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Mistral AI has released major updates to le Chat, its free AI assistant, adding web search with citations, a canvas interface for collaborative editing, and image generation powered by Black Forest Labs' Flux Pro. The updates are powered by the new Pixtral Large multimodal model and are available free in beta.

Google has launched Canvas, a new feature in Search that transforms AI-assisted search into an interactive workspace. The tool allows US users to build documents, dashboards, and code prototypes directly within the search interface, marking a shift toward positioning search as a collaborative AI assistant rather than a query-answer platform.

Google is expanding NotebookLM's video generation capabilities with Cinematic Video Overviews, which produce styled visual narratives beyond simple slide presentations. The update also includes upgrades to Canvas in AI Mode, enhancing the tool's ability to synthesize and present document insights.

Google has made Canvas in AI mode available to all US-based users in English. The feature enables users to create plans, projects, and applications directly within Gemini.