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PLUS: OpenAI acquires “Notch” team, HeyGen releases “HyperFrames Studio,” and more.
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PLUS: OpenAI acquires “Notch” team, HeyGen releases “HyperFrames Studio,” and more.
PLUS: Figma releases "Figma Agent," Shaders is now "Open Source," and more.
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PLUS: AMD acquires “World Labs,” Ideogram releases "Ideogram 4.5," and more.
PLUS: Manus releases "Manus 2.0," Meta releases "Muse for Small Business," and more.
PLUS: Google releases FREE “AI Video Generation,” QuiverAI releases "Arrow 2," and more.
PLUS: Replit releases "Routines," Meta releases "Meta One," and more.
PLUS: Superhuman acquires “Fathom,” Higgsfield releases "AI Motion Designer," and more.
PLUS: OpenAI acquires “Reve's” research team, Replit acquires "Test 13," and more.
PLUS: Premiere Pro releases “Generative Media,” Runway releases “Live Drawing” app, and more.
tldraw announces "tldraw flash," Unicorn Studio releases "Video Sequence," and more.
PLUS: DaVinci Resolve releases "AI Assistants," Shopify acquires "Tailwind Labs," and more.
PLUS: Nvidia acquires "Hugging Face," fal releases "H3 Max Turbo," and more
PLUS: Runway releases "Solaris" AI model, CleanShot releases "Studio Mode," and more.
PLUS: Midjourney releases "Edit Mode," fal releases "MiniMax H3 Max," and more.
PLUS: Suno releases "Studio 2.0," Duolingo acquires "Animade," and more.
PLUS: Lovable raised $400M at a $13.3B valuation, Wispr Flow's $280M raise, and more.
PLUS: Stripe acquires "OpenRouter," Cursor releases "Origin," and more.
PLUS: Spotify releases "Xirp," Harvey in talks to raise at $15.5B valuation, and more.
PLUS: xAI releases "Grok Bot," Higgsfield releases "Layers," and more.
PLUS: Bolt open sources "Bolt Slides," Figma acquires the "Bud" team, and more.
PLUS: Higgsfield releases "Apps," Notion releases "Agents" iOS app, and more.
PLUS: Wonder releases "SVG Generation," X releases a "Video Editor and Recorder," and more.
PLUS: ElevenMusic releases "Tools" in ElevenMusic, Raycast releases "Glaze"
PLUS: Paper open-sources "Shaders" for free, and Base44 launches its own "AI model."
PLUS: Google releases "Gemini Omni Flash," and Claude releases "Fable 5"
PLUS: ByteDance releases "Seed Audio 1.0," and X releases "MCP."
PLUS: Magnific releases "AI plugins" for your video editor, Cursor launches its first iOS app, and more.
PLUS: OpenArt releases "Director," Tella releases "Editor MCP," and more.
PLUS: Anthropic releases "Claude Tag," Figma releases "Weave” in Canvas, and more.
PLUS: Figma's new "Code Layers," AI-generated "Shaders," and more.
PLUS: Gamma acquires "Dream AI's" mobile team, and Omma releases "Omma Canvas."
PLUS: Figma releases "Chrome Extension," Wonder releases 700+ "Shader Presets," and more.
PLUS: Framer released "3.0," and LinkedIn releases "Connected Apps."
PLUS: Higgsfield releases Figma plugin, CapCut releases "iPad app," and more.
PLUS: Reve releases "Reve 2.0," Rive releases "GPU Canvas," and more.
Adobe Illustrator releases "Editable AI Text," CapCut releases "Design Studio 2.0," and more.
PLUS: Google Flow Music launches "iOS" app, Google AI Studio now builds native "Android apps," and more.
Krea releases "Finetuning," Higgsfield releases "Personal Clipper," and more.
PLUS: Lovable launches "Google Connectors," and ChatGPT can now fill out forms by voice.
PLUS: Replit "pays you" to monetize with Stripe, Affinity adds "AI Automation with Claude" and more.
PLUS: OpenAI launches "Verify" for AI images, Google Pomelli's biggest update yet, and more.
