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DevOps
fromTNW | Apps
8 hours ago

Dropbox is making ChatGPT its productivity hub with three new apps

Dropbox is launching three new apps inside ChatGPT to enhance productivity and streamline coordination tasks for knowledge workers.
#adobe
Graphic design
fromTechRepublic
1 day ago

Adobe Expands Firefly Into AI-Powered Editing Assistant Across Creative Apps

Adobe's Firefly AI Assistant evolves into a creative agent, managing multi-step tasks across various Adobe applications seamlessly.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
3 days ago

Adobe Patches 55 Vulnerabilities Across 11 Products

Adobe's Patch Tuesday updates address 55 vulnerabilities across 11 products, with critical ColdFusion flaws requiring immediate attention.
Information security
fromTheregister
4 days ago

Adobe finally patches PDF pest after months of abuse

Adobe released a patch for a critical zero-day vulnerability in Acrobat and Reader that allowed arbitrary code execution via malicious PDFs.
Tech industry
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Do creators still need Adobe in the AI era? | Fortune

Adobe must adapt to AI rapidly while maintaining trust with enterprise customers reliant on its software.
Graphic design
fromTechRepublic
1 day ago

Adobe Expands Firefly Into AI-Powered Editing Assistant Across Creative Apps

Adobe's Firefly AI Assistant evolves into a creative agent, managing multi-step tasks across various Adobe applications seamlessly.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
3 days ago

Adobe Patches 55 Vulnerabilities Across 11 Products

Adobe's Patch Tuesday updates address 55 vulnerabilities across 11 products, with critical ColdFusion flaws requiring immediate attention.
Information security
fromTheregister
4 days ago

Adobe finally patches PDF pest after months of abuse

Adobe released a patch for a critical zero-day vulnerability in Acrobat and Reader that allowed arbitrary code execution via malicious PDFs.
Tech industry
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Do creators still need Adobe in the AI era? | Fortune

Adobe must adapt to AI rapidly while maintaining trust with enterprise customers reliant on its software.
Gadgets
fromGSMArena.com
1 day ago

Nothing unveils Warp app for easy transfers between Android and your computer

Nothing Warp enables seamless file transfers between Android devices and computers without storing user data.
#google-photos
Photography
fromZDNET
1 week ago

I'm no longer using Google Photos as just a cloud storage - 5 tools that elevate the app

Google Photos offers advanced features beyond storage, enhancing photo organization and creativity.
Digital life
fromZDNET
1 week ago

I just found the hidden Google Photos tool that clears storage in seconds - how it works

Google Photos introduces a 'Clean up this day' feature for easier photo organization.
Photography
fromZDNET
1 week ago

I'm no longer using Google Photos as just a cloud storage - 5 tools that elevate the app

Google Photos offers advanced features beyond storage, enhancing photo organization and creativity.
Digital life
fromZDNET
1 week ago

I just found the hidden Google Photos tool that clears storage in seconds - how it works

Google Photos introduces a 'Clean up this day' feature for easier photo organization.
Graphic design
fromMarTech
1 day ago

Adobe and Canva releases push AI deeper into creative workflows | MarTech

Adobe and Canva are both enhancing creative work through AI, but they approach it with different strategies.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
1 week ago

While AI is building the web faster than ever, accessibility can't be left behind

AI has accelerated marketing processes, but speed can compromise accessibility, impacting customer experience and conversion rates for people with disabilities.
fromKitmul
1 week ago

How to Publish Markdown to Medium Without Losing Formatting - Kitmul

When you paste your perfectly formatted article and what happens? The headers show literal ## symbols. Bold text keeps the asterisks. Code blocks lose all formatting. Tables? They just break completely.
Typography
fromThe Verge
2 days ago

