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Following the release of GPT-5.2 last week, OpenAI has begun rolling out a new image generation model. The company says the updated ChatGPT Images is four times faster than its predecessor. If you're a frequent ChatGPT user, you'll know it can sometimes take a while for OpenAI's servers to create images, particularly during peak times and if you're not paying for ChatGPT Plus. In that respect, any improvement in speed is welcome. The new version is also better at following instructions, including when you want to edit something the new model just generated. You can ask the system to add, subtract, combine, blend and even transpose elements. At the same time, OpenAI says the update offers better text rendering. That's something many image models have traditionally struggled with, but according to the company, the new ChatGPT Images is capable of handling denser and smaller text. As part of the today's model update, OpenAI is additionally adding a dedicated Images section to the ChatGPT sidebar. Here you'll find preset filters and prompts you can look to for inspiration. The new ChatGPT Images arrives just as Nano Banana Pro is responsible for a surge in Gemini usage. In October, Google said its chatbot had 650 million users, up from 450 million just a few months earlier in July. Nano Banana Pro has proven so popular, the company recently limited free users to just two image generations per day. For OpenAI, a strong response to Nano Banana Pro probably wasn't as important as ensuring it came out swinging against Gemini 3 Pro, but ChatGPT Images is a big part of why there are 800 million ChatGPT users. "We believe were still at the beginning of what image generation can enable," OpenAI said. "Todays update is a meaningful step forward with more to come, from finer-grained edits to richer, more detailed outputs across languages."OpenAI is rolling out the new ChatGPT Images to all users starting today. If you're one of those people who miss GPT-4o, you'll be happy to learn you can continue to use the older version of the tool through a custom GPT. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/chatgpt-image-generation-is-now-faster-and-better-at-following-tweaks-180000750.html?src=rss
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The long-awaited Rainbow Six Mobile comes out on February 23 for iOS and Android devices. This is a global release and follows years of testing and some significant delays. This is basically a smartphone version of the popular tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege. It was "developed exclusively" for mobile devices and features a trio of 5v5 multiplayer modes. There's a team deathmatch, of course, and a pair of bomb-defusing games that are riffs on a pre-existing mode from Siege. Rainbow Six Mobile offers access to a bunch of maps, including some that will be familiar to fans of the franchise. There are more than 20 operators to choose from and Ubisoft promises it'll be adding more content with each new season. The company is rolling the game out early in some parts of the world. It's already playable in Poland, France, Canada and parts of Latin America. Everyone else has to wait until February.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/rainbow-six-mobile-will-finally-be-available-in-february-after-years-of-testing-174001081.html?src=rss
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Hinge has launched Convo Starters, a generative AI tool designed to eliminate the pressure of a first message to a potential match.The hardest part of using a dating app isn't matching it's figuring out what to say. Hinge's new feature targets that moment of hesitation directly. By analyzing a match's photos and prompts, it surfaces three personalized inspiration points users can turn into their own opening message.Unlike automated scripts, the tool acts as a creative nudge, encouraging users to use their own voice to ask specific questions about a match's interests or experiences. Hinge's research found that a like paired with a comment is twice as likely to lead to a date, yet many users default to a generic "hey." Early testing indicates Convo Starters work: over a third of daters reported increased confidence reaching out, leading to more personalized interactions.TREND BITEBy reducing the cognitive load of initiating a conversation, Hinge reframes dating from performance to participation. For a Gen Z audience navigating social anxiety and choice paralysis, tools that build confidence not just connection are becoming table stakes. In this shift, Hinge looks less like a matchmaker and more like a social coach, intervening precisely where users feel friction, and where friction causes drop-off.
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