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Tech World Sees Setbacks and Advancements as Adobe Animate Shuts Down, Notepad++ Hacked, and OpenAI Launches Codex App
The tech industry experienced a mix of setbacks and advancements this week, with Adobe announcing the discontinuation of Adobe Animate, news emerging of a security breach affecting Notepad++, and OpenAI launching a new desktop application for its Codex AI coding system.
Adobe announced it would discontinue sales of its 2D animation software, Adobe Animate, on March 1st, according to a FAQ posted on the company's website. Existing users will have one year to download their files. The company cited the emergence of new platforms that better serve user needs as the reason for the shutdown.
Meanwhile, users of the text and code editor Notepad++ may have unknowingly downloaded a malicious update after the app's shared hosting servers were compromised last year, according to developer Don Ho. In a Monday update, Ho revealed that the servers were hijacked from June through December 2025. He also indicated that the hackers were likely a Chinese state-sponsored group. Stevie Bonifield of The Verge reported that the compromised servers could have been used to spy for China.
On a more positive note, OpenAI launched a new desktop application for macOS for its Codex artificial intelligence coding system. The company said the tool transforms software development by allowing developers to delegate multiple coding tasks simultaneously, automate repetitive work, and supervise AI systems. The Codex app functions as a "command center for agents," according to OpenAI executives, allowing AI systems to run independently for up to 30 minutes before returning completed code. "This is the most loved internal product we've ever had," Sam Altman, OpenAI's chief executive, told VentureBeat.
In other news, Crunchyroll, a popular streaming platform for anime viewers, is raising its monthly subscription prices by up to 20 percent. This comes weeks after the service eliminated its free tier. Ars Technica reported that Sony bought Crunchyroll from ATT in 2020, at which time the service had 3 million paid subscribers and 197 million users with free accounts.
Finally, a court ordered the restart of all US offshore wind construction. The Trump administration had blocked all permitting for offshore wind and some land-based projects, but the court ruled the order arbitrary and capricious, according to Ars Technica. The administration had also temporarily blocked two of the five offshore wind projects currently under construction.
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