🖥️ Claude Sonnet 4.5 is HERE

PLUS: How To Master Nano Banana Editing Inside Photoshop Quick and Easy

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Alvaro Cintas
September 30, 2025

Good morning, AI enthusiast. Anthropic just raised the bar for coding AI with its new model, Claude Sonnet 4.5, capable of building production-ready applications, not just prototypes.

PLUS: How to use Nano Banana inside Photoshop step-by-step tutorial.

AI NEWS

Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 4.5, its latest frontier AI model designed for building production-ready applications. The model is available via the Claude API and chatbot, with developer pricing unchanged from Sonnet 4: $3 per million input tokens, $15 per million output tokens.

→ Industry-leading performance on coding benchmarks, including SWE-Bench Verified
→ Can autonomously build applications, deploy databases, purchase domains, and perform security audits
→ Lower rates of sycophancy and deception, improved resistance to prompt injection attacks
→ Claude Agent SDK launched to let developers build their own AI agents
→ Temporary research preview “Imagine with Claude” for Max subscribers enables real-time software generation

Why is important: Claude Sonnet 4.5 demonstrates how AI is moving beyond prototyping to fully operational coding capabilities. This model highlights the rapid pace of AI development and its growing role in enterprise software creation, setting a high bar for competing models like OpenAI’s GPT-5.

AI NEWS

OpenAI has launched Instant Checkout in ChatGPT, letting users buy products directly in chat. Initially available for US shoppers on Etsy, it will soon expand to Shopify merchants like Glossier, Vuori, Spanx, and SKIMS.

→ Uses Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), co-developed with Stripe, an open standard for AI-facilitated commerce
→ Supports any backend, physical & digital goods, subscriptions, multi-merchant carts, and in-store pickup
→ AI agents handle transactions securely while businesses retain control
→ Open source under Apache 2.0 license

Why is important: ChatGPT is moving beyond conversation to transactional AI, enabling seamless purchases through AI agents while maintaining trust and security. This could reshape e-commerce and how businesses interact with customers via AI.

AI APPS

Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 53, a first-of-its-kind law requiring large AI companies to disclose safety protocols and ensuring whistleblower protections. The bill also establishes a reporting system for critical AI incidents, including cyberattacks or deceptive AI behavior.

→ Applies to OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google DeepMind, and other large AI labs
→ Creates a mechanism to report critical safety incidents to California’s Office of Emergency Services
→ Whistleblower protections for employees at AI companies
→ Some tech firms warn of a “patchwork of regulation,” while Anthropic supports the bill

Why is important: California is setting a precedent for state-level AI safety and transparency, potentially influencing other states and shaping the national conversation around responsible AI deployment.

HOW TO AI

How To Use Nano Banana Inside Photoshop

Google Nano Banana lets you supercharge your Photoshop workflow with AI. Whether it’s fashion retouching, turning sketches into realistic images, swapping backgrounds, or designing products, Nano Banana can complete in seconds what would normally take hours.

🧰 Who is this for

  • Graphic designers and photo editors

  • Fashion and product designers

  • Content creators and photographers

  • Anyone wanting fast, professional-quality edits in Photoshop

STEP 1: Open Photoshop

Make sure you have Photoshop Beta installed. Launch the app and open the image you want to edit. Nano Banana is ready to use.

STEP 2: Start Editing Your Image

Drag and drop an image onto your Photoshop canvas. Resize or center it as needed. Go to Plugins > Nano Banana to access the AI editing options.

To use Generative Fill, select the area you want to modify, click Generate Fill, and choose the AI model: Firefly (Adobe) or Gemini. Click Submit, and the AI will fill empty spaces or enhance the selected area according to your instructions. Gemini allows for multiple variations, letting you balance speed and quality.

STEP 3: Edit Specific Features

For precise edits, select a specific part of the image, like lips or eyes. Open Nano Banana, type your request (e.g., change lipstick to blush pink), and click Submit. The AI will process the request in seconds and update the image.

You can also replace objects in the image. Select the object, specify what you want it replaced with (e.g., a lipstick), and submit. Nano Banana detects the object and replaces it accurately within the scene.

STEP 4: Finalize and Save

Continue making edits with Nano Banana for other parts of your image, using generative fill, feature editing, or object replacement. Once satisfied with your image, click Save or export your file normally from Photoshop. Your edits are now complete, professional, and ready to use.

ESSENTIAL BITES

  • DeepSeek released V3.2-exp, a new AI model using sparse attention to cut API costs by up to 50% for long-context tasks. It selects key excerpts and tokens to reduce server load, and the model is open-weight on Hugging Face.

  • Brave updated its AI-powered search, Ask Brave, to provide detailed, report-style answers. Users get longer responses with links, videos, and images, plus follow-ups and chat options.

  • Alex raised $17M to automate initial job interviews using AI, conducting video and phone screenings to free recruiters’ time and build richer professional profiles than LinkedIn.

  • Opera launched Neon, a $19.99/month AI browser with task automation, repeatable prompts via cards, and app creation through AI.

  • Lovable launched Lovable Cloud and AI, letting users build full-stack apps with prompts, integrated backend, and Gemini-powered AI features.

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That's it! See you tomorrow

- Dr. Alvaro Cintas