Google is introducing an AI music generator called Lyria 3 to the Gemini app. The model can generate 30-second music tracks with vocals.
By Chris Borden Black Forest Labs releases Flux 2 klein: the German AI startup combines image generation and editing in a compact model that runs on consumer GPUs such as the RTX 3090.
By Alex Rowland Chinese AI giant Baidu has released an updated version of its flagship AI model, ERNIE-5.0, which has delivered strong results across several benchmarks.
By Chris Borden Google has added support for vertical 9:16 video generation with references to its Veo 3.1 model. The format is designed for short-form platforms such as YouTube Shorts, Instagram, and TikTok.
By Alex Rowland After the deal is completed, all Chinese ownership stakes in Manus will be eliminated. Meta has announced the acquisition of Manus, a startup specializing in autonomous AI agent systems. The company was founded by Chinese nationals, but is headquartered in Singapore, Reuters reports.
By Daniel Mercer Developers at the startup Sakana AI announced in January 2026 that their ALE-Agent took first place in an international programming tournament, beating 804 human participants. It is the first time an AI has won a major real-time competition focused on solving heuristic optimization tasks.
By Alex Rowland Chinese AI company DeepSeek has introduced two new versions of its experimental artificial intelligence models, which the developer says can compete with offerings from Google and OpenAI. The announcement was published on the company’s website.
By Daniel Mercer OpenAI has rolled out ChatGPT Images, a new image-generation capability designed to produce visuals faster and with greater precision, according to the company’s official announcement.
By Chris Borden Google has released its new language model, Gemini 3 Flash, and made it the default option in the Gemini app as well as in AI Mode within Google Search.
By Chris Borden Alphabet-owned Waymo is testing Google’s Gemini AI chatbot inside its autonomous robotaxis, where it will accompany passengers and answer questions, according to researcher Jane Manchun Wong.
ES 
EN