PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- With generative AI transforming the creative landscape, Aixio is introducing a revolutionary platform designed to streamline the editing of photos and videos through intuitive sketching. Officially launched in February 2026, Aixio offers AI-powered models and products that empower users to create and refine multimedia content effortlessly, all with simple sketches and doodles.
While many AI tools in the market generate content based on text prompts, they often fall short in enabling precise and high-quality edits that integrate smoothly into professional workflows. Aixio changes this by allowing users to sketch their ideas directly on the platform, which interprets and refines those designs with AI precision. Whether editing images or videos, Aixio makes it easier than ever for creators to express their ideas and refine them in real time.
Editing Made Simple: From Sketch to Final Product
Aixio's core innovation is its seamless integration of sketches for photo and video editing, offering a natural and intuitive way to edit media.
- Sketching for Photos and Videos: Users can quickly sketch their ideas or make adjustments to existing media, whether it's a photo or video. Aixio's AI understands and enhances hand-drawn sketches, transforming rough ideas into polished, professional content.
- AI-Powered Refinements: Once a sketch is made, the AI steps in to refine the image or video, ensuring that the result meets the professional standards needed for any creative project. The platform's AI models focus on delivering high-quality, realistic results that are ready for use in production.
Harnessing the Power of AI for Precise Edits
At the heart of Aixio is Aixio Image v1, a custom AI model that powers the photo editing experience. Trained on millions of high-quality data points, it's optimized to handle everything from simple tweaks to complex adjustments, making it perfect for professional creative tasks.
Unlike other AI platforms, Aixio ensures pixel-perfect consistency across photos and videos. Even in areas that aren't being actively edited, the platform's AI maintains the integrity of the original content, eliminating distortions and inaccuracies.
Optimized for Professional Workflows
Designed for industries like film, graphic design, and manga, Aixio's photo and video editing features cater specifically to the needs of professionals.
- For Filmmakers: Aixio allows for efficient editing and adjustments, including scene continuity and frame-to-frame consistency, all through simple sketches and AI-powered enhancements.
- For Graphic Designers: Designers can easily refine images or create complex visual compositions with just a few sketches, eliminating the need for time-consuming, manual editing.
- For Manga Artists: The platform's AI helps maintain visual consistency across illustrations, whether you're working on a single page or a full series, giving artists more control over the creative process.
AI-Enhanced Workflows for Speed and Precision
Aixio is more than just a platform for creating beautiful visuals—it's designed to integrate seamlessly into existing workflows, offering tools that increase both speed and accuracy. By focusing on sketch-based editing, Aixio reduces the complexity of traditional image and video editing processes, allowing creators to focus more on their craft and less on technical hurdles.
Future-Ready AI for Evolving Creative Needs
The Aixio team, consisting of AI and design experts, is committed to evolving the platform beyond its current capabilities. Aixio already boasts over 30,000 users, with 72% identifying as creative professionals, and the company has plans to expand into dynamic content creation and 3D editing in the future.
"We believe that creativity should be intuitive and natural," said the Aixio team. "Our goal is to make the creative process faster, more precise, and more enjoyable, using the power of AI to bring your sketches and ideas to life."
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Aixio Introduces New AI Models for Photoshop-like Editing with Sketches and Doodles
Aixio Introduces New AI Models for Photoshop-like Editing with Sketches and Doodles
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SINGAPORE, April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund, a partnership between Agoda, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore, and the UnTours Foundation, has announced its second round of investments alongside early impact results from the Fund's inaugural cohort.
Designed to provide affordable, flexible financing to small and medium-sized tourism enterprises, the Fund supports businesses that integrate environmental restoration, climate resilience, and inclusive economic development into their core operations. Indonesia-based Livingseas Asia and Bambike Ecotours in the Philippines are the beneficiaries of the new investments. Each new investee receives USD 25,000 in loan capital to expand impact-driven initiatives across the region.
In Indonesia, Livingseas Asia combines dive tourism with coral reef restoration in Padangbai, Bali. Its nonprofit arm, the Livingseas Foundation, has restored more than 7,300 square meters of degraded reef, deploying artificial reef structures and planting over 320,000 coral fragments, with measurable biodiversity recovery. The Fund's investment will support the construction of modular housing for staff and trainees near the restoration site. This will expand Livingseas Asia's hosting capacity and strengthen the Foundation's ability to deliver marine education, conservation training, and reef restoration activities.
Bambike Ecotours in the Philippines connects bamboo agroforestry, fair trade bicycle manufacturing in rural communities, and regenerative tourism experiences. The loan will support the development of Ligtasin Cove in Batangas, a bamboo-built tourism destination that will include coastal ecotours and a bamboo nursery for reforestation and erosion control. The initiative aims to create local jobs while expanding lower-carbon tourism experiences that connect travelers with community-led environmental restoration.
"At Agoda, we believe the future of travel depends on the resilience of the destinations we serve," said Timothy Hughes, Vice President of Corporate Development at Agoda. "These investments support local pioneers integrating environmental restoration and community well-being into their operations, demonstrating the potential of impact-driven travel."
Six months after the Fund's initial investments, early results across Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines demonstrate encouraging environmental and community impact.
