After backlash, Adobe cancels Adobe Animate shutdown and puts app on ‘maintenance mode’

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Adobe Animate will be discontinued on March 1, 2026, as Adobe shifts its focus to AI.

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Uber appoints new CFO as its AV plans accelerate

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Uber is promoting Balaji Krishnamurthy, its VP of strategic finance and investor relations, to be its CFO, replacing its current finance chief Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah.

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Disney’s next CEO, Chipotle’s traffic problem, government shutdown ends and more in Morning Squawk

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

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AI Was Meant to Cut Wage Costs. Has It?

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

AI was meant to cut labour costs. For many organisations, it hasn’t. Here’s why AI ROI is now under scrutiny across APAC.
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Accel doubles down on Fibr AI as agents turn static websites into one-to-one experiences

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Fibr AI replaces marketing agency– and engineering-heavy website personalization with autonomous systems designed for enterprise scale.

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Spotify upgrades its lyrics feature with offline access, more translations

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Spotify is revamping its lyrics feature, adding offline access for Premium users, global lyric translations, and a more prominent placement in the Now Playing view.

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Sen. Warren, others urge FTC, DOJ to scrutinize tech AI ‘acquihire’ deals for antitrust violations

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

The senators wrote that the FTC and DOJ should “carefully scrutinize these deals and block or reverse them should they violate antitrust law.”

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Uber reports 20% revenue growth in fourth-quarter, fueled by food delivery

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Uber said revenue in its food delivery business increased 30%, beating analysts’ estimates.

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Sandberg, other Meta vets invest in AI workplace communications startup

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Slashwork is backed by former Meta executives Sheryl Sandberg, David Fischer, Carolyn Everson and Julien Codorniou, who led Facebook Workplace.

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Google Home Improves Camera Event Playback and Adds New Routine Triggers

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

App v4.8 enhances close-to-live camera event playback to cut “Video not available” errors, and adds new automation triggers and light controls.
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