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Instagram is rolling out an AI assistant designed to help creators improve their Reels output by analyzing past performance and suggesting future content directions. The tool represents Meta's latest push to embed generative AI more deeply into its creator-facing tools. It is being gradually introduced to users on the platform.

AMD has agreed to acquire World Labs, the spatial intelligence startup founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, for $8.2 billion. Li will join AMD as Executive Vice President and Chief Scientist, reporting to CEO Lisa Su. The deal gives AMD an in-house AI research unit built around world models that generate and simulate 3D environments.

Adobe is expanding its plugin inside ChatGPT with more hands-on editing controls for images, designs, and PDFs. The update, co-announced alongside OpenAI's DevDay 2026, introduces fine-tuning tools like hue, saturation, and contrast sliders - letting users move between prompting and direct editing rather than relying solely on text instructions. Adobe says further improvements are planned across other platforms, including Claude and Slack.

Runway has launched Runway Ads, a system designed to automate the full lifecycle of performance marketing creative. The product handles generation, localization, publishing, and iteration of ad content, while keeping human approval as a step in the process. It marks Runway's first direct move into the advertising workflow space.

A man in Singapore has been charged after allegedly sharing an AI-generated image depicting a saltwater crocodile in a public waterway. The case highlights how existing laws around false alarms and public mischief are being applied to AI-created content. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

Runway has joined the OpenAI Marketplace as a launch partner, making its video generation models available alongside tools from other AI labs in a single enterprise workspace. The integration includes Runway's Gen-4.5, alongside Seedance 2.5, GPT Image 2.5, and ElevenLabs V4. Enterprise teams can now access and manage these offerings from one place rather than juggling separate subscriptions.

Marissa Mayer, the former Yahoo CEO, is launching Dazzle, an AI personal assistant that draws entirely on a user's camera roll rather than email or calendar data. The premise is that photos contain a richer, more candid record of a person's life than a inbox ever could. The app uses generative AI to interpret that visual history and surface useful, context-aware assistance.

The World Juggling Federation faced a practical problem for its ESPN broadcasts: how to make an arena look full when it isn't. Founder Jason Garfield turned to Runway's generative video tools to fill empty seats with convincing crowds, while also using the platform to animate leaderboards and produce title graphics for the production.

French beverage brand Bonjour has built a workflow around Runway that lets its 15-person creative team produce multiple animated ad styles from a single script. The approach compresses what once took weeks into a matter of days, with winning variants identified quickly through live Meta testing. It is a practical example of how small creative teams are using generative video tools to run faster creative experiments at scale.

ARRI and HONOR have jointly unveiled the Magic9 Pro Max, a flagship smartphone that brings ARRI's professional color science - including LogC3, ARRI Wide Gamut 3, and ARRI Looks - to a mobile device. The phone pairs dual 200MP cameras with HONOR's proprietary Imaging Chip H1 and supports APV 10-bit 4:2:2 video recording. Pricing and full specs have not yet been announced, with an initial launch planned for China.

AMD is acquiring World Labs, the AI research startup co-founded by Dr. Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $8.2 billion. The deal will bring Li into AMD as EVP and chief scientist, reporting directly to CEO Lisa Su. World Labs is best known for Marble, a world generation model that creates interactive 3D environments from text prompts.

AMD has agreed to acquire World Labs, the spatial intelligence startup founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, in an $8.2 billion deal. As part of the agreement, Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist. The move signals AMD's intent to deepen its presence in AI research and development beyond its established hardware business.

Topview is an AI video platform that has expanded beyond basic clip generation with the launch of its Film Studio - a suite of cinematic tools designed for creators with actual filmmaking backgrounds. The platform offers granular control over performance, camera work, blocking, and visual style, positioning itself as something closer to a production workflow than a prompt-and-reroll generator.

An Italian politician has drawn widespread condemnation after sharing an AI-manipulated image that appeared to undress a female colleague. The incident arrives months after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni herself shared a deepfake nude of her own likeness to publicly highlight the dangers of such technology. The case is reigniting debate across Europe about legislative responses to non-consensual AI-generated imagery.

Internal documents obtained by 404 Media reveal that human contractors are reviewing prompts and uploaded images submitted by Microsoft Copilot users. The reviewers are reportedly exposed to large volumes of explicit image generation requests, raising questions about privacy, consent, and working conditions in AI data pipelines.

A new build of Google Flow has quietly updated its internal references, swapping out Nano Banana 2.5 Flash for Nano Banana 2.1. The change was spotted by TestingCatalog and suggests Google is iterating on the underlying image model, though no official announcement has accompanied it.

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra has reached 80 percent accuracy in identifying assembly errors in IKEA furniture from a single photo - up from just 28 percent in November 2025. The jump signals meaningful progress in spatial and visual reasoning, though real-time assembly guidance remains just out of reach for now.

Google has launched Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar, a feature set that brings animated video personas to enterprise AI agents. The update also introduces background tool calls and multilingual speech support spanning 97 languages. Together, these additions push conversational AI agents closer to a more naturalistic, face-to-face interaction model for business use cases.

President Trump shared a doctored photo on Truth Social depicting himself alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, with experts concluding that an official in the original image appears to have been replaced with Trump aide Natalie Harp. The incident adds to a growing pattern of manipulated images circulating at the highest levels of politics. It raises fresh questions about the role of AI-assisted photo editing in shaping public perception of diplomatic events.

Adobe is bringing Lightroom and Photoshop editing capabilities directly into Google Gemini, allowing users to work with its tools without leaving the AI platform. The move extends Adobe's broader strategy of embedding its software into third-party AI environments, following earlier integrations with ChatGPT, Claude, Slack, and Microsoft Copilot.

Runway's WorldPrompt system powers its Gen World Models 2 (GWM 2), enabling real-time generation of video and audio through persistent context and timed actions. Rather than producing discrete clips, the model maintains a continuous understanding of an environment as it unfolds. The approach marks a notable shift in how world models can be steered interactively.

Google has updated Gemini Live with an animated avatar that lip-syncs and displays facial expressions in real time during conversations. Called Live Avatar, the feature is currently limited to Gemini Enterprise customers and supports 97 languages without degrading video quality. It marks Google's latest step toward giving its AI assistant a visible, expressive presence.

Midjourney has rolled out a set of interface updates on its alpha site, including live style previews that show how a prompt looks across different styles before committing to one. The update also brings thumbnail previews and refinements to the Edit workflow. These changes reflect the team's ongoing work to make the image generation and editing experience more interactive and informed.

Adobe has announced a new plugin bringing its creative tools into Google's Gemini assistant, while also expanding its existing Claude integration with Acrobat support and new interactive editing features. Both updates allow users to access Adobe's suite - including Photoshop, Lightroom, Firefly, and now Acrobat - directly within AI chat interfaces. The changes are live now across all Gemini plans and on Claude's desktop, mobile, and web apps.