Nano Banana is viral: 10 image edits you can try today 🍌

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🧠 TL;DR – This Week in AI

Two must know changes this week: AI inside your browser and a payments rail for agents. Then a hands on guide to Nano Banana with practical edits you can try now, two fresh tools to test, five quick bytes, and one question for you.

In today’s AI Spotlight :

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Rhea, in finance, keeps getting the same question: “How do I export Stripe invoices into Xero”.
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On my radar

AI PRODUCT UPGRADE

Chrome brings AI inside your browser

Google is adding AI features that help with search, shopping, and tab management from inside Chrome itself, with simple toggles and a privacy page.

Snapshot

• Who is affected: Everyday Chrome users and teams who live in the browser

• What turns on: Assisted search, page understanding, smart tab help

• Where to find it: Chrome settings under AI features

• What data is used: Page text and your prompts, with controls to limit it

• Upside: Faster answers without tab juggling

• Watch outs:Data sharing choices and defaults

What is the underlying point?
 I think the power shift is that the browser becomes the assistant, not the site. That speeds up work, but it concentrates trust in one company. I will test it, and watch the defaults closely.

AI AGENT UPGRADE

AP2 aims to let agents complete real transactions

AP2 proposes a common way for software agents to pay with built in checks, receipts, and limits so agents can book, buy, or reimburse without a person typing card numbers.

Snapshot

• What AP2 is: a payment flow that agents can use safely

• Who is behind it: a group building an open way to move money

• What you may see first: bill pay, reimbursements, small carts

• Guardrails: spend limits, audit trail, approval prompts

• Try now: explore small internal pilots with test money

What is the underlying point
I expect early wins in back office tasks like recurring bills and travel receipts. My concern is simple. When money moves, attackers follow. I want strong defaults and slow rollouts with real red team tests.

Hands on AI

Nano Banana: quick, accurate image edits inside Gemini 🍌

What it is: Nano Banana is the Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model from Google DeepMind, built for image generation and precise editing such as object removal, pose changes, and blending multiple photos with strong subject consistency. You can access it inside the Gemini app or on the web. 

Goal: one tiny project you can finish in under fifteen minutes.
Tip: edits are tracked and Google adds visible and invisible marks on generated content.

Start

1. Open Gemini on the web or mobile and choose Image. Sign in if asked.

2. Upload one or more photos or type a text prompt. For multi photo edits, attach both images.

   

   Ten practical edits
   Copy the bold prompt lines, then adjust words in brackets.

   1. Swap outfit while keeping the same face
      Prompt: “Replace the outfit with a [blue kurta] while keeping the same person and pose.”
      Why: quick try ons that look real.

   2. Blend two photos into one memory
      Prompt: “Merge Photo A and Photo B so both people stand together in a [sunset beach] scene.”
      Why: multi image blend to create a combined scene.

   3. Remove an unwanted object
      Prompt: “Remove the [trash can] from the background. Keep lighting and shadows natural.”
      Why: fast object removal with local edits.

   4. Change the pose
      Prompt: “Keep the same person and clothes. Adjust the pose so the right hand waves.”
      Why: pose control for better framing.

   5. Style transfer
      Prompt: “Apply a [watercolor] style while preserving facial features.”
      Why: add style without losing likeness.
      

   6. Consistent character across scenes
      Prompt: “Use this face in three versions: office desk, park bench, kitchen counter. Keep identity the same.”
      Why: subject consistency for a mini series.
      

   7. Product photo cleanup
      Prompt: “Place this object on a clean white table with soft shadows. Center and crop square.”
      Why: quick catalog ready photos.
      

   8. Background change
      Prompt: “Move the person to a plain light gray background. Keep hair edges crisp.”
      Why: neutral backgrounds for resumes and ID.
      

   9. Pet portrait upgrade
      Prompt: “Sharpen the eyes and add soft rim light. Keep natural colors.”
      Why: the model is tuned to preserve pets and faces.
      

   10. Text to image from scratch
       Prompt: “Create an image of a red bicycle under cherry trees on a quiet lane.”
       Why: make fresh visuals in seconds when you lack a photo.
       
       

   Export

   • Click Download or Copy. Save as PNG or JPG based on your need.

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AI Toolbox Spotlight

Trending AI tools

• 🧭 Symphony
   What it is: a unified workspace that brings files, tasks, and notes into one place with AI search on top.
   Try it for: finding the right doc during a meeting in seconds.

• 📊 Venngage
  What it is: a text to chart helper that turns a short description into a clean bar or line chart.
  Try it for:quick slides when you need a simple visual without a spreadsheet.

Quick Bytes

• Meta glasses get smarter: hands free capture and live captions become more useful for daily life.

• China reviews Nvidia ties: more friction likely in chip supply and pricing.

• Oracle and OpenAI talk: a large cloud contract could mean better capacity and shorter waits.

• Luma Ray 3 improves short video: cleaner motion and easier prompts help solo creators.

• Orders API and developer updates: new hooks hint at smoother handoffs where a chat can trigger a purchase.

Closing Remark

If your browser becomes your main assistant, what is one task you would stop doing by hand next week?
Reply and tell me.

Until next time, stay curious and keep exploring!

Srini

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