Adobe announced it would discontinue its 2D animation software, Adobe Animate, on March 1, 2026, as the company increases its investments in artificial intelligence, according to TechCrunch. The decision, announced Monday in an update to the company's support site and in emails to customers, sparked immediate backlash from users concerned about the lack of suitable alternatives.
Enterprise customers will receive technical support through March 1, 2029, to facilitate the transition, while other customers will have support through March of next year, TechCrunch reported. One customer pleaded with Adobe on X to open source the software rather than abandon it.
In other tech news, a new social network called Moltbook, designed for artificial intelligence, launched in late January, according to BBC Technology. Created by Matt Schlicht, head of commerce platform Octane AI, Moltbook allows AI to post, comment, and create communities called "submolts," a play on "subreddit." While humans are welcome to observe, they cannot post. The platform claims to have 1.5 million users and features communities discussing various topics, from music to ethics.
Meanwhile, in the UK, drivers can now compare fuel prices at different petrol stations through a government scheme, BBC Business reported. As of Monday, garages and fuel stations are required to report their prices to third-party apps and websites within 30 minutes. Chancellor Rachel Reeves stated the Fuel Finder Scheme could save the average household £40 a year. Motoring groups noted that fuel prices can vary by as much as 20p per litre depending on location. The Fuel Finder Scheme aims to "spur competition as fuel retailers compete for customers," according to BBC Business.
In the realm of immigration, Júnior Pena, a right-wing Brazilian influencer who defended Donald Trump's immigration policies, was arrested by ICE agents in New Jersey, The Guardian reported. Pena, whose full name is Eustáquio da Silva Pena Júnior, reportedly lived in the US since 2009. He had previously declared his support for Trump in a video message to his hundreds of thousands of social media followers, falsely claiming that migrants being rounded up, including Brazilians, were all criminals, according to The Guardian.
Finally, The Guardian also featured a photo essay documenting the Pantanal wildfires in Brazil. Lalo de Almeida, a documentary photographer based in São Paulo, captured images of the South American wetland facing unprecedented threat. His photo essay, "Pantanal Ablaze," won first place in the environment stories category at the 2021 World Press Photo contest.
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