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Adobe and Figma deal will ‘harm’ digital design sector, UK report suggests
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority began a detailed investigation into the planned $20b Abode and Figma merger earlier this year. It found that the deal would harm the digital design sector and eliminate competition.
Lawrence Bonk11.28.2023
Leica's M11-P is a disinformation-resistant camera built for wealthy photojournalists
The Leica M11-P is a $9,500 camera that fights misinformation with Content Credentials.
Andrew Tarantola10.26.2023
Adobe adds plenty of AI wizardry to Photoshop and Premiere
Adobe just released the newest iteration of its Elements software, impacting both Photoshop and Premiere. The update includes plenty of AI tools to streamline editing tasks.
Lawrence Bonk10.19.2023
TikTok now lets you post directly from third-party apps
TikTok announced a new API today that lets creators post to the platform directly from select third-party apps. Direct Post will launch with products from Adobe, Twitch and more.
Will Shanklin10.10.2023
Adobe's next-gen Firefly 2 offers vector graphics, more control and photorealistic renders
Just seven months after its beta debut, Adobe's Firefly generative AI is set to receive a trio of new, more powerful models and a host of fresh capabilities.
Andrew Tarantola10.10.2023
Adobe brings more generative AI features to Express
Adobe Express now offers more generative AI features. Based on a text prompt, the app can generate editable templates for things like graphics and social media posts.
Kris Holt10.10.2023
Adobe's 'Photoshop on the web' service is now available to all Creative Cloud subscribers
Adobe Photoshop is out of beta on the web browser and empowered with AI.
Andrew Tarantola09.28.2023
Adobe Premiere Pro is getting an AI tool to cut your hems and haws
The new features launch alongside the commercial release of its Firefly for Generative AI.
Sarah Fielding09.13.2023
Adobe's Firefly AI is now commercially available on Photoshop, Illustrator and Express
Adobe announced on Wednesday that its Firefly for Enterprise generative AI is now commercially available in Photoshop, Illustrator and Adobe Express workflows
Andrew Tarantola09.13.2023
Adobe co-founder Dr. John Warnock has passed away at 82
Dr. John Warnock, who co-founded the revolutionary company Adobe, has died aged 82, Adobe announced on Saturday.
Steve Dent08.21.2023
Adobe's $20 billion purchase of Figma is being scrutinized by the EU
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into Adobe’s planned $20 billion purchase of design rival Figma. The EU said it’s concerned about the acquisition diminishing competition for interactive design software and digital asset creation tools.
Will Shanklin08.08.2023
Photoshop can now use generative AI to expand images
Photoshop now has a feature that uses generative AI to expand images using AI-made content.
Jon Fingas07.27.2023
UK launches in-depth investigation into Adobe's $20 billion Figma purchase
UK officials have begun an in-depth probe of Adobe's $20 billion acquisition of Figma.
Jon Fingas07.13.2023
The UK will ramp up its investigation into Adobe's $20 billion Figma acquisition
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) plans to perform an in-depth probe into Adobe’s acquisition of Figma, the agency announced today (via The Wall Street Journal). Citing concerns about “a substantial lessening of competition” for screen design software, it plans to move into a “phase two” investigation. However, it’s giving the companies five business days to “offer legally binding proposals” to address the concerns; if their response doesn’t satisfy the CMA, the probe will begin. Adobe announced its plans last year to buy its smaller rival for $20 billion.
Will Shanklin06.30.2023
Figma is now free for all US school students
Educators can sign up for access through Figma's website.
Sarah Fielding06.22.2023
Adobe adds generative AI editing to Photoshop
As generative AI has taken the tech world by storm, it was only a matter of time before Photoshop got in on the action. Adobe announced today that a new Generative Fill feature is coming to its ubiquitous photo-editing software later this year. The company promises “a magical new way to work” as the Firefly-powered feature lets you add, remove and extend visual content based on natural-language text prompts.
Will Shanklin05.23.2023Adobe’s new AI automates PDF accessibility tags
Depending on who you ask, AI can be mesmerizing, terrifying or some combination of both. But Adobe’s accessibility-focused artificial intelligence is a use case that (I hope) any reasonable person can get behind. The company’s new Auto-Tag API can remove the tedium from making accessibility-friendly PDFs for people with disabilities.
Will Shanklin05.17.2023
Google is incorporating Adobe's Firefly AI image generator into Bard
On Wednesday, Adobe and Google jointly announced during the 2023 I/O event that both Firefly and the Express graphics suite will soon be incorporated into Bard, allowing users to generate, edit and share AI images directly from the chatbot's command line.
Andrew Tarantola05.10.2023
Adobe Firefly's new AI tools aim to cut down drudge work for editors
Less than a month after debuting its new suite of Firefly generative AI editing tools, Adobe announced Monday that it is already working on a host of upgrades to further empower its users through Creative Cloud video and audio applications.
Andrew Tarantola04.17.2023
Adobe Podcast's text-based editing turns limitation into liberation
Formerly known as Project Shasta, Adobe Podcast makes editing audio as simple as working with a text file
James Trew04.05.2023