Nothing makes it easy to share files between any Android phone and a Mac

Warp is the combination of an Android app and a browser extension, which means it'll only be helpful if you use a Chrome-based browser capable of installing the extension - but that does make it compatible with macOS, Windows, and Linux, so it's more universal than AirDrop.
Gadgets
#adobe-acrobat
Online learning
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Adobe launches Acrobat Spaces, a free AI-powered study tool for students | TechCrunch

Adobe Acrobat launches Acrobat Spaces, an AI tool for students to create study materials from various documents.
fromZDNET
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Adobe Acrobat can now turn your PDFs into presentations and podcasts

fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Adobe Acrobat now lets you edit files using prompts, generate podcast summaries | TechCrunch

Online learning
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Adobe launches Acrobat Spaces, a free AI-powered study tool for students | TechCrunch

Adobe Acrobat launches Acrobat Spaces, an AI tool for students to create study materials from various documents.
fromZDNET
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Adobe Acrobat can now turn your PDFs into presentations and podcasts

fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Adobe Acrobat now lets you edit files using prompts, generate podcast summaries | TechCrunch

Web development
fromSpeckyboy Design Magazine
1 week ago

How to Use Remote Data Blocks to Display Google Sheets Data in WordPress - Speckyboy

Remote Data Blocks plugin simplifies fetching and displaying external data in WordPress from services like Google Sheets and Airtable.
Data science
fromAol
1 week ago

Demystifying structured data: How to speak an LLM's native language

Structured data is essential for LLMs to accurately interpret and rank online content, enhancing search visibility and user engagement.
Information security
fromTechzine Global
4 days ago

Adobe patches vulnerability that steals data via PDFs

A sophisticated attack exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader via malicious PDF files to gather sensitive information and potentially execute arbitrary code.
Privacy technologies
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

This App Makes Even the Sketchiest PDF or Word Doc Safe to Open

Dangerzone is a free tool that safely opens potentially harmful documents by converting them into secure image-based PDFs.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
1 week ago

How to quickly convert EPUB files to Kindle format - and why it matters

Amazon will cut off Kindle devices released before 2013 from the Kindle ecosystem, limiting access to new content.
Web frameworks
fromSubstack
4 weeks ago

Blob Objects in JavaScript: A Practical Guide to Files, Previews, Downloads, and Memory

Blob objects are essential for efficient file handling in frontend development, addressing issues like memory management and performance.
Software development
fromMedium
1 month ago

From Concept to Production: The Complete Guide to XML Prompt Engineering for Software Developers

Treat LLMs as compilers, not chatbots, using Structured XML Prompting to generate professional-grade code through a five-stage AI-assisted development cycle with rigid constraints.
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
1 month ago

Document Protection: Why Hybrid Storage Is the Future of Security

A hybrid approach combining digital storage for frequently accessed documents and physical storage for sensitive historical information provides optimal security and efficiency.
Business intelligence
fromInfoWorld
1 month ago

Drive business productivity through open collaboration, AI and document creation

Open source office suites like ONLYOFFICE offer businesses flexible, cost-effective alternatives to proprietary software with integrated AI control and seamless enterprise application compatibility.
Software development
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

AI Document Processing Software for UK SMEs

UK small business owners waste 120 hours annually on document admin; AI processing software eliminates errors, reduces costs, and frees staff for revenue-generating work.
Digital life
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Why Speed Matters More Than Ever in an On-Demand Digital Economy

Speed is a critical competitive factor across digital industries, directly influencing customer satisfaction, trust, and market success.
Web development
fromwww.jqueryscript.net
1 month ago

Weekly Web Design & Development News: Collective #647

Week 11 2026 development roundup features OpenPencil AI design editor, Eldora UI components, muJS navigation library, pdfcraft browser PDF toolkit, GPT-5.4, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, Navigation API baseline status, and updated Top 10 resource lists.
Deliverability
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

9 Ways to Split Up Big Documents into Smaller, Shareable Files

Large documents can be efficiently split into smaller, manageable files using online tools and built-in software features without losing formatting or quality.
EU data protection
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Document Foundation urges EU to ditch Excel lock-in

