Why Blizzard veteran Paul Sams took the COO job at Certain Affinity
Blizzard veteran Paul Sams took the president and COO job at Certain Affinity. We talked to him about what comes next. Blizzard veteran Paul Sams took the president and COO job at Certain Affinity. We talked to him about what comes next.Read More.....»»
Canva’s Affinity acquisition is a subscription-based weapon against Adobe
But what will result from the companies' opposing views on generative AI? Enlarge / Affinity's photo editor. (credit: Canva) Online graphic design platform provider Canva announced its acquisition of Affinity on Tuesda.....»»
Canva"s Affinity deal will shake the Adobe status quo
Canva's recent acquisition of the company behind the Affinity line of photography and design tools will directly challenge Adobe's stranglehold on the market and subscription pricing model. Here's how, and why it's a good thing.Affinity's design tool.....»»
Canva acquires Affinity apps in multi-million dollar deal to compete with Adobe
The Affinity suite of apps, which includes Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher, has become known as an excellent alternative to the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. But there’s a lot going on behind the scenes, as Serif – the company behind the Af.....»»
Canva Announces Acquisition of Serif and its Affinity Software
The acquisition was publicly announced earlier, and expands the lineup of software under the Canva brand. The post Canva Announces Acquisition of Serif and its Affinity Software appeared first on Phandroid. Remember Canva, the app that spe.....»»
APT29 hit German political parties with bogus invites and malware
APT29 (aka Cozy Bear, aka Midnight Blizzard) has been spotted targeting German political parties for the first time, Mandiant researchers have shared. Phishing leading to malware The attack started in late February 2024, with phishing emails containi.....»»
Overwatch 2’s story-driven PvE missions are being abandoned by Blizzard
Overwatch 2 will not be getting any more story-driven PvE missions, even though that was a major aspect of the original pitch for the sequel......»»
Tracking and tracing members of the plant microbiome with DNA barcodes
A research team led by Paul Schulze-Lefert from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, Germany, developed a modular toolkit for tracking bacterial strains colonizing plant tissue in competition with other microbiome members......»»
Xbox Game Pass gets its first Activision Blizzard game very soon
An Activision Blizzard title is finally coming to Xbox Game Pass this month, opening the floodgates for more to come......»»
Daily Telescope: A colorful star trail through the largest window in space
Expect more of this later in 2024 as a veteran astronaut heads back into orbit. Enlarge / Cities on Earth shine alongside distant stars. (credit: Don Pettit/reddit) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little to.....»»
Cut submarine cables cause web outages across Africa; 6 countries still affected
Parts of Africa were already seeing web disruptions from damaged Red Sea cables. Enlarge / View of Le Plateau and Ebrie Lagoon from the top of the Cathedrale St-Paul in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), one of the affected countries.....»»
3 great Hulu movies you need to stream this weekend (March 15-17)
Need some streaming movie recommendations this weekend? Try watching these great Hulu movies starring Paul Giamatti, Jeremy Renner, Idris Elba, and more......»»
AirTag & police save builder from massive stolen car replacement expense
A worksman left his car keys on the dash, and the vehicle was promptly stolen. Apple's AirTag came to the rescue.Builder Paul Conway from Leeds in England has told local news site Leeds Live that at Christmas, his wife had bought a four-pack of AirTa.....»»
2025 Oscars: 5 movies to expect at next year’s ceremony
From Dune: Part Two to the newest film from Paul Thomas Anderson, here are five movies you can expect to see at the 2025 Oscars......»»
Microsoft: Russian hackers accessed internal systems, code repositories
Midnight Blizzard (aka APT29), a group of Russian hackers tied to the country’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), has leveraged information stolen from Microsoft corporate email systems to burrow into the company’s source code repositor.....»»
Microsoft says Kremlin-backed hackers accessed its source and internal systems
Midnight Blizzard is now using stolen secrets in follow-on attacks against customers. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft said that Kremlin-backed hackers stole its proprietary source code during a January breach of.....»»
Weird electron behavior gets even weirder: Charge fractionalization observed spectroscopically
A research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute has spectroscopically observed the fractionalization of electronic charge in an iron-based metallic ferromagnet. Experimental observation of the phenomenon is not only of fundamental importance. Sinc.....»»
Veteran Apple engineering exec Dan Riccio ‘nearing retirement’
In January 2021, Apple reshuffled its hardware engineering team by Dan Riccio shifting from Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering to a “new role focusing on a new project.” John Ternus then took the reins of the hardware engineering team.....»»
Like Josh Brolin in Dune: Part Two? Then watch these 3 great movies right now
Can't get enough of Josh Brolin in Dune: Part Two? Then watch these three great movies that properly showcase the veteran actor......»»
The Psychology of Clutching: Analyzing Decision-Making Under Pressure in Counter-Strike
If you’re a Counter-Strike veteran, you’ll almost certainly have found yourself as the last man standing once or twice. While there’s a certain prestige to outlasting your teammates, having to fend off an entire roster of enemy combatants on a.....»»
"Dune: Part Two" ending explained: What comes next for Paul and Chani?
"Dune: Part Two" ends on a somber note of holy war, oncoming oppression, and a tragic split between Paul (Timothée Chalamet) and Chani (Zendaya). Explainer. After the tremendous three hours of spice, sandworms, and Sardaukar that is Dune: Part.....»»