Binny Bansal-backed ShopOS launches Sloosh AI, a content creation platform for generating images, videos and reels, with paid plans starting at $19 per month.
Canva launches Craft, its first in-house AI image model, offering 2K image generation, editable designs and new capabilities for marketing and creative workflows.
OpenAI is testing visual ads alongside ChatGPT image generation, giving brands a new format while expanding measurement and brand suitability tools.
Tencent has launched Hy Image 3.5 Preview, expanding its AI image generation and editing capabilities as competition with ByteDance and Alibaba grows.
xAI has launched Grok Imagine Image 2.0 with region-level editing, multi-image references and improved creative control as competition with OpenAI intensifies.
Midjourney has acquired astrology app Co-Star as it prepares to launch its first standalone AI image app and expand its consumer product strategy.
Google has launched Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash, introducing faster AI image generation and multimodal video creation tools for creators and enterprises.
OpenAI says India is becoming a major force in multilingual AI and image generation as regional language usage and creator adoption continue rising.
ChatGPT Images 2.0 could reshape visual marketing by enabling faster, scalable, and localised creative development across campaigns and platforms.
ChatGPT’s image generation tools are seeing strong adoption in India, while global traction remains gradual.
Google rolls out Nano Banana 2 as its default AI image generation tool, enhancing prompt accuracy, visual quality and enterprise integration capabilities.
Meta partners with MidJourney to bring generative AI image and video tools to its platforms, expanding creative options for creators and advertisers while raising ethical questions.
