Overview

• Google DeepMind’s Veo 3 Fast is rolling out in Shorts in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand to generate 480p clips with sound from text prompts, with motion transfer, stylization and object insertion coming next.
• YouTube Studio adds Ask Studio, a conversational assistant offering personalized performance insights, plus expanded Inspiration, title A/B testing for up to three variants and a new multi‑creator Collaborations feature for up to five channels.
• A likeness‑detection tool enters open beta for all YouTube Partner Program creators to help find and request removal of unauthorized videos using their facial image.
• New creation features include Edit with AI to assemble a first‑draft Short from raw footage and a Speech to Song remix that uses Lyria 2 to turn dialogue into music.
• Live streaming upgrades include AI‑generated highlights into Shorts, simultaneous vertical and horizontal layouts with unified chat, a practice mode before going live and new side‑by‑side ad options, with AI‑generated content labeled using SynthID.