Poe, a platform for exploring and comparing AI models, has released its “Early 2025 AI Ecosystem Trends” report revealing significant shifts in user preferences across text, image, and video generation models. According to the report, OpenAI and Anthropic dominate text generation with approximately 85% of message share, while newcomers like DeepSeek and Google’s Gemini are … Read more
Microsoft has launched a native Copilot app for macOS users in the US, UK, and Canada. According to Tom Warren from The Verge, the app provides access to Microsoft’s web-based AI assistant, allowing users to generate images and text or upload images. The Mac version includes dark mode support and can be activated with Command … Read more
Alibaba Group has made its video and image generation AI model Wan 2.1 publicly available as open source. Reuters reports that four variants of the model are now accessible globally through Alibaba Cloud’s ModelScope and HuggingFace platforms for academic, research, and commercial use. The most powerful variants can process up to 14 billion parameters, enabling … Read more
A new AI-powered design tool called Napkin AI is changing how professionals create graphics by employing multiple specialized AI agents. According to an article by Matt Marshall in VentureBeat, the tool can generate customizable graphics from text input within five seconds. The system uses different AI agents to handle specific design tasks, similar to how … Read more
A new affordable method to train AI image models on personal photos allows users to generate custom AI images for approximately $3. The technique, detailed in a blog post by software developer Cory Zue, combines the Flux image model with LoRA (Low-Rank Adaptation) training technology on the Replicate platform. The process requires users to upload … Read more
Did you know Apple has integrated OpenAI’s Dall-E image generator into its Messages app? According to Tim Hardwick from MacRumors, the feature allows iPhone users to create AI-generated images directly within message conversations. The functionality is available on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 models with Apple Intelligence enabled. Users can activate the feature by … Read more
Chinese AI company DeepSeek has released a new family of AI models called Janus-Pro, with capabilities in both image analysis and creation. The models, ranging from 1 billion to 7 billion parameters, are available for download on the Hugging Face platform under an MIT license, allowing unrestricted commercial use. According to DeepSeek, the largest model … Read more
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 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
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