Adobe Animate is shutting down as company focuses on AI | TechCrunch

Adobe Animate is shutting down as company focuses on AI | TechCrunch

As Adobe ramps up its investments in AI, the company has decided to shut down its 2D animation software, Adobe Animate. On Monday, Adobe issued an update to the company’s support site and sent emails to existing customers announcing Adobe Animate will be discontinued on March 1, 2026. Enterprise customers can continue to receive technical support through March 1, 2029, …

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France might seek restrictions on VPN use in campaign to keep minors off social media

France might seek restrictions on VPN use in campaign to keep minors off social media

France may take additional steps to prevent minors from accessing social media platforms. As its government advances a proposed ban on social media use for anyone under age 15, some leaders are already looking to add further restrictions. During an appearance on public broadcast service Franceinfo, Minister Delegate for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Affairs Anne Le Hénanff said VPNs might …

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Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelerator for students nationwide | TechCrunch

Two Stanford students launch M startup accelerator for students nationwide | TechCrunch

Two Stanford students announced Monday that they have raised $2 million for an accelerator program called Breakthrough Ventures, which aims to fund businesses founded by college students and recent graduates nationwide. Roman Scott and Itbaan Nafi began building the accelerator program after hosting a series of popular Demo Days at Stanford starting in 2024 and decided to expand it after students …

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Firefox will soon offer a way to block all of its generative AI features

Firefox will soon offer a way to block all of its generative AI features

Like practically every other tech company under the sun, Mozilla has been jamming generative AI features into its products. The organization has now acknowledged that not everyone wants things like plagiarism machines chatbots in the Firefox sidebar, so it’s giving you the option to turn off all of that. On February 24 (or earlier in Firefox Nightly builds), Mozilla will …

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Sony’s flagship WF-1000XM6 earbuds have been leaked on a retail site

Sony’s flagship WF-1000XM6 earbuds have been leaked on a retail site

Sony’s long-anticipated flagship WF-1000XM6 earbuds have leaked online, and . The retailer Power Buy posted a listing for the earbuds, complete with multiple photos and some specs. Let’s get to the specs. We don’t know a lot, but the listing does suggest the earbuds will boast an IPX4 water-resistance rating and ANC/transparency modes. None of this is all that surprising, …

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