subscribers on the AI Ultra plan.

• Project Astra, introduced in 2024, has come to a new Search Live feature in Google Search.

• Chrome has also received Gemini integration.

Gemini 2.5 Pro has received Deep Think, an enhanced reasoning mode, available to “trusted testers”

3. Fortnite returns to Apple’s App Store in U.S. ~5 years after being kicked off