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Jun 14, 2022
Adobe is shaking things up with a freemium model for Photoshop, making it accessible online. Coinbase faces backlash with massive layoffs as crypto struggles. Firefox ramps up privacy with new anti-tracking defaults, while Meta introduces features in Horizon Worlds to combat online trolls. Apple enhances user experience by enabling seamless WhatsApp migrations from Android to iPhone and improving multitasking on iPads with M1 chips. Exciting changes are rolling out in the tech world!
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Adobe's Freemium Photoshop Experiment
- Adobe is testing a freemium version of Photoshop for the web in Canada.
- This move aims to increase accessibility and potentially convert free users to paid subscribers.
Coinbase Layoffs After Super Bowl Splurge
- Coinbase is laying off 1,100 employees (18% of its workforce) after a Super Bowl ad campaign.
- CEO Brian Armstrong previously dismissed employee concerns about over-hiring.
Firefox Enhances Privacy with Default Cookie Protection
- Firefox now enables Total Cookie Protection by default on desktops.
- This feature confines cookies to their originating site, preventing cross-site tracking.