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Suno Wires Songkick Concert Data Into AI Music Stack
AI music platform Suno has formally taken control of Songkick user data and is hiring a GM to wire live music discovery into its AI creation tools.
Gemini App Redesign Brings Image, Video, Music Together
Google's Gemini app is rolling out a major redesign that brings images, video, music, and canvas generation together in a single unified tools panel, already live for Mac users.
Feather: Local AI Photo Editor for Apple Silicon Launches
Indie macOS photo editor Feather launches May 2, 2026 with on-device AI infill, magic selection, and stacking on Apple Silicon. Pay-once 20 dollars with code HUNT20.
OpenAI Codex Auto-Imports CLAUDE.md, Adds Codex Pets
OpenAI shipped a May 2 Codex update that auto-imports Claude Code CLAUDE.md and other rival agent configs into AGENTS.md, plus eight animated Codex Pets that float over your screen as ambient status indicators.
Midjourney V8.1: Faster HD, Stable SREFs and Moodboards
Midjourney V8.1 ships April 30, 2026 on Discord and the web with HD 3x faster and 3x cheaper, standard mode 50% faster, and stable style references and Moodboards.
ElevenLabs Revamps ElevenMusic as AI Music Creator Platform
ElevenLabs has relaunched ElevenMusic as a full creator platform, adding remixing tools and artist publishing to its AI music app. Free tier includes 7 songs per day.
Wonder Public Alpha: AI Design Agent Goes Canvas-to-Code
Wonder launched its public alpha April 30, 2026: AI design agent on canvas that ships React + Tailwind code via MCP to Cursor and Claude Code. Ranked #3 on Product Hunt with 232 votes shortly after launch.
Manus Cloud Computer: Always-On Cloud Box for AI Agents
Manus launched Cloud Computer on April 30, an always-on Ubuntu VM that lets the agent host 24/7 bots, persistent databases, and scheduled jobs.
Spotify Launches Verified Badge, Bars AI-Only Artists
Spotify launched its Verified by Spotify badge on April 30, 2026, covering hundreds of thousands of artists but explicitly excluding AI-generated and AI-persona profiles from qualifying.
Figma Make Gets Voice Prompts and a Zapier Connector
Figma updated Make with voice-to-text prompt dictation, a Zapier connector for 9,000-plus apps, question cards, and version history. Figma Draw also gained auto layout and a text-on-path tool.