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https://www.affinity.studio/graphic-design-softwarehttps://www.howtogeek.com/this-newly-free-photoshop-alternative-convinced-me-to-cancel-adobe/ Adobe can’t buy Canva. They have been trying to release various lite versions of their apps over the years to keep user upsell flow to Creative Cloud suite. Graphics…
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hyperliquid-hlp-popcat-attack-3m-wipeouthttps://x.com/Abhii_007/status/1988832914067395008 For someone who can pull off such a move, he will just lose 3m on it without making it on other platforms? Just because we can’t directly link his…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyng762q4eo ByteDance remains a private company with an estimated market capitalization in the range of $350 billion to $400 billion as of 2025. The company posted impressive revenues exceeding $155…
It’s been a few years since I had such a frustrating experience upgrading my iPhone. I’ve been doing this for 17 years, and usually, it’s a smooth process. But this…
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/optimus-tesla-elon-musk-robots-robotaxis/ Nothing wrong with this logic. 80% of Tesla’s value can be from Optimus. Elon is great with logic, it can mean that Tesla won’t be selling many cars. Can…
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/salesforce-ceo-confirms-4000-layoffs-because-i-need-less-heads-with-ai.htmlhttps://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/tech-layoffshttps://www.crn.com/news/channel-news/2025/the-10-biggest-tech-company-layoffs-of-2025-so-far Tech-sector job cuts this year are tracking similarly to last year: as of July 31, Layoffs.fyi reports about 80,250 employees let go in 2025, versus 152,922 for the entirety…
Another way to look at the list: SOL and XRP lead in the number of ETF applications. But does that really matter if they’re unlikely to attract inflows anywhere near…
https://mistral.ai/news/voxtral Mistral has unveiled Voxtral, an exciting new AI audio model that positions itself as a strong open-source competitor to Whisper, the reigning champion of speech recognition. With claims of…
https://www.wired.com/story/sam-altman-meta-ai-talent-poaching-spree-leaked-messages/ It’s still too early to declare a winner in the AI arms race, but one thing is clear: the competition is accelerating, and OpenAI may struggle to maintain its…
https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/illusion-of-thinkinghttps://futurism.com/apple-damning-paper-ai-reasoningAnother article about AI is not “reasoning” – https://www.zdnet.com/article/ais-not-reasoning-at-all-how-this-team-debunked-the-industry-hype/ While it may seem that Apple is disrupting the AI industry by releasing this paper, it’s crucial for everyone to understand…
Starting to write my WWDC25 wishlist #WWDC25 Wishlist: Can Apple fix m4b import into Books app? ePub works fine and can sync across to all devices with iCloud, but not…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d37n This documentary paints a stark picture of the UK’s current financial predicament, arguing the nation is stuck in a “doom loop” of low growth, rising costs, and unmet public…