September 24, 2026
Video creation platform invideo has integrated OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to sharpen its editing pipeline, reporting a threefold improvement in color correction and grading accuracy. The model also enables the team to generate 50 custom visual effects in a single day. These gains point to how large multimodal models are beginning to take on substantive roles in professional video post-production workflows.
Adobe has finalized its acquisition of Topaz Labs, the AI-focused image and video enhancement company, with plans to integrate its technology across Photoshop, Premiere, Adobe Firefly, and other creative tools. Topaz Labs will continue to operate as a standalone brand while its capabilities are woven into Adobe's broader ecosystem. Early integrations are already live in Firefly and Photoshop, with more expected across the product lineup.
Midjourney has pushed a fresh round of updates to its alpha interface at alpha.midjourney.com, with changes shaped largely by community feedback. Among the highlights is a new style preview feature in the sidebar, now powered by faster models. The update continues Midjourney's ongoing effort to refine the web-based alpha experience ahead of a broader release.
Meta used its Connect 2026 event to significantly expand the capabilities of Muse, its AI agent, giving it a video avatar presence, a dedicated email address, and the ability to control Mac computers. The updates push Muse closer to functioning as a persistent, autonomous digital assistant rather than a reactive chatbot. Several new hardware devices were also announced alongside the software changes.
