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Release-by-release coverage of the AI creation stack: video, image, music, voice, design and code generation tools.

Release-by-release coverage of the AI creation stack: video, image, music, voice, design and code generation tools.

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OpenAI Codex and Figma launch seamless code-to-design experience
Labs

OpenAI Codex and Figma launch seamless code-to-design experience

OpenAI and Figma launch a new Codex integration that connects code and design, enabling teams to move between implementation and the Figma canvas to iterate and…

Nano Banana 2: Combining Pro capabilities with lightning-fast speed
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Nano Banana 2: Combining Pro capabilities with lightning-fast speed

Our latest image generation model offers advanced world knowledge, production ready specs, subject consistency and more, all at Flash speed.…

Creating with Sora Safely
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Creating with Sora Safely

To address the novel safety challenges posed by a state-of-the-art video model as well as a new social creation platform, we’ve built Sora 2 and the Sora app wi…

Speaking of Voxtral
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Speaking of Voxtral

Voxtral TTS: A frontier, open-weights text-to-speech model that’s fast, instantly adaptable, and produces lifelike speech for voice agents.…

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live: Making audio AI more natural and reliable
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Gemini 3.1 Flash Live: Making audio AI more natural and reliable

Our latest voice model has improved precision and lower latency to make voice interactions more fluid, natural and precise.…

Codex for (almost) everything
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Codex for (almost) everything

The updated Codex app for macOS and Windows adds computer use, in-app browsing, image generation, memory, and plugins to accelerate developer workflows.…

Introducing ChatGPT Images 2.0
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Introducing ChatGPT Images 2.0

ChatGPT Images 2.0 introduces a state-of-the-art image generation model with improved text rendering, multilingual support, and advanced visual reasoning.…

Uber uses OpenAI to help people earn smarter and book faster
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Uber uses OpenAI to help people earn smarter and book faster

Uber uses OpenAI to power AI assistants and voice features that help drivers earn smarter and riders book faster across a global real-time marketplace.…

Advancing voice intelligence with new models in the API
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Advancing voice intelligence with new models in the API

Explore new realtime voice models in the OpenAI API that can reason, translate, and transcribe speech, enabling more natural and intelligent voice experiences.…

Parloa builds service agents customers want to talk to
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Parloa builds service agents customers want to talk to

Parloa leverages OpenAI models to power scalable, voice-driven AI customer service agents, enabling enterprises to design, simulate, and deploy reliable, real-t…

New ways to create and get things done in Google Workspace
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New ways to create and get things done in Google Workspace

Announcing new voice capabilities in Gmail, Docs and Keep, a new design tool called Google Pics and updates to AI Inbox.…

What Codex unlocks for Notion
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What Codex unlocks for Notion

How Notion uses Codex to one-shot specs, build AI Voice Input for the web, and multiply engineering power across small teams.…

Fluid, natural voice translation with Gemini 3.5 Live Translate
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Fluid, natural voice translation with Gemini 3.5 Live Translate

Gemini 3.5 Live Translate brings near real-time, natural speech translation to Google AI Studio, Google Translate and Google Meet.…