im writing an essay in proof using codex's in-app browser. i type directly in the document, and codex loops in parallel on the left, collaborating with me in realtime. this is obviously the future:
CREATIVE AI
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Astra 2: AI-Powered Video Enhancement Tool Launches
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Introducing Astra 2.
— KREA AI (@krea_ai) 28 avril 2026
this high-quality video enhancer comes with fine-grained controls like creativity, realism, or sharpness.
try it now👇 pic.twitter.com/m5iaMnbc4CIntroducing Astra 2. this high-quality video enhancer comes with fine-grained controls like creativity, realism, or sharpness. try it now
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Freepik Rebrands to Magnific: European Creative AI Powerhouse
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Freepik is now Magnific 🔥
— Linus ✦ Ekenstam (@LinusEkenstam) 28 avril 2026
Feels like the loop is connected. A European creative powerhouse. Started in asset space to help creatives.
Now: top tier creative suite
+1 million paid subscribers
+100 million monthly visitors
+175 million img/vid generated per month
Congrats… https://t.co/FUbsjaeIUGFreepik is now Magnific Feels like the loop is connected. A European creative powerhouse. Started in asset space to help creatives. Now: top tier creative suite +1 million paid subscribers
+100 million monthly visitors
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Freepik Rebrands to Magnific Creative AI Platform
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🔴¡EL FIN DE FREEPIK…!
— Carlos Santana (@DotCSV) 28 avril 2026
Y el comienzo de la era Magnific 🔥
Rebranding completo de Freepik que ahora pasará a ser Magnific, cambiando identidad visual, colores, web… ¡TODO!
Un cambio magnífico https://t.co/MgYtJe0D93THE END OF FREEPIK…! And the beginning of the Magnific era Complete rebranding of Freepik, which will now become Magnific, changing visual identity, colors, website… EVERYTHING! A magnificent change
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Image generation transforming product idea sharing methods
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imagegen changing how product ideas are shared
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Local AI Stories Editor: Multi-Track Timeline and Audio Mixing
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It features a full-blown "Stories Editor" (DAW stylee!): → Drag & drop multi-track timeline → Complex conversation mixing
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Octo: Creative AI Agent Reads Canvas Remembers Ideas
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Incoming from Dreamina: Octo 🐙 – a creative AI agent built on Seedance 2.0 that reads your canvas, remembers your previous ideas, and adapts to your changing vision in real time.
— Futurepedia – Learn to Leverage AI (@futurepedia_io) 28 avril 2026
Access it soon via Dreamina’s AI Agent mode to chat your way into high‑quality, vibe‑accurate… pic.twitter.com/tfEoivg0btIncoming from Dreamina: Octo – a creative AI agent built on Seedance 2.0 that reads your canvas, remembers your previous ideas, and adapts to your changing vision in real time. Access it soon via Dreamina’s AI Agent mode to chat your way into high‑quality, vibe‑accurate
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Microsoft Releases TRELLIS.2: Open-Source Image-to-3D Model
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Microsoft Presents "TRELLIS.2": An Open-Source, 4B-Parameter, Image-to-3D Model producing up to 1536³ PBR textured assets.
— Chubby♨️ (@kimmonismus) 28 avril 2026
Built On Native 3D VAES With 16× Spatial compression, delivering efficient, scalable, high-fidelity asset generation.
Ngl, pretty cool! pic.twitter.com/p2sGxFm616Microsoft Presents "TRELLIS.2": An Open-Source, 4B-Parameter, Image-to-3D Model producing up to 1536³ PBR textured assets. Built On Native 3D VAES With 16× Spatial compression, delivering efficient, scalable, high-fidelity asset generation. Ngl, pretty cool!
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@testingcatalog — 2026-04-28
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SpaceXAI is working on a new discovery feed for Grok Imagine powered by video generations from X users. It feels like X Discovery feed is moderated but I don’t think it is transparent to creators that their videos can be seen by other people at this moment. @Kyrannio
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AI-Generated Images Detection and Transparency in Social Media
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No mention of that image being AI in the comments.
