Google Clarifies How It Picks Thumbnails For Search, Discover

Google updated its Image SEO and Discover documentation to explain how schema markup and the og:image meta tag influence thumbnail selection.
TechCrunch

Google VP warns that two types of AI startups may not survive

The generative AI boom minted a startup a minute. But as the dust starts to settle, two once-hot business models are looking more like cautionary tales: LLM wrappers and AI aggregators. Darren Mowry, ...
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How to Use Google’s Nano Banana 2 AI Image Generator? Features, Tools, and Availability

Google is introducing Nano Banana 2, an AI image generation model focused on speed and accuracy. The system, also called Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, promises quicker creation and editing of visuals. It ...
Gold Derby

‘Crime 101’: Inside that surprise ending — and how Marvel pals Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo ‘intimidated’ each other on set

Director Bart Layton shares behind-the-scenes stories from the making of the film, which also stars Oscar winner Halle Berry and nominees Monica Barbaro and Barry Keoghan. Based on a 2021 novella by ...
IndieWire

‘Industry’ Finale: Inside the Last Shot and That Weird Flash Frame

Creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay on how the last shot works as a nod to “Mad Men" and where the blink-and-you'll-miss-it flash frame hints at Whitney's ultimate fate. In the “Industry” Season 4 ...