PLUS: ElevenLabs releases "Albert Einstein" voice, Google Flow releases "Flow Tools," and more.
LUS: Lovable releases "Skills," FLORA releases "Document Node," and more.
PLUS: ChatGPT launches "Personal Finance," and MagicPath runs inside Codex.
PLUS: Affinity releases “Image Generation,” ChatGPT adds "Codex" to mobile app, and more.
PLUS: MagicPath releases “MagicPath 2.0,” Framer releases 700+ new shaders, and more.
PLUS: ElevenLabs releases "Templates" in ElevenCreative, Lovable partners with SemRush, and more.
PLUS: Higgsfield launches "Supercomputer," Runway launches "Runway Agent," and more.
PLUS: OpenAI launches "Daybreak" for cyber defenders, Google brings "Gemini Intelligence" to Android, and more.
PLUS: Krea launches "Krea 2," Mobbin releases “Mobbin MCP,” and more.
PLUS: Riverside acquires the Pipio team, Lovable's "Aesthetics" update, and more.
PLUS: 200+ Claude prompts pros use at work, 100+ Claude Code hacks, and more.
PLUS: a free mockup generator, a "spot the AI" design game, and more.
PLUS: Claude releases "Microsoft 365" plugin, OpenAI launches "Codex for Chrome," and more.
PLUS: Flow Music partners with Believe, AI Studio adds "Edit Mode," and more.
PLUS: Remotion ships HTML-in-canvas, Anything adds "Ad Monetization," and more.
PLUS: Cinema 4D releases iPad app, Superhuman Go adds "Canva Agents," and more.
PLUS: Free Claude AI Guide, create stream overlays with AI, and more.
PLUS: ChatGPT Image 2's viral scribble prompt, ElevenLabs ships a "Voice Changer Skill," and more.
PLUS: Replit makes Agent free for 24 hours, Notion Agent learns to manage your inbox, and more.
PLUS: Rive's AI Agent goes free, Contra drops the "Human Creativity Benchmark", and more.
PLUS: Figma releases new AI "Image References," Higgsfield releases "Canvas," and more.
PLUS: Replit launches "Slides", Higgsfield releases "MCP," and more.
PLUS: ElevenLabs Agent Templates, Lovable releases mobile app, and more.
PLUS: a viral cat blocker, a free AI shorts generator, and more.
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PLUS: Replit opens "Free App Imports," Affinity's biggest update yet, and more.
PLUS: LTX Studio adds HDR support, Paper gets GPT Image 2, and more.
PLUS: Replit releases "Plaid" integration, Adobe Stock releases "AI Studio," and more.
PLUS: FLORA launches "360° Camera Control," Notion launches "Image Gen," and more.
PLUS: Google brings "AI Mode" to Chrome, Replit releases "Mobile Apps" from any project, and more.
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PLUS: Canva releases "AI 2.0," Google launches "Flow Music," and more.
PLUS: Maxon makes "Autograph" free, HeyGen open-sources "HyperFrames", and more.
PLUS: Adobe launches "Firefly AI Assistant," LottieFiles brings MCP to Creator, and more.
PLUS: Google Chrome introduces "Skills" for one-click AI workflows, Wonder opens "Public Alpha," a design canvas built on real code, and more.
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PLUS: FREE Claude AI guide, Lovable launches "Payments," and more.
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PLUS: Shopify's "AI Toolkit," Anything's "Vibe Economy," and more.
PLUS: Canva acquires SimTheory and Ortto, Seedance 2.0 goes global, and more.
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PLUS: LottieFiles launches "State Machines" on Figma, HeyGen debuts "Avatar V," and more.
PLUS: Photoshop adds "Reflection Removal," Google releases "Eloquent" app, Picsart launches "Earn with Picsart," and more.
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PLUS: Base44 turns your app into social content, Cosmos V2 is here, and more.
PLUS: Figma adds "Make Kits," HeyGen launches "Avatar Shots," and more.
PLUS: Webflow ships MCP v1.2, Figma brings back April Fun Week, LottieFiles launches free motion templates, and more.
