Google Ships Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash — Fastest AI Image + Video Pipeline Yet
Google released two new generative-AI models on June 30: Nano Banana 2 Lite for ultra-cheap image generation at $0.034 per image, and Gemini Omni Flash for video — together forming a text-to-animated-video pipeline inside a single API. »
Next.js 16.3 Preview Brings Instant Navigations and a Memory-Smart Turbopack
Next.js 16.3 Preview introduces Instant Navigations for zero-latency route transitions, a memory-smart Turbopack with persistent cache, and AI dev tooling baked straight into the framework. »
DOOM: The Dark Ages Gets Its Revelations Expansion — A Chain Spear, 10+ Hours of New Hell
The Revelations expansion for DOOM: The Dark Ages arrives July 7 with 10–12 hours of new campaign content, a Chain Spear that rewrites how combat moves, and a free Ripatorium 3.0 update for all players. »
Anthropic Ships Claude Sonnet 5 — Near-Flagship Performance at a Fraction of the Price
Anthropic's newest mid-tier model delivers near-Opus-4.8 performance at $2 per million input tokens — and it's now the default for Free and Pro users. »
Halo: Campaign Evolved Lands July 28 — Master Chief's Origin Story Gets a Full UE5 Makeover
The original Halo story gets a ground-up Unreal Engine 5 remake this July 28, landing simultaneously on Xbox, PlayStation 5, and PC with new prequel missions, four-player co-op, and full cross-play. »