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Flash floods are among the deadliest weather events in the world, killing more than 5,000 people each year. They’re also among the most difficult to predict. But Google thinks it has cracked that ...

TL;DR: Google is replacing its existing image generation engine across the Gemini ecosystem with a new model, Nano Banana 2, officially known as Gemini 3.1 Flash Image. The update delivers substantial ...

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Google has launched Nano Banana 2, its latest Gemini image model, promising faster image generation with upgraded intelligence, better text rendering and stronger creative control. The new system, ...

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...

Google today announced Nano Banana 2 as its latest image model rolling out now to the Gemini app. Officially, Nano Banana 2 is Gemini 3.1 Flash Image. It follows Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) ...

Google rolls out new AI image model with real-time web grounding, cleaner in-image text, and 4K outputs — built for ads and Search. Google DeepMind is rolling out Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image ...

Interesting, I played around a bit with the previous version, generating a hexagonal tile like the Catan board game. It was able to do so with the hexagon aligned vertically (corners at top/bottom), ...