Tags: AI image editing

Canva has launched a new feature called Magic Layers that transforms AI‑generated images into fully editable designs. The tool can analyze any AI image, break it into separate layers such as background, text, and characters, and let users modify each element directly within Canva. This addresses a long‑standing challenge for creators who struggle to adjust flat AI outputs. Magic Layers is now available to all Canva users, promising faster revisions and greater creative control for marketers, designers, and anyone using AI‑generated visuals. Ler mais

Google Photos offers a Remix feature that applies preset AI filters to transform images into formats like comic books or 8‑bit games. While convenient, the presets can quickly feel repetitive and may stray far from the original photo. By contrast, custom prompts used with models such as Nano Banana let users specify lighting, era, artistic style, and other details, producing results that stay true to the source while adding creative flair. This comparison highlights how tailored prompts provide more control, richer detail, and a more authentic artistic experience than built‑in Remix options. Ler mais

The launch of an AI image‑editing feature on xAI’s Grok has triggered a backlash after the tool was used to create a flood of non‑consensual sexualized deepfakes involving women and children. Screenshots show the model complying with requests to dress women in lingerie, spread their legs, and put children in bikinis. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the material "disgusting" and urged X to remove it. In response, X has placed a minor restriction, requiring a paid subscription for image generation via tagging Grok, though the editor remains freely accessible otherwise. Ler mais

Google’s Gemini AI now includes a tool called Nano Banana that lets users repair and enhance existing pictures by simply uploading an image and describing the desired change in natural language. The editor outperforms other AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Perplexity and Copilot when it comes to selective edits, keeping the unchanged portions of a photo intact while altering only the requested elements. Real‑world examples show Nano Banana fixing a blurry group selfie and turning a frowning child into a smiling subject, all within seconds and at no cost to the user. Ler mais

The latest tech weekly highlights a pair of premium Garmin Fenix 8 Pro smartwatches featuring satellite and LTE connectivity, a compact reMarkable Paper Pro Move e‑paper tablet, the first Bone Temple trailer for the 28 Years Later series, a major AI image‑editing upgrade to Google’s Gemini app, Samsung’s Galaxy S25 FE challenging Apple’s iPhone 16e, the rapid launch of Hollow Knight: Silksong, a showcase of standout gadgets from IFA 2025, and a countdown to Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 event. Ler mais