#ai-image-generation

Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation

Google hủy bỏ tính năng AI Earth ngay sau khi ra mắt vì bị chỉ trích sẽ lan truyền thông tin sai lệch, khi công cụ này cho phép người dùng tạo hình ảnh giả bằng AI và ghép lên bản đồ Google Earth thật.

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Google Images gets a Pinterest-like redesign focused on discovery

Now, when users navigate to Google Images, they'll see a "For You" gallery of images tailored to their interests and browsing history.

Best 8 T-shirt Mockup Generator for E-Commerce

8 công cụ tạo mockup áo thun hàng đầu cho thương mại điện tử bao gồm Modor, Canva, Glorify, Dynamic Mockups, Smartmockups, Kittl và nhiều lựa chọn khác.

Lập trình viên nên đọc bài này để khám phá các công cụ tự động hóa tạo mockup t-shirt chuyên nghiệp, giúp tiết kiệm thời gian phát triển UI/UX cho thương hiệu e-commerce mà không cần phụ thuộc vào thiết kế đồ họa truyền thống.

Your AI Photos Look Fake. Here’s How to Fix Plastic-Looking Skin

Ảnh AI thường gặp vấn đề da nhựa, mắt thủy tinh và tóc không tự nhiên do mô hình sinh tổng hợp trung bình dữ liệu đào tạo thay vì nắm bắt kết cấu da thật. Phần mềm HitPaw FotorPea V5.5.0 giới thiệu AI Realism Model để khắc phục bằng cách tái tạo kết cấu da ở cấp độ lỗ chân lông, điều chỉnh độ sáng mắt và phục hồi từng sợi tóc, chỉ với một cú nhấp chuột.

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Meta pulls Muse Image AI after Hollywood privacy backlash

Meta pulled its Muse Image AI feature from Instagram and the Meta AI app just three days after launch after significant backlash over privacy concerns. The tool, the first from Meta Superintelligence Labs, allowed users to generate AI images referencing any public Instagram account by default — with no opt-in required. SAG-AFTRA, talent agency CAA, and actors including Hannah Einbinder publicly criticized the feature, arguing that using someone's image and likeness without explicit consent is unacceptable. Meta initially defended the tool but reversed course within 24 hours of Mark Zuckerberg's public pushback, acknowledging it 'missed the mark' on privacy. The episode reflects a recurring pattern of Meta launching AI features with opt-out defaults and retreating under pressure.

Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash

Meta đã gỡ bỏ tính năng AI Muse Image mới ra mắt do gây tranh cãi, cho phép người dùng chỉnh sửa ảnh từ tài khoản Instagram công khai bằng cách @-mention. Tính năng này không thông báo cho chủ tài khoản khi ảnh bị sử dụng, khiến người dùng và các cơ quan tài năng như CAA phản đối. Vụ việc cho thấy lo ngại về việc lạm dụng công cụ AI để tạo hình ảnh không được sự đồng thuận trên mạng xã hội.

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Meta rolls out Muse, a new AI image generator

Meta has launched Muse Image, an AI image generator developed by Meta Superintelligence Labs. Available for free via the Meta AI app, Instagram Stories, and WhatsApp, Muse supports text-to-image generation, prompt-based editing, custom ad creation, and interior decoration visualization integrated with Facebook Marketplace. It includes preset prompts to help users get started. Free usage has limits beyond which Meta's subscription plans apply. Meta also announced Muse Video is in development, and separately launched new AI-powered effects for Instagram Stories powered by Muse.

Meta debuts Muse Image, its first AI image model built under Alexandr Wang’s lab

Meta has launched Muse Image, its first AI image generation model developed under the Superintelligence Labs division led by Alexandr Wang. The model is rolling out inside Meta AI, Instagram, and WhatsApp, allowing users to generate images from text prompts, edit existing photos, and create images featuring friends based on their public Instagram posts. An opt-out option is available in settings, and all generated images include an invisible watermark. Advertisers will gain access soon for marketing material creation. This is the second major product from Wang's lab, following the Muse Spark LLM released in April. Meta also plans to monetize its AI infrastructure by selling model access and compute to outside developers via a cloud offering.

