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      Adobe to update vague AI terms after users threaten to cancel subscriptions

      news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Tuesday, 11 June, 2024 - 17:06

    Adobe to update vague AI terms after users threaten to cancel subscriptions

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    Adobe has promised to update its terms of service to make it "abundantly clear" that the company will "never" train generative AI on creators' content after days of customer backlash, with some saying they would cancel Adobe subscriptions over its vague terms.

    Users got upset last week when an Adobe pop-up informed them of updates to terms of use that seemed to give Adobe broad permissions to access user content, take ownership of that content, or train AI on that content. The pop-up forced users to agree to these terms to access Adobe apps, disrupting access to creatives' projects unless they immediately accepted them.

    For any users unwilling to accept, canceling annual plans could trigger fees amounting to 50 percent of their remaining subscription cost. Adobe justifies collecting these fees because a "yearly subscription comes with a significant discount."

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      Canva’s Affinity acquisition is a subscription-based weapon against Adobe

      news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Wednesday, 27 March, 2024 - 19:27

    Affinity's photo editor.

    Enlarge / Affinity's photo editor. (credit: Canva )

    Online graphic design platform provider Canva announced its acquisition of Affinity on Tuesday. The purchase adds tools for creative professionals to the Australian startup's repertoire, presenting competition for today's digital design stronghold, Adobe.

    The companies didn't provide specifics about the deal, but Cliff Obrecht, Canva's co-founder and COO, told Bloomberg that it consists of cash and stock and is worth "several hundred million pounds."

    Canva, which debuted in 2013, has made numerous acquisitions to date, including Flourish, Kaleido, and Pixabay, but its purchase of Affinity is its biggest yet—by both price and headcount (90). Affinity CEO Ashley Hewson said via a YouTube video that Canva approached Affinity about a potential deal two months ago.

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      Adobe Photoshop’s new “Generative Fill” AI tool lets you manipulate photos with text

      news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Tuesday, 23 May, 2023 - 19:07 · 1 minute

    An example of a 1983 file photo of the Apple Lisa computer that has been significantly enhanced by Generative Fill in the Adobe Photoshop beta.

    Enlarge / An example of a 1983 file photo of the Apple Lisa computer that has been significantly enhanced by the new "Generative Fill" AI tool in the Adobe Photoshop beta. (credit: Apple / Benj Edwards / Adobe)

    On Tuesday, Adobe added a new tool to its Photoshop beta called "Generative Fill," which uses cloud-based image synthesis to fill selected areas of an image with new AI-generated content based on a text description. Powered by Adobe Firefly, Generative Fill works similarly to a technique called "inpainting" used in DALL-E and Stable Diffusion releases since last year.

    At the core of Generative Fill is Adobe Firefly , which is Adobe's custom image-synthesis model. As a deep learning AI model, Firefly has been trained on millions of images in Adobe's stock library to associate certain imagery with text descriptions of them. Now part of Photoshop, people can type in what they want to see (i.e. "a clown on a computer monitor"), and Firefly will synthesize several options for the user to choose from. Generative Fill uses a well-known AI technique called " inpainting " to create a context-aware generation that can seamlessly blend synthesized imagery into an existing image.

    To use Generative Fill, users select an area of an existing image they want to modify. After selecting it, a "Contextual Task Bar" pops up that allows users to type in a description of what they want to see generated in the selected area. Photoshop sends this data to Adobe's servers for processing, then returns results in the app. After generating, the user has the option to select between several options of generations or to create more options to browse through.

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      Hacks at Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023

      news.movim.eu / Schneier · Monday, 27 March, 2023 - 03:33 · 1 minute

    An impressive array of hacks were demonstrated at the first day of the Pwn2Own conference in Vancouver:

    On the first day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023, security researchers successfully demoed Tesla Model 3, Windows 11, and macOS zero-day exploits and exploit chains to win $375,000 and a Tesla Model 3.

    The first to fall was Adobe Reader in the enterprise applications category after Haboob SA’s Abdul Aziz Hariri ( @abdhariri ) used an exploit chain targeting a 6-bug logic chain abusing multiple failed patches which escaped the sandbox and bypassed a banned API list on macOS to earn $50,000.

    The STAR Labs team ( @starlabs_sg ) demoed a zero-day exploit chain targeting Microsoft’s SharePoint team collaboration platform that brought them a $100,000 reward and successfully hacked Ubuntu Desktop with a previously known exploit for $15,000.

    Synacktiv ( @Synacktiv ) took home $100,000 and a Tesla Model 3 after successfully executing a TOCTOU (time-of-check to time-of-use) attack against the Tesla-Gateway in the Automotive category. They also used a TOCTOU zero-day vulnerability to escalate privileges on Apple macOS and earned $40,000.

    Oracle VirtualBox was hacked using an OOB Read and a stacked-based buffer overflow exploit chain (worth $40,000) by Qrious Security’s Bien Pham ( @bienpnn ).

    Last but not least, Marcin Wiązowski elevated privileges on Windows 11 using an improper input validation zero-day that came with a $30,000 prize.

    The con’s second and third days were equally impressive.

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      Microsoft Zero-Days Sold and then Used

      news.movim.eu / Schneier · Saturday, 30 July, 2022 - 08:12

    Yet another article about cyber-weapons arms manufacturers and their particular supply chain. This one is about Windows and Adobe Reader zero-day exploits sold by an Austrian company named DSIRF.

    There’s an entire industry devoted to undermining all of our security. It needs to be stopped.

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      L’ultime version de Firefox qui supporte encore Flash est sortie

      Julien Lausson · news.movim.eu / Numerama · Wednesday, 16 December, 2020 - 11:40

    Firefox

    Firefox 84 est sorti. C'est la toute dernière version du navigateur à supporter le format Flash. [Lire la suite]

    Voitures, vélos, scooters... : la mobilité de demain se lit sur Vroom ! https://www.numerama.com/vroom/vroom//

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      Adobe dit adieu à Flash Player avec une ultime mise à jour

      Julien Lausson · news.movim.eu / Numerama · Wednesday, 9 December, 2020 - 10:51

    Flash Player

    Adobe Flash Player 32 sera l'ultime mise à jour avant la fin du format. Elle a été publiée le 8 décembre. Mais Adobe rappelle qu'il faut mieux désinstaller complètement le logiciel, car il sera bientôt abandonné. [Lire la suite]

    Voitures, vélos, scooters... : la mobilité de demain se lit sur Vroom ! https://www.numerama.com/vroom/vroom//

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      Ça y est : Firefox tirera un trait sur Flash le 26 janvier 2021

      Julien Lausson · news.movim.eu / Numerama · Tuesday, 17 November, 2020 - 17:07

    Bye

    Firefox mettra fin au support de Flash le 21 janvier 2021, lorsque la version 85 sortira. [Lire la suite]

    Voitures, vélos, scooters... : la mobilité de demain se lit sur Vroom ! https://www.numerama.com/vroom/vroom//

    L'article Ça y est : Firefox tirera un trait sur Flash le 26 janvier 2021 est apparu en premier sur Numerama .