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Midjourney Omni Reference, Pika Swaps, F Lite, NotebookLM Mobile, Natasha Lyonne’s AI Film, Krea Topaz Upscaling, Suno v4.5, Qwen 3 and More
Midjourney updates, Pika swaps faces on command, and Freepik’s fully licensed F Lite model lands for worry-free client work, and more!
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Shannon Leonard
GPT Image 1, Magi 1, Wan 2.1, SkyReels V2, Instagram Edits, and More!
New APIs and video engines speed up prompt to publish! Your concise field guide to the APIs and apps shaping creative production.
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Shannon Leonard
Kling 2.0, GPT-4.1, Gemini 2.5 Flash, Veo 2, Microsoft Agents Studio, Captions Mirage, Midjourney V7 + More!
Kling 2.0 raises the bar for quick-fire video, GPT-4.1 lands with one-million-token memory, and more!
Runway Gen 4 Turbo, Krea Funding, Fal Lipsync, Video to SFX, Ideogram Captions, Viggle Update, Adobe Agents, and More!
Gen 4 Turbo halves render times, while Captions, Viggle and Freepik bake more AI into apps.
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Shannon Leonard
Midjourney V7 Alpha, Runway Gen 4 Video, ElevenLabs Actor Mode, Krea 3D & Restyle, Adobe Generative Extend, Pika Frames Keyframes
Midjourney V7’s Draft mode cuts render time while fixing anatomy; Runway Gen-4 holds characters and lighting steady across long takes; ElevenLabs Actor…
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Shannon Leonard
GPT Image Generation, Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro, Reve Image AI, FLORA Custom Styles, Mosaic Podcast Agent, and ByteDance's InfiniteYou Launch
While GPT’s Studio Ghibli aesthetics captured social media, deeper workflow enhancements emerged, especially in precise text rendering and style…
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Shannon Leonard
Pika Teases Powerful Scene Editing, Hotshot Acquired by xAI, Google Gemini Adds Canvas, OpenAI Audio Models, Adobe AI Integrations and More
Pika's new sneak-peek, xAI acquires Hotshot, Google Gemini adds Canvas, OpenAI audio models, Adobe AI integrations, Stability AI virtual camera.
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Shannon Leonard
Google Gemini 2.0 Flash Adds Conversational Image Editing, Topaz AI Upscaler Gets Pay-As-You-Go, Wan 2.1 Pro Fine-Tuned on FAL, and OpenAI…
Google’s Gemini is changing image editing with conversational control. Plus, Topaz AI Upscaler goes pay-as-you-go, Wan 2.1 Pro gets fine-tuned on FAL…
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Shannon Leonard
GPT-4.5 Testing, Luma’s Ray2 Flash, FLORA AI Workflows, and a Wave of New AI Video & Voice Models
GPT-4.5 is now widely available, Ray2 Flash improves AI video, FLORA offers new workflows, and AI tools are evolving fast.
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Shannon Leonard
GPT-4.5 Creativity Boost? Claude 3.7’s Hybrid Reasoning, Alibaba Wan 2.1 AI Video Upgrades, and More
Wan 2.1 delivers high-quality AI video for less, GPT-4.5 boosts AI creativity, Claude 3.7 refines reasoning. Plus, new AI tools across Fal and…
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Shannon Leonard
Creative Workflow Roundup: Pika’s AI Video Editing Upgrades, xAI’s Entertainment Play, Veo 2's Expansion, Kaiber’s ModelMaker, and AI’s Next…
Pikaswaps adds object replacement to AI video, Veo 2 expands, Grok 3 fuels AI entertainment, and Kaiber launches custom model training in Superstudio…
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Shannon Leonard
Creative Workflow Roundup: Veo 2 Hits YouTube, AI Video Advances, OpenAI’s Next Big Move w/ GPT-5, and More!
Veo 2 now publicly available via the YouTube app, Adobe expands Firefly, OpenAI reveals GPT-5 plans, and new AI tools push video production forward.
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Shannon Leonard
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