The Fed is suing Adobe and executives for harassing subscribers with ‘hidden’ cancellation fees

The FTC has taken Adobe to federal court, alleging the Photoshop titan and two of its executives deceived artists by hiding termination fees for its subscription software. The complaint, filed Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice and made public in redacted form, alleges that “Adobe failed to adequately disclose to consumers that by signing … Read more

Adobe is revising its terms of use to clarify content licensing, AI and privacy

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The confusion and anger surrounding an update to Adobe’s terms of use last week caused Adobe to reexamine its language and communications in general. In addition to a blog post late last week, Adobe published another blog post today announcing plans for direct customer communications and updated terms of use. “We recently introduced a re-acceptance … Read more

Why AI gadgets and wearables won’t replace smartphones anytime soon

Dedicated AI hardware devices like the Rabbit R1 and the Humane AI Pin have so far failed to gain traction in the market, as they are few gimmicks in a world accustomed to versatile workhorses like the iPhone. The Humane AI Pin has a futuristic look, but it just doesn’t work very well. This is … Read more

Adobe responds to controversy over terms of use, saying it doesn’t spy on users

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Adobe has released a new blog post explaining the changes to its terms of use, when Adobe applications can access a user’s content, and whether a user’s content will be used to improve its artificial intelligence (AI) models and services. Adobe to train. The need for clarification arose after numerous users, including some established creative … Read more

Adobe users are only now getting upset about the content scanning permissions in the terms of use

In a practically age-old update to its terms of use, Adobe has given a new look to how the Photoshop giant gives itself the right to review user content stored in its cloud. The issue started online yesterday when video game concept artist Sam Santala pointed out the February update in a post on X. … Read more

How Apple has been steadily dropping the ‘i’ from its devices for over a decade

From the first iMac in the 1990s to today, the “i” prefix has come to symbolize Apple, but Apple has been working to get rid of it since the original iPad in 2010. Steve Jobs launched the iPad in 2010: the last Apple device with an ‘i’ There’s still the iPhone and the iPad, of … Read more