June 13, 2026
Mixbook has introduced Story Mode, a prompt-based tool that lets users describe the style and feel of a photo book in plain language before the AI assembles it. The company claims the feature speeds up the creation process by 3.5 times and cuts the time from start to order in half.
MiniMax M3, a multimodal model supporting text, image, and video, is now available through NVIDIA's accelerated compute platform with a free API endpoint. The model incorporates sparse attention mechanisms, making it well-suited for long-context tasks. It marks a notable expansion of MiniMax's distribution reach via NVIDIA's infrastructure.
Despite years of bold claims about AI transforming filmmaking, very few projects have emerged that feel like genuine entertainment audiences would seek out. A new short film, "Dear Upstairs Neighbors," offers a different approach - one built on custom-trained versions of Google DeepMind's Veo and Imagen models rather than off-the-shelf AI tools. It may point toward what a more serious production pipeline actually looks like.
Apple is bringing native AI photo editing to the iPhone for the first time with iOS 27, introducing tools that let users reframe, extend, and clean up their images directly in the Photos app. The features are currently available in the iOS 27 developer beta and may change before a public release. Compared to competitors like Google's Pixel lineup, the tools are relatively modest - but they mark a meaningful shift in what iPhone users can do without leaving Apple's ecosystem.
A new model called "Count Anything" aims to be the first general-purpose AI system capable of counting objects in virtually any image using only a text prompt. Researchers report it cuts counting error rates roughly in half compared to prior approaches. The system handles a wide range of subjects - from crowd scenes to microscopic cell samples - though very dense arrangements and vague descriptions remain challenging.
