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Welcome back.
Kuaishou just launched Kling 2.0, a major upgrade to its AI video platform that puts more creative control in users’ hands.
It’s built to make high-quality video creation easier for everyone.
Let’s take a look.
In today’s release:
1. Kuaishou releases Kling 2.0
2. OpenAI launches GPT-4.1
3. Notion introduces an AI email client
Kling 2.0 is here
Kuaishou has released Kling 2.0, a major update to its AI video generation platform, now branded as the “Master Edition”.
With the new image editor, creators can now add, remove, or tweak elements in their generations. Kling 2.0 is designed to interpret user intent more accurately.
Accessibility focus: Built for users with minimal editing experience
Model improvements: Better visual quality, scene logic, and object handling
New tools launched: Kling 2.0 (video), Kolors 2.0 (image), plus image restyling
Kuaishou’s goal is to democratise high-quality content creation by removing technical barriers. While human creators handle the storytelling, Kling takes care of the production, reshaping who gets to create professional video content.
How can you use this to your advantage?
If you often find yourself redoing AI videos because they miss the mark, Kling 2.0 gives you more control to fix details. It’s a useful upgrade if you're creating content regularly and want more precision without adding extra steps.
OpenAI launches GPT-4.1
OpenAI has released GPT-4.1, an API-only family of models that include “mini” and “nano” versions, bringing improvements in code generation, instruction following, and long-context tasks.
The new models offer better reliability in formatting, fewer mistakes in code edits, and improved performance on complex reasoning and comprehension benchmarks. Smaller models like 4.1 mini and nano also come with major speed and cost reductions, making high-quality AI more accessible to all.
Coding boost: 54.6% on SWE-bench Verified, up from 33.2% with GPT-4o
Instruction following: +10.5% on MultiChallenge, +6.4% on IFEval
Long-context: 1m-token support with improved relevance and reasoning
Cost savings: GPT-4.1 is 26% cheaper on median queries vs. GPT-4o
Beyond raw power, GPT-4.1 was trained for practical results, better accuracy in real-world applications like reviewing pull requests, researching tax law, or processing legal documents. It's also better at following detailed instructions and formatting responses precisely.
How can you use this to your advantage?
If you rely on AI for technical or structured tasks, GPT-4.1 gives you more accuracy and better control without increasing cost. It's a smart upgrade if you're building tools that depend on reliable output, long-context use, or fast iteration.
Notion launches AI email client for Gmail users
Notion has launched Notion Mail, a customizable email client powered by AI that connects directly to Gmail.
Unlike most AI email tools that just sit on top of your inbox, Notion Mail is modular, letting users tailor how their inbox works with smart folders, labels, and automation. It’s free to try, with monthly usage limits or unlimited through a paid plan.
Modular inbox: Customize how emails are sorted, labelled, and displayed
Workflow sync: Connects to Notion Calendar and other Notion tools
Built-in AI: Drafts replies, surfaces key info, and suggests meetings
This launch puts Notion in direct competition with players like Superhuman and Fyxer, but its deeper integration with Notion’s workspace may set it apart. The infrastructure is based on Skiff, a privacy-first platform Notion acquired in 2024.
How can you use this to your advantage?
If your inbox feels chaotic, Notion Mail can help you organize emails around specific goals or topics, not just by date or sender, so you stay focused on what matters.
OTHER AI NEWS
OpenAI launches GPT-4.1 without a safety report: OpenAI didn’t include the usual safety report, saying it’s not a "frontier model". Critics argue that even mid-cycle updates should come with transparency, especially amid ongoing concerns over declining safety practices and increasing regulatory scrutiny.
Cohere launches Embed 4: Embed 4 is a new multimodal embedding model designed for secure, high-performance search across long, multilingual documents. It supports 128K-token inputs, and is now available on Cohere’s platform, Azure, AWS, and for private use.
OpenAI is reportedly prototyping a social media app: OpenAI is working on a social app with an AI-generated image feed, potentially competing with X and Instagram. It’s unclear if it’ll launch, but the project could help OpenAI gather real-time data.
Apple’s plan to train its AI: Apple's new system uses synthetic data and local device comparisons to improve AI models without accessing user content. The approach keeps personal data private by sending only anonymized signals based on device-side analysis.
Google’s AI model for dolphin communication: DeepMind has developed DolphinGemma, a lightweight AI model trained to analyze and mimic dolphin vocalizations using data from the Wild Dolphin Project. The model will soon run on the Pixel 9.
POPULAR AI TOOLS
GPT-4.1 in the API → Announcing GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, & GPT-4.1 nano in the API.
ServiceAgent → An AI voice agent for home services.
n8nChat → Create automations in seconds by generating n8n workflows.
DocsHound → AI turns demos into instant docs, chatbots & user insights.
Extrovert → Warm up and nurture prospects at scale on LinkedIn.
AND THAT’S A WRAP
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