Open-source design software Penpot has been gaining users ever since Adobe agreed to buy Figma for $20 billion. The company said sign-ups also jumped by 5,600 percent in a single day following the acquisition.
“Adobe is a toxic brand for designers, and now Figma is tainted,” said Penpot co-founder Ruiz-Múzquiz to CNBC.
Penpot just announced $8 million in new funding to help fuel that growth.
That’s Ryan Morrison, CEO of Evolved Talent Agency, which represents some of the biggest streamers around. And he’s right — as you can read in this investigation from my colleague Ash Parrish, who looked into just what’s going on with Amazon’s livestreaming service.
The news that Twitch will be reducing top streamers’ revenue share from 70 / 30 to 50 / 50 signals that the platform is no longer the ‘creator first’ entity that made it so popular.
You might have seen the news this weekend that the voice of James Earl Jones is being cloned using AI so his performance as Darth Vader in Star Wars can live on forever.
Reading the story, it struck me how perfect deepfakes are for Disney — a company that profits from original characters, fans’ nostalgia, and an uncanny ability to twist copyright law to its liking. And now, with deepfakes, Disney’s most iconic performances will live on forever, ensuring the magic never dies.
