TERRA NOVA. Vol. I, No. 001. The Brief. Sun 18 Oct 2026. Where the unknown becomes known.

This week: errands, photo edits, talking apps, instant soundtracks, new voices and one deadline. Two minutes.

01   GOOGLE GEMINI  ·  PAID PLANS

Gemini will now run the errand

The Gemini app's new Chat and Task switch

Gemini’s new Chat / Task switch. Image: Google.

Google put a new switch in the Gemini app. Flip it to Tasks, hand over a job, and it keeps working while you’re away from your computer. It now connects to more than 40 apps, Instacart and OpenTable among them, so a request can end in a real grocery order. Google AI Pro and Ultra only.

Try it. Cater for a living? Have it plan a menu for 50 and build the grocery order. Check the cart before you pay.

02   KREA  ·  TRY TODAY

Move the product, keep the label

Krea 3 launch image: a man in a green tracksuit on a golf course

Krea 3 launch image. Image: Krea.

Krea 3 edits a photo from a typed instruction, usually in under eight seconds. Change the background and the label stays sharp. Six cents an image at full size.

Try it. Sell candles? Ask for your plain jar shot on a wooden shelf by a window.

“Most of our customers are small businesses that can’t afford a studio shoot for every product.”

03   LOVABLE  ·  TRY TODAY

The apps you describe can now talk back

Lovable's announcement cover image

Image: Lovable.

Describe an app to Lovable and it builds one. Those apps can now talk, answer from the live web with sources, and make short videos and music.

Try it. Run a salon? Describe a booking helper clients can talk to, and test it on your phone first.

04   ELEVENLABS  ·  TRY TODAY

Drop in a video, get the score

ElevenLabs Instant Soundtracks cover image

Image: ElevenLabs.

Upload a clip to Instant Soundtracks, new in ElevenCreative, and it writes original music, then times sound effects to the picture.

Try it. Filmed bread coming out of the oven? Score it before you post.

ALSO THIS WEEK
05   OPENAI  ·  TRY TODAY

ChatGPT’s voice got better accents. New ones in French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Mexican Spanish, rolling out to everyone. Settings, then Voice.

OpenAI announcement still: New voices are here. Find yours.

Image: OpenAI.

06   ANTHROPIC  ·  ACT BY DEC 14

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