Nearly 10,000 authors, including Kazuo Ishiguro and Richard Osman, publish a deliberately empty book titled 'Don't Steal This Book' at the London Book Fair, demanding the UK government block AI companies from using copyrighted creative work without permission or payment.
Renowned Irish novelist Colm Tóibín sounds the alarm on generative AI, warning that machines can now replicate human literary style and sensibility, threatening to make novelists obsolete while serving corporate interests, deskilling writers, and carrying devastating environmental costs.
Google launches Nano Banana 2, a major upgrade to its viral AI image editing tool that brings Pro-level precision, Gemini 3 world knowledge, 4K resolution support, and automatic AI watermarking to all Gemini users for free.
Google Labs launches ProducerAI, a powerful generative AI music platform powered by Gemini and DeepMind models that lets anyone create full songs using natural language prompts, with Grammy-winning artists already on board and free global access available now at producer.ai.
AMC Theatres backs down from screening AI-animated festival winner 'Thanksgiving Day' following fierce online backlash, forcing the Kazakhstani filmmaker's prize-winning short to pivot toward immersive venues instead.
DuckDuckGo launches free AI image editing on Duck.ai, letting users upload and edit images via text prompts powered by OpenAI, with privacy protections that strip metadata and IP addresses before processing — no account required.
Canva reaches $4 billion in annual revenue with 265 million monthly users as the design platform transforms into an AI-powered 'design agency in your pocket,' recording 26 million ChatGPT conversations and becoming a top 10 domain referral.
Google unveils Lyria 3, a revolutionary AI tool that transforms text prompts into custom 30-second songs complete with lyrics and cover art in just 5-10 seconds, though copyright concerns emerge as the technology potentially mimics existing artists without permission.
Google launches Lyria 3 AI music generator in Gemini app, enabling users to create 30-second custom songs from text prompts or photos with automatic lyrics, style control, and watermarked identification.
Canva launches ChatGPT integration allowing users to automatically apply company Brand Kits to AI-generated designs, as the platform experiences explosive 60% monthly growth in AI design usage with over 12 million designs created.