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The era of bad robot music is upon us. Adobe is working on a new AI tool that will let anyone be a music producer—no instrument or editing experience required.Prepping the Sandworm Scenes in Dune: Part TwoThe company unveiled “Project Music GenAI Control”—a very long name—this week. The tool allows users to create and edit music by simply typing in text prompts into a generative AI model. These can include descriptions like “powerful rock,” “happy dance,” or “sad jazz,” Adobe explained.Project Music GenAI Control will…

Adobe Adobe is delving deeper into implementing AI in its most popular services, this time with a new Assistant AI for Acrobat. The generative AI-powered conversational engine is available today in beta and will make available a host of tools to heighten how people process and understand documents in Adobe. The features will be available in Acrobat Standard, Pro Individual, and Teams subscription plans on desktop and web during the beta period at no additional cost. The AI features are even coming to Reader, the…

Adobe Inc. will end its effort to create a web design product to rival Figma Inc. after the collapse of its proposed $20 billion acquisition of the startup.When it agreed to buy Figma, which helps users design app and website interfaces, Adobe put its competing program XD in “maintenance mode,” ceasing to launch new features or sell it individually. The deal to purchase Figma fell apart under regulatory pressure in December and the creative software giant hadn't announced whether it would resurrect XD or attempt to build…

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 market, you’ve come to the right place because we’ve rounded up our recommendations below. Whether you just need a simple stylus or you want a premium writing or drawing instrument, there’s something for you here if you don’t think…

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 ImagesThis 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 to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.What you need to know todayLabor market remains tightU.S. private sector jobs increased by 164,000 in December, according to payroll…

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 default functions on your computer, making it easily accessible. Here is our comprehensive rundown of how to print to PDF in Windows. We also have other helpful guides, including how to password-protect a PDF, convert a PDF to Excel,…

Photo: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg (Getty Images)Adobe and Figma mutually agreed to end their acquisition plans on Monday after European regulators found the deal would hurt competition in the digital design space. The $20 billion acquisition would have combined the world’s leading product design software, Figma, and the world’s largest and most recognized supplier of design applications, Adobe.Generating Video Via Text? | Future Tech“Adobe and Figma strongly disagree with the recent regulatory findings, but we believe it is in…

Ordering gifts online, paying by credit card. Concept online shopping, buying Christmas and New Year's presents. Black credit card, computer and christmas presents on blue sofa with festive decorations at home. Christmas and black friday shopping.Anastasiia Krivenok | Moment | Getty ImagesOnline spending on Thanksgiving Day jumped 5.5% compared to a year ago, according to Adobe Analytics, a reflection of holiday shoppers who are buying more of their gifts online and responding to discounts.E-commerce sales totaled $5.6…

Barbie dolls (R) are displayed for sale ahead of Black Friday at a Walmart Supercenter on November 14, 2023 in Burbank, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesEarly Black Friday discounts were far higher this October compared to prior years, signaling retailers are concerned that demand could be tepid during the crucial holiday shopping season. Promotions across a range of categories, including apparel, appliances and computers, were significantly higher last month than in 2021 and 2022, data from Adobe…

Adobe is updating its Photoshop app with a new AI-powered feature that will allow you to easily make an image larger and add context to the image based on its original subject. The feature, called Generative Expand, is now available to Photoshop beta users. You’ll be able to expand images in any direction and generate an additional scene for the space with a combination of traditional app tools and AI. It uses Photoshop’s crop tool in conjunction with a text field for a prompt to create the details for the image you…