PLUS: Framer ships "Auto Translate," Runway launches a $10M startup fund, and more.
PLUS: Figma brings AI image tools to FigJam, Slides, and Buzz, HeyGen adds interactive training videos, and more.
PLUS: Premiere Pro's 5 new effects & transitions, Photoshop releases "Dynamic Text," and more.
PLUS: Design jobs are plateauing, Similarweb maps AI video tool traffic after Sora's shutdown, and more.
PLUS: Figma adds "Universal Color Picker," Notion 3.4 drops dashboards and more.
PLUS: Suno drops v5.5, Freepik launches "3D Scenes," and more.
PLUS: Claude's releases interactive apps on "Mobile", Google's "Lyria 3 Pro" makes full songs, and more
PLUS: Figma opens the canvas to "AI Agents," Framer launches "Shaders," and more.
PLUS: Meta acquires "Dreamer," Lovable is "hunting" acquisitions, and more.
PLUS: Adobe Photoshop launches an "AI Assistant," Unity launches "Unity Studio, and more.
PLUS: The best CSS playground on the internet is free, coding output hits a multi-year high, and more.
PLUS: Magnific releases "Precision for Video," Remotion releases "Light Leaks," and Visual Mode Preview," and more.
PLUS: ElevenLabs opens a "Music Marketplace," Adobe Firefly “Custom Models” are now in public beta, and more.
PLUS: Google releases "Vibe Design" with Stitch, Jitter launches "Custom Text Effects," and more.
PLUS: Framer's "$10K Undercover" experiment," Gamma launches "Imagine," and more.
PLUS: NVIDIA announces "DLSS 5," Pokémon Go players built a 30 billion-image AI map, and more.
PLUS: Webflow acquires “Vidoso,” MagicPath releases “Web to Design,” and more.
PLUS: LottieFiles releases “Universal Importer,” QuiverAI releases “Arrow 1.0,” and more.
PLUS: Canva acquires “Calvary,” Google acquires “Producer.ai," and more.
PLUS: Figma releases “Claude Code to Figma,” Contra releases “Contra Payments,” and more.
PLUS: KREA AI acquires “Wand” app, ElevenLabs releases "Audiobooks," and more.
PLUS: Paper releases “Halftone CMYK,” Adobe Animate is “shutting down,” and more.
PLUS: KREA releases “Realtime Edit,” Photoshop releases "Reference Image," and more.
PLUS: MagicPath releases “Figma Connect,” After Effects releases "3D Shape Creation" and more.
PLUS: Rive releases “Scripting,” Higgsfield AI released “Mixed Media,” and more.
PLUS: Descript releases "Underlord v2," Framer releases "On-Page Editing 2.0," and more.
PLUS: Meta acquires "Manus," Instagram CEO talks "AI Slop," and more.
PLUS: Affinity releases "Fontsmith Collection," YouTube releases “Playables Builder,” and more.
PLUS: Google releases “Google Sans,” Mirage releases “Voices,” and more.
PLUS: Spline releases “3D Shapes,” Adobe releases “Photoshop for ChatGPT,” and more.
PLUS: Procreate releases “Procreate Dreams 2,” Freepik releases “Skin Enhancer,” and more.
PLUS: Paper releases “Halftone Dots,” Jitter releases “AI Brainstorm," and more.
PLUS: Meta releases "SAM 3D," Google releases "Gemini 3," and more.
PLUS: Epidemic Sound releases “Studio," Filmora releases “Filmora 15,” and more.
PLUS: Paper releases “Fluted Glass 2.0,” LottieFiles releases “Advanced Duplicator,” and more.
PLUS: Figma acquires "Weavy," Affinity is now "Free," and more.
PLUS: Lovable releases “Shopify Integration," Magnific AI releases “Precision v2," and more.
PLUS: Google releases “Veo 3.1,” VEED releases “Flow,” and more.
PLUS: LottieFiles releases “State Machine,” Contra releases “Community,” and more.
PLUS: Riverside releases "Chat-Based Editing," Squarespace announces "Refresh 2025," and more.
