Runway launches new AI image generator for cinematic visuals

Runway has released Frames, a new text-to-image generation model designed for professional creative work. According to Carl Franzen’s report, the tool is now available through Runway’s subscription plans, starting at $95 monthly. The system offers 19 preset visual styles and allows users to create highly cinematic images with precise stylistic control. CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela emphasizes … Read more

Black Forest Labs launches customization for AI image generator

Black Forest Labs has released a new API that allows users to customize their AI image generation models with as few as five training images. As reported by Carl Franzen, the FLUX Pro Finetuning API enables professionals to create personalized versions of the company’s FLUX Pro and Ultra models. The tool supports multiple modes including … Read more

Stable Diffusion 3.5 launches on Amazon’s enterprise AI platform

Stability AI has released its latest text-to-image generation model, Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large, on Amazon’s Bedrock service. As reported by Sean Michael Kerner for VentureBeat, this marks AWS as the only public cloud service offering Stability AI’s flagship models. The integration allows enterprises to access multiple AI models through a single unified API, meeting the … Read more

Midjourney launches personalization features with moodboards

Midjourney has introduced new personalization features to its AI image generation platform, including Pinterest-style moodboards and multiple custom model profiles. According to Carl Franzen at VentureBeat, these updates aim to enhance creative workflows for the platform’s 19 million users. The moodboard feature allows users to upload collections of inspirational images that influence the AI’s output … Read more

Google launches Whisk for image-based AI generation

Google has introduced a new AI image generation tool called Whisk that enables users to create images using existing images as prompts rather than text descriptions. According to Jay Peters from The Verge, the tool allows users to specify subject, scene, and style through image inputs or Google-suggested examples. Users can refine generated images through … Read more

Midjourney introduces collaborative storytelling tool Patchwork

Midjourney has launched Patchwork, a new web-based collaborative worldbuilding platform for creative storytelling. According to Carl Franzen’s report in VentureBeat, the tool allows multiple users to create and develop digital worlds together in real-time. Max Kreminski, leader of Midjourney’s Storytelling Lab, demonstrated how users can generate characters, events, places, and AI-generated images on an infinite … Read more

Tests show strong performance of Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash model

Independent developer Simon Willison has conducted extensive testing of Google’s newly announced Gemini 2.0 Flash model, documenting the results on his blog. The tests reveal significant capabilities in multimodal processing, spatial reasoning, and code execution. The model demonstrated exceptional accuracy in analyzing complex images, as shown in a detailed assessment of a crowded pelican photograph … Read more

Google launches Gemini 2.0 AI model with expanded capabilities and agent features

Google has announced Gemini 2.0, its latest artificial intelligence model that introduces significant advances in multimodal capabilities and autonomous agent features. The experimental version, Gemini 2.0 Flash, is being released first to developers and trusted testers through Google’s AI platforms. According to Google, the new model can generate text, images, and multilingual audio while operating … Read more

NitroFusion creates instant images on basic hardware

The University of Surrey’s Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence (PAI) has unveiled NitroFusion, a revolutionary AI model that generates images in real-time as users type. The groundbreaking technology, developed by the university’s SketchX laboratory, operates on consumer-grade graphics cards, making it accessible to individual creators and small studios. Unlike existing image generation platforms that require … Read more

X (formerly Twitter) launches Aurora AI image generator

X (formerly Twitter) has introduced a new AI image generation tool called Aurora, integrated into its Grok assistant. According to tech journalist Kyle Wiggers writing for TechCrunch, the tool became available on Saturday but was temporarily removed for some users after a few hours. The image generator can create photorealistic images and handle requests involving … Read more