According to @sundarpichai, Google launched Veo 3.1 Ingredients to Video with a more expressive model and a new portrait mode enabling vertical clips with livelier movement and better control. Source: Sundar Pichai on X, Jan 13, 2026. According to @sundarpichai, creation is now available directly in the Gemini app, YouTube, and Google Vids. Source: Sundar Pichai on X, Jan 13, 2026. According to @sundarpichai, the release also includes state-of-the-art upscaling. Source: Sundar Pichai on X, Jan 13, 2026. According to @sundarpichai, the announcement does not reference cryptocurrencies, blockchain integrations, pricing, or regional rollout details, indicating no direct crypto-market linkage in this update. Source: Sundar Pichai on X, Jan 13, 2026.