Enhanced Privacy and Safety Features in Browsers and the Metaverse

Adobe and Photoshop are leaning into freemium. Massive and controversial layoffs at Coinbase. Firefox is blocking stuff by default now. Meta announces more tools to make the Metaverse safe from trolls and worse. And why those pro features in iPadOS are only for iPads with M1 chips and above.

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Links:

• Adobe plans to make Photoshop on the web free to everyone (The Verge)
• Coinbase is laying off 1,100 employees as Bitcoin prices continue to fall (The Verge)
• Firefox enables its anti-tracking feature by default (Engadget)
• Meta adds voice controls for Horizon Worlds, which defaults to live chat with strangers (TechCrunch)
• Apple Lets You Move WhatsApp Chats From Android to iPhone (CNET)
• Apple resized the iPad's workflow with Stage Manager (TechCrunch)

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