Tech and AI companies sign accord to combat election-related deepfakes

Tech and AI companies sign accord to combat election-related deepfakes

A group of 20 leading tech companies on Friday announced a joint commitment to combat AI misinformation in this year’s elections. The industry is specifically targeting deepfakes, which can use deceptive audio, video and images to mimic key stakeholders in democratic elections or to provide false voting information. Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, IBM, Adobe and … Read more

The 5 Best Apple Pencil Alternatives in 2024

The 5 Best Apple Pencil Alternatives in 2024

Adam Doud / Digital Trends If you want a tool that will help you take notes or create drawings on your iPad, you should know that there are other options aside from the Apple Pencil, Apple Pencil 2, and Apple Pencil USB-C. If you want to check out the best Apple Pencil alternatives in the … Read more

Don’t read too much into market losses so far

Don’t read too much into market losses so far

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading on January 3, 2024, in New York City.  Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need … Read more

How to print to PDF in Windows

How to print to PDF in Windows

Printing to PDF can be a great way to save a document on your computer, especially if you don’t have immediate access to a printer. If you have Windows, then you know the process has not always been seamless. But now with Windows 10 and Windows 11, print to PDF should be one of your … Read more

Adobe and Figma call off $20 billion merger

Adobe and Figma call off  billion merger

Adobe and Figma, the cloud-based design tool, will terminate their planned $20 billion merger in light of regulatory hurdles, the companies said Monday. In a statement, the two companies said “there is no clear path to receive necessary regulatory approvals from the European Commission and the UK Competition and Markets Authority.” Adobe shares rose around … Read more

DocuSign shares spike on report company is exploring a sale

DocuSign shares spike on report company is exploring a sale

The Docusign Inc. application for download in the Apple App Store on a smartphone arranged in Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images DocuSign shares rose as much as 15% and closed up 12% on Friday after the Wall Street Journal reported the e-signature software … Read more

Adobe (ADBE) Q4 earnings report 2023

Adobe (ADBE) Q4 earnings report 2023

Shantanu Narayen, CEO, Adobe Linda Dimyan | CNBC Adobe shares dropped more than 6% in extended trading on Wednesday after the software maker posted a lighter-than-expected forecast for 2024. Here’s how the company did, compared with consensus estimates from LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv: Earnings: $4.27 per share, adjusted, vs. $4.14 expected Revenue: $5.05 billion, … Read more

75-year-old tech mogul betting $1 billion of his fortune on AI future

75-year-old tech mogul betting  billion of his fortune on AI future

Billionaire Silicon Valley technology leader Romesh Wadhwani, 75, is investing $1 billion of his personal fortune in predictive and generative AI technology. SAIGroup Billionaire Silicon Valley technology leader Romesh Wadhwani recently celebrated his 75th birthday with 100 friends, reminiscing about many career milestones and only wishing he were 20 years younger in a new, fast-moving … Read more