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Adobe has been in negotiations to acquire Synthesia, which makes AI tools that generate video avatars of people, for about $3 billion; the startup was valued at $2.1 billion in January (Katie Roof/The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 23, 2025

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Google updates video publishing tools to add AI AI avatars, an automatic cut of transcripts and video image tools, and publishes a basic version for all users (Ivan Mehta / Techcrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 27, 2025

Ivan Mehta / Techcrunch:: Google updates video editing tools to add AI avatars, an automatic cut of transcripts and video…

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The IOS application of Grok now offers two AI "Companions"or 3D animated avatars who interact with users via voice, including Aniime, an anime character with an NSFW mode (Alexey Shabanov / Testingcatalog)

By Stacey D. WallsJuly 15, 2025

Alexey Shabanov / Testingcatalog:: The IOS application of Grok now offers two “companions” AI, or 3D animated avatars that interact…

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Synthesia says that it has more than 65,000 customers and serves more than 70% of fortune 100, with its avatars AI mainly used for training and internal communications (Allie Garfinkle / Fortune)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 29, 2025

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Browsing: avatars

Adobe has been in negotiations to acquire Synthesia, which makes AI tools that generate video avatars of people, for about $3 billion; the startup was valued at $2.1 billion in January (Katie Roof/The Information)

Google updates video publishing tools to add AI AI avatars, an automatic cut of transcripts and video image tools, and publishes a basic version for all users (Ivan Mehta / Techcrunch)

The IOS application of Grok now offers two AI "Companions"or 3D animated avatars who interact with users via voice, including Aniime, an anime character with an NSFW mode (Alexey Shabanov / Testingcatalog)

Synthesia says that it has more than 65,000 customers and serves more than 70% of fortune 100, with its avatars AI mainly used for training and internal communications (Allie Garfinkle / Fortune)