Canva Launches Craft, Its First In-House Image Generation Model

1. 21:00
   TechCrunch · AI

   Deepgram acquires Pipecat-maker Daily to bolster its voice AI infrastructure

   Deepgram is acquiring Daily, the maker and maintainer of Pipecat, for an undisclosed amount, TechCrunch reports. The companies said Pipecat will remain open-source, with Daily co-founder Kwindla Kramer citing Deepgram’s commitment to keeping it vendor-neutral. Deepgram is also launching Real-Time Context Standard (RCS), an open protocol co-developed with the Pipecat team that defines audio context metadata, instructions for language models, and guidance on how responses should sound.

2. 14:13
   量子位

   IDC Report Ranks PPIO Sixth in China’s H1 2026 MaaS Market

   IDC’s “China AI Software Market Semiannual Tracker, 26H1” report says China’s MaaS market reached 10.63 billion yuan in the first half of 2026, up 889.4% year over year. PPIO was the only independent MaaS provider in the ranking and placed sixth in the large language model MaaS market. The article, provided by PPIO and reprinted with authorization, also says its platform averaged 3.4 trillion Token calls per day as of September 2026.

3. 10:13
   雷锋网

   Seven Brands Use Merchandise and Campaign Strategies to Grow During Douyin’s 2026 Double 11 Sale

   Leiphone reports that seven brands posted strong results during the opening phase of Douyin Mall’s 2026 Double 11 shopping festival through product planning, live-streaming, creator partnerships, promotions, and smart tools. Baishiqueling’s first-day paid GMV rose 249% year over year, while Babudou used AI tools to produce more than 1,000 content pieces and doubled its first-day GMV. The platform says the sale is ongoing and that it will continue offering resources, support policies, and Qianchuan advertising tools.

1. 19:36
   The Decoder

   Canva launches Craft, its first in-house image model

   Canva has released Craft, its first in-house image generation model, available to all users through Dream Lab and the public API. Canva says it trained Craft from scratch mainly on millions of design templates; the model generates images at up to 2K resolution across more than 30 aspect ratios and renders text in 55 languages. Results can become editable layers through Magic Layers, while MCP integration and cheaper Craft-fast and Craft-ultrafast variants are planned.

2. 05:51
   The Verge · AIPicks

   Canva’s first AI image model plans designs before generating them

   Canva launched Canva Craft, an image generation model whose two-stage architecture plans designs before generating images, which Canva says improves precision, consistency, and control. It supports up to 2K resolution and more than 30 aspect ratios, and Canva says it trained the model on millions of human-made templates. Craft is available now to all users globally through Dream Lab, with Craft-fast, Craft-ultrafast, and access through Model Context Protocol planned.

3. 03:00
   TechCrunch · AI

   Canva releases its first image generation model, Canva Craft

   Canva released Canva Craft, its first image generation model, to all users through Dream Lab. Canva says the model plans layouts before generating images at up to 2K resolution across 30 aspect ratios, supporting legible text and precise edits. Trained on human-designed templates, its outputs can be converted into layered designs using Canva Magic; API access and support through Canva’s MCP are planned.

Trends compare the same continuously observed participants, which may cover fewer sources than current heat. Point or click to inspect hourly heat, or use left and right arrow keys.