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Google just declared itself a contender in AI design at IO 2026

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Google announced at its annual Google I/O event on Tuesday that it’s launching Pics, a new AI-powered design and image-generation app for Google Workspace. The tech giant says it designed the app to be accessible to everyone, from teachers to small business owners.

With Pics, users can generate everything from social media graphics and invitations to marketing materials and mock-ups using simple text prompts, without needing any editing skills or advanced tools. By giving users an easy way to generate visuals, Google is looking to take on popular design apps like Canva, as well as products from AI-native competitors like Claude Design from Anthropic. Google’s entry into the space signals that AI-powered design is fast becoming a core competitive arena — with real stakes for any business that depends on visual content.

The new app is launching to a group of testers at I/O and will be rolling out to Google AI Ultra subscribers this summer, Google says.

The company acknowledges that although AI models today can generate high-quality images, it’s still difficult to modify just one part of an image. If you get an image that’s almost perfect but want to change a small detail, you have to write an entirely new prompt and hope the AI doesn’t alter too much. That’s why Pics not only generates images but also makes them easily editable.

 

Users can enter a prompt, and Pics will generate what they need. Gemini powers the editing layer, making every element in a generated design or image fully adjustable. You can write a new prompt to make changes, but you can also simply click the part you want to change and leave a comment — much like leaving feedback in Google Docs.

You can also edit directly, without leaving a comment or writing a prompt. For example, if you create a birthday party invitation and want to change the time listed on the card, you can do so manually.

Pics is powered by Nano Banana 2, which Google says is a strong fit for the app because it supports precise text rendering, real-world knowledge, and detailed visual output. Pics is also built natively into Google Workspace, enabling visual collaboration across its apps.

Once you’re happy with your design, you can download, copy, print, or share it with others. You can also pass it to someone else for a final round of edits before it goes out, Google says.

Catch up on the rest of Google IO 2026’s big news

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Google updates Gemini app to take on ChatGPT and Claude

Google introduces Gemini Spark, a 24/7 agent assistant with Gmail integration

How to use Google’s new information agents

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Atiku will tutor his deputy on politics, may hand over after one term — Wife

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Wife of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Titi, has disclosed that her husband will tutor his vice on the art of politics if elected as Nigeria’s president in 2027.

Titi disclosed that Atiku may hand over to his deputy at the end of his tenure if elected president in 2027.

Atiku will be heading into the 2027 presidential election with former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as his running mate.

However, in a viral video, Titi described the former vice president as a sellable material who will improve the living conditions of Nigerians.

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According to Titi, Nigerians will yearn for him to run for a second term if elected president in 2027.

She said: “Atiku is a sellable material, that’s why I’m so proud of my husband. Atiku is not going to learn on the job and he is not a novice. By the time Atiku gets to the saddle, Nigerians will yearn for him to run for a second term. But he said he would do just one term, but Nigerians will yearn for him to come for a second term.

“Atiku doesn’t want Nigerians’ money, he just wants to give back to the society what the society has done for him because many people keep saying, ‘What is he looking for? Very soon he will be 80,’ but he wants to tutor children on how politics is being made.”

The wife of the ADC’s presidential candidate lamented that Nigeria’s economy is currently in shambles, adding that the country has not operated any budget since 2023 till date.

“Today we have no rule of law, nothing is working, our economy is in shambles. Right from 2023 up to date, there is no budget in Nigeria and I wonder how people are living, I wonder how people are eating.

“By the grace of God, when Atiku comes to the saddle, like I told you, people will yearn that he does a second term. By then, he would have tutored his deputy and maybe the deputy will take over from him,” she added.

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‘You allow politicians to use you’ – VDM blasts Benue youths

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Social media activist, VeryDarkMan, has accused Benue youths of allowing politicians to use them despite the insecurity in the state.

VDM made the remark during an Instagram Live while speaking about his visit to Benue.

“My only reason for talking about Benue is that most of you are bastards, most of you youths are bastards. Politicians will use you, after election they will still kill you people,” he said.

He warned that people could still lose their lives in Benue, Nasarawa or Jos during the December period, urging youths not to allow politicians to use them for political activities.

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VDM also spoke about the incident in Yelwata, claiming there was a military checkpoint close to the area and that soldiers had been ordered not to move.

He further claimed that a police officer intervened when gunmen began shooting, forcing them to flee.

“The person who saved them was a drunk police officer. I heard that when the gunmen came and started shooting, the officer stood his ground and started shooting, and the gunmen ran,” he said.

VDM said his reason for visiting Benue was to make people aware of the situation.

“I went to Benue because I want to bring awareness that people are dying. I go there to show you so the government will know that we know people are dying,” he said.

He ended by warning youths against allowing politicians to use them.

“The purpose for this video is don’t let politicians use you,” he said.

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