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  • Adobe is integrating its Firefly AI assistant across key creative tools like Premiere, Illustrator, and InDesign, aiming to streamline workflows and enhance creative output.
  • Autonomous vehicle company Waymo has issued a recall for nearly 4,000 robotaxis due to a software issue that could lead them to drive into highway construction zones.
  • The tech industry is facing increasing scrutiny over AI's societal impact, from potential price hikes on devices like iPhones to global discussions about AI governance and safety.
  • Spotify is rolling out its reserved ticket sales feature, allowing music superfans early access to concert tickets directly through the platform.
  • Despite the hype, understanding the tangible return on investment for AI in enterprise settings remains a key challenge for many businesses, with companies still working to quantify its value.

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  • Google Calendar finally has more color options for events an hour ago by Jess Weatherbed
    Google, News, Tech

    There are now 24 default color options instead of 11, and you can select more via an RGB color picker. | Image: Google Running out of color options for events in Google Calendar shouldn't be an issue going forward. The previous limit of 11 predefined colors has now been expanded to give users access to up to 200 custom colors for individual events across the native Calendar web and mobile apps, and the Calendar API. This started rolling out yesterday for users on Google's rapid release domains , with an extended rollout for more users starting on June 29th, though

  • The midterms are going to be a data security nightmare an hour ago by Lauren Feiner
    Policy, Politics, Security, Speech, Tech, US Elections

    One messy database is threatening to disenfranchise thousands or even millions of registered voters, while leaving even more at risk of intimidation or data breaches, in the name of solving a problem that barely exists. As the 2026 midterm elections approach, election and privacy experts are sounding alarms about the Department of Homeland Security's Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program, which President Donald Trump's administration has expanded to ostensibly catch noncitizens voting. Experts say that amounts to a dangerous, error-prone effort to centralize voter data. "The federal government doesn't have the author … Read the full story at The

  • The Verge’s guide to Amazon Prime Day 2026 2 hours ago by Cameron Faulkner
    Amazon, Deals, Gadgets, Prime Day, Tech, Verge Shopping

    Amazon Prime Day 2026 lifts off on June 23rd and will hopefully deliver the best deals of the summer. We’ve been covering the most notable pre-Prime Day discounts happening, and come next week, we’ll be bringing you many more deals — ones we can’t tell you about just yet. As usual, expect to see price drops on a range of product categories, including smart home, headphones, smartwatches, monitors, 4K TVs, outdoorsy gear, and more. The sale will conclude at 3:01AM ET on June 27th. We’ve put together this package so you can see all of our sprawling coverage in one

  • The best robot vacuum deals available ahead of Prime Day 2 hours ago by Sheena Vasani
    Deals, Gadgets, Prime Day, Smart Home, Tech, Verge Shopping

    Eufy’s Omni C28 is a great option for smaller spaces. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge If you’ve been wanting to buy a robot vacuum but have been put off by how much it can cost to get a good one, now is not a bad time to start looking. Prime Day is next week, but many retailers are offering early deals on several models we’ve tested from brands like Roborock, Dreame, and Shark. Whether you’re looking for a basic robot vacuum that can cut down on the amount of vacuuming you have to do, or a

  • Who decides when AI is too dangerous? 2 hours ago by Nilay Patel
    AI, Anthropic, Decoder, Podcasts, Policy, Tech

    On today’s episode of Decoder , my guest is Hayden Field, senior AI reporter for The Verge . Often when Hayden comes on the show, it’s because something has gone wrong in the world of AI. Last weekend, that something was a pretty intense mix of Anthropic, the Trump administration, and Anthropic’s new AI model, Fable 5. On Friday, not even a week since Anthropic released Fable to the public, the US government said it was imposing export controls on the new model , as well as the underlying Mythos model that Fable is based on. Those controls restricted foreign


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