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Adobe adds conversational AI tools to Photoshop, Firefly

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Adobe is baking chat-style AI assistants into Photoshop and Firefly, letting users edit and generate images simply by describing changes.
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AI is key to smarter shelves in the UK retail stores

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AI‑driven planograms, AR tools and image recognition are reshaping UK store shelves, cutting costly stock gaps and boosting loyalty.
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Amperity hires Bridget Perry as chief marketing officer

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Amperity names seasoned SaaS marketer Bridget Perry as CMO to drive global growth and sharpen its AI-focused customer data platform.
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Adobe adds Quick Cut AI to streamline Firefly editing

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Adobe's Quick Cut AI auto-assembles long clips in Firefly, giving creators a structured first edit to refine pacing, shots and style.
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Adobe offers free AI creative tools to students in India

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Adobe will give millions of students across India free access to AI-powered Photoshop, Firefly and Acrobat via 15,000 schools and 500 colleges.
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UiPath secures five spots in G2 2026 Best Software Awards

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UiPath lands five places in G2's 2026 Best Software Awards, spanning AI, development, IT management and global seller categories.
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Anthropic plugins accelerate the shift to AI agents

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Anthropic adds Claude plugins to Cowork, fuelling investor fears that agent-style AI could undermine traditional seat-based software.
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Adobe offers unlimited Firefly AI generations to users

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Adobe is offering eligible Firefly subscribers unlimited AI image and video generations across web, mobile and Boards until 16 March.
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Cognizant & Adobe deepen AI pact on content at scale

Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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Cognizant and Adobe are deepening their AI alliance to speed and govern large-scale content creation for heavily regulated global enterprises.
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Big banks back AI while keeping core software in place

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Big banks and AI leaders signal they will layer new AI tools on top of, not instead of, core enterprise software systems.
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Adobe expands Firefly Foundry AI with major film deals

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Adobe broadens Firefly Foundry with major Hollywood deals, pitching brand-safe generative AI tools for film, TV and immersive content.
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AI reshapes banks' role in Asia Pacific financial wellness

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Most APAC banks are failing to meet customers' financial wellness needs, an Adobe index finds, leaving a trust gap ripe for fintechs.
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Adobe adds AI tools to Acrobat for slides & podcasts

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Adobe folds new generative AI into Acrobat Studio, auto-making slide decks, chat-edited PDFs and podcast-style summaries from documents.
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Rithum reshapes leadership with new CRO and CFO appointments

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Commerce software group Rithum hires Gregory Banning as CRO and elevates Caitlin Hauser to CFO as it revamps its senior leadership team.
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Adobe boosts AI video tools & unveils USD $10m fund

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Adobe unveils expanded AI video tools for Premiere and After Effects and pledges USD $10m in new Film & TV Fund grants for creators.
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Adobe names Lucius DiPhillips CIO to drive AI focus

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Adobe has named Lucius DiPhillips CIO, tasking the ex-Airbnb technology chief with driving its global tech operations and AI transformation.
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Microsoft tops global phishing brand rankings again

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Microsoft again tops global phishing brand list as attackers increasingly mimic big tech services to steal cloud and consumer credentials.
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Adobe sees surge in AI-driven traffic & conversions

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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Adobe says generative AI referrals to retailers jumped nearly 700% over the 2025 holidays, driving longer visits and stronger conversions.
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HP warns of surge in polished fake updates & malware

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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HP reports a surge in convincing fake software updates and staged prompts that trick users into installing stealthy, rapidly evolving malware.
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Adobe partners with Runway to power pro AI video tools

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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Adobe strikes multi-year deal with Runway to bring its latest Gen-4.5 generative video model and pro AI tools into Firefly and Creative Cloud.