Disney partners with Adobe for AI; Brightline faces ongoing hurdles

Disney partners with Adobe on AI for theme park design while Brightline weighs bankruptcy amid debt concerns. More in this week's Backdrop.
The Courier-Journal

Could Massie be a write-in during November election? What state law says

After incumbent U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie lost his primary election for the 4th Congressional District seat to Shelbyville farmer and former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in Kentucky's May 19 primary election, ...
Penn Live

Governor write-in campaign for Mastriano ‘full speed ahead’ despite ambassador nomination

State Sen. Doug Mastriano might have been nominated to be an ambassador, but that’s not stopping the write-in effort for him in Tuesday’s Republican gubernatorial primary. “It throws up some question ...
The New York Times

How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)

High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence. Credit...Video by Lauren Lancaster For The New ...
Inc

Anthropic Takes Aim at Figma and Adobe With New Claude Design Platform

A new product from Anthropic’s Claude allows users to create designs, prototypes, and slides with the use of artificial intelligence. And some of its rivals are already reeling. Titled Claude Design, ...
The Verge

Adobe embraces conversational AI editing, marking a ‘fundamental shift’ in creative work

Adobe’s new Firefly AI assistant can use Creative Cloud apps for you. Adobe’s new Firefly AI assistant can use Creative Cloud apps for you. is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing ...
New York Post

Kamala Harris creeps in as potential California governor candidate

A new text poll is asking California voters if they would write in former Vice President Kamala Harris on to the ballot for the California governor’s race. The poll, according to shared screenshots, ...
Bleeping Computer

Adobe rolls out emergency fix for Acrobat, Reader zero-day flaw

Adobe has released an emergency security update for Acrobat Reader to fix a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-34621, that has been exploited in zero-day attacks since at least December. The flaw ...
Forbes

Adobe Attacks Underway—Windows And Mac Users Given 72 Hours To Update

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
CNBC

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen says he will step down after company installs successor

Adobe said CEO Shantanu Narayen will step down after the company has put in place a successor. Narayen, who has helmed the design software maker since 2007, will stay on as board chair. Adobe shares ...
The Washington Post

In some classrooms, teachers ask: Can AI teach students to write better?

When Craig Schmidt gave his high school English students an assignment based on “Fahrenheit 451,” he threw them a curveball: He told them to use ChatGPT. Schmidt asked the class to write several ...