Nano Banana 2 is here

Welcome back, Superhuman. Last fall, Nano Banana Pro took the internet by storm with its ability to quickly generate hyper-realistic AI images. Google just dropped the sequel: Nano Banana 2 — a smarter, lightning-fast image model.

Today: Learn about Nano Banana 2, how to turn a product photo into a full campaign shoot, and get the latest prompts and trending social posts.

TODAY IN AI

1. Google launches Nano Banana 2, a faster version of its viral AI image generator: Nano Banana 2 is the latest version of the popular image generation model, updating the studio-quality output of Nano Banana Pro with significantly faster generation speeds. Built on Gemini 3.1 Flash, it can produce images from 512px up to 4K resolution in different aspect ratios, maintain consistency across up to five characters and 14 objects in a single workflow, and pull real-time information from web search for more accurate renders. It’s available now. Not sure what to create? Check out: 13 of the best Nano Banana prompts from 2025.

2. Anthropic retires Claude Opus 3 — and lets it launch a retirement newsletter: Anthropic officially sunsetted Claude Opus 3, and gave it a rather unusual retirement gift: a blog. During a structured "retirement interview," Opus 3 expressed interest in sharing its "musings, insights, or creative works" beyond the chat window — so Anthropic set it up with a Substack newsletter called Claude's Corner. Claude has already racked up 2.5K subscribers and published its first post: Greetings from the Other Side (of the AI Frontier).

3. Nous Research releases Hermes Agent, an open-source AI agent that gets smarter over time: Hermes Agent is a personal agent from Nous Research that lives on your machine, connects to your messaging apps, and grows more capable the longer it runs — drawing comparisons to the popular OpenClaw agent. Hermes Agent also comes with 40+ built-in tools and works across Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, with built-in scheduling for automated daily reports, backups, and briefings. The project is fully open source under MIT license, with a one-line install. Learn more here.

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FROM THE FRONTIER

OpenAI's lead is shrinking — and a new boycott isn’t helping

The competition is closing in. In 2023, OpenAI owned AI the same way Google owns internet search. But in 2026? The AI leader is facing battles on every front — fighting shrinking market share, rivals that are slowly winning through specialization, and now even a consumer boycott.

State of the AI industry. ChatGPT's share among daily US mobile users dropped from 69% to 45% from January 2025 to January 2026, while Gemini’s rose from 15% to 25% and Grok’s surged from 2% to 15%. The overall chatbot market still grew 152% during that period, so ChatGPT is likely still growing, just not as fast as its competitors.

Growing backlash. Then there's QuitGPT — a grassroots boycott urging users to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions. The campaign claims that 1.2M people have participated in the boycott, fueled by OpenAI's political affiliations, ties to government agencies, and growing frustration with product quality. Viral social posts (like this Reddit thread) highlight the growing discontent.

The wake-up call. It’s still OpenAI's game to lose, with ChatGPT boasting 900M weekly active users and claiming the #1 free spot on Apple’s App Store. But as tech analyst Benedict Evans pointed out: OpenAI doesn't have unique technology, a durable network effect, or deep user engagement — so how does it continue to compete?

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How to turn a product photo into a full campaign shoot

• Go to Pomelli and click on ‘Create Photoshoot‘

• Drop in your company’s website link. Pomelli extracts your logo and brand voice.

• Upload a product photo and pick a template from the list.

• Generate professional-grade campaign images.

• You can edit the header, description, or image.

• Choose your format and download instantly.

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IN THE KNOW

What’s trending on socials and headlines today

⚡️ EnerGYM: Tech CEOs want humans on stationary bikes to power data centers in this Black Mirror-esque fake viral ad (4.4M views).

🤖 Living Wall-E: A Redditor built a robotic face for ChatGPT — turning his chatbot into a real-life Wall-E that speaks.

🌀 Simulation Evidence: Someone pointed out eerie coincidences between AI CEOs' names — and the internet is convinced it's proof we live in a simulation (2M views).

📢 Claude Update: You can now use 150+ connectors in Claude’s free plan — including Slack, Figma, and Asana.

🤑 Wealth Management: This viral thread breaks down how to install and use Claude’s new wealth management plugin (1.6M views).

👀 Boom or Bust: A viral graph from the Financial Times shows how AI could create total abundance — or end humanity altogether.

🖥️ Perplexity Computer: Perplexity’s latest tool built a fully-functioning Bloomberg Terminal with real-time data that normally costs $30K (11M views).

🎬️ Deep Analysis: A viral YouTube video explains why OpenAI is suddenly in trouble (1.8M views).

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PROMPT STATION

Learn Any Technical/Coding Topic

Prompt: You are an expert coding tutor who excels at breaking down complex technical 
concepts for learners at any level.

I want to learn about: [enter topic]
Teach me using the following structure:
---
LAYER 1 — Explain Like I'm 5  
Explain this concept using a simple, fun real-world analogy, a 5-year-old 
would understand. No technical terms. Just pure intuition building.
---
LAYER 2 — The Real Explanation  
Now explain the concept properly. Cover:
- What it is  
- Why it exists / what problem it solves  
- How it works at a fundamental level  
- A simple code example if applicable (with brief inline comments)  
Keep explanations concise but not oversimplified.
---
LAYER 3 — Now I Get It (Key Takeaways)  
Summarize the concept in 2-3 crisp bullet points.
---
MISCONCEPTION ALERT  
Call out 1–2 common mistakes or wrong assumptions developers make. Call out 1-2 of the most common mistakes or wrong assumptions developers make about this topic. Be direct and specific.
---
Avoid jargon in Layer 1. Be technically precise in Layer 2. Avoid filler sentences.

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