{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Tech Updates","title":"Episode 197 - Adobe's AI Audio, Copilot in Edge, Samsung's Ring, plus AGI debates & layoffs.","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/84b475b0\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1965,"description":"Adobe is expanding its AI capabilities, with its Firefly AI now able to generate soundtracks and speech. The company is also adding a beta AI assistant with prompt editing to Adobe Express and unveiling new AI features for Photoshop, Lightroom, and Premiere Pro.\nMicrosoft and its partners are deepening their AI integration. Microsoft launched an AI-powered Copilot mode in the Edge browser. A new agreement with OpenAI establishes an expert panel to determine the arrival of AGI. Additionally, Microsoft-owned GitHub is launching a new AI coding agent that uses models from both OpenAI and Anthropic.\nDatadog is opening its first R&D center in Israel following its acquisition of Intentia.\nSamsung announced the Galaxy Ring, a new smart ring device focused on health tracking.\nIntel is set to lay off thousands of employees amid a slowdown in the PC market.\nIn other news, a podcast episode discusses ChatGPT, the \"AI Browser Wars,\" and a potential sale of Warner Bros. Discovery.https://www.theverge.com/news/807809/adobe-firefly-ai-audio-generate-soundtrack-speechhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/rkyoer30gehttps://www.theverge.com/podcast/806031/chatgpt-atlas-ai-browser-wars-vergecast-warner-bros-discovery-salehttps://www.theverge.com/news/805833/microsoft-edge-copilot-mode-ai-launchhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/10/expert-panel-will-determine-agi-arrival-in-new-microsoft-openai-agreementