Google Search generates AI images for missing results

Meta has quietly pulled a feature called Muse Image that allowed users to generate AI images of any public Instagram account simply by @-mentioning it. The capability raised immediate concerns about the potential for creating non-consensual deepfakes of real people. The deactivation comes as pressure around AI-generated likenesses of individuals continues to mount across the industry.

Singapore-based AI video startup PixVerse has crossed a $2 billion valuation following an extended Series C funding round. The milestone signals that investors see meaningful space in the AI video generation market even as established players continue to grow. PixVerse joins a field that includes well-funded competitors, yet backers appear confident the sector can support multiple viable companies.

Google DeepMind used generative AI to reconstruct a 1959 Pelé goal for which no video footage survives. The project, documented in a short film, draws on historical accounts and AI image and video synthesis to visualize the legendary strike at Rua Javari. It offers a glimpse into how AI tools are being applied to cultural and historical preservation.

Google is integrating AI image generation directly into Search, using a new model called Nano Banana 2 Lite to produce images on the fly when no relevant result exists on the web. The feature will appear within AI Overviews and is set to roll out in the coming weeks.