Microsoft releases MAI-Image-2, ranked third on Arena AI's text-to-image leaderboard behind only models from Google and OpenAI, available in the MAI Playground
Microsoft has been quietly building its own image generator. Announced Thursday by the company's AI Superintelligence team …
Google launches Gemini 3 Pro Image, aka Nano Banana Pro, with more control, improved text rendering, and enhanced world knowledge, for free in the Gemini app
except when it gaslit me Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica : Google's new Nano Banana Pro uses Gemini 3 power to generate more realistic AI images Robert Hart / The Verge : Google's new AI image creator too...
Meta VP of Generative AI Ahmad Al-Dahle denies a rumor that the company trained Llama 4 Maverick and Scout on test sets, saying that Meta “would never do that”
but the EU doesn't get everything Pascale Davies / Euronews : From a political shift to a more powerful AI: Everything to know about Meta's Llama 4 models Jay Bonggolto / Android Central : Meta is com...
Meta launches Instagram's text-based Threads app on the App Store and Google Play in 100+ countries; users log in via Instagram and can follow the same accounts
As Twitter has become even less-filtered … Michael Muchmore / PCMag : Hands On With Instagram Threads: Does Meta's Twitter Killer Deliver? John Palmer / Cryptopolitan : Meta's Threads Promises Decentr...
New York-based Arena, which uses AI to help businesses make decisions in “uncertain” environments, raised a $32M Series A led by Initialized and Goldcrest
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