Sora 2 puts you in your AI movies

Google unveils Gemini for Home and new smart gadgets, Amazon event recap, and more
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October 1, 2025
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Sora 2
OpenAI has an upgraded AI video editor for you (OpenAI)
Sora 2 is here, and now you can star in your own AI movies
OpenAI is rolling out an upgraded version of its AI video generator, and Sora 2 brings with it some really neat tricks – including letting you insert yourself into your movies.
 
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Google
 
Google Home app
Extra Gemini smarts are coming to Google Home (Google)
Gemini is heading to your Google smart home devices
Google has treated us to a slew of smart home announcements, including the news that Gemini AI is heading to every Google smart home device launched in the last decade.
 
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New Nest cameras and a doorbell have launched
 
 
Google has a new smart speaker... coming next year
 
 
 
 
Amazon
 
Amazon 2025 gadgets
Look at all this shiny new Amazon hardware (Amazon)
11 big announcements from Amazon's latest showcase
We're still trying to take in everything Amazon announced yesterday, across its Kindle, Echo, and Ring lines – and if you need a comprehensive recap, we've got you covered.
 
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The new Echo Show smart display looks stunning
 
 
We chatted with Amazon about Alexa's new AI superpowers
 
 
 
 
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Amazon's Prime Day Kindle deals are already live
You don't have to wait for next week's Amazon Prime Day to snag a record-low price on a Kindle. Amazon has already posted huge discounts on several of its ereaders, including the Kindle Colorsoft, Kindle Scribe and Kindle Kids, with deals for both US and UK shoppers.
 
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These are the 17 best early Prime Day tech deals under $50 at Amazon US
 
 
Half-price Amazon sale: get 50% off Blink security cameras, Ring video doorbells, Fire TV devices and Fire tablets at Amazon US
 
 
The new Apple Watch Series 11 gets its first discount at Amazon US
 
 
 
 
Apple
 
Leaked M5 iPad Pro
A new iPad Pro that Apple has yet to announce, apparently (Wylsacom)
YouTube leak reveals the upcoming M5 iPad Pro
This is a little embarrassing: a YouTuber has obtained and unboxed what appears to be a new iPad Pro powered by an M5 chip, before Apple has got around to officially announcing it.
 
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Wearables
 
The Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro
Sleep tracking, with dream tracking built in (Future)
Smartwatches can now tell when you're dreaming
TechRadar's wearables and fitness specialist Matt Evans recently woke up from a vivid dream sequence to find that the smartwatch strapped to his wrist had already picked up on it.
 
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