Google Veo 3.1 is coming

👋 Good morning or evening, wherever you are. It’s Wednesday.

So far, three rumors are worth noting:

• 30 second videos are coming (would be a massive jump…even 15-20 sec is big)

• Better scene builders (advanced storyboarding time?)

• V2V (video to video references?)

What’s next (not necessarily from Google, but overall):

1.) Full-video referencing: AI will be able to analyze entire videos and generate new ones from them. I’m not talking about 15-30 second ads. I’m talking about 15-30 minute films. And then eventually hours worth of content…and then entire libraries.

2.) Voice-to-video directing: Real-time live directing with AI, where spoken instructions instantly shape the storyline.

OK let’s keep going ↓

🔥 Creative pulse

This AI film is pure cinema. 1st place at the 2025 Reply AI Film Fest in Venice.

I’ve been meaning to share this for a long time, and I’m thrilled to finally post it.

It’s from Jacopo Reale, a filmmaker with 15+ years of editing experience for Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros, and Rai Cinema.

He’s a remarkable storyteller, and I believe many will see this as one of their favorite AI short films of the year.

Yes, it’s that good.

It’s a powerful piece of work, beautifully crafted and told with real artistry.

“The project originated from a simple idea: capturing the moment two people recognize something in each other — without saying a word.”

Watch the video. Posted on LinkedIn.

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💡 Here’s what you should know

• Google’s September AI roundup highlights

  From Gemini-powered browsing in Chrome to visual search in AI Mode, new Android writing tools, and the debut of Gemini Robotics 1.5, Google advanced AI across consumer, education, and robotics, capped by Gemini 2.5 winning gold at the ICPC World Finals.

• Square launches major AI and bitcoin tools for restaurants

  The update introduces voice ordering, cost control systems, AI-driven insights, and integrated bitcoin features to help restaurants of all sizes boost efficiency, cut costs, and scale growth.

• Google invests $5M to bring AI training to U.S. small businesses

  The initiative will equip 40,000 businesses with practical AI skills through new courses and nationwide workshops.

• Cisco launches P200 networking chip to link AI data centers

  The new chip powers a next-gen routing system built for long-distance AI data center connections, with Microsoft and Alibaba among the first customers.

• EU launches strategy to accelerate AI in science

  The European Commission’s new plan, supported by a JRC report, outlines investments in HPC, AI Factories, and open data to boost adoption of AI tools in research and strengthen Europe’s global competitiveness.

• NEJM publishes first AI-generated diagnosis featuring Harvard's Dr. CaBot

  The system presents transparent, citation-backed differential reasoning and performed on par with an expert in a CPC case, signaling near-term uses in medical education and research.

• MIT CSAIL tool generates realistic 3D homes to train robot foundation models

  Steerable scene generation uses a diffusion model guided by Monte Carlo tree search and reinforcement learning to build physics-consistent kitchens, living rooms, and restaurants from a corpus of 44 million scenes, rapidly scaling task-aligned simulation data for robotics.

💰 The numbers

• Google is investing €5B (~$5.45B) in Belgium over the next two years to expand AI and cloud infrastructure, add 300 jobs, and fund free AI training and clean energy projects.

• SoftBank agreed to acquire ABB’s robotics division for $5.4B, signaling a deeper push into “physical AI.”

• Salesforce will invest $1B in Mexico over the next five years to expand operations and drive AI adoption, including a new Mexico City office and Global Delivery Center.

• Heidi Health raised $65M in a Series B round to scale its AI medical scribe and clinical documentation platform.

• David AI raised $50M in a Series B round led by Meritech, with Nvidia and others participating, to expand its audio data infrastructure.

• Glue raised $20M in a Series A round to build AI workplace and agent technology.

Yesterday I highlighted JPM, and I want to repeat it since we’re going to hear many similar stories over the next year.

🧠 Thought starters

3 things to think about…

1.) Estimates show Sora hit 627,000 iOS downloads in its first week, edging out ChatGPT’s 606,000 during the same period after launch.

2.) Soon: “Order a healthy dinner tonight, under 550 calories. Something different from what I ate in the last week. Surprise me.”

3.) Just to remind you, many of your favorite celebrities are already involved in AI through their management teams and investment groups.

😂 Meme of the day

Thanks for reading,

Eddie

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