PLUS: Adobe releases "Firefly Boards,” LottieLabs releases “Burp," and more.
PLUS: ElevenLabs releases “Studio 3.0,” Webflow releases "Webflow AI," and more.
PLUS: Photoshop is adding “Nano Banana," Premiere Pro releases “Mobile App,” and more.
PLUS: ElevenLabs releases “SFX v2,” Captions is now “Mirage,” and more.
PLUS: Framer raises $100 million, Google releases “Nano Banana,” and more.
PLUS: Sketch releases “Progressive Blur,” Kling AI releases “Start & End Frames,” and more.
PLUS: OpusClip releases "Agent Opus," ElevenLabs releases “Video-to-Music,” and more.
PLUS: ElevenLabs releases “Music,” Contra releases “Indy AI,” and more.
PLUS: Framer releases “Components” on the Marketplace, Figma is officially “Public,” and more.
PLUS: Figma releases “Figma AI” out of beta, Magnific releases “Precision” upscaler, and more.
PLUS: Circle launches “Website Builder,” Rive releases “Data Binding” for Images, Lists, and Artboards," and more.
PLUS: Spline releases “3D” and “Liquid Glass," Webflow releases “Webflow Interactions,” and more.
PLUS: Framer launches free plan for “Students,” Google brings "Veo 3" to YouTube Shorts, and more.
PLUS: Mr. Beast releases "AI Thumbnail Generator,” ElevenLabs releases “Voice Design v3,” and more.
PLUS: CapCut updates "Terms of Service," Midjourney releases “Video,” and more.
PLUS: Disney & Universal sue “Midjourney,” Replit releases "Figma Import," and more.
PLUS: ElevenLabs releases “Eleven v3,” Captions releases “Mirage Studio,” and more.
PLUS: ElevenLabs releases “Voice Library,” Black Forest Labs releases “FLUX.1 Kontext,” and more.
PLUS: Google acquires "Galileo AI," Google releases "Veo 3," and more.
PLUS: Figma releases “Code Layers,” ElevenLabs releases “SB-1 Infinite Soundboard,” and more.
PLUS: Canva launches 45+ new features, Luma AI releases “Reframe,” and more.
PLUS: Runway releases “Gen-4 References,” Suno releases “v4.5,” and more.
PLUS: Photoshop releases “Select People & Details,” Spline releases “Hana,” and more.
PLUS: VEED releases “AI Agent,” KREA releases “Stage,” and more.
PLUS: Photoshop teases “AI Workflows,” Rive releases “Text Follow Path,” and more.
PLUS: Figma releases “FigPals,” Blackmagic releases “DaVinci Resolve 20," and more.
PLUS: Figma releases “Color Contrast” Color Picker, ツSupercut releases “Public Beta,” and more.
PLUS: X Releases “Edit Photos" and acquires “Hotshot,” Dribbble changes payment policy; Contra steps up.
PLUS: Google releases “Gemini 2.0 Flash” (Experimental), "MCPs" for Blender and Figma, and more.
PLUS: Oscar-winning film was created with “Blender,” Freepik releases “Colors,” and more.
PLUS: Figma Slides releases “Plugins,” Webflow releases “AI Site Builder,” and more.
PLUS: Pika releases “Pikaswap," Spotify partners witth ElevenLabs, and more.
PLUS: Rive releases “Vector Feathering,” Lovable releases “Visual Edits," and more.
PLUS: Framer releases “Layout Templates,” Pika releases “Pikadditions,” and more.
PLUS: U.S. Copyright Office says AI-generated content can be copyrighted, Twitch releases “Clips” exporting for Instagram, and more.
PLUS: Spline releases "Spell," KREA released real-time “Custom AI Models,” and more.
PLUS: Photoshop releases “Live Co-Editing,” Runway releases “Frames,” and more.
PLUS: Captions launches “Free” plan, LottieFiles releases “AI Prompting” for Themes, and more.
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PLUS: Spline releases “Shape Blend,” Screen Studio releases v3.0, and more.
