Waymo leverages Genie 3 to create a world model for self-driving cars

Google-spinoff Waymo is in the midst of expanding its self-driving car fleet into new regions. Waymo touts more than 200 million miles of driving that informs how the vehicles navigate roads, but the ...
Digital Trends

You can now use Gemini’s Thinking model without worrying about Pro model limits

Google has quietly reworked Gemini‘s usage limits, splitting the shared pool and boosting the individual caps for the Thinking and Pro models. At launch, both models had the same daily quota, meaning ...
Reuters

Musk's AI bot Grok limits some image generation on X after backlash

Grok's image generation restricted to paid subscribers after backlash Standalone Grok app and tab on X still allow image generation without subscription European lawmakers have urged legal action over ...
Bleeping Computer

Google is testing a new image AI and it's going to be its fastest model

Google is testing a new image AI model called "Nano Banana 2 Flash," and it's going to be faster than the Nano Banana Pro. This model is part of Gemini's Flash lineup, which is the company's fastest ...
Wall Street Journal

Meta Is Developing a New AI Image and Video Model Code-Named ‘Mango’

AI tools like Google’s Veo 3 and Runway can now create strikingly realistic video. WSJ’s Joanna Stern and Jarrard Cole put them to the test in a film made almost entirely with AI. Watch the film and ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI continues on its ‘code red’ warpath with new image generation model

OpenAI is rolling out a new version of ChatGPT Images that promises better instruction-following, more precise editing, and up to 4x faster image generation speeds. The new model, dubbed GPT Image 1.5 ...
Mashable

OpenAI launches new ChatGPT Images tool to rival Nano Banana: How to try it

ChatGPT Images doesn’t roll off the tongue like Nano Banana, but OpenAI finally has an answer for Google's uber-popular AI image editor. The company's "new flagship image generation model" is ...
Morningstar

KIOXIA AiSAQ and Memory-Centric AI Innovations Enable AI-Based Automatic Image Recognition for Logistics Processes

Kioxia America, Inc. today announced a collaboration between Kioxia Corporation, Tsubakimoto Chain Co. (Tsubakimoto Chain) and EAGLYS Inc. (EAGLYS) to develop AI-driven image recognition technology ...
TechCrunch

Google releases Nano Banana Pro, its latest image-generation model

Google is upgrading its image-generation model with new editing chops, higher resolutions, more accurate text rendering, and the ability to search the web. Dubbed Nano Banana Pro, the new model is ...
Ars Technica

Google’s new Nano Banana Pro uses Gemini 3 power to generate more realistic AI images

Google’s meme-friendly Nano Banana image-generation model is getting an upgrade. The new Nano Banana Pro is rolling out with improved reasoning and instruction following, giving users the ability to ...
VentureBeat

Google's upgraded Nano Banana Pro AI image model hailed as 'absolutely bonkers' for enterprises and users

Infographics rendered without a single spelling error. Complex diagrams one-shotted from paragraph prompts. Logos restored from fragments. And visual outputs so sharp ...