PANews reported on November 1st, citing Forbes, that British AI video generation company Synthesia has completed a new round of financing of $200 million, reaching a valuation of $4 billion. This new round of financing will be led by Google Ventures, with Nvidia potentially also participating. Previously, Synthesia had raised $280 million (approximately 2 billion RMB), with Nvidia and Adobe participating in the investment.
Founded in 2017, Synthesia differs from video generation tools like Sora in its focus. It concentrates on helping businesses use AI-generated avatars to create videos for marketing, employee training, and more. Currently, 60,000 businesses are using Synthesia's platform to generate their own avatar videos.




Market participants are eagerly anticipating at least a 25 basis point (BPS) interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, is expected to begin slashing interest rates on Wednesday, with analysts expecting a 25 basis point (BPS) cut and a boost to risk asset prices in the long term.Crypto prices are strongly correlated with liquidity cycles, Coin Bureau founder and market analyst Nic Puckrin said. However, while lower interest rates tend to raise asset prices long-term, Puckrin warned of a short-term price correction. “The main risk is that the move is already priced in, Puckrin said, adding, “hope is high and there’s a big chance of a ‘sell the news’ pullback. When that happens, speculative corners, memecoins in particular, are most vulnerable.”Read more