Ploof: Agent-Native CLI for AI Image, Video, Audio
Ploof is a new open-source command-line tool that lets AI coding agents like Claude Code generate images, video, and audio without leaving the terminal.
Comfy MCP: Run ComfyUI Image and Video From Any Agent
Comfy Org's new public-beta MCP server lets Claude, Cursor, and other agents drive ComfyUI's full image, video, audio, and 3D pipeline in plain language, with no nodes and no local GPU.
Google Tests Notebook Collections for NotebookLM
Google is testing a Collections feature in NotebookLM that groups notebooks into project folders. Here is what is coming and how to organize your workspace now.
Claude Code 2.1.195 Adds /rewind and 37% Less CPU
Claude Code's late-June releases add a /rewind command, cut streaming CPU use about 37 percent, and harden how the CLI talks to MCP servers.
Adobe to Acquire Topaz Labs: What It Means for Creators
Adobe has agreed to acquire Topaz Labs, the AI company behind Gigapixel, Topaz Photo, and Topaz Video. Here is what the deal means for your enhancement workflow.
OpenKnowledge: Open-Source AI Wiki for Claude and MCP
OpenKnowledge is an open-source, local-first markdown editor and LLM wiki where Claude, Codex, and Cursor edit your notes directly through MCP.
Claude Tag: Anthropic's Always-On AI Teammate in Slack
Anthropic launched Claude Tag, an always-on AI teammate that lives in Slack with persistent memory, ambient mode, and autonomous async tasks.
Weave Router: One Proxy to Cut AI Coding Costs 40-70%
Workweave open-sourced Weave Router, a drop-in proxy that routes each prompt to the best model for Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor, claiming 40 to 70 percent lower costs.
Best AI OCR Tools 2026: Mistral, Baidu, AWS Compared
If you are building anything that reads documents, OCR is where most projects quietly break. This guide compares 2026 five best AI OCR tools, Mistral OCR 4, Baidu Unlimited-OCR, DeepSeek-OCR, Google Document AI, and AWS Textract, on accuracy, languages, self-hosting, and cost.
Mistral OCR 4: 170 Languages, 4x Faster Document AI
Mistral OCR 4 launches with 170-language support, typed-block extraction, and per-word confidence scores at $2 to $5 per 1,000 pages.
OpenAI Reportedly Readies Bidirectional ChatGPT Voice Mode
OpenAI is reportedly testing a bidirectional, full-duplex voice mode for ChatGPT that listens and speaks at once. Here is what creators can expect.
Krea 2 Open Weights Land on Hugging Face
Krea AI has released the open weights for Krea 2, its from-scratch text-to-image foundation model, on Hugging Face.
OpenAI Codex SSD Bug Fixed: Update to Stop 640TB Writes
OpenAI Codex CLI was writing up to 640TB a year to your SSD through runaway SQLite logs. The bug is now fixed, here is how to protect your drive.
Text-to-CAD AI: Turn Prompts Into Printable Models
Yes, AI can turn a sentence into a real 3D model you can print, but only some tools give you a model you can also edit. The split that decides everything is parametric versus mesh.
Beyond LoRA: Hugging Face Tests Better Fine-Tuning Methods
Hugging Face benchmarked LoRA against newer PEFT methods like OFT, which beat it on image generation while using less memory. The default is not always the best fit.
VS Code 1.125 Adds One-Click AI Model Providers
VS Code 1.125 adds one-click model provider installs, a live Copilot budget meter, and managed AI policies for teams.
SpaceX Buys Cursor for $60B in All-Stock AI Coding Deal
SpaceX is acquiring Cursor, the AI coding tool built by Anysphere, in an all-stock deal valuing it at $60 billion, confirmed June 16, 2026.
Adobe Creative Cloud June 2026: Every New AI Tool
Adobe shipped its largest Creative Cloud AI update of the year on June 15, 2026, with new tools across Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, and Illustrator.
Hammermind: AI Pixel Art and Audio From One Prompt
Hammermind launched on Hacker News as a single-prompt asset pipeline for game developers, turning a text description into game-ready pixel art and audio.
Manim-Studio Turns Text Prompts Into Math Animations
A new open-source tool turns plain-English prompts into rendered 3Blue1Brown-style math animations using AI.
Grok Build Plugin Marketplace: xAI's Coding Agent Levels Up
xAI shipped the Grok Build Plugin Marketplace on June 11, 2026, a built-in catalog for its terminal coding agent with six partner plugins, open-source distribution, and commit pinning.
How to Turn a Photo Into a 3D Splat for the Web
Turn a single photo into an interactive 3D Gaussian splat you can embed on a live web page, using free open-source tools: TripoSplat, ComfyUI, and SuperSplat.
ElevenLabs Music v2 vs Suno: Best AI Music Tool 2026
ElevenLabs Music v2 and Suno both make broadcast-ready tracks. The real 2026 choice is licensing risk versus creative control. Here is how they compare.
Grok Imagine API Gets File Storage and Public URLs
xAI added file storage, public URLs, and a Files-to-Imagine pipeline to the Grok Imagine API on June 10, 2026, removing the upload-download shuffle from automated image and video edits.