Free AI tools have become far more capable in 2026. Whether you want to write faster, generate images, create videos, compose music, build software, or make presentations, there are now several high-quality platforms that offer impressive functionality without requiring Read more
OpenAI’s Next Move: A Music Generator as the Missing Piece?
OpenAI is reportedly preparing to enter generative music with a tool that can create full tracks from text and audio prompts. While not yet officially announced, reports began to converge between October 25–28, 2025. The target audience Read more
From Reading to Designing: Arc Institute Shows First AI-Designed, Functional Phage Genomes
September 17, 2025 — The Arc Institute reports a milestone in synthetic biology: a team led by Brian Hie and Samuel H. King used genome language models to design complete bacteriophage genomes, synthesized them, and showed in the Read more
A $3 Million Record Deal for an AI Artist: Why Xania Monet Is Shaking Up Music
It sounds like a plot twist from a near-future novel: U.S. poet Telisha “Nikki” Jones has signed a $3 million recording deal with Hallwood Media for her AI-powered R&B persona Xania Monet—after a Billboard chart debut and millions Read more
Nano Banana: What Google’s new Gemini image editor really brings
Google’s “Nano Banana” is the playful nickname for the image generation and editing model inside the Gemini app. Officially, the tech ships as Gemini 2.5 Flash Image—and it delivers exactly what creators, marketers, and app developers have been Read more
AI Video 2025: From Veo 3 to Sora — The Fast-Evolving Landscape of Generative Video
Google Veo 3: Production-Ready and Market Push
- Production-Grade: Google’s Veo 3 now supports 9:16 vertical video, 1080p resolution, and comes at a significantly reduced cost. Integration with the Gemini API and YouTube Shorts positions it Read more
FTC Launches Inquiry into Companion Chatbots Over Child Safety Concerns
What Happened
- On September 11, 2025, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened an inquiry into AI chatbots marketed as “companions”, which are increasingly used by children and teenagers.Financial Times
- Companies under scrutiny include OpenAI, Meta Read more
OpenAI Presents GPT-5: Rising to the Next Peak in Reasoning, Coding & Multimodal Intelligence
What’s New with GPT-5
- GPT-5 is OpenAI’s latest flagship model, introduced on 7 August 2025. It comes with a variant called GPT-5 Pro for more demanding reasoning tasks.OpenAI announcement
- It’s a unified system that chooses between “fast” Read more
EU AI Act: Transparency Rules for General-Purpose AI Take Effect on 2 August 2025
Introduction
On 2 August 2025, the European Union’s AI Act reaches a major milestone: the first binding transparency and copyright obligations for General-Purpose AI (GPAI) models take effect. These rules are the first concrete compliance requirements for providers Read more