Is Netflix headed for the ‘Adobe effect’? Media Netflix, now the world’s most valuable streaming company, insists it is still in expansion mode. However, its $72bn bid for Warner Bros Discovery last Friday, and the rival, hostile counter-move from Paramount Skydance on Monday, have triggered an uncomfortable question in Hollywood and on Wall Street. Is Netflix wandering into the same trap that humiliated [...]
Acrobat Studio: The new AI tool to transform your business efficiency Partner Business owners know the hassle of managing multiple platforms to get a single task done. This is impractical, it costs time and therefore money, and can get in the way of doing the things they really love. That’s why it’s essential to invest in the right tools. The issue is, there are many platforms out [...]
What WeTransfer’s terms of service backtrack tells us about AI, data, and digital trust Tech Earlier this week, Dutch file-sharing platform WeTransfer found itself in the crosshairs of an increasingly familiar story: AI ambition colliding with user trust. A subtle but potent tweak to its ‘terms of service’ – a clause suggesting user files might be used to “improve performance of machine learning models” -triggered feelings of unease through its [...]
WhatsApp, Google, Adobe, YouTube investor group buys into US cricket June 9, 2025 Silicon Valley figures from Adobe, YouTube, Google, WhatsApp and Dropbox are among those to have invested in Major League Cricket (MLC) franchise the San Francisco Unicorns. They join figures from TV show The Big Bang Theory, Yodlee, and Menlo Ventures in going into sports ownership. Shantanu Narayen, chairman and chief executive at Adobe, is among [...]
Art vs AI: British Council vows to keep humans in the loop in the digital age June 4, 2025 As AI continues to reshape the creative sector, a crucial debate is unfolding around the role of human agency in this new digital landscape. The British Council is staking its claim firmly on the importance of artists not just as users of AI, but as vital shapers of its development and influence. This marks a [...]
Adobe Acrobat AI: The legal pro in your corner June 3, 2025 Consumers are not reading contracts in full — 68 per cent say length is the main barrier, while 27 per cent find them too complex. Adobe Acrobat has the solution to not only streamline this process but, through the AI technology it holds, it can refine long and difficult-to-understand contracts down to the core elements [...]
Are ministers ignoring the AI copyright crisis? May 26, 2025 The UK government recently rejected a House of Lords-backed amendment to the data bill for the second time, intensifying a stand-off between policy makers and the creative industries over the role of copyright in AI development. At the centre of this dispute is a provision, introduced by Baroness Beeban Kidron, that would require AI firms [...]
Mark Kleinman: Monzo chief lands windfall amid listing debate March 27, 2025 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. This week, he tackles a nice payday for the Monzo boss, an unlikely friendship, and the great British export that is the Premier League. Bravery or foolhardiness? Klarna’s decision to press the button on a US initial [...]
Adobe’s new AI-powered Acrobat tool is making contracts easier to understand at a glance February 24, 2025 | Sponsored A new survey by Adobe has found that two-thirds (65%) of UK consumers have signedcontracts without fully understanding the terms, and that 60% of SMB owners in the UK haveavoided signing a contract because they weren’t confident they understood the content. While they’re an unavoidable part of doing business, contracts can still be confusing for [...]
Run to Euro 2024 semi-finals triggers 1,300 per cent increase in England shirt sales July 9, 2024 The penalty shoot-out victory over the Swiss coincided with a 1,341 per cent uptick in sales.