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By the end of 2025, 79 of the 500 software companies tracked, including HubSpot, Adobe and Salesforce, had adopted usage-based AI fees, more than double from 2024 (The News)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 27, 2026

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Adobe unveils Firefly AI Assistant, capable of orchestrating and executing multi-step tasks on Creative Cloud applications, available in public beta in the coming weeks (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 15, 2026

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Adobe Unveils Firefly AI Assistant, Capable of Orchestrating and Executing Multi-Step Tasks on Creative Cloud Apps,…

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Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, Adobe and Match sign voluntary commitment to share information on threats from fraudsters abusing their services (Sam Sabin/Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 16, 2026

Sam Sabin / Axios: Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, Adobe and Match sign a voluntary commitment to share information…

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Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen to step down after naming successor; he became CEO in 2007 and will remain chairman of the board; ADBE drops more than 6% after hours (CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 12, 2026

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: What’s next after the Girl Boss? A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela Du,…

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Adobe ramped up its advertising in 2025, spending $1.4 billion amid AI competition and skepticism on Wall Street, representing a significantly higher share of sales than its competitors (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 4, 2026

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Adobe canceled plans to discontinue Animate after creators expressed frustration, saying it wouldn’t get new features but would remain available. "indefinitely" (Jay Peters/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 4, 2026

Jay Peters / The edge: Adobe canceled plans to discontinue Animate after creators expressed frustration, saying it wouldn’t get new…

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Adobe deploys Firefly Foundry, which creates AI-generated objects. "commercially safe" images, videos and much more anchored in the creative universe of a brand or franchise (Dade Hayes/Deadline)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 22, 2026

Dade Hayes / Deadline: Adobe is rolling out Firefly Foundry, which creates “commercially safe” AI-generated images, videos and more rooted…

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Salesforce: Black Friday online sales grew 6% year-over-year to $79 billion globally, including $3 billion in U.S. sales driven by AI agents; Adobe: U.S. online sales increased 9.1% to $11.8 billion (Joan Verdon/Forbes)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 29, 2025

Jeanne Verdon / Forbes: Salesforce: Black Friday online sales grew 6% year-over-year to $79 billion globally, including $3 billion in…

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Adobe has been in negotiations to acquire Synthesia, which makes AI tools that generate video avatars of people, for about $3 billion; the startup was valued at $2.1 billion in January (Katie Roof/The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 23, 2025

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Figma’s stock fell from 27.4% to $ 88.60 Monday after last week’s IPO; Its fully diluted valuation is now located at ~ 56 billion dollars, still almost the offer of Triple Adobe in 2022 (Jordan November / CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 4, 2025

Jordan November / CNBC:: Figma’s stock fell from 27.4% to $ 88.60 Monday after last week’s IPO; Its fully diluted…

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Nearly 40% of Alphabet’s ~$85 billion planned AI stock offerings will be used to cover tax liabilities related to employee stock grants, amid the war for AI talent (Cory Weinberg/The Information)

Forage, a payment processor that helps retailers and food delivery companies accept EBT cards, raised a $40 million Series B led by Mouro Capital at a valuation of $225 million (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)

Analysis: 10 Trump officials, including special envoy Steve Witkoff, reported holding stakes in SpaceX or xAI worth more than $9.9 million collectively, before SpaceX’s IPO (Bloomberg)

GitLab lays off 350 employees, or 14% of its workforce, as it evolves into an AI-driven enterprise software development platform and exits 22 countries (Dean Seal/Wall Street Journal)

London-based Gigaton, which develops AI to automate industrial control systems for cement, steel, glass and chemical plants, has raised a $26 million Series A round (Mike Butcher/Pathfounders)

Browsing: Adobe

By the end of 2025, 79 of the 500 software companies tracked, including HubSpot, Adobe and Salesforce, had adopted usage-based AI fees, more than double from 2024 (The News)

Adobe unveils Firefly AI Assistant, capable of orchestrating and executing multi-step tasks on Creative Cloud applications, available in public beta in the coming weeks (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, Adobe and Match sign voluntary commitment to share information on threats from fraudsters abusing their services (Sam Sabin/Axios)

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen to step down after naming successor; he became CEO in 2007 and will remain chairman of the board; ADBE drops more than 6% after hours (CNBC)

Adobe ramped up its advertising in 2025, spending $1.4 billion amid AI competition and skepticism on Wall Street, representing a significantly higher share of sales than its competitors (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)

Adobe canceled plans to discontinue Animate after creators expressed frustration, saying it wouldn’t get new features but would remain available. "indefinitely" (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Adobe deploys Firefly Foundry, which creates AI-generated objects. "commercially safe" images, videos and much more anchored in the creative universe of a brand or franchise (Dade Hayes/Deadline)

Salesforce: Black Friday online sales grew 6% year-over-year to $79 billion globally, including $3 billion in U.S. sales driven by AI agents; Adobe: U.S. online sales increased 9.1% to $11.8 billion (Joan Verdon/Forbes)

Adobe has been in negotiations to acquire Synthesia, which makes AI tools that generate video avatars of people, for about $3 billion; the startup was valued at $2.1 billion in January (Katie Roof/The Information)

Figma’s stock fell from 27.4% to $ 88.60 Monday after last week’s IPO; Its fully diluted valuation is now located at ~ 56 billion dollars, still almost the offer of Triple Adobe in 2022 (Jordan November / CNBC)