Adobe is updating its AI video-generation app, Firefly, with a new video editor that supports precise prompt-based edits, as well as adding new third-party models for image and video generation, including Black Forest Labs’ FLUX.2 and Topaz Astra.

The High Stakes: Can America Balance Freedom and Responsibility in the Age of Accessible Vice?
Walk into any strip mall, and you’ll find something that would have shocked your grandparents: a sleek dispensary next to the dry cleaner, a FanDuel betting kiosk at the gas station, and probably someone filming content for their OnlyFans in the Starbucks bathroom. Welcome to 2025, where what was once whispered about in back alleys is now a billion-dollar industry...
Grok got crucial facts wrong about Bondi Beach shooting
Grok, the chatbot built by Elon Musk’s xAI and popularized on his social media platform X, appears to have repeatedly spread misinformation about today’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia.
WhatsApp’s biggest market is becoming its toughest test
Meta has three months to comply with Indian government directions that could affect how WhatsApp operates in the country.
How iRobot lost its way home
iRobot survived three decades of competition, but couldn’t survive European regulators killing its Amazon buyout. Now it’s being taken over by its own supplier in bankruptcy court.
Thea Energy previews Helios, its pixel-inspired fusion power plant
Thea Energy says that its planar-coil fusion power plant could be cheaper and easier to build thanks to AI-powered control software.
Mirelo raises $41M from Index and a16z to solve AI video’s silent problem
Mirelo, a German startup that is building AI to add synced sound effects to videos, has raised a $41 million seed round led by Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz.

The IPO Gold Rush of 2026: Which Companies Are We Finally Going to See Go Public?
Remember when going public used to be the ultimate goal for any successful startup? These days, with private market valuations soaring into the stratosphere and venture capital flowing like water, companies are staying private longer than ever. But 2026 might finally be the year we see some of the biggest names in tech and beyond make their long-awaited debut on...
AI data center boom could be bad news for other infrastructure projects
Improvements to roads, bridges, and other infrastructure could take a hit as data center construction accelerates.
DoorDash driver faces felony charges after allegedly spraying customers’ food
A woman is facing felony charges in Evansville, Indiana over a DoorDash delivery in which she allegedly sprayed the food with a substance that made the customers vomit.