Calibri is too woke for the State Department
Calibri is too woke for the State Department I guess Calibri isn’t Marco Rubio’s type. | Image: Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images The US State Department is turning back to an old typeface in its latest quest to tear up anything related to diversity or accessibility. In an internal document seen by Reuters and The […]
ChatGPT can now use Adobe apps to edit your photos and PDFs for free
ChatGPT can now use Adobe apps to edit your photos and PDFs for free The Photoshop app for ChatGPT will provide UI interfaces like sliders for some editing requests. Adobe is giving ChatGPT users some new capabilities for designing and editing their work without having to switch apps. New apps for Photoshop, Acrobat, and Adobe […]
Stop, Shop, and Scroll
Stop, Shop, and Scroll In 1914 Joseph Pilates was sitting in a World War I-era internment camp watching his fellow inmates waste away when he had an idea. As he later recounted to a journalist, the skinny prison courtyard cats kept spry and limber, stretching and moving even as they starved — could the German […]
The Luigi Mangione trial is all about narrative control
The Luigi Mangione trial is all about narrative control On Monday, several dozen members of the public are lined up outside 100 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan, hoping to squeeze into the courtroom to hear testimony from witnesses called by the state against Luigi Mangione – the man accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO […]
Indiegogo is launching ‘Express Crowdfunding’ so creators can ship things sooner
Indiegogo is launching 'Express Crowdfunding' so creators can ship things sooner Indiegogo is planning to launch a new “Express Crowdfunding” campaign format that lets creators ship things while the campaign is on-going instead of forcing creators to wait until the campaign is over. Indiegogo spokesperson Maciej Kuc tells The Verge that the change was spurred […]
MKBHD is taking down his wallpaper app
MKBHD is taking down his wallpaper app Marques Brownlee’s Panels wallpaper app is shutting down on December 31st, barely a year after its controversial launch. “We made mistakes making our first app, and ultimately, we weren’t able to turn it into the vision I had,” Brownlee said in a video on the MKBHD YouTube channel. […]
The music industry is all in on AI
The music industry is all in on AI Two years ago, “BBL Drizzy” was the AI music shot heard around the world: a song with vocals that sounded like Drake bubbled up from nowhere and launched what was shaping up to be a battle of artistry, likeness, and of course, copyright. The big three labels […]
Adobe to acquire digital marketing platform Semrush for $1.9 billion
Adobe to acquire digital marketing platform Semrush for $1.9 billion Adobe is acquiring the digital marketing platform Semrush for around $1.9 billion. In a press release on Wednesday, Adobe says the deal will allow it and Semrush to give marketers insight into how their brands appear across the web. The acquisition builds on Adobe’s existing […]
TikTok is letting users control how much AI content they see
TikTok is letting users control how much AI content they see AI content is controlled alongside specific topic areas. TikTok is testing a new control that will let users manage how much AI-generated content appears in their video feed on the app. To help make the filter more effective, the app will also soon start […]
Patreon is adding tweet-like features and more recommended content
Patreon is adding tweet-like features and more recommended content Patreon is introducing a suite of new features, and some of them are reminiscent of traditional social media platforms. The most obvious callback is something Patreon is calling Quips, which — you guessed it — are essentially tweets. Quips are smaller text, photo, or video posts […]