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Mixup is a new, Mad Libs-style app for creating AI images from photos, text and doodles

The new app lets anyone use Google’s Nano Banana in a fun new way, with fill-in-the-blank AI “recipes.”

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Why Eaton’s CFO change isn’t a red flag — plus, Palo Alto’s buzzy new deal

The Investing Club holds its “Morning Meeting” every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

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Gemini 3 refused to believe it was 2025, and hilarity ensued 

Famed AI researcher Andrej Karpathy got early access to Google’s latest AI model and stumbled onto its “model smell.”

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YouTube tests an in-app private messaging feature again

YouTube users who are 18 and older in Ireland and Poland can now share videos directly on the mobile app.

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Google announces expansion of offline gambling restriction ads across 35 countries

Google has recently announced an expansion of its Gambling and Games policy on Wednesday (November 19). It comes only weeks after the tech giant changed how it classified sweepstakes casino games, which are no longer considered social games. As a … Continue reading

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Three mobile game companies warned by UK regulator for misleading lootboxes ads

The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has taken action against Hutch Games Ltd (F1 Clash), Kabam Games Inc (Marvel Contest of Champions) and Nexters Global Ltd’s (Hero Wars: Alliance RPG) products for misleading disclosures over lootboxes. The three rulings contained … Continue reading

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After SEC investigation, Curastory founder resigns, hires replacement

Curastory’s founder and CEO, Tiffany Kelly, has resigned from the role and replaced herself with Dave Dickman, former CEO of the influencer marketing platform Tagger.

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The best guide to spotting AI writing comes from Wikipedia

Wikipedia’s guide to “Signs of AI writing” is a great resource for learning to spot LLM-generated prose.

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Google launches Nano Banana Pro, an updated AI image generator powered by Gemini 3

The original Nano Banana rolled out in August and went viral in a social media trend that turned selfies into 3D figurines.

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Trump Weighs Executive Order to Undercut State AI Regulations

The draft includes creating a federal litigation task force and withholding certain federal funds from states. The post Trump Weighs Executive Order to Undercut State AI Regulations appeared first on TechRepublic.

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