Good morning. NotebookLM can now turn your documents into 60-second vertical videos. Midjourney is trying to force Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to reveal how they use AI behind closed doors. And an AI deepfake of Erling Haaland getting scared by his own reflection hit 31 million views during the World Cup. Have you tried NotebookLM's video feature yet? Hit reply and tell me. We cover all three below.
📹 NotebookLM Now Turns Your Documents Into 60-Second Vertical Videos
Google added Short Video Overviews to NotebookLM this week. You upload PDFs, notes, or web sources, and NotebookLM generates a 60-second vertical video that walks through the key concepts with AI-generated visuals, animations, and narration. Google's pitch: "Doom scrolling but make it educational."
The feature is powered by Nano Banana 2 Lite, Google's fastest image generation model that renders in about four seconds. The videos stay grounded in your uploaded material, not the open web. That means the output is based on what you actually gave it, not a generic explainer pulled from nowhere. It's rolling out now to Google AI Ultra and Pro subscribers on web and mobile, with free access coming soon. English only at launch.
For creators, this is a content format generator sitting inside a free tool. Upload a research paper, a product spec, or a script outline and get back a vertical video you can post or use as a starting point. NotebookLM already does audio overviews, cinematic videos, mind maps, and reports. Short Video Overviews add the one format that actually maps to Shorts and Reels. If you're making educational or explainer content, this is worth testing immediately.
Midjourney Wants Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to Reveal How They Use AI
Midjourney filed a motion this week to force Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to disclose how they use AI internally. The three studios sued Midjourney for copyright infringement last year, claiming its models could generate images of characters like Bart Simpson and Darth Vader. Midjourney argues fair use. Now it wants to see if the studios are doing the same thing behind closed doors.
A judge previously ruled the studios only had to share information about "consumer-facing" AI applications. Midjourney wants that limitation overturned. It's asking for AI business plans, training datasets, model weights, research reports, and board meeting presentations about generative AI. Midjourney's attorney wrote that if the studios are developing AI models trained on unlicensed copyrighted data for internal storyboarding or ideation, that would demonstrate an industry-wide practice, not just a Midjourney one.
For creators, this case matters because the outcome will shape what's considered fair use for AI training. If the courts rule that training on copyrighted content is fair use, that protects every AI tool you use. If they rule against it, expect licensing requirements that could raise prices across the board. Disney's $1 billion Sora deal already collapsed. A24 just partnered with Google DeepMind. Lionsgate took equity in Runway. Every major studio is building AI workflows. The question is whether they'll be held to the same standard as the tools they're suing.
An AI Deepfake of Haaland Hit 31 Million Views During the World Cup
A video of Erling Haaland eating food in a restaurant, turning to look at a mirror, and getting scared by his own reflection went massively viral during the World Cup. One post alone hit 31.5 million views on X. Another got 11.4 million. People were tagging friends, making memes, and calling it the funniest Haaland moment of the tournament.
It's not real. The original video was posted by TikToker Jin Long Qiu on June 15. Someone used an AI face swap to replace Qiu's face and clothing with Haaland's, leaving the background, food, and every other detail unchanged. Frame-by-frame analysis shows the footballer's ear structure doesn't match his real ears, and at the 4-second mark his fingers blur and melt together, a telltale sign of AI-edited video.
For creators, the timing is what makes this interesting. The clip spread during the World Cup when attention on Haaland was at its peak. AI face swaps on trending athletes and celebrities during major events is becoming its own content category. The clips are cheap to make, ride massive search interest, and spread before anyone checks if they're real. Whether you think that's a creative opportunity or a problem depends on your perspective, but the engagement numbers speak for themselves.