August 28, 2026
Apple has refreshed the Mac Studio with new M5 Max and M5 Ultra chip options, bringing meaningful spec bumps across CPU, GPU, storage, and memory bandwidth. While Apple's marketing leans heavily on AI performance figures, the underlying hardware gains are relevant for video editors and other creative professionals as well. The M5 Max starts at $2,499 and the M5 Ultra at $5,499.
Z.ai has released GLM-5.3-Flash, the first model in the GLM-5 series to handle multiple modalities natively, built on a Mixture-of-Experts architecture with 320 billion total parameters and 18 billion active at inference time. The model supports a context window of just over one million tokens and is available under an MIT license. API access is priced at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens.
Adobe Photoshop is adding a new "Markup" tool that lets users sketch directly on an image to guide AI-based generation - communicating intent visually rather than through text prompts alone. The update also brings Lightroom-style controls to Photoshop, a long-requested addition for photographers and retouchers who work across both apps.
Google has updated its Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash model with a new set of creative controls and generative video features aimed at developers. The release expands what builders can direct and fine-tune when generating video content through the API. It marks a continued push by Google to give developers more precise influence over model outputs.
Eddie AI has introduced a pay-as-you-go pricing model, MCP server support for Claude and ChatGPT, and a native iPhone app. The updates give video editors more flexible ways to access AI-assisted editing without committing to a monthly subscription. Here is what the changes mean in practice.
Midjourney has begun rolling out an early test of its V8.2 edit model, bringing instruction-based editing, multi-image reference generation, and inpainting to its latest generation pipeline. The update replaces the previous omni-reference system and supports up to four image references at once. It marks a notable expansion of what users can do directly within the Midjourney platform without leaving to third-party tools.
