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Google makes Gemini's personalized image generation free for all US users

Gemini’s Nano Banana image generation, which creates AI images from your Google data, is now free for all eligible US users instead of paid subscribers only.

Gemini now lets more people generate personalized AI images.

In April, Google announced that AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers in the US would be able to connect Google Photos with Personal Intelligence to let Gemini generate AI images based on their personal context. Beginning today, however, the feature won’t be behind a subscription: all eligible users in the US will have access.

Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos reportedly wound up on the dark web

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Gemini's personalized AI image generation is now free for US users

Google is expanding Gemini’s personalized AI image generation to eligible free users in the U.S., allowing the chatbot to create images based on your interests and data from connected Google apps.

Today’s Vergecast: Our vibe coded projects that actually work.

It’s time for a new series on The Vergecast! (It still needs a name. Please help.) We’re going to give Verge staffers a challenge, and regroup a few weeks later to see who did it best. We’re starting with some vibe coding. The Verge’s Jake Kastrenakes and Hayden Field share what they’ve made with AI that has actually stuck in their lives, before David gives the challenge: build a website to solve a problem in your life. We’ll be back with the results soon, and in the meantime, send us ideas for more challenges! (Also, names for the series. PLEASE.)

Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music but isn’t banning it outright

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Helsing lands Germany's €580M combat-cloud contract

Germany is quietly building its own brain for future air warfare, and it wants Helsing to write the code. Berlin is lining up a €580mn contract for the Munich AI firm. The software would link fighters, drones, satellites and sensors, according to documents seen by Politico.

Sony erases digital content from libraries; we're reminded we don’t own what we buy

Sony has been scaling down its digital store for a few years.

Cursor launches an iPhone app for its AI coding agent.

Cursor, which SpaceX recently announced plans to acquire, says its new app can help users launch and track AI agents, as well as show updates about an agent’s progress via the iPhone’s Live Activities feature.

Recursive Self-Improvement is the Human Skill We Need in the AI Age

The news is full of sober warnings about AI. The latest: recursive self-improvement, or RSI.

OpenAI is teasing new hardware… for Codex

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California gives all state agencies access to Claude at half price in Anthropic deal

California gives all state agencies access to Claude at half price, making Anthropic its first statewide AI partner despite a federal supply-chain risk label.