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Google unveils Nano Banana Pro image AI

Google has launched Nano Banana Pro, a refreshed and more powerful version of its viral image-generation tool, and this time, it’s backed by the company’s newest Gemini 3 engine. What began as a fun internet trend has now evolved into a serious creation tool, blending accessibility with near-professional capabilities.

At the heart of the upgrade is better understanding. Thanks to Gemini 3, Nano Banana Pro can now interpret complex prompts, recognise context more accurately and generate images with improved realism. Text inside visuals, often a pain point for AI models, now appears much cleaner, supporting multiple languages with far fewer distortions.

Users also get far greater creative control. The model supports 2K and 4K image generation, offering crisp detail for posters, product shots, teaching material or social media visuals. New camera-style features let users adjust lighting, depth, focus and colour tone, giving them the feel of working with a lightweight digital studio.

One standout upgrade is its ability to blend multiple images and objects,  up to 14 in a single frame, and even keep characters consistent across shots. For designers, educators, storytellers or marketers, this means smoother workflows and more reliable AI-assisted content creation.

Another major shift is its real-time connection to Google Search, making the model better at producing images based on current data or up-to-date references. For a tech tool born out of a social media trend, this marks a move into practical, everyday utility.

The Pro version will be available via the Gemini app, NotebookLM, Google Workspace, Search AI mode, and through developer APIs. Google continues to emphasise responsible AI use — every output carries invisible SynthID watermarks, with visible ones applied depending on subscription level.

Slower processing speeds compared to the original Nano Banana are expected, but the trade-off is clear: more power, more control and more possibilities.

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Google to invest $40 billion in Texas

Google has announced a massive $40 billion investment in Texas to expand its artificial intelligence and cloud computing capacity by 2027. The multi-year plan marks one of the company’s biggest infrastructure commitments in the US and positions Texas as a major hub for its next phase of AI growth.

The investment includes building three new data center campuses across West Texas, one in Armstrong County and two in Haskell County. One of the Haskell sites will be developed alongside a solar and battery storage facility, reflecting Google’s push to power AI infrastructure with cleaner energy. The company will also scale up its existing data center operations in Midlothian and the Dallas–Fort Worth region.

As AI workloads surge, Google is also focusing on securing long-term power supply. The company plans to add over 6,000 MW of new energy capacity through partnerships with energy developers. In addition, it has launched a $30 million Energy Impact Fund to support energy-efficiency and community projects across Texas.

To meet rising demand for skilled labour, Google will support electrical training programmes statewide, aiming to prepare more than 1,700 electrician apprentices by 2030. The company expects the investment to generate thousands of jobs over the next few years.

CEO Sundar Pichai said the Texas build-out will “power the new era of AI innovation,” while Texas Governor Greg Abbott welcomed the project as a major vote of confidence in the state’s business environment.

The move comes as global tech giants race to expand data center capacity to support AI models, cloud services, and advanced computing needs. While the scale of the investment highlights Texas’s growing importance in the AI economy, it also raises questions around energy consumption, environmental impact, and long-term sustainability.

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