Trump wants to stop states from regulating AI. States and Congress keep saying no.

In short: The Trump administration is waging a multi-front campaign to prevent states from regulating AI, using a DOJ litigation task force, Commerce Department evaluations of “burdensome” state l [...]

What AI is actually doing to jobs in Europe

In January 2026, London’s mayor gave a blunt warning that has reverberated far beyond City Hall: artificial intelligence could trigger “mass unemployment” in the capital’s core industries unle [...]

Adobe’s new Firefly AI assistant turns Creative Cloud into a single conversational interface

Adobe launched the Firefly AI Assistant, a conversational agent that orchestrates tasks across Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Illustrator, Express, and Frame.io using natural language. Previously cod [...]

Admin night is the most responsible fun you can have in 2026

A new social trend called "admin night" turns life's most dreaded tasks into a low-key hang. It's part productivity, part survival strategy. [...]

Perplexity turns your Mac mini into a 24/7 AI agent

At its first developer conference, held in a former North Beach church, Perplexity unveiled Personal Computer, expanded its cloud agent to enterprise, opened up finance data tools, and staked its iden [...]

Palantir, Thales, and a startup are competing to build the FAA’s predictive air traffic AI

In short: The FAA is developing SMART (Strategic Management of Airspace Routing Trajectories), an AI system that would extend air traffic conflict prediction from 15 minutes to two hours, with Palanti [...]

TNW Weekly Briefing

Legislation and digital policy European Commission opens call for evidence on Open Digital Ecosystems Signal: The EU is preparing a structural shift toward open, interoperable digital infrastructure. [...]

Amazon’s AI tool matches shelter dogs and cats with adopters in the Protect Playtime campaign

In short: Amazon’s Brand Innovation Lab, PetIQ’s PetArmor brand, and Best Friends Animal Society have launched “Protect Playtime,” a campaign combining an AI-powered pet-matching tool on Amaz [...]

Canva acquires Simtheory and Ortto in a twin deal aimed at turning a design tool into an end-to-end work platform

Both companies were built by brothers Chris and Mike Sharkey, who previously co-founded Australian holiday rental site Stayz. Financial terms were not disclosed. Canva will preview what it calls the b [...]