Alibaba has unveiled Qwen VLo, a new AI model that generates and modifies images from text prompts and existing visuals. The Chinese e-commerce giant introduced the technology as part of its aggressive expansion into AI services, according to Bloomberg reporter Luz Ding. The model can create images from text descriptions like “generate a picture of …
Google has released Imagen 4, its newest text-to-image artificial intelligence model, through the Gemini API and Google AI Studio. The announcement was made on the official Google Developer Blog. The company introduces two versions of the model to serve different creative needs: Google claims Imagen 4 offers significant improvements in text rendering compared to previous …
Adobe has released a mobile application for its Firefly generative AI platform, bringing image and video creation tools to iPhone and Android devices. The report comes from Jess Weatherbed at The Verge. The app allows users to generate visual content using text descriptions and includes popular AI editing features like Generative Fill and Generative Expand …
Black Forest Labs has released FLUX.1 Kontext, a new family of AI models that can both generate and edit images. The German startup announced the launch on Thursday, introducing technology that accepts both text prompts and reference images as input. The company offers two main versions of the model. FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] allows users to …
Google has announced significant updates to its generative AI portfolio with the introduction of Veo 3, Imagen 4, and a new filmmaking tool called Flow. Veo 3, the company’s latest video generation model, marks a breakthrough by incorporating audio capabilities, including dialogue between characters and ambient sounds such as traffic noise or birdsong. This feature …
Figma has introduced several new AI-powered tools aimed at simplifying website creation, app prototyping, and marketing asset generation. According to Ivan Mehta from TechCrunch, the design company’s new offerings include Figma Sites, Figma Make, Figma Buzz, and Figma Draw. Figma Sites allows designers to turn their prototypes into functional websites with AI assistance, complete with …
Recraft, an AI startup focused on image generation, has secured $30 million in Series B funding led by Accel. As reported by Charles Rollet for TechCrunch, the company’s “red_panda” model recently outperformed OpenAI’s DALL-E and Midjourney on the Artificial Analysis benchmark. Founder and CEO Anna Veronika Dorogush highlighted that Recraft’s technology excels specifically at brand-focused …
Freepik has introduced F Lite, a new AI image generation model trained exclusively on commercially licensed, safe-for-work images. According to Kyle Wiggers at TechCrunch, the model contains approximately 10 billion parameters and was developed in partnership with AI startup Fal.ai. The training process used 64 Nvidia H100 GPUs over two months and utilized an internal …
Meta has released a new standalone Meta AI app, built on its Llama 4 model. The app offers users personalized AI interactions through voice and text conversations, image generation capabilities, and web search functionality. Available on iOS and Android in select countries, the app represents Meta’s vision for making AI more personal and integrated into …
Adobe has launched a major update to its Firefly AI platform, including new image generation models and a redesigned web app that now features AI models from competitors. The company introduced Firefly Image Model 4, which Adobe claims offers improved quality, speed, and greater control over image outputs with resolutions up to 2K. A more …