The European Commission's Cyber Resilience Act consultation requires feedback only via Microsoft Excel format, contradicting EU open standards policy and disadvantaging open source users.
Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Gemini burrows deeper into Google Workspace with revamped document creation and editing

Google is overhauling Gemini AI features across Workspace apps to automate document creation, spreadsheet generation, and slide design while allowing users to refine outputs through conversational prompts.
European startups
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Office EU touts new European online productivity suite

Office EU, a new European cloud office suite built on Nextcloud Hub, claims 100% European ownership and infrastructure while integrating Collabora Online for document editing.
Web design
fromRaymondcamden
1 month ago

Dyanimically Adjusting Image Text for Contrast

Color Thief library now includes TypeScript definitions and new contrast detection features, including a textColor property that automatically suggests optimal text color for readability over images.
Information security
fromComputerworld
1 month ago

Storage vendor offers a real guarantee - but check out those fine-print exceptions

Tech vendors frequently offer performance guarantees with substantial financial penalties, but hidden exceptions in EULAs often make claims difficult or impossible to collect.
Online marketing
fromPractical Ecommerce
1 month ago

AI Bots Don't Need Markdown Pages

Serving Markdown versions of web pages to AI bots resembles cloaking tactics and risks diluting essential signals without proven effectiveness in improving visibility.
#pdf-conversion
#digital-asset-management
fromThe Drum
2 months ago
Marketing tech

Where 'digital assets go to die' - signs that you might need a next gen DAM system

fromThe Drum
2 months ago
Marketing tech

Where 'digital assets go to die' - signs that you might need a next gen DAM system

#brotli
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Robot libraries filled with tiny glass books' could store data for millennia

A glass-based archival system stores 4.8 TB in a 12 cm², 2 mm-thick piece using laser-written 3D voxels readable for up to 10,000 years.
fromDigiday
2 months ago

WTF is liquid content?

Publishers' adoption of generative AI is reducing the friction between content and format, making it easier for the same story to appear as shorter summaries, audio, or video, often in real time. To some publishers, a text article may soon be more of a vehicle for original reporting, not a final product. That information could become no longer available strictly in a static piece of content, but transformed into different shapes and formats, based on a reader's signals and preferences.
Media industry
Graphic design
fromMedium
1 month ago

A farewell to Flash

Flash was a unique platform combining vector design, professional animation, and integrated development environment that dominated early web development until its decline.
UX design
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

How the Right Photobook Software Turns Frustrated Browsers into Loyal Buyers

Complex, time-consuming photobook tools lose customers; intuitive, AI-assisted automatic creation that prepares an editable book is required to convert modern, time-poor users.
#pdfjs
fromMedium
6 months ago

20+ best bookmarking tools for people who loves to save links

If you're staying here for a quite a bit already, you can see my favorite things to write: Ultimate list, curated list, lists of lists and it's not that obvious that I love curating and saving things that I found it useful and share this to you. Read on and discover the old and new bookmarking tools and apps for 2024, so far.
Productivity
fromDbmaestro
4 years ago

5 Pillars of Database Compliance Automation |

There is a growing emphasis on database compliance today due to the stricter enforcement of compliance rules and regulations to safeguard user privacy. For example, GDPR fines can reach £17.5 million or 4% of annual global turnover (the higher of the two applies). Besides the direct monetary implications, companies also need to prioritize compliance to protect their brand reputation and achieve growth.
EU data protection
Artificial intelligence
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Adobe Acrobat can now generate presentations and audio podcasts from your documents

Adobe adds generative-AI features to PDF Spaces for presentation generation, collaborative file and note sharing, natural-language editing, and podcast creation.
Media industry
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

The Importance of Getting Mobile Right for News Publishers

Mobile app consumption dominates digital media time, compelling news publishers to pivot distribution and monetization strategies toward mobile and social channels.
Web development
fromCmsreport
2 months ago

