Ai Build just released Aibuild 2.0, adding an OpenAI-powered assistant named Talk to AI directly into its industrial 3D printing software. Engineers can now type plain text like "slice the part with 2mm layer height" to automatically configure simulations and toolpaths. Bringing natural language prompts to industrial additive manufacturing could slash setup time from days to minutes.
Meta's FAIR team just released five new AI research models and tools to the public. Highlights include Chameleon for mixed text-and-image generation, JASCO for chord- and beat-controlled music synthesis, and AudioSeal, an audio watermarking system that detects synthetic speech up to 485 times faster.
Adobe just overhauled Acrobat by integrating Firefly Image 3 directly into PDFs, letting users generate and edit visuals inside their documents. The updated Acrobat AI Assistant can also synthesize insights across multiple Word and PowerPoint files with citations, plus pull action items from meeting transcripts. Adobe is offering free, unlimited access to the assistant from June 18 through June 28.
Midjourney just launched Year One, a hardcover coffee table book celebrating its past twelve months of community art and tech evolution. The book documents standout generations from V4, V5, and V6 alongside their prompts, feature milestones, and member profiles. It ships globally from Canada, though initial stock has already sold out.
A photographer just won an AI image competition using an actual photo of a flamingo. Miles Astray took third place and the People’s Choice award at the 1839 Color Photography Awards before judges realized it was real and disqualified him. Astray pulled the stunt to prove nature can still beat the machine.
Former Google Maps PM Bilawal Sidhu predicts the GTA title after GTA 6 will be built directly inside an AI-driven digital twin of reality rather than manually rendered by humans. Why it matters: Reality capture tech is setting up a shift where future game worlds replicate the physical world automatically.
Google just rolled out a suite of AI features for its Chromebook Plus lineup, including system-wide writing help, AI-generated wallpapers, and the Magic Editor in Google Photos. Even better: buying a new device gets you a full year of the Google One AI Premium plan for free, unlocking Gemini Advanced.
Canva just unveiled its biggest platform redesign in ten years, transforming into an end-to-end workplace suite with Canva Enterprise and a new training tool called Courses. The platform also upgraded its Magic Studio AI suite with a Text to Graphic feature, allowing users to generate custom icons, stickers, and vector illustrations straight from text prompts.
Adobe just rolled out Generative Remove to Lightroom in early access, letting photographers seamlessly edit out distracting objects across complex backgrounds. Powered by Firefly, it easily tackles everything from wrinkled tablecloths to tricky water reflections, while the Lens Blur tool also shed its beta tag.
Meta just unveiled Chameleon, a natively multimodal model family that processes and generates interleaved images and text within a single unified token space. The 34B parameter version matches or beats rivals on visual QA while staying competitive on text, though weights aren't publicly released yet.
Hollywood creators from writers’ rooms to VFX departments are quietly embracing generative AI, but almost nobody dares to admit it publicly. Following fan backlashes against AI graphics in films like Late Night With the Devil and Civil War, industry veterans say using AI has become a massive PR issue rather than a technical hurdle. Basically, everyone needs the edge AI provides, but nobody wants to be boycotted.
Google just introduced VideoFX, a new generative video tool powered by DeepMind's flagship Veo model that features a storyboard mode for scene-by-scene editing. The company also upgraded ImageFX with brush-based image editing and an Imagen 3 waitlist, alongside a DJ Mode beat-mixer in MusicFX.
Google just unveiled the Pixel 8a, packing its Tensor G3 chip and signature AI features into a $499 device. It brings onboard Gemini, Circle to Search, and camera tools like Best Take and Audio Magic Eraser. Why it matters: Google is democratizing its mobile AI suite without forcing buyers into pricey flagship territory.
Apple is reportedly testing a generative AI photo editing feature dubbed "Clean Up" for its next-generation operating systems. The tool replaces the existing Retouch brush, allowing users to paint over and remove larger unwanted objects directly inside the Photos app. It aims to bring Photoshop-level cleanup directly to everyday users, though it remains in internal testing.
Ideogram just rolled out a new Pro subscription tier for power creators at $48 a month billed annually. Subscribers get 3,000 fast prompts to churn out up to 12,000 images monthly in under 15 seconds, plus an upcoming CSV bulk upload feature. It supports commercial use, though enterprise copyright indemnification is still missing.
Meshy just launched Meshy-3, rolling out high-poly sculpture generation and complete PBR texture maps straight from text prompts. The release also overhauls the Image-to-3D pipeline and adds a smart healing tool to clean up messy AI artifacts, making generated assets far more practical for game engines.
Adobe just launched its Firefly Image 3 foundation model, bringing a batch of new AI features to the Photoshop desktop beta. The highlight is Reference Image, allowing creators to upload a sample image to guide style and color instead of wrestling with complex prompts. Adobe confirmed uploaded reference images won’t be used to train its models and remain safe for commercial use.
Blockade Labs just upgraded its Skybox AI platform with Model 3, enabling creators to generate and download seamless 360-degree environments in 8K resolution. The new model packs 77% more pixels to target Apple Vision Pro headsets, alongside a new remix tool for existing panoramic images.
Meta just upgraded its Meta AI assistant with Llama 3 and launched a standalone web experience at meta.ai. The assistant is woven directly into the search bars of WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, rolling out across more than a dozen English-speaking countries with real-time text-to-image generation as you type.
Stability AI just launched Stable Diffusion 3 and its Turbo version on its Developer Platform API, partnering with Fireworks AI for enterprise-grade availability. Powered by the new MMDiT architecture, the model rivals DALL-E 3 and Midjourney v6 in typography and prompt adherence. Model weights will also be available soon for member self-hosting.
