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India's ambitions of becoming a global AI innovation powerhouse by building applications on top of foreign foundational models are being challenged.

‘Long time coming’: Ginebra ends 3-year title drought with inspired Game 7 comeback

June 18, 2026

Delfin Dioquino

Justin Brownlee and Scottie Thompson turn in prolific performance as Barangay Ginebra finally gets its revenge after losing to TNT in their last three championship encounters

Alex Eala reasserts mastery over Donna Vekic to start Berlin Tennis Open

June 18, 2026

Delfin Dioquino

Alex Eala topples Croatian veteran Donna Vekic for the third time this 2026 with a straight-sets victory in the round of 32 of the Berlin Tennis Open in Germany

Here are the five big takeaways from Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as Fed chairman

June 18, 2026

The Federal Reserve and Chairman Kevin Warsh on Wednesday followed the script on interest rates closely.

AICS bill misses special session passage over ‘anti-epal’ provision

June 18, 2026

Ian Laqui

Sen. Erwin Tulfo said the AICS bill was delayed after the House disagreed with a clause barring politicians from participating in aid distribution.

Tim Cook says RAM expenses are ‘unsustainable’ and Apple is going to raise prices

June 18, 2026

Emma Roth

Apple is planning to raise prices in response to the ongoing memory shortage. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook says "price increases are unavoidable:" We're doing our best to mitigate the huge increases that are being passed to us, and we've been trying to shield our customers from the […]

Asteroid named to honor fallen Hong Kong tower block blaze firefighter

June 18, 2026

GMA News Online / SciTech

An asteroid discovered by a Hong Kong-born astronomer has been named after a firefighter who died battling an inferno at a housing complex in the financial hub that killed 168 people last year.

JetBlue to reduce Newark, LaGuardia footprint as it forges ahead in Fort Lauderdale

June 18, 2026

JetBlue is planning to cut some employee bases at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and tech bases at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

Analysis: Chairman Kevin Warsh’s task forces are the key to understanding the new Fed

June 18, 2026

The new leader of the Fed left interest rates alone but made clear how he plans to rewire the central bank.

VSCO launches Studio Pro mobile photo editing app and plans $500 per year subscription

June 18, 2026

Stevie Bonifield

VSCO is taking on Adobe with a new Studio Pro editing app rolling out today on iOS and coming to macOS later this year, as Bloomberg reports. At launch, the app offers tools for batch editing, style matching from a reference image, and sharing images through VSCO Galleries. VSCO says more features are coming later, […]

Warsh experiences worst ‘Fed day’ S&P 500 performance for a new chair since 1994

June 18, 2026

The S&P 500 tumbled more than 1% in Wednesday's session, with losses steepening during Warsh' innagural press conference as chair.

Jeffrey Gundlach says Fed’s Warsh is not going to be the ‘easy money’ chairman many hoped for

June 18, 2026

Gundlach said Warsh's stance reduces the risk of overly accommodative monetary policy that could reignite inflation and push longer-term borrowing costs higher.

SpaceX posts first losing day as stock sinks 5%, losing momentum after a multiday rally

June 18, 2026

Elon Musk's space and AI company has seen its stock surge since its blockbuster IPO on Friday.

Allbirds continues AI pivot with name change and CEO hire, sending stock soaring

June 18, 2026

Allbirds became NewBird AI in April and said it would trade shoes for AI compute infrastructure.

Trump says he likes idea of blaming Vance if Iran deal doesn’t work out

June 18, 2026

President Trump at the G7 summit said the memorandum of understanding reached with Iran "might not be the kind of document that I should be signing."

Fed meeting recap: Warsh announces task forces to overhaul major Federal Reserve operations

June 18, 2026

The Federal Reserve’s rate decision on Wednesday marks the first one with Kevin Warsh at the helm.

Chairman Warsh abstains from giving rate forecast as several members signal a hike in 2026

June 18, 2026

The median projection called for the federal funds rate to end 2026 at 3.8%, a quarter percentage point above the current target range.

Chairman Warsh drastically alters Fed rate statement. Here’s what’s changed

June 18, 2026

This is a comparison of Wednesday's Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed's previous policymaking meeting in April.

Epic wants to let you bring your Fortnite skins to other games

June 18, 2026

Entertainment

Jay Peters

Epic Games has been touting the potential of an interoperable metaverse for years, though that vision hasn't yet become a reality. But with Unreal Engine 6, the next major version of its game development engine, Epic plans to take a big step toward that theoretical future: it will let developers make games that can use […]

Strait of Hormuz threat level downgraded after Iran deal, says U.S.-led maritime security group

June 18, 2026

The behavior of Iranian forces "has become less volatile" and the U.S. Navy continues to provide oversight, the Joint Maritime Information Center said.

