Google’s Genie 4 world model adds audio, more realistic worlds, and real-time steering TechCrunch By: Rebecca Bellan 27 October 2026 at 19:30 Genie 4 can maintain a consistent scene for up to two minutes, double Genie 3's limit, and offers better physics and more humanlike characters.
Meta AI director Rohit Patel leaves to take on Microsoft Office and Google Workspace TechCrunch By: Rebecca Bellan 27 October 2026 at 17:59 Rohit Patel is departing Meta after eight years working on AI evaluations and reinforcement learning, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. His startup, Ndoc, aims to take on Microsoft Office Suite.