Founder of Adobe Dies at Age 81
Long-time Slashdot reader sandbagger brings the news that Charles 'Chuck' Geschke, the co-founder of Adobe, had died at the age of 81. The company started in co-founder John Warnock's garage in 1982, and was named after the Adobe Creek which ran be.....»»
No further investments in Virgin Galactic, says Richard Branson
Branson's business empire "no longer has the deepest pockets." Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson. (credit: Eric Berger) Sir Richard Branson has ruled out putting more money into his lossmaking space travel company.....»»
Veteran CDK sales exec Mark Hnilicka dies at 71
Hnilicka, who died of complications from Alzheimer's, was a 35-year veteran employee and leader going back to CDK's earlier incarnation as ADP's Dealer Services business......»»
Nvidia CEO: US chip independence may take 20 years to achieve
US may take twice as long as Biden expects to build its own chip supply chain. Enlarge / Founder and CEO of NVIDIA Jensen Huang speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023, in New York City. (cred.....»»
Elephant at center of animal rights campaign dies in Philippine zoo
An elderly elephant has died in a Philippine zoo, an official said Wednesday, after a failed global campaign to relocate her to an animal sanctuary......»»
Fan-favorite Adobe Creative Cloud 50% off deal is extended for Cyber Monday
Adobe's special Black Friday promotion has been extended through Cyber Monday, delivering half off the Creative Cloud All Apps plan for your first 12 months.It's the season for creating with Adobe Creative Cloud thanks to the season's best half off d.....»»
Foxconn founder Terry Gou withdraws Taiwanese presidential bid, to likely relief of Apple
Foxconn founder Terry Gou has withdrawn his bid to become the next president of Taiwan, issuing a somewhat opaque statement which included the phrase “stop, reset, restart.” Whatever Gou’s exact meaning, it seems that he is out of the race f.....»»
OpenAI boardroom coup defeated, Sam Altman returning as CEO
The OpenAI boardroom coup, which saw CEO Sam Altman fired as CEO, and co-founder Greg Brockman removed from the board, has been defeated. Sam Altman is now being reinstated as CEO. The drama at the ChatGPT developer isn’t entirely over, however......»»
ChatGPT Voice now rolling out for free users, not just paid subscribers
Amid all the OpenAI drama, the team has still been doing some work, it seems! The company’s newly-reinstated co-founder Greg Brockman has just tweeted that ChatGPT Voice is rolling out to everyone, not just paying subscribers … more….....»»
OpenAI storm continues as Microsoft may not have hired Altman after all
Not so fast, Microsoft: After OpenAI fired co-founder Sam Altman, Microsoft may or may not have hired him, and he may or may not be headed back to OpenAI. Here's what's happened so far.ChatGPTSo AI really is threatening people's jobs. Sam Altman is.....»»
After robotaxi dragged pedestrian 20 feet, Cruise founder and CEO resigns
GM-owned Cruise "failed to disclose" full video and key crash details, DMV said. Enlarge / Then-Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 20, 2023, in San Francisco. (credit: Getty Images | Kimberly Whit.....»»
OpenAI is imploding as staff rebel over shock firing of CEO
OpenAI gave investors a single minute's advance warning that it was firing co-founder Sam Altman, and now as it goes through three CEOs in four days, and maybe the board of directors too, Microsoft is snapping up everyone it can.ChatGPTSo AI really i.....»»
How to clear the cache in Photoshop for macOS
Adobe Photoshop stores lots of temporary files on your Mac during editing, which can have side-effects. Here's how to clear them out in macOS.Photoshop from Adobe Systems in San Jose, CA has been around for decades - almost as long as the Mac has bee.....»»
OpenAI to name new boss after firing co-founder
The tech firm will reportedly appoint Emmett Shear after the chaotic ousting of former chief Sam Altman......»»
Adobe Creative Cloud 2023 gets hefty 50% off discount for Black Friday
Get creative this holiday with Adobe Creative Cloud, with a Black Friday offer providing 50% off the first year's subscription to the All Apps plan.Adobe Creative CloudAdobe's Creative Cloud is one of the most-used suites of tools used by professiona.....»»
Nothing"s iMessage bridge doesn"t appear to be encrypted at all
Despite the Nothing company co-founder claiming that its chat service that bridges iMessage would be end-to-end encrypted, the source code appears to reveal quite the opposite.Nothing ChatsThe creators of Nothing Phone (2) announced Nothing Chats on.....»»
How to dispose of a printer in the most environmentally safe way possible
A printer is an essential part of office computing, but if it dies or you no longer need it, you can't just throw it away or put it in the recycling......»»
6-year-old Texas boy dies 2 months after neighbor allegedly hit him with baseball bat
6-year-old Texas boy dies 2 months after neighbor allegedly hit him with baseball bat.....»»
Nikola founder Trevor Milton seeks probation after fraud conviction
Trevor Milton, the convicted founder of electric- and hydrogen-powered truck maker Nikola, is seeking to avoid prison, with his lawyers saying his case differed from that of Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes, another startup founder convicted of fraud......»»
Former Workers" Party Member of Parliament Yaw Shin Leong dies at age 47
Former Workers" Party Member of Parliament Yaw Shin Leong dies at age 47.....»»
Adobe now supports RAW images taken with Google’s Pixel 8 cameras
Adobe has announced RAW support for photos taken by Google’s Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones. The post Adobe now supports RAW images taken with Google’s Pixel 8 cameras appeared first on Phandroid. A lot of smartphones have the abi.....»»