Google introduces a faster, cheaper image generator with Nano Banana 2 Lite

Google is updating its image generator to make it faster and cheaper, making it a more useful tool for creators looking to ...
The Next Web

Google releases Nano Banana 2 Lite, its fastest and cheapest AI image generator yet

Nano Banana 2 Lite generates images in four seconds for under four cents per thousand, and ships alongside a wider rollout of Gemini Omni Flash for video.
TechCrunch

World model maker Odyssey nabs $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other big names

Odyssey, a world model AI startup founded by self-driving vehicle pioneers CEO Oliver Cameron and CTO Jeff Hawke, has raised a $310 million Series B round at a $1.45B valuation led by Natural Capital, ...

Google's Nano Banana 2 Lite reworks AI image-making in just 4 seconds

Nano Banana 2 Lite makes AI images dramatically faster and changes the creative process.
Wall Street Journal

Tech Device Makers Must Prevent Children From Sharing Intimate Images, U.K. PM Says

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on technology companies to implement checks on their devices to prevent children from sharing intimate images, the latest salvo from a European leader against ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How Lee Miller, a Magazine Model and Muse, Became a Daring World War II Photographer

Left, a 1932 self-portrait by Lee Miller. Right, a 1943 portrait of Miller by American photojournalist David Scherman. © Lee Miller Archives, England 2023. All ...