Adobe Animate to Shut Down, OpenAI Launches Codex Desktop App, and More Tech News
Adobe announced it would discontinue its 2D animation software, Adobe Animate, on March 1st, 2026, according to a FAQ posted on Adobe'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.
In other news, OpenAI launched a new desktop application for macOS for its Codex artificial intelligence coding system. The tool is designed to transform software development by allowing developers to delegate multiple coding tasks simultaneously, automate repetitive work, and supervise AI systems. Sam Altman, OpenAI's chief executive, described the Codex app as a "command center for agents," in a press briefing with VentureBeat. The AI systems can run independently for up to 30 minutes before returning completed code. According to Altman, this is the "most loved internal product we've ever had."
Meanwhile, in the streaming world, Crunchyroll, a popular anime streaming platform owned by Sony since 2020, announced it was increasing its monthly subscription prices by up to 20 percent. Ars Technica reported that this price hike comes weeks after the service eliminated its free tier. Crunchyroll had 3 million paid subscribers and an additional 197 million users with free accounts at the time of its acquisition by Sony. Monthly subscription tiers previously cost $8, $10, or $15.
In renewable energy news, a court ordered the restart of all US offshore wind construction, Ars Technica reported. The Trump administration had previously blocked all permitting for offshore wind and some land-based projects. The court ruled the administration's order was "arbitrary and capricious." The administration had also temporarily blocked two of the five offshore wind projects currently under construction.
Finally, MIT Technology Review reported on a study about a civilian online marketplace for buying and selling AI-generated content, backed by Andreessen Horowitz. Researchers at Stanford and Indiana University found that users were buying custom instruction files for generating celebrity deepfakes, including pornographic images banned by the site. The study analyzed user requests for content on the site, called "bounties," and found that between mid-2023 and the end of 2024, a significant portion asked for animated content.
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