Adobe’s Project Indigo camera app gains experimental AI photo editing tools

Adobe is rolling out a limited test today that gives select Project Indigo users access to several generative AI-powered ...
The New York Times

How to Prevent Meta From Using Your Instagram Images in A.I.

The company’s new A.I. image generator has a surprising twist: It allows people to use images from public Instagram accounts. By Eli Tan Reporting from Seattle See more of our coverage in your search ...
GIGAZINE

It has been revealed that over 8,000 users were mistakenly banned from Discord for posting screenshots or other harmless images containing grid patterns.

Discord has announced that a bug caused it to mistakenly ban over 8,000 accounts since May 2026, including users who posted images. Users who posted images such as Minecraft inventory screens or ...
CNBC

Meta enters AI image model race in bid to court advertisers and subscribers

Meta Superintelligence Labs, led by Alexandr Wang, is releasing its first artificial intelligence model for image creation. Dubbed Muse Image, Meta is hoping to attract creators and advertisers. Meta ...
Wired

Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out

Update, July 10 at 9 pm EDT: Meta rolled back the ability for users to tag public Instagram accounts for AI generations three days after the feature’s release. In a statement released Friday, Meta ...
The Verge

Discord accidentally banned over 8,000 people for posting grids and other ‘benign’ images

Some users were banned from Discord after posting chessboards, game textures, and Minecraft inventories. Some users were banned from Discord after posting chessboards, game textures, and Minecraft ...
Reuters

Eastern US power grid operator orders emergency curbs as electricity use nears record

PJM acted amid generator outages, overloaded transmission lines and surging air-conditioning use during prolonged heat Spot power prices topped $2,500 per MWh in Mid-Atlantic and Dominion zones this ...
CNN

Energy Dept. directs data centers to use backup generators during heat wave, freeing up power for AC

As a dangerous heat wave bakes major East Coast cities, Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed data centers in the mid-Atlantic this week to use their backup power supplies instead of using ...
NBC Chicago

9 ways you can limit energy use as ComEd warns heat has grid at ‘critical level'

ComEd urged customers to reduce their energy use on Wednesday as a scorching heatwave in the Chicago area has put the local grid in the western suburbs and parts of the city at a "critical level." The ...
MacRumors

Apple Revamps Image Playground With Photorealistic Generation and New Editing Tools

Apple has announced a major overhaul of Image Playground, introducing a new generative model capable of photorealistic image creation alongside expanded editing and sharing capabilities. The updated ...
Houston Chronicle

Texas summer heat, data centers could push power demand to a new record. Will the grid hold up?

Higher temperatures and the continued growth of large electricity users such as data centers could force Texas to use more power this summer than ever before, according to the Electric Reliability ...
Forbes

Will AI Break The Grid? It Depends On How We Use Every Electron

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about green energy tech that will change your life. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice ...