Google’s Gemini Gets a Viral Photo Editor

PLUS: How to build stunning websites using text prompts

Author

Alvaro Cintas
August 27, 2025

Good morning, AI enthusiasts. Google’s nano-banana now officially released as Gemini Flash 2.5 Image, is transforming AI image editing with precise, multi-step edits that preserve character consistency.

PLUS: How to build stunning websites using text prompts

TODAY IN AI

After weeks of speculation, Sundar Pichai confirmed Google is behind Nano Banana, the viral AI photo editor now officially launched as Gemini 2.5 Flash Image. The model lets users edit photos with simple prompts while keeping subjects recognizably consistent.

→ Features include multi-turn editing, design mixing, and photo blending

→ Every image carries both visible and invisible AI watermarks

→ Available globally in the Gemini app, plus API access for developers

Why is important: Realistic re-creations of the same subject (pets, people, brands) are notoriously hard in AI image editing. Google seems to have cracked it, positioning Gemini as a playful but powerful rival to MidJourney, Runway, and OpenAI’s tools.

Meta’s high-stakes division, Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), is already seeing exits, with at least eight researchers, engineers, and a senior product leader leaving since Mark Zuckerberg announced the unit. The departures include long-time veterans behind PyTorch and Triton, along with newer hires lured in during Meta’s billion-dollar recruiting spree.

→ Bert Maher (PyTorch, Triton) joined Anthropic to work on Claude

→ Tony Liu (GPU systems lead) left to launch an AI infrastructure newsletter

→ Chaya Nayak (ex-director of product) and Afroz Mohiuddin (senior engineer) joined OpenAI

Why is important: Meta’s push to catch up with OpenAI and Google is running into internal friction. Lavish offers for newcomers have fueled tension with long-time staff, and constant reorganizations have left teams feeling unstable.

HOW TO AI

How to build stunning websites using text prompts

This new AI lets you build professional-looking websites just by chatting. You describe your idea, and it instantly generates a sleek, modern site, no coding required.

→ Clone any website with just a line

→ Pick from ready-made templates for a quick start

→ Edit anything visually, no coding required

🧰 Who is this for

  • Entrepreneurs launching a brand without a designer

  • Marketers who need quick, professional landing pages

  • Freelancers and creators showcasing their work

STEP 1: Access Orchids

Go to Orchids and sign in. On the main dashboard, you’ll see a text field where you can describe the website you want to create.

If you scroll down, you’ll find Orchids’ built-in template library. Browse through the options and select one that fits your needs. Orchids will instantly generate a professional starting point that you can customize further.

STEP 2: Build Your Website

If you want to replicate an existing website, simply paste its URL into Orchids. The system will recreate the design, giving you a fully editable version.

Alternatively, you can describe exactly what you want to build in the text field. Provide details about layout, colors, imagery, or functionality, and Orchids will generate a polished, ready-to-use website based on your description.

For example, type:

"Build a modern landing page for a coffee subscription service: clean layout, warm earth tones, product photos in the center, and a clear 'Subscribe Now' button."

STEP 3: Edit Your Website Visually

Once your site is generated, you can edit anything, simply by typing text prompts.

You can ask it to move sections, change text, swap images, adjust colors, and tweak layouts. Everything is fully visual, so you never need to touch a line of code.

Your website can be refined and perfected in real time, exactly how you want it.

⚙️ Hot AI Tools:

  • 👨‍💻 Portia: Build AI agents you can trust in regulated environments.

  • 🗣️ VibeVoice: Microsoft’s new open-source, long-form text-to-speech model

  • 🤖 Mistral: Open and portable generative AI for devs and businesses.

  • 📚 AI Elements: Vercel’s customizable React components for AI interfaces

That's it! See you tomorrow

- Dr Alvaro Cintas