GOOGLE VIDS NOW LETS YOU STAR IN YOUR OWN AI VIDEOS

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Google Vids is adding custom AI avatars that let users create videos starring a digital version of themselves using a selfie and voice recording. The update also brings Gemini Omni to Vids, enabling video generation from prompts and reference images, along with background swaps, lighting fixes, effects, and step-by-step edits. While positioned as a Google Workspace tool for business videos, the new avatar and editing features move Vids closer to AI video platforms like HeyGen, Synthesia, Captions, and D-ID.