Author

Nora Ellis

Executive Editor, Model Wire

Nora leads model coverage and turns vendor release notes into practical capability checks for creators and newsroom teams.

Profile

Beat: Model launches, release-note verification, and capability deltas
Based in: Brooklyn, NY
Background: Leads launch-day live files and coordinates cross-desk verification on fast-moving updates.

DeepBrain AI Ships Interactive Video Agents for Enterprise Customer Service (3/24/2026)
Sora 1 Goes Dark in the US as OpenAI Forces Migration to Sora 2 (3/13/2026)
Pika 2.5 Leans Into Physics-Aware Generation and Social Video (3/7/2026)
Sora Adds "Extensions" for Longer Scene Continuity (2/24/2026)
Creators Are Obsessed With Character Consistency, and Models Know It (2/23/2026)
Product Hunt Is Turning Into a Fast Signal Board for AI Video Utility (2/23/2026)
YouTube’s AI Video Commentariat Is Splitting Into Two Camps: Tool Hustlers vs Workflow Adults (2/23/2026)
ByteDance Launches Seedance 2.0, Pushing Longer Clips and Native Audio (2/12/2026)
SpaceX Acquires xAI in $1.25 Trillion Merger, Plans Orbital Data Centers (2/2/2026)
Kling 3.0 Announced With Native 4K at 60fps, Multi-Shot Generation, and Synchronized Audio (1/31/2026)
Google Officially Releases Veo 3.1 With Native 4K, Vertical Video, and Scene Extension (1/13/2026)
Meta Reveals Closed-Source "Mango" Video Model Targeting First-Half 2026 Launch (12/19/2025)
ByteDance Launches Seedance 1.5 Pro With Joint Audio-Visual Generation (12/16/2025)