Adobe
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Figma S-1, The Figma OS, Figma’s AI Potential
Figma is well-placed to succeed in an AI world, because they are an operating system. However, they need to move quickly to capitalize, and that explains why they are going public.
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An Interview with Canva CEO Melanie Perkins About Disrupting Design
An interview with Canva CEO Melanie Perkins about founding Canva, disrupting design, and incorporating generative AI.
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FTC Sues Adobe, The Legal Question, The Value of Doing Right
Adobe is being sued by the FTC for dark patterns; the patterns aren’t that dark, but it’s hard to find any justification for Adobe’s choices. Doing the right thing would have been better business in the long run.
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Adobe Max, Figma and Firefly, The Icon of Transparency
Adobe Max was all about AI, with no mention of Figma. Adobe would still like the latter, but it is much better positioned to do without it thanks to its integration of Firefly. Plus, why marking content will matter for humans than AI.
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Fair Use and Model Training, Getty Images vs. Stable Diffusion, Adobe’s Regulatory Capture Bet
One of the biggest questions facing AI is if the ingestion of copyrighted material into model training is or is not fair use; Getty Images is suing to get an answer, and Adobe is trying to benefit in the meantime.
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Launch Follow-Up, Figma Feedback, More on Antitrust and Acquisitions
More details on yesterday’s launch, then a designer explains why Figma is different, and why Adobe has a good chance in court if it goes that far.
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Adobe Acquires Figma, Figma’s Disruption, The Figma OS
Adobe’s acquisition of Figma is about the long-term shift in the design value chain; it paid so much because there was no other reason for Figma to sell.