Nano Banana beats out ChatGPT

Nano Banana Puts Gemini on Top

Google’s Gemini app has vaulted past ChatGPT in app store rankings, powered by a viral trend: turning selfies (and pets) into hyperrealistic 3D figurines.

Nano Banana > ChatGPT? Since launching Nano Banana in late August, Gemini has added 23 million users in two weeks and processed over 500 million images. In the US, UK, and Germany, Gemini has overtaken ChatGPT as the No. 1 iPhone app. The surge has been so intense that Google imposed temporary usage limits to keep systems stable.

What’s driving it:

• The figurine prompts have become a runaway hit, spreading widely online.

• Nano Banana is faster and more reliable than some competitors, cutting down on the lag that plagues image generators.

• Unlike other tools, results still look recognizably like the user. No more uncanny valley.

YouTube Rolls Out New GenAI Tools for Creators

At its Made on YouTube 2025 event yesterday, YouTube announced a wave of generative AI products aimed at supercharging Shorts, live streams, podcasts, and music fandom. The updates show how Google is weaving its AI ecosystem directly into YouTube’s creator economy.

Key features:

• Shorts upgrades: Integration with DeepMind’s Veo 3 Fast to create video backgrounds, add props, restyle footage, and turn dialogue into songs.

• AI editing help: Edit with AI drafts first cuts from raw footage; Speech to Song converts lines into soundtracks.

• Studio tools: A/B testing for titles, upgrades to the Inspiration tab, and expanded auto-dubbing.

• Live & podcasts: New tools to grow live audiences, monetize streams, and transform audio files into customizable videos using Veo.

Anthropic Shows AI Adoption Isn’t Even

Anthropic’s new Economic Index reveals that AI adoption in the US is moving fast—but not evenly. Usage is clustering in specific states, sectors, and types of work.

Here’s what’s in the data:

• DC leads in per-capita adoption: Residents use Claude 3.8x more than the national average, especially for job applications and document editing.

• Utah is right behind: It nearly matches DC’s adoption rate, with both locations beating out California.

• Diversity of use matters: In lower-adoption states, most use cases are coding. In high-adoption areas, users tap Claude for education, science, and business tasks too. 

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