✨ Morning, Enthusiasts

AI’s momentum isn’t slowing — this week brings NVIDIA’s AI cars in Munich, OpenAI’s first AI-made feature film, Perplexity’s secure AI for U.S. agencies, Google’s NotebookLM upgrade, Alibaba’s speech recognition leap, and health breakthroughs you need to see.

NVIDIA

🚗 NVIDIA at IAA Mobility: AI-Defined Cars Take the Stage

Today NVIDIA will showcase how AI is redefining mobility at IAA Mobility in Munich. From cloud-to-car platforms to generative AI and industrial digital twins, the company is mapping out the future of autonomous driving and smart factories.

The details:

• Cloud-to-Car Safety → Ali Kani, VP of Automotive, will present how curated data, vision-language-action models, and safety-grade validation tools are advancing autonomous driving.

• Generative AI for Cars → Sri Subramanian will highlight AI’s role in accelerating design, optimizing supply chains, and powering personalized in-cabin experiences.

• Industrial AI & Digital Twins → Norm Marks will cover how robotics and predictive AI streamline production and reduce downtime.

Why it matters: Cars are becoming intelligent AI platforms. NVIDIA’s vision bridges autonomy, personalization, and industrial efficiency all critical for the next generation of mobility.

OPENAI

🎬 OpenAI Backs AI-Made Animated Feature Film

OpenAI is stepping into Hollywood with “Critterz,” an animated feature created largely with generative AI. The project aims to debut at the Cannes Film Festival and release in theaters worldwide next year.

The details:

• Film → “Critterz,” an AI-driven animated movie

• Tech → Powered by OpenAI tools + computing resources

• Debut → Planned premiere at Cannes, global theatrical release in 2026

• Goal → Show AI can make films faster and cheaper than traditional studios

Why it matters: If successful, this could mark a turning point for AI in cinema — shifting from experimental shorts to full-length theatrical features.

PERPLEXITY

🛡️Perplexity Launches Secure AI for U.S. Government

Perplexity is stepping up for the public sector with a new initiative to give U.S. agencies secure, frontier AI tools built for mission-critical work.

What’s new:

• Secure-by-Default AI → Federal users get frontier AI with zero data usage protections.

• Enterprise Pro for Government → Custom edition of Perplexity’s enterprise platform at $0.25 per agency for 15 months.

• Automatic Access → Benefits apply across agencies, logged in or not, no subscription required.

• Integration → Supports GSA’s OneGov strategy with features tailored to federal needs.

Why it matters:
Most government workers still use insecure public AI tools. Perplexity is aiming to change that delivering advanced, affordable AI built to serve those who serve America.

GOOGLE

📊 NotebookLM Reports Get a Major Upgrade

NotebookLM is rolling out its biggest reports update yet, giving users more control, flexibility, and creativity in how insights are generated and shared.

What’s new:

• Custom Reports → Define structure, style, tone, and more to fit your exact needs.

• Language Picker → Create reports in any of 80+ supported languages.

• Smart Suggestions → NotebookLM recommends report types (e.g., white papers from research, explainers from news).

• Prompt Customization → Fully tailor prompts for each report.

• New Stock Report → Blog posts are now available as a built-in option.

Why it matters:
From academic overviews to business explainers, NotebookLM is transforming into a versatile publishing tool helping users generate professional-grade outputs faster and in any language.

ALIBABA

🎙️ Qwen3-ASR-Flash: Smarter, Faster Speech Recognition

Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen team has unveiled Qwen3-ASR-Flash, a new speech recognition service powered by Qwen3-Omni and trained on tens of millions of hours of multimodal data.It offers accurate transcription in 11 languages, even in noisy or complex conditions, including rap and singing.

What’s new:

• Outperforms rivals on Chinese, English, and 9 other languages.

• Transcribes songs accurately, even with background music.

• Add custom keywords, paragraphs, or docs to refine ASR output.

• Handles heavy accents, multilingual code-switching, and background noise.

• Identifies all 11 supported languages while rejecting silence or irrelevant sounds.

Why it matters:
Qwen3-ASR-Flash isn’t just about speech-to-text it’s about adaptable, real-world transcription. From multilingual classrooms and research labs to gaming commentary and music, it brings enterprise-grade ASR to developers and businesses worldwide.

SUNDAY HIGHLIGHTS

🎓 AI Entrepreneurs Spotlight: Events, Courses & Jobs

This week’s roundup: a top university summit, Google’s creative AI workshop, a major Bay Area AI conference, plus new courses and fresh job openings at leading AI firms.

👉 Full details inside the newsletter.

AI CREATIVITY

📹 Make Viral Videos with Pikaswaps

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Pika’s Pikaswaps to instantly swap objects in your videos — turning everyday clips into scroll-stopping viral content.

Step-by-step:

1. Pick a Clip → Upload a steady, well-lit video (5+ seconds works best).

2. Mark the Swap → Brush over the object you want to replace or type a quick description.

3. Enter a Prompt → Example: “Swap the sofa with a fluffy blue cloud” or “Replace the tulip with a mini Coke can.”

4. Refine with References → Upload a photo for precise swaps (great for tricky details).

5. Render & Share → Export your swap and post — perfect for TikTok, Reels, or YouTube Shorts.

Pro tip: Keep your camera steady. Shaky footage confuses the AI and reduces realism.

AI HEALTH

🧠 AI Sees Cancer 6 Years Ahead — Game Changer

From brain–computer interfaces restoring movement to foundation models diagnosing cancers without biopsies, this issue covers breakthroughs that sound like sci-fi but are already here. Plus: ESC 2025’s biggest heart revelations and the AI cutting radiotherapy planning from 2 hours to 2 minutes.

👉 [Read the full issue here]