Getty scraps $3.7bn Shutterstock merger over UK conditions

Getty Images has voted unanimously to terminate its $3.7bn merger with Shutterstock after the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) demanded Shutterstock sell its global editorial business — including celebrity photo agencies Backgrid and Splash — as a condition of approval. The US Department of Justice had already cleared the deal unconditionally. Shutterstock shares dropped roughly 30% in after-hours trading following the announcement. The collapse leaves both stock-photo giants to independently navigate the existential threat posed by AI image generators, despite each having separately signed licensing deals with OpenAI. The outcome highlights the CMA's growing power to block or reshape global tech and media deals, with implications for other pending mergers like Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros Discovery.

Google releases Nano Banana 2 Lite, its fastest and cheapest AI image generator yet

Google has released Nano Banana 2 Lite, the fastest and cheapest model in its Nano Banana image generation family. It produces images in four seconds at under four cents per thousand images, targeting developers who need high-velocity, low-cost image generation. Available immediately in Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, it replaces the original Nano Banana (now labeled legacy). Alongside this, Google is broadly releasing Gemini Omni Flash, its video-generation model, to developers via the Gemini API at ten cents per second of output, capped at ten seconds per clip. Google positions the two models as a pipeline: generate images quickly with Nano Banana 2 Lite, then animate them with Omni Flash. The releases come amid broader debate over AI-generated content quality and Google's $75M partnership with A24 for AI filmmaking tools.

Google introduces a faster, cheaper image generator with Nano Banana 2 Lite

Google has released Nano Banana 2 Lite, a faster and cheaper AI image generator that produces images in four seconds at $0.034 per 1,000 images. It is optimized for high-volume workflows and replaces the original Nano Banana as the legacy model. Google also announced a wider release of Gemini Omni Flash at $0.10 per second of video output, along with a new demo app called Omni Product Studio for turning static images into cinematic e-commerce videos. Both models are available via Google AI Studio and the Gemini API. The announcements come amid ongoing controversy over AI-generated content and Google's $75 million partnership with indie studio A24.

Google makes Gemini’s personalized image generation free for all US users

Google is removing the paywall on Gemini's personalized AI image generation feature, making it free for all eligible US users aged 13 and older. Previously restricted to paid subscribers (Plus, Pro, Ultra), the feature uses the Nano Banana model and the Personal Intelligence framework to generate images informed by a user's Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube, and Search data. Free-tier users will have limited quotas before falling back to the base model. The move is a competitive response to ChatGPT's image generation and Apple Intelligence, leveraging Google's unique cross-product data advantage. Europe remains excluded, likely due to GDPR and AI Act concerns. The expansion is part of a broader strategy announced at Google I/O 2026 to grow the free user base while upselling higher tiers.

I Turned My Cats Into a Codex Pet

A walkthrough of creating a custom Codex Pet using two tabby cats as the subject. Covers generating a base image with AI prompts, producing animation frames for 9 states (idle, running, waving, jumping, etc.), organizing frame PNGs into a folder structure, assembling them into a 1536x1872 spritesheet using a Python Pillow script, generating the required pet.json metadata file, and uploading both files to codex-pets.net.

Connecting Figma and Weave

Figma is integrating its Weave AI creative platform more deeply into the Figma design canvas. Three key updates are announced: 20+ AI image tools (style transfers, product shoots, material extraction) are now accessible directly from Figma Design's left panel as pre-built Weave workflows; Weave workflows can now be published and discovered on the Figma Community, letting designers share reusable creative pipelines; and a forthcoming Figma node in Weave will allow designers to paste Figma frames directly into Weave workflows, with real-time sync between design edits and the creative pipeline. Weave tools are in open beta and free during the beta period, with Figma AI credits required once generally available.