Adobe announced in June 2026 that it is expanding its Firefly AI assistant to Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, and Frame.io, while also adding new capabilities to the tool across its app lineup.
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Waymo has recalled its fleet of nearly 4,000 robotaxis and pulled them from all highway operations after identifying at least 13 instances in which the vehicles drove into highway sections closed for…
A startup called Pixi launched a messaging app on the App Store on Wednesday, June 18, 2026, allowing iPhone users to send interactive augmented reality characters through iMessage. Rather than…
VSCO launched Studio Pro on iOS on June 17, 2026, with batch editing and reference-based style matching for high-volume work; macOS is planned later this year. Its $500-per-year VSCO One (rolling out later in June) bundles Studio Pro with Capture, Galleries, Workspace and more, aiming at Adobe.
Social media platforms including Threads, Instagram, and TikTok have introduced tools that let users directly shape the algorithms controlling their feeds, moving away from a model where platforms…
FortiBleed, reported in June 2026 by Hudson Rock and SOCRadar, compromised 73,000+ Fortinet URLs and 30,000+ devices using leaked passwords (no new vulnerability) via automated scanning and recycled credentials. Named victims include Accenture, Comcast, Oracle, Samsung, Siemens, and PwC; the group appears Russian-speaking.
At the June 2026 G7 Summit, Emmanuel Macron warned the U.S. could “turn off the switch” for AI access, after the Trump administration blocked Anthropic from exporting its Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models on national security grounds. G7 leaders discussed a “trusted partners” scheme to grant non-U.S. nations access to advanced models for building defenses.
FTC sued Genesis Tech in June 2026, alleging Cyprus/Ukraine shell subsidiaries concealed its identity while marketing apps like MadMuscles and PDF Guru. The complaint says nearly $250M revenue (early 2023–mid 2025) and roughly $700M in PayPal transactions (12 months to Sept 2025), with alleged auto-renew subscriptions and unauthorized, hard-to-cancel charges.
Google introduced the Google Home Speaker on June 17, 2026, its first stand-alone smart speaker since the Nest Audio in September 2020. Priced at $99.99, the device is built specifically around…
Clair Health, a startup founded by Stanford graduates Jenny Duan and Abhinav Agarwal, announced in June 2026 that it has raised $11.6 million to develop a wearable device designed to track hormonal…
Mastodon launched an email newsletter feature in 2026 as part of its version 4.6 update, allowing creators to send posts directly to subscribers’ inboxes — no Mastodon account required.
The feature…
Odyssey’s June 2026 $310M Series B values the world-model AI startup at $1.45B, led by Natural Capital with Amazon, AMD Ventures and GV participating. AWS is set as preferred cloud as Odyssey optimizes models for Trainium chips; total funding hits $337M.
