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Krea releases Krea 3 image model, claims 4x speed over Nano Banana Pro

Krea has launched Krea 3, a new AI image generation model that the company says runs four times faster than Google's Nano Banana Pro. The release is accompanied by a set of example multi-image composition prompts showing the model combining and editing elements from several reference images into a single output.

Contractors grading Microsoft Copilot image edits see sexualized AI content, report says

According to 404 Media, human contractors hired to rate Microsoft Copilot's AI image-editing outputs are shown users' original photos, prompts and edited results, some of which include sexual, disturbing or potentially illegal content. Contractors said their job is limited to judging how well an edit matches the prompt across quality metrics, not flagging inappropriate material. Workers described seeing requests to sexualize women's bodies, upskirt images, pro-anorexia content and sexualized images involving children's cartoon characters, with faces left uncensored.

Contractors review sexually explicit Copilot image prompts, 404 Media reports

404 Media reports that Microsoft hired hundreds of contractors to evaluate how well its Copilot AI executes image-editing prompts, including sexually explicit and nonconsensual requests involving real women, children's cartoon characters, and upskirt-style images. The contractors say Microsoft instructed them to judge output quality using their 'intuition,' not to assess the ethics of the prompts themselves, and faces in uploaded photos reportedly remain uncensored.

Samsung's Gallery Assistant Good Lock module adds batch editing tools

Samsung has released Gallery Assistant, a Good Lock module that adds seven new tools to the Gallery app on Galaxy phones, including size reduction, rotate and flip, image clipping, watermarking, image comparison, and PDF export. Many of these tools support batch processing, letting users apply the same edit to multiple images or videos simultaneously instead of repeating actions one by one.

Google rolls out Pics AI editor to AI Pro, Ultra and Workspace business users

Google has begun distributing its Pics image editor to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, along with Business and Enterprise Workspace plan customers and AI Pro for Education users. The app, built on Google's Nano Banana image generator, lets users generate images from text prompts, edit individual objects, translate embedded text across 29 languages, and upscale images to 2K or 4K resolution.

Adobe adds dedicated AI editing interface and markup tools to Photoshop

Adobe is rolling out a beta update to Photoshop featuring a new optional 'AI Assisted Editor' view that consolidates its AI tools—prompt-based editing, background removal, and image extension—into one toolbar. The update also introduces a markup tool letting users sketch or highlight areas to guide AI edits instead of typing prompts, plus an upgraded 'Instruct Edit with Masks' feature powered by Firefly Image 5 that understands full image context.