Google Vids Just Got a Major AI Upgrade — Here’s What’s New

Google Vids adds AI avatar controls, custom music, and YouTube publishing, positioning itself as a powerful new competitor in ...
The Verge

Google’s AI-powered video editor is getting an upgrade.

In addition to adding support for Veo 3.1 and Lyria 3 models, Google Vids now allows you to direct and customize the AI-generated avatars you can put in your videos. You can also record your screen ...
TechCrunch

Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app

Google on Thursday added new features to its video editor app Vids, including directing and customizing avatars through text prompts, Veo 3.1 support, the ability to export videos to YouTube, and ...
Tidbits

macOS 26.4’s Script Editor Won’t Open Some Older AppleScripts

Shortly after the release of macOS 26.4 Tahoe (see “ OS 26.4 Adds AI-Generated Playlist Playground, Separates Family Sharing Purchases,” 25 March 2026), several TidBITS Talk users began reporting ...
BBC

Is ex-Google boss Matt Brittin the right person to steer the BBC?

On his LinkedIn page, the man widely expected to be the BBC's new Director General describes himself as a "gap year student, part time athlete". Matt Brittin has been enjoying what he described as a ...