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Adobe releases video AI model
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Tuesday, 15 October 2024 10:48

Adobe releases video AI model


Firefly builds video content from text prompts

Adobe has started publicly distributing an AI model to generate video from text prompts.

Adobe and Figma give up on $20 billion acquisition
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Too much like hard work

Adobe and Figma have given up on their planned $20 billion acquisition deal due to regulatory headwinds from both the European Commission and UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

US regulators investigate Adobe’s cancellation rules
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The company claims it is cooperating

Adobe said US regulators are probing the company's cancellation rules for software subscriptions, an issue that has long hacked off its customers.

EU unhappy with Adobe's $20 billion purchase of Figma
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In-depth investigation planned

The European Union Commission is planning an in-depth investigation into Adobe's $20 billion purchase of Figma, the popular online graphics editing and interface design application.

Adobe goes AI with Firefly
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Tuesday, 21 March 2023 19:36

Adobe goes AI with Firefly


A new family of creative generative AI suite

AI is pushing hard and Adobe is obviously not going to be left behind, and today, it has unveiled Firefly, a new family of creative generative AI tools focused on the generation of images and text effects.

Adobe's move to dump Pantone from creative cloud bites
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You need to spend more money

Designers using Adobe's expensive Creative Cloud tools will have to fork out more cash if they depend on Pantone Color books.

Adobe's Figma has Wall Street unimpressed
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Wednesday, 21 September 2022 11:31

Adobe's Figma has Wall Street unimpressed


Shares plummet 

The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street have rubbished Adobe's plans to buy online collaboration tool Figma for $20 billion.

Adobe founder dies
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Tuesday, 20 April 2021 11:27

Adobe founder dies


Pioneer of desktop publishing and inventor of PDF


Charles 'Chuck' Geschke, the co-founder of Adobe, who was the pioneer of “What you see is what you get" (or WYSIWYG) desktop publishing has died. He was 81.

Adobe's Super Resolution is rather good
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Tuesday, 16 March 2021 09:30

Adobe's Super Resolution is rather good


 AI photo enhancement 

Among Adobe's latest software updates via the Creative Cloud is a new feature in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) called "Super Resolution" which is rather good. 

Adobe announces final update to Flash Player
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Thursday, 10 December 2020 10:48

Adobe announces final update to Flash Player


Last one before retirement

Adobe has released the final scheduled update to its Flash Player plugin, weeks before Flash's official retirement.