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Gemini gets new coding and writing tools, plus AI-generated “podcasts”

Ars Technica

Canvas lets you refine the AI-generated documents right inside Gemini. Read full article Comments The writing tools available across the Google ecosystem, with options like suggested edits and different tones, are available inside the Gemini-based editor.

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Snapchat launches generative AI video Lenses

Engadget

Snapchat's future includes generative AI video Lenses, wherein users can watch themselves cuddling with virtual animals on screen. Meanwhile, the third one called Spring Flowers will generate a bouquet of flowers and use a zoom-out effect to reveal who's holding it. This article originally appeared on Engadget at [link]

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How social sharing sparks ‘generational generosity’ for nonprofits 

Candid

If weve observed anything about nonprofit supporters, we know each person, situation, and generation has a unique approach to giving, with the one consistent throughline being the power of connection. According to GoFundMes Social State of Giving report , the top three reasons people give across all generations are: Its the right thing to do.

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AI coding assistant refuses to write code, tells user to learn programming instead

Ars Technica

On Saturday, a developer using Cursor AI for a racing game project hit an unexpected roadblock when the programming assistant abruptly refused to continue generating code, instead offering some unsolicited career advice. Read full article Comments This ensures you understand the system and can maintain it properly."

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Farewell Photoshop? Google’s new AI lets you edit images by asking

Ars Technica

There's a new Google AI model in town, and it can generate or edit images as easily as it can create textas part of its chatbot conversation. Flash's native image generation capabilities, making the experimental feature available to anyone using Google AI Studio. Read full article Comments The new model, titled "Gemini 2.0

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New AI text diffusion models break speed barriers by pulling words from noise

Ars Technica

On Thursday, Inception Labs released Mercury Coder , a new AI language model that uses diffusion techniques to generate text faster than conventional models. Though LLaDA describes this using masking terminology and Mercury uses noise terminology, both apply a similar concept to text generation rooted in diffusion.

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Now you can generate images directly from ChatGPT and Sora

Engadget

OpenAI just announced that all users will soon be able to generate images directly inside of ChatGPT. This will be the default image generation tool in 4o, so there will be no need to open Dall-E whenever you want to whip up a picture of a cat in space eating lasagna or whatever. The features also coming to Sora.

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