PLUS: Adobe releases “Remove Reflections,” Grok releases “Aurora,” and more.
PLUS: Photoshop releases “Object Selection Tool” update, Leonardo.Ai releases “Flow State,” and more.
PLUS: Adobe releases “Enhance Speech v2,” Suno releases “V4,” and more.
PLUS: Freepik releases “Tunes,” Recraft releases “Graphic Design Generator,” and more.
PLUS: BLENDERGPT: Generate 3D assets in ~20 seconds, KREA AI releases “Custom LoRA," and more.
PLUS: Wonder Dynamics releases “Video to 3D Scene,” Runway releases “Advanced Camera Control,” and more.
PLUS: ElevenLabs releases "Voice Design," Runway releases “Act-One,” and more.
PLUS: New Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro features
PLUS: Figma rolls out “UI 3,” Adobe releases Premiere Pro “Training Hub,” and more.
PLUS: Framer releases “Plugins,” A free "Loom" alternative, and more.
PLUS: Adobe releases Webflow plugin, Magnific releases “Mystic v2,” and more.
PLUS: Magnific AI releases “Relight,” HeyGen releases “Text Translate,” and more.
PLUS: Bezi releases “Sidekick” for game design, Maxon releases “ZBrush” for iPad + updates to Cinema4D, Redshift, RedGiant, and Cineware
PLUS: Premiere Pro lets you search for free stock audio, YouTube releases thumbnail features for YouTube Shorts, and more.
PLUS: "Playground" is Canva + AI, ElevenLabs releases “SFX Explore,” and more.
PLUS: Procreate says no to AI, Frame.io & Lightroom integration, and more.
PLUS: LottieLab releases “Interactivity,” Halide releases “Process Zero,” and more.
PLUS: A new viral AI model, TikTok adds custom thumbnails, and more.
PLUS: Canva Acquires AI Startup, Leonardo AI; Framer Releases “Fetch,” Add Dynamic Content to Your Websites
PLUS: Photoshop releases 2 new brushes, Fiverr makes it easier to get hired, and more.
PLUS: Google's NEW video editor, Canva x Artlist partnership, and more.
PLUS: Affinity is free for six months, Descript's latest updates, and more
PLUS: Figma takes down AI Feature, Runway "Gen-3 Alpha" is Available to Everyone, and more.
PLUS: Magnific's NEW "Relight" feature, Captions releases "AI Edit," and more.
PLUS: A new After Effects update, Runway releases "Gen-3 Alpha," and more.
PLUS: Create Animations in Seconds, Edit Your Own Songs with AI, and more.
PLUS: Adobe is stealing your work (?), "Animated Gradients" by Jitter, and more.
PLUS: AI video enhancing, a NEW cinematic camera app, and more.
PLUS: Adobe Lightroom gets a huge overhaul
PLUS: Google's AI Video Model, Figma Updates, and more.
PLUS: 5 NEW Canva Updates, udio releases "Audio Inpainting," and more.
PLUS: Instagram algorithm update, Adobe Illustrator updates, and more.
PLUS: Upscale videos with AI, Adobe's 'secret' 3D software, and more.
PLUS: Figma Variables & Gradients; Adobe Firefly using Midjourney images?
PLUS: Brand new Framer & Frame.io updates
PLUS: NEW DALL·E Features, KREA AI "Multi-Prompting"
PLUS: NEW Adobe announcements, A hyper-realistic AI avatar, and more.
PLUS: Generate Videos from Lyrics, NEW Roblox Studio Features, and more.
PLUS: Midjourney's "Consistent Characters" update, Fable Prism, and more.
PLUS: Figma's "Multi-Edit" feature and Luminar on iPad + Vision Pro
PLUS: "Retype" Tool in Illustrator, Photoshop Adjustment Presets, and more
PLUS: Emojis in Premiere Pro, the "Adjustment Brush," and more.
PLUS: Google releases "ImageFX," Midjourney's NEW Anime Style, and More
PLUS: Premiere Pro Updates, Text-to-3D Object, Illustrator "Dimension Tool"
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