Preserving CMS Report: Why We Are Transitioning to a Permanent Archive

CMS Report will be transitioned into a permanent archive: no new content or updates will be published while existing material remains online and accessible.
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

Here's a Simple Way to Take Control of PDFs at Work

Stop struggling with PDFs and wasting precious minutes of your workday. PDF Agile is ready to help you make peace with these files, serving as an all-in-one PDF tool. You can edit, convert, view, and more, all in one spot, and this lifetime subscription lets you take advantage of this tool forever. Need to fill out a PDF? No problem with PDF Agile. You can also mark up the text with commenting tools, annotate with highlights, underlines, strikethroughs, and more.
Software development
Gadgets
fromZDNET
2 months ago

How I effectively turned my regular tablet into an e-reader (and it works on iPad or Android)

Any iPad or Android tablet can mimic an e-reader with tweaks, offering larger storage and versatility but requiring adjustments to reduce eye strain and distractions.
Information security
fromComputerworld
2 months ago

Pretend Disk Format: PDFs harbor new dangers

Phishing emails link to IPFS-hosted virtual hard disks containing WSF files disguised as PDFs that install AsyncRAT, enabling remote control of company computers.
Gadgets
fromWIRED
1 month ago

The Simplest Android App for Scanning Documents

FairScan is a free, open-source Android scanning app that privately converts photos of multipage documents into PDFs without ads, cloud storage, or hidden data practices.
Artificial intelligence
fromMedium
2 months ago

Extracting AI-Ready Data From Organizational Documents

Poor document extraction corrupts retrieval; preserving document structure at ingestion produces reliable embeddings and trustworthy RAG outputs.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

This 10.3-Inch E-Ink Reader Was Built for Annotating Dense PDFs - Yanko Design

Reading seriously on a tablet means fighting the device as much as the text. Notifications creep in, brightness is calibrated for apps rather than paper, and the browser is always one tap away. E-ink devices have been solving that distraction problem for years, but most are sized for novels rather than the dense PDFs, research papers, and annotated books that require space to actually work on.
Gadgets
Software development
fromInfoWorld
2 months ago

4 self-contained databases for your apps

XAMPP provides a complete local web stack (MariaDB, Apache, PHP, Mercury SMTP, OpenSSL) while PostgreSQL can be run standalone or embedded via pgserver in Python.
fromFrontendmasters
2 months ago

Performance-Optimized Video Embeds with Zero JavaScript

Every embedded video comes with a real cost to page load performance. Each player loads extra resources, whether the user ever hits play or not, as Chris Coyier noted in his blog post on "YouTube Embeds are Bananas Heavy and it's Fixable". The approach of using in that article works well when the video appears further down on the page and loads outside of the initial viewport. If the video is directly in the initial viewport, it can still cause a cumulative layout shift (CLS).
Web development
Web development
fromCSS-Tricks
2 months ago

HTTP Archive 2025 Web Almanac | CSS-Tricks

Widespread adoption of variable fonts and persistent accessibility failures (poor color contrast, removed focus styles, missing image alt text) characterize the current web.
fromInfoQ
1 month ago

How Dropbox Built a Scalable Context Engine for Enterprise Knowledge Search

Dropbox engineers have detailed how the organization was able to build the context engine behind Dropbox Dash, demonstrating a shift towards index-based retrieval, knowledge graph-derived context, and continuous evaluation to support enterprise AI knowledge retrieval at scale. The design points to a broader pattern emerging across enterprise assistants, whereby teams are deliberately constraining their live tool usage and instead relying more heavily on pre-processed, permission-aware context to speed latency, improve quality and ease token pressure.
Artificial intelligence
Web development
fromInfoWorld
1 month ago

The browser is your database: Local-first comes of age

Local-first technologies like PGlite and RxDB embed feature-rich databases directly in browsers, enabling instant interactivity while maintaining server synchronization through background sync engines.
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