After three months of testing, Snapchat is officially launching its “Dreams” feature, which invites users to create fantastical selfies by way of generative AI.

To explore Dreams, Snapchatters will open the camera-roll section of the app called Memories. From there, they can upload a variety of selfies and wait as Snapchat offers up a series of themed eight-photo packs, transforming the user into “a mermaid in a deep-space scene, or a renaissance era royal.”

While the first eight Dreams images a user creates are free, any additional images will require users to pay a starting price of $0.99. The company said Dreams can also feature a user alongside any friends who have chosen to opt in.

Dreams is building off of Snap's classic draw of transforming users' personas -- sprouting dog ears, changing their hair color in an instant etc. -- via its themed Lenses feature, which first dropped in 2015. Now, instead of simply altering an image, Dreams creates fully new images that provide “a fun parallel in many ways to the early days with Lenses,” the company stated in a recent statement.

The new feature also marks the app's next leap into integrating AI technologies since its launch of the controversial text-based My AI chatbot this past February, which generated widespread disdain from Snap's user base due to its permanent placement in users' inboxes, unsavory responses to underage users, and unexpected privacy issues.

Two weeks ago, the ChatGPT-powered feature raised eyebrows when it posted its own story and stopped responding to messages -- a “temporary outage,” according to Snap, which offered no further details.

“With both Dreams and My AI launching within 6 months, we’re really doubling down on AI,” a Snap spokesperson wrote in an email, claiming that My AI has received over 10 billion messages from 150 million Snapchatters since its launch.

Apple has officially scheduled the announcement of its new iPhone 15 models, the Apple Watch Series 9, and iOS versions for September 12 at a press event held at its Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino, California, according to invitations the company sent out on Tuesday.

The new iPhone models are expected to feature a USB-C charging port, in response to the European Union’s recent legislation requiring all mobile phones, tablets and cameras sold in the EU to include USB-C charging capabilities, giving companies until December 28, 2024 to comply.

According to recent reports, the iPhone 15 is expected to be Apple's most expensive iPhone range to date, with Digitimes sources naming a $100 to $200 price hike for the 15 Pro and Pro Max.

Attendees should also expect to see what the tech giant has in store for the next generation of its Apple Watch, which has been rumored to include an A15 Bionic chip, along with a pink color option –– a potential choice color for the iPhone 15 as well, along with new blue and gray versions.

The latest versions of Apple's mobile, Mac, and watch operating systems are also likely to drop at the September event, which will be streamed on Apple's website at 1 pm ET.

The latest Mentos work is a new music video from The Gregory Brothers, which acknowledges all the wacky things people have done with the candy. And it reminds viewers the mints are chewable.

Developed by Chicago-based agency Highdive, the videos are posted on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, as well as by The Gregory Brothers. 

“We really wanted to pay homage to the fact that the iconic Mentos mint has been enjoyed in many different, fun and comical ways over the years,” said Craig Cuchra, vice president, marketing, Perfetti Van Melle North America, maker of Mentos.

The music video features user-generated content from across the web showing the quirky, often inventive ways people have used Mentos Chewy Mints. It shows social-media influencers, such as @inaecakes making fine art with Mentos and even “cake-ifying” the product.

“The Mentos brand has some serious nostalgia, and we felt The Gregory Brothers were the perfect viral video sensation to bring this catchy song to life,” said Chad Broude, co-founder-co-Chief Creative Officer at Highdive.

The Gregory Brothers sing about the varied uses for the mints with the chorus: "Ohhhh, it’s true! Mentos were made to chew!” 

Mentos claims to be one of the five most popular refreshment candy brands in the world. It's available in 160+ countries. In the U.S. Mentos Gum has been the second-fastest growing gum brand over the past 52 weeks, according to IRI.

Highdive’s client roster also includes Rocket Homes, Jeep, Jersey Mike's and Boost Mobile.