September 5, 2026
Microsoft brought MAI-Image-2.6 to Microsoft Foundry and released the faster MAI-Image-2.6-Flash variant.
Both models support editing with multiple reference images, web-grounded generation, dynamic aspect ratios and resolutions up to 1.5K. They are available through MAI Playground and in public preview on Microsoft Foundry.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory researchers developed an experimental communication system capable of transmitting data through Arctic ice.