The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat
How one crew risked radiation, storms, and currents to save Japan from digital isolation.
Domain: theverge.com
Figma’s CEO on life after his failed sale to Adobe
Figma is betting big on generative AI and Dev Mode.
Apple made an AI image tool that lets you make edits by describing them
It can resize photos with a few simple instructions.
The Rabbit R1 is an AI-powered gadget that can use your apps for you
Rabbit is trying to one-up Alexa and Google Assistant, and invent a new kind of gadget in the process.
How Google perfected the web
The web is filled with content designed for Google, not humans.
Adobe explains why it abandoned the Figma deal
The deal was scuttled this week.
The people who ruined the internet
SEO experts got very rich filling the web full of garbage. But are they to blame or is Google?
Adobe teases new AI photo editing tool that will ‘revolutionize’ its products
Project Stardust automates labor-intensive photo editing tasks.
Android 14’s AI-generated wallpapers might be its coolest new feature
Google’s AI-generated text-to-image diffusion model makes a small but fun appearance in Android 14’s wallpaper menu.
OpenAI releases third version of DALL-E
OpenAI integrated DALL-E 3 with ChatGPT.
Substack’s redesign makes it feel like a more traditional social media app
Discover posts and writers on the “Home” tab.
Adobe’s Firefly generative AI tools are now available for everyone
And it’s launching a “Stock Contributor Bonus” to pay creator royalties.
Adobe co-founder Dr. John Warnock has died — he was 82
Dr. Warnock, who retired as CEO of Adobe 2000, co-founded the company in 1982.
Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears
The new X logo has started replacing the blue bird on the web.
So where are we all supposed to go now?
Twitter’s dying, Reddit’s changing, everything else is entertainment – and there’s nowhere left to hang out.
Adobe Illustrator’s new AI feature instantly recolors vector graphics
Manually recoloring vector designs isn’t a chore anymore.
How Google tried to fix the web — by taking it over
“Accelerated Mobile Pages” succeeded in speeding up publishers’ mistrust of the search giant.
This is what it looks like to be colorblind
Pro tip: when you meet a colorblind person, don’t repeatedly point to things and ask what color they are.
Pop-ups are everywhere, even though no one wants them
How did one of the most hated elements of web design make a comeback?