VEED releases "Subtitles API"
LUS: Lovable releases "Skills," FLORA releases "Document Node," and more.
VEED releases "Subtitles API"
LUS: Lovable releases "Skills," FLORA releases "Document Node," and more.
Steven Van
May 19, 2026
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In today's issue:
VEED opens up its world-class subtitles to any app via API (and it's already live in 7 partner platforms).
Lovable rolls out reusable “Skills,” with 5 built in to try out of the box.
FLORA turns your PDF into text, image, and video outputs.
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VIDEO EDITING
🎬 VEED releases "Subtitles API"
VEED is making the world's “most powerful subtitles technology” available to every app, video tool, and platform through one API call.
The new “VEED Subtitles API” auto-transcribes your video, applies one of 28 style presets, and returns a post-ready MP4 with captions burned in.
What's an API? An API (Application Programming Interface) is a way for two pieces of software to talk to each other automatically.
In this case, it means any app (even one you build!) can plug VEED's subtitle engine directly into their own product and process thousands of videos in the background, without anyone manually opening a video editor.
It supports 100+ languages with auto language detection, uses the same caption styles powering VEED's editor across millions of videos, and runs on an async job model built for high-volume workflows (think batch-captioned ad creative or short-form social cuts).
It's already live across 7 partner platforms:
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CODING
⚡ Lovable launches "Skills"
Lovable just added “Skills,” reusable instructions you write once that the AI applies automatically whenever a matching task comes up.
Think of them as named playbooks for the workflows you keep repeating, like pre-launch checklists, brand copy passes, review routines, or onboarding QA.
To get started, just ask Lovable to make a skill. You can then edit and manage them in settings, or invoke a specific one in chat by typing /. Lovable ships with 5 built-in skills to try right away.
The format originated with Anthropic and has spread quickly across AI tools, so building one in Lovable means you can take the same workflow with you to other tools that support it.
PRODUCTIVITY
📄 FLORA releases "Document Node"
FLORA released a new “Document Node” that turns your creative brief into part of the canvas.
Upload a PDF, connect it to any module, and generate text, image, and video outputs that stay grounded in the source document.
For brand teams running off campaign briefs, or designers translating creative direction into assets, it means your guidelines, decks, and research stay anchored to the workflow instead of getting buried in another tab.
ADVERTISING
Blu Dot surpasses 2,000% ROAS with self-serve CTV ads
Home furniture brand Blu Dot blew up on CTV with help from Roku Ads Manager. Here’s how:
After a test campaign reached 211,000 households and achieved 1,010% ROAS, the brand went all in to promote its annual sales event. It removed age and income constraints to expand reach and shifted budget to custom audiences and retargeting, where intent was strongest.
The results speak for themselves. As Blu Dot increased their investment by 10x, ROAS jumped to 2,308% and more page-view conversions surpassed 50,000.
“For CTV campaigns, Roku has been a top performer,” said Claire Folkestad, Paid Media Strategist, Blu Dot. “Comping to our other platforms, we have seen really strong ROAS… and highly efficient CPMs, lower than any other CTV partner we've worked with.”
Using Roku Ads Manager, the campaign moved from a pilot to a permanent performance engine for the brand.
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