These let users generate images and content designed to align with your brand or aesthetic – for example, using a consistent character design or set of icons. Perhaps the main reason many are hesitant to use generative AI is the unpredictability of the output, but custom models might just change that. And now they're available in public beta.
https://www.creativebloq.com/design/design-software/can-adobes-new-custom-firefly-models-finally-tame-ai
The new DLSS 5 system combines traditional 3D graphics data with generative AI models that can predict and fill in parts of an image, allowing Nvidia’s GPUs to produce detailed scenes and lifelike characters without rendering every element from scratch.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/16/nvidias-dlss-5-uses-generative-ai-to-boost-photo-realism-in-video-games-with-ambitions-beyond-gaming/
Australian collaborationware company Atlassian has announced it will shed ten percent of staff – around 1,600 people. “It would be disingenuous to pretend AI doesn’t change the mix of skills we need or the number of roles required in certain areas. It does,” wrote CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes. “This is primarily about adaptation. We are reshaping our skill mix and changing how we work to build for the future.”
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/11/atlassian_layoffs/?td=rt-3a
Adobe announced on Tuesday that its AI assistant for Photoshop is becoming available to users in beta on the web and in the mobile apps. The company is also adding new AI-powered image-editing capabilities to Firefly, its tool for media generation and editing.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/adobe-is-debuting-an-ai-assistant-for-photoshop/
Wonder 3D can create detailed 3D assets from both text prompts and 2D image references. Could it empower a revolution in game art and 3D printing, or has AI slop merely entered the third dimension?
https://www.creativebloq.com/ai/autodesks-new-ai-3d-generator-could-open-game-art-and-3d-printing-to-everyone
Not a fan of AI? Tired of every app and device adding some sort of AI functionality? Then Firefox has some good news for you. The popular web browser, which is run by the non-profit-owned tech company Mozilla, has just rolled out a new update that comes with an AI killswitch.
https://mashable.com/article/mozilla-firefox-adds-ai-killswitch
Amazon is adding three new personalities to its AI-powered voice assistant, Alexa+. Users can tune their voice assistant to be Brief, Chill, or Sweet. If set to Brief, Alexa Plus will provide shorter, more direct responses, with just the details you need. Switching to Chill will make the voice assistant respond in a laid-back, friendly tone, while choosing Sweet will transform it into a constant cheerleader with upbeat responses.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/brief-chill-or-sweet-amazons-alexa-plus-now-lets-you-pick-your-ais-personality