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Adobe Firefly Image 5 brings support for layers, will let creators make custom models

Adobe said on Tuesday that it is launching the latest iteration of its image generation model, Firefly Image 5. The company is also adding features to the Firefly website, support for more third-party models, and the ability to generate speech … Continue reading

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Adobe launches AI assistants for Express and Photoshop

Adobe today released new AI assistants Creative Cloud products, Express and Photoshop, that can help users with image creation and editing.

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PayPal partners with OpenAI to let users pay for their shopping within ChatGPT

Paypal said on Tuesday that it is adopting a protocol in combination with OpenAI’s “Instant Checkout” feature to let users pay for their shopping directly within ChatGPT, starting in 2026.

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OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Go for one year to all users in India

ChatGPT Go is now free for Indian users under a limited-time promotional offer.

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Venture capital is not an asset class, says Sequoia’s Roelof Botha

Sequoia’s managing partner Roelof Botha noted that there are currently 3,000 venture firms in the United States, while there were just 1,000 when he joined Sequoia 20 years ago.

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CEO of Alphabet’s X, Astro Teller, on what makes a moonshot

Teller says X has a 2% hit rate, which means that most of the things the company tries don’t work out, and that’s okay.

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Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says AI will shorten our workweek

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says that, in a few years, we should be working a 3-4 day workweek because of AI.

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Roelof Botha explains why Sequoia supports Shaun Maguire after COO quit

Sequoia’s managing partner Roelof Botha defended his colleague’s controversial comments that sparked an online backlash, arguing that the VC firm needs “spiky” people.

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Defense startup Pytho AI wants to turbocharge military mission planning and it will show off its tech at Disrupt 2025

Pytho AI wants to compress mission planning from days to mere minutes.

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Strong by Form will show its ultralight engineered wood at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Even before a building accepts its first occupant, it has racked up a steep carbon debt. Worldwide, the materials and construction required to erect buildings contributes 11% of global carbon emissions, according to the World Green Building Council. Some places … Continue reading

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