Across Southeast Asia, three organizations advanced community-led tourism in meaningful ways. In Thailand, Local Alike expanded its Travel With Care initiative to 10 destinations, launching 16 regenerative tourism activities and securing partnerships with national parks and tourism authorities to develop a white paper on regenerative tourism. In the Philippines, Ecohotels grew its Bahay Farms initiative by onboarding 22 farmers, planting 500 mango trees, increasing plant-based menu offerings from 35% to 50%, and launching its Green Warriors workforce program, with 5 of 15 trainees already placed in hospitality roles. In Indonesia, Sejiva introduced heritage walking tours and coral restoration experiences across West Java and Jakarta, while scaling its #travelpositive campaign to reach broader audiences.
"We are incredibly encouraged by the impact created so far by our inaugural cohort," said Sarah Payne, Senior Director of Impact at the UnTours Foundation. "These businesses are expanding regenerative tourism models, strengthening local livelihoods, and embedding measurable environmental outcomes into their growth. Their progress shows how flexible financing can translate into tangible impact on the ground."
The Fund is part of Agoda's broader sustainability strategy and builds on its partnership with WWF-Singapore through Agoda's Eco Deals program. Through Eco Deals, Agoda works with hotel partners across Asia to offer travelers discounted stays while directing a portion of proceeds to WWF's conservation initiatives. Those funds also support the Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund, extending conservation impact to small tourism enterprises, strengthening ecosystem health and community resilience at the destination level.
Tourism enterprises across the region advancing conservation, climate resilience, sustainable mobility, and community-led economic development are encouraged to apply for the next round of funding at: https://untoursfoundation.org/sustainable-tourism-impact-fund.
SINGAPORE, April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund, a partnership between Agoda, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore, and the UnTours Foundation, has announced its second round of investments alongside early impact results from the Fund's inaugural cohort.
Designed to provide affordable, flexible financing to small and medium-sized tourism enterprises, the Fund supports businesses that integrate environmental restoration, climate resilience, and inclusive economic development into their core operations. Indonesia-based Livingseas Asia and Bambike Ecotours in the Philippines are the beneficiaries of the new investments. Each new investee receives USD 25,000 in loan capital to expand impact-driven initiatives across the region.
In Indonesia, Livingseas Asia combines dive tourism with coral reef restoration in Padangbai, Bali. Its nonprofit arm, the Livingseas Foundation, has restored more than 7,300 square meters of degraded reef, deploying artificial reef structures and planting over 320,000 coral fragments, with measurable biodiversity recovery. The Fund's investment will support the construction of modular housing for staff and trainees near the restoration site. This will expand Livingseas Asia's hosting capacity and strengthen the Foundation's ability to deliver marine education, conservation training, and reef restoration activities.
Bambike Ecotours in the Philippines connects bamboo agroforestry, fair trade bicycle manufacturing in rural communities, and regenerative tourism experiences. The loan will support the development of Ligtasin Cove in Batangas, a bamboo-built tourism destination that will include coastal ecotours and a bamboo nursery for reforestation and erosion control. The initiative aims to create local jobs while expanding lower-carbon tourism experiences that connect travelers with community-led environmental restoration.
"At Agoda, we believe the future of travel depends on the resilience of the destinations we serve," said Timothy Hughes, Vice President of Corporate Development at Agoda. "These investments support local pioneers integrating environmental restoration and community well-being into their operations, demonstrating the potential of impact-driven travel."
Six months after the Fund's initial investments, early results across Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines demonstrate encouraging environmental and community impact.
Across Southeast Asia, three organizations advanced community-led tourism in meaningful ways. In Thailand, Local Alike expanded its Travel With Care initiative to 10 destinations, launching 16 regenerative tourism activities and securing partnerships with national parks and tourism authorities to develop a white paper on regenerative tourism. In the Philippines, Ecohotels grew its Bahay Farms initiative by onboarding 22 farmers, planting 500 mango trees, increasing plant-based menu offerings from 35% to 50%, and launching its Green Warriors workforce program, with 5 of 15 trainees already placed in hospitality roles. In Indonesia, Sejiva introduced heritage walking tours and coral restoration experiences across West Java and Jakarta, while scaling its #travelpositive campaign to reach broader audiences.
"We are incredibly encouraged by the impact created so far by our inaugural cohort," said Sarah Payne, Senior Director of Impact at the UnTours Foundation. "These businesses are expanding regenerative tourism models, strengthening local livelihoods, and embedding measurable environmental outcomes into their growth. Their progress shows how flexible financing can translate into tangible impact on the ground."
The Fund is part of Agoda's broader sustainability strategy and builds on its partnership with WWF-Singapore through Agoda's Eco Deals program. Through Eco Deals, Agoda works with hotel partners across Asia to offer travelers discounted stays while directing a portion of proceeds to WWF's conservation initiatives. Those funds also support the Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund, extending conservation impact to small tourism enterprises, strengthening ecosystem health and community resilience at the destination level.
Tourism enterprises across the region advancing conservation, climate resilience, sustainable mobility, and community-led economic development are encouraged to apply for the next round of funding at: https://untoursfoundation.org/sustainable-tourism-impact-fund.
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Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund Expands Investments Across Southeast Asia
Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund Expands Investments Across Southeast Asia
Sustainable Tourism Impact Fund Expands Investments Across Southeast Asia