Anthropic got hit by export rules nobody understands

June 18, 2026

Robert Hart

Anthropic has spent much of this week fighting to get its newest AI models back online after the Trump administration abruptly ordered the company to cut access for all foreign nationals, including users inside the US and its own employees, forcing Anthropic to block access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for everyone. "To my […]

VNL Women’s: Ishikawa, Wada take charge as Japan outlasts Serbia in Pasig thriller

June 18, 2026

GMA News Online / Sports

Mayu Ishikawa and Yukiko Wada connived down the stretch to help Japan grind out a 20-25, 26-24, 18-25, 32-30, 15-7 win against Serbia in the 2026 Women's VNL on Wednesday at the PhilSports Arena.

Amazon AI exec predicts first ‘commercially useful’ quantum computers in 5-7 years

June 18, 2026

Quantum computing is becoming an increasingly competitive field, with tech giants including Microsoft, Google and IBM developing the technology.

Two-thirds of Americans think AI is advancing too quickly

June 18, 2026

Terrence O’Brien

According to the latest Pew Research poll, 49 percent of Americans report using chatbots at least occasionally, but 63 percent think the tech is advancing too quickly. Overall, use of AI chatbots has increased dramatically since 2024, when only 33 percent reported using them. Specifically, ChatGPT's usage has doubled since 2023, with 44 percent of […]

UniQure to seek FDA approval for Huntington’s disease gene therapy after previous clash with agency

June 18, 2026

The announcement comes months after UniQure became embroiled in a public debate with FDA leaders over the clinical trial data supporting its application.

Oldest-known plague outbreak came 5,500 years ago in Siberia

June 18, 2026

GMA News Online / SciTech

About 5,500 years ago, hunter-gatherers inhabited the Lake Baikal region in Siberia. They became victims of the earliest-known plague outbreak, especially the children and adolescents.

The Echo Dot Max is cheaper than ever in an early Prime Day sale

June 18, 2026

Sheena Vasani

We’re seeing good early Prime Day deals ahead of the event next week, and unsurprisingly, some of the best deals are on Amazon’s own devices. Several Echo speakers have dropped to new low prices, including the Echo Dot Max, which is on sale for $64.99 ($35 off) at Amazon. Our smart home reviewer Jennifer Pattison […]

Vibe-decoding the White House-Anthropic fight over Fable

June 18, 2026

Tina Nguyen

Hello and welcome to Regulator, an email for Verge subscribers about technology, politics, and what happens when science crashes headlong into self-interest. Not a subscriber? Sign up here today! Got the scoop on a petty feud that's going to somehow fundamentally reshape the entire field of frontier AI development? Send 'em over to tina.nguyen+tips@theverge.com. Back […]

Can anyone look cool wearing Snap’s $2,000 glasses?

June 18, 2026

Victoria Song

Yesterday, Snap debuted its new $2,195 Specs glasses. In an interview with CNBC, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel described the Specs as something the company had been working on for more than 12 years, an attempt to "bring computing into the world" and "make it more human." He positioned them as a device to help people […]

Less than one-third of global workers feel their jobs are safe, ADP survey data shows

June 18, 2026

Even with global unemployment at historically low levels, workers are not feeling secure.

House dynasty bill not watered down?

June 18, 2026

Delon Porcalla

The House-approved anti-political dynasty bill is not a “watered-down” version, according to Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong.

Sandro Marcos on 18 men’s accusations: It’s all BS

June 18, 2026

Daphne Galvez

The claims of the 18 self-styled bagmen are “all BS” and are not worth time or attention, House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos said yesterday.

DFA: Philippine maritime zones not at risk

June 18, 2026

Pia Lee-Brago

The Philippines’ maritime zones are not at risk, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday, belying retired Supreme Court senior associate justice Antonio Carpio’s statement in a television interview that the DFA should not sleep on th...

DICT slams YouTube’s snub of anti-fake news efforts

June 18, 2026

Ranier Allan Ronda

Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Aguda has expressed dismay over video-sharing giant YouTube’s continued snub of the government’s efforts to take down harmful content and fake news in the platform.

6 in 10 Pinoys hit by cybersecurity incidents

June 18, 2026

Louella Desiderio

Six in 10 Filipinos using information and communications technology (ICT) devices experienced at least one cybersecurity incident in 2024, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

DBM releases P362 million or Mindanao quake aid

June 18, 2026

Aubrey Rose Inosante

The Department of Budget and Management has released an initial P362 million to jumpstart the rehabilitation of Mindanao communities struck by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake last June 8.

Over P8 diesel cut set

June 18, 2026