Adobe and Figma give up on $20 billion acquisition
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Last one before retirement
Adobe has released the final scheduled update to its Flash Player plugin, weeks before Flash's official retirement.
Microsoft kills Flash early
No point waiting for Christmas
Microsoft has released a Windows update that removes Adobe's Flash Player before it reaches end of support on December 31, 2020.