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🎨 Image & Video Generation

Generative AI for images, video, and creative media — Sora, DALL·E, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and more.

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Opiniontool roundup

ChatGPT, Gemini, Midjourney, Claude, Kling — Top 10 All-in-One AI Apps for Text, Image, Audio, Video (2026)

Discover the best multi-AI aggregators that combine models like GPT, Claude, Gemini, Sora, Kling, Google Veo and Midjourney in one workspace. habr.com

LaunchGrok Imagine quality mode update

NEW Grok Imagine Quality Mode: Insane Realism, Stronger Text & Creative Control 😱 Blog (sRrbY5F7x8)

xAI just dropped **Quality Mode** on Grok Imagine — powered by their most advanced image generation model yet!This update brings:• Enhanced detai... mshale.com

NewsGoogle Gemma 4 multimodal model

Google 'Gemma 4' AI model: This new AI tool can build AI agents for you and handle text, image, audio tasks

Google Gemma 4: Google has introduced its new artificial intelligence model, Gemma 4, expanding its lineup of AI tools with a focus on multimodal... msn.com

LaunchGoogle Nano Banana 2

Google rolls out Nano Banana 2 after viral success of AI image generation tool

Google on Thursday unveiled a successor to its viral Nano Banana image generation model, touting faster performance as the search-engine behemoth pushes to... ddnews.gov.in

Newsmodel releases

AI Week in Review 26.04.04

Image generation from Wan-2.7-Image, showing color palette control. The Alibaba chefs have cooked up several AI model releases this week. Wan-2.7-Image... patmcguinness.substack.com

Newsmodel announcement

Microsoft's new AI models go beyond just text

Microsoft is doubling down on AI models that aren't large language models. The company announced on Thursday that it's releasing three new models: brand new... msn.com

Newstool roundup

Top 3 AI Video Generators For Beginners in 2026

Want to upgrade your AI game? Here are the top AI video generators in 2026 that turn text, images, and clips into pro-quality videos. techtimes.com

Opinionartist impact

AI image generation does harm to artists [column]

What would you do if you created a beautiful piece of art you were really proud of, only to find that someone on the internet had fed that piece into. lancasteronline.com

Researchvideo generation limitations

The Invisible Broken Clock in AI Video Generation

This is a Plain English Papers summary of a research paper called The Pulse of Motion: Measuring Physical Frame Rate from Visual Dynamics... hackernoon.com

Opinionmarket analysis

Why AI Leaders Are So Focused On Image Generation

By Lucy Greider, Manager of Digital and Content Marketing, Sensor Tower The amount of time people spend using AI apps hasn't doubled over the past few years... digitalinformationworld.com

NewsSora shutdown/Disney negotiations

Sam Altman Says OpenAI Is Still in Talks With Disney After Sora Shutdown

Altman says he spoke to both Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro and former Disney CEO Bob Iger to give them a heads up about the decision. Altman says D'Amaro told him... hollywoodreporter.com

NewsMicrosoft multimodal AI models

Microsoft’s triple AI launch shakes industry

Microsoft has rolled out three new multimodal AI models for transcription, voice generation, and image and video creation, marking a significant expansion... msn.com

Launchhiggsfield Soul 2 model

higgsfield brings art-directed quality to AI image generation at production scale

higgsfield evolves its proprietary AI photo model with soul 2, delivering intentional, art-directed imagery that meets professional standards. designboom.com

LaunchWan video model pricing/availability

Together AI Launches Wan 2.7 Video Suite at $0.10 Per Second

Alibaba's Wan 2.7 AI video model hits Together AI with text-to-video now live, image-to-video and editing tools coming soon at competitive pricing. mexc.com

NewsMicrosoft AI models

Microsoft's New AI Models Go Beyond Just Text

Microsoft is flexing its muscles with new voice, transcription and image AI models. cnet.com

LaunchMicrosoft AI models for image, speech, transcription

Microsoft Releases AI Models for Transcription, Speech, Image Generation

Microsoft on Thursday released three new AI models, building on the small but growing catalog of models it has trained internally as it aims to become more... theinformation.com

NewsMicrosoft voice and image AI models

Microsoft's New AI Models Go Beyond Just Text

Microsoft is flexing its muscles with new voice, transcription and image AI models. aol.com

NewsGoogle Vids Veo 3.1 integration

Google is turning video creation into a one-click experience with latest Vids updates

Google Vids just integrated Veo 3.1, letting you create polished video clips from a simple text or image prompt. Every Google account gets 10 free... androidauthority.com

NewsGoogle Vids avatar and Veo 3.1 integration

Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app

Google on Thursday added new features to its video editor app Vids, including directing and customizing avatars through text prompts, Veo 3.1 support,... techcrunch.com

NewsMicrosoft MAI foundational models

Microsoft's MAI unveils trio of foundational AI models

Microsoft's MAI division launches three foundational models: voice-to-text transcription, audio generation, and image synthesis, per TechCrunch. techbuzz.ai