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.....»»
The girlboss lost. Here’s why these other female founders won
In a startup culture rife with misogyny, developing a cult of personality as a female founder was good for business—until it wasn’t. Did these other founders fare better because they weren’t as public? The reign of the girlboss.....»»
Inside Savannah College of Art and Design’s never-ending quest to find creatives good jobs
Under the leadership of its founder, Paula Wallace, SCAD has grown into a global brand. But is what’s good for SCAD good for design? Paula Wallace has invited me to tea. The founder and president of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCA.....»»
Deta raises $3.6M seed round to develop cloud-based operating system
Deta, an upstart Berlin-based technology company, is aiming to revolutionize personal computing with the launch of Deta Space — a platform its founder describes as the world's first personal cloud computer. Deta, an upstart Berlin-based techn.....»»
Adobe unveils Firefly 2 and previews more AI features: what you need to know
Adobe is allowing companies to customize and fine-tune Firefly for their needs, and control how their employees use it. Adobe is allowing companies to customize and fine-tune Firefly for their needs, and control how their employees use it.Read Mo.....»»
Pathlight CEO explains how its AI agents will perform customer research 24/7
Pathlight CEO and co-founder Alexander Kvamme delved into the advantages and hurdles of designing an AI system. Pathlight CEO and co-founder Alexander Kvamme delved into the advantages and hurdles of designing an AI system.Read More.....»»
Adobe reveals major updates to its Firefly Model for AI content generation at Adobe MAX
Adobe MAX 2023 kicks off today and brings some major enhancements to Firefly, Adobe’s AI tool for content generation. more….....»»
Adobe launches new symbol to tag AI-generated content—but will anyone use it?
New icon, metadata seek to illuminate origins of content—AI-generated or otherwise. Enlarge / The Content Credentials "CR" logo presented in front of an AI-generated image provided by Adobe. (credit: Adobe) On Tuesday,.....»»
EV maker VinFast to buy majority stakes in its battery maker sibling
Electric-vehicle maker VinFast Auto said on Wednesday it would acquire a 99.8% stake in battery maker VinES from its founder Pham Nhat Vuong as it seeks to ramp up its integration in the production value chain and competitive advantage......»»
Adobe’s AI image generators get beefy updates, including vector graphics
Firefly 2 improves detail, Firefly Vector generates scalable vectors from a prompt. Enlarge / An AI-generated vector graphic of a barbarian and a landscape generated with Adobe Illustrator. (credit: Benj Edwards / Adobe).....»»
22-year-old Firefox bug fixed in a few lines, offering hope to us all
Tiny text boxes, lingering on screens like ghosts, exorcised after 2 decades. Enlarge / Some bugs are just perennially out of reach. (credit: Getty Images) Back in June 2002, Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth was experien.....»»
Steve Jobs wanted Macintosh design to be like the early Beatles
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs wanted the Macintosh to be "like The Beatles," an award-winning designer from the team behind the device has claimed.Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve JobsThe National Design Awards took place on Thursday, recognizing.....»»
The 3 Key Battle Lines in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial
Here are three areas of contention that will be central to Sam Bankman-Fried's trial as it plays out over the next month. On Oct. 4, the long-awaited criminal trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried finally began in earnest after 12.....»»
Tweet saying FTX was "fine" was false, court hears
The FTX co-founder tells court that Sam Bankman-Fried's public claims about FTX did not match reality......»»
World’s largest space conference succeeds in making a Starship update boring
In a much-anticipated Starship Q&A, no one asked about the stuff we all want to know. Enlarge / Elon Musk, SpaceX's founder and CEO, participated by video conference in the 74th International Astronautical Congress held in Baku,.....»»
How to protect self-esteem when a career goal dies
Many people fail at achieving their early career dreams. But a new study suggests that those failures don't have to harm your self-esteem if you think about them in the right way......»»
Sam Bankman-Fried lawyer complains US portrays him as “cartoon villain”
FTX founder's fraud trial kicks off with opening statements. Enlarge / A courtroom sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday. (credit: AP) Sam Bankman-Fried has been painted as a “cartoon vill.....»»
CEO: "Why I take customer service calls"
Andy Yen, founder and CEO of tech company Proton, explains why he sometimes takes customer calls......»»
$5,000 Google Jamboard dies in 2024—cloud-based apps will stop working, too
Google's digital whiteboard for schools and businesses lasted 8 years. The Google Jamboard was a big, red touchscreen. Even more.....»»
How CEO lies can boost stock ratings and fool even respected financial analysts
The multibillion-dollar collapse of FTX—the high-profile cryptocurrency exchange whose founder now awaits trial on fraud charges—serves as a stark reminder of the perils of deception in the financial world......»»
Sonoma puts the last nail in the coffin for PostScript on macOS
PostScript, the venerable page description language dating back to Macs in the '80s, has finally hit the end of the road in macOS Sonoma.Apple's support for Adobe PostScript hits the end of the road in SonomaApple is clear about the removal in its re.....»»