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Google released Nano Banana 2 Lite, a faster and cheaper AI image generator, on Tuesday. The model produces images in 4 seconds at $0.034 per 1,000 images, targeting high-volume workflows. The launch follows Google's $75…
Brown University professor Roberto Serrano uncovered what he calls the largest AI cheating scandal in Ivy League history after 40 of 86 students scored a perfect 100 on a take-home exam, while the same students averaged …
A developer building short video biographies of notable women on Tycoona.org found that generating compelling 150-word story arcs with AI was surprisingly difficult. Using Sonnet 4.6, they created a screenwriter persona …
Google DeepMind released Nano Banana 2 Lite, its fastest and cheapest AI image-generation model, available today across the Google ecosystem. The model creates images in about 4 seconds at a fraction of the cost of Googl…
Netflix faces backlash after using an AI recreation of Gene Wilder's voice for its new competition series "Wonka's The Golden Ticket." Fans criticized the simulation as lacking emotion and soul, with many calling it disr…
Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5 is now available on Snowflake Cortex AI in private preview, offering enhanced reasoning, coding, and agentic capabilities within Snowflake's secure perimeter. The model approaches Opus-level p…
Netflix announced a new competition reality series, Wonka's Golden Ticket, which uses AI to recreate the voice of the late Gene Wilder from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. The series, produced with the…
OpenAI is set to unveil Codex Micro, a physical macro pad keyboard designed to enhance Codex usage, on July 15. The device, developed in collaboration with keyboard maker Work Louder, was previewed at the AI Engineer Wor…
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5, a new AI model offering top-tier coding and tool use performance at Sonnet pricing with a 1M context window. It is now the default in Claude Code for Pro users and available across the…
Google DeepMind launched the Nano Banana 2 Lite, officially branded as Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image, on February 26, 2026, ranking fifth in text-to-image leaderboards with an Elo score of 1,255. The model prioritizes spee…
Google launched Conversational Analytics in BigQuery to general availability, enabling natural language queries, multi-step analyses, and visual reports directly on governed data. The feature uses Gemini models and BigQu…
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5, its most agentic medium-sized AI model, replacing Sonnet 4.6 as the default for free and pro users. The model offers improved reasoning, tool use, and coding at lower prices, with intr…
CNET updated its list of best AI video generators for 2026 after OpenAI discontinued Sora. Adobe Firefly, Google Veo 3, Runway, and Midjourney are top picks, with Firefly offering commercially safe content and Veo 3 lead…
A developer created a single-page React app called 'The AI Compass' that categorizes users into AI archetypes like 'The Garage Tinkerer' based on a quiz. The app uses a script trick to avoid a build step and is available…
Google's NotebookLM now generates 60-second vertical videos from user notes, using its Nano Banana 2 Lite model for narrated slideshows. The feature, called Short Video Overviews, is available only to Google AI Pro and U…
Google made Nano Banana 2 Lite (gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image) generally available and launched Gemini Omni Flash in public preview, expanding its lineup of fast, cost-efficient generative media tools. Nano Banana 2 Lite g…
OpenAI released GeneBench, a benchmark of 103 multi-stage genomics problems, revealing that top AI models like GPT-5.5 Pro achieve only a 33.2% pass rate, with 60% of problems below 20% for current models. The benchmark …
Google shut down three older Veo video generation models in the Gemini API on June 30, 2026, forcing developers to migrate to Veo 3.1 preview or GA versions to avoid service interruptions. The deprecated models include v…
Anthropic launched Claude Tag, an AI agent for Slack that lets users tag @Claude in channels to perform tasks like debugging, documentation, and project management. The tool runs in ephemeral sandboxes and is billed by u…
Netflix is using an AI-generated voice of Gene Wilder, created by ElevenLabs with family consent, for its upcoming reality show 'Wonka's The Golden Ticket', premiering September 23rd. The show features 12 golden ticket w…