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Adobe Express Isn’t a Creative Tool. It’s Connective Tissue.
At almost every Adobe announcement lately, something slips in near the end: a mention of how the latest AI innovation connects to Adobe Express. Not as a headline. As a footnote. The app—formerly known as Adobe Spark before Adobe rebranded it in 2021—keeps showing up at the edges of bigger news, whether it’s Acrobat, Firefly, […]
Canva Was a Design Platform With AI Tools. Now It’s an AI Platform With Design Tools.
When Melanie Perkins, Cameron Adams, and Cliff Obrecht launched Canva 13 years ago, the goal was to make design accessible to everyone. Back then, it was a territory reserved for specialists. Adobe’s suite was the industry standard—powerful, but complex and expensive enough to keep most people out. Creating a polished presentation or a simple marketing […]
Bluesky Thinks AI Can Fix What Platforms Broke on Social Media
Bluesky has introduced an agentic social app on the AT Protocol called Attie. It’s a standalone experiment that lets users create custom feeds by describing in plain language what they want to see. Announced at the ATmosphere conference, Attie is currently invite-only and appears to be Bluesky’s inaugural foray into AI. Jay Graber, who recently […]
Adobe Firefly Unlocks Custom Models for Public Beta, Letting Creators Own Their Style
This year, Adobe Firefly turns three, and it looks very different from its public beta launch. What started as a hub for the company’s generative models has evolved into something broader: a platform that brings together both Adobe and third-party models, giving creative professionals a single place to choose the right engine for the job. […]
AWS Launches Kiro Students to Give College Developers Free Access to Its AI Coding Tool
Amazon Web Services is aiming to make AI-powered software development easier for early-stage developers. On Wednesday, it debuted Kiro Students, a new plan giving college students free one-year access to Kiro, AWS’s vibe coding tool. However, there is a catch: it comes with a 1,000 monthly credit limit and will initially be available only to […]
Vibe Coding ClawBeat: How AI Helped Me Launch My First Real App
They say that “the first step is always the hardest.” It’s the thought that tends to surface whenever I begin something new—photography, writing, or a skill I’m not sure I’m ready to learn. The hesitation is real. But after taking the leap, the floodgates open, and chances are you might find your next passion. Take […]
With Prompted Playlist, Spotify Wants AI to Understand the Moment, Not Just the Genre
Sitting down to write this article, I found myself thinking about the music that would put me in the right frame of mind to tell this story. My usual go-to playlist often does the job, but sometimes the moment calls for something more tailored. I know the feeling I’m chasing—but pinning it down by artist, […]
Adobe Acrobat Now Turns PDFs into Presentations, Podcasts
Adobe is doubling down on artificial intelligence in Acrobat, aiming to expand what’s possible with PDFs. Using natural language prompts, users can now turn these digital documents into entirely new formats, from presentations to podcasts. This update builds on Adobe’s broader push to modernize PDFs for the AI era. Last summer, the company introduced Acrobat […]
Microsoft Brings Agent Mode to PowerPoint and Expands AI in Word and Excel
Microsoft is bringing its “vibe working” vision to PowerPoint, delivering on a promise it made in September. The company is rolling out Agent Mode in early access through its Frontier program, enabling Copilot to natively assist users in the design and refinement of presentations. With this addition, Agent Mode now spans throughout the Microsoft 365 […]
As Windows Turns 40, Microsoft Rebuilds It for the AI Era
While some companies claim they’re building an agentic operating system, Microsoft is doing it at a far larger scale—and you won’t need a Copilot+ PC to see it. At this year’s Ignite conference, the software maker is rolling out a broad slate of Windows upgrades, including deeper Copilot integration, AI-driven system management, expanded personalization and […]