Video Generation

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   Honda's Next-Generation Mobility "UNI-ONE" On Display, Available for Experience at SORACOM Discovery 2026

   Honda's Next-Generation Mobility "UNI-ONE" On Display, Available for Experience at SORACOM Discovery 2026

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   ByteDance introduced Seedance 2.5, a video generation model launching in early July that extends AI video creation beyond previous technical limits.

   ByteDance unveiled five new AI models at Volcano Engine's FORCE conference, with Seedance 2.5 as the centerpiece—a video model set to launch in early July. The new model breaks through a previous constraint (the 30-second barrier), suggesting ByteDance is expanding the technical capabilities of its video generation tools at a time when AI video is becoming a competitive space.

   Seedance 2.5 is scheduled to launch in early July, which will be the moment to assess how the extended capability performs against competing offerings.

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   The Breakthrough for On-Site DX is Here. SORACOM Discovery 2026 Featured Sessions & Exhibitions

   The Breakthrough for On-Site DX is Here. SORACOM Discovery 2026 Featured Sessions & Exhibitions

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   Alibaba's AI video model HappyHorse 1.1 moves to No. 2 in global rankings as OpenAI discontinues Sora and ByteDance shelves Seedance 2.0 internationally, reshaping the enterprise video generation market.

   Alibaba Cloud released HappyHorse 1.1, a major upgrade to its AI video generation model, now live on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio with full API access for enterprise customers and developers. The launch includes a 40% sitewide discount for the first two weeks. This arrives as OpenAI discontinued Sora due to financial unsustainability, and ByteDance indefinitely shelved the international rollout of Seedance 2.0 following copyright complaints from Hollywood studios. For enterprise procurement teams evaluating or integrating AI video tools into marketing, advertising, and content production workflows, the competitive landscape has contracted sharply in a matter of months. Alibaba's timing positions HappyHorse 1.1 to capture demand from organizations that were relying on or considering the now-unavailable alternatives.

   HappyHorse 1.1 is positioned as production-ready video synthesis across core content creation scenarios. The 40% launch discount applies for the first two weeks from release.

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   AI spending momentum dominates market outlook as Micron earnings and Fed patience test key economic bets this week.

   Market strategists on CNBC argued this week that the AI capital-spending cycle still has runway, with Micron Technology's fiscal Q3 2026 earnings (due Wednesday, June 24) positioned as the most important data point on the calendar. Micron's prior quarter delivered revenue of $23.86 billion（約3.8兆円）, beating consensus by 22.28%, with management guiding next-quarter revenue to $33.5 billion（約5.4兆円） and gross margins near 81%. The stock has risen 297.5% year-to-date and now trades at a forward P/E multiple of 11x. High-bandwidth memory chips—Micron's core product—are now described as strategic assets for AI training and inference (the step where an AI produces an answer), making Micron's earnings a proxy for whether structural demand for AI infrastructure is real or speculative. Separately, investors are watching whether the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady despite core inflation running at levels described as roughly double what the Fed would prefer, and whether geopolitical risk from Iran talks will continue to be absorbed by equities without triggering sharp corrections.

   Polymarket traders are pricing a 97.35% probability of another earnings beat from Micron. The panel also flagged that Iran-related energy costs and other transitory factors are expected to fade, which could ease inflation pressure on Fed decision-making by the July meeting.

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   Aviation officials turn to AI for combating runway issues

   Aviation officials turn to AI for combating runway issues