
Google launches Nano Banana 2.1, a better image model at half the price
Google's new Flash image model improves text, editing and character consistency, and cuts the developer price per 1K image from 6.7 to 3.36 cents.
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Google's new Flash image model improves text, editing and character consistency, and cuts the developer price per 1K image from 6.7 to 3.36 cents.

Anthropic merged Project Glasswing into a bigger Cyber Verification Program with three access tiers, so more vetted defenders can use Claude Mythos 5.1 and Opus 5.5 with fewer cyber blocks.

macOS 27 dropped the single switch for Apple Intelligence, and its models stay on disk. A free, open-source tool brings the off switch back, deletes the models and can undo everything.

A six-year deal makes Amazon's Prime Video the exclusive home of the Primetime Emmys from 2027, ending a decades-old rotation among ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. You won't need a Prime subscription to watch.

The merger puts Paramount+, HBO Max, CBS, CNN and two major film studios under David Ellison. The new company says it will find $6 billion in savings, partly by combining streaming tech.

Mistral's biggest model yet is in public preview now, with weights due later this month. The French company says it's the strongest open-weight model outside China and pitches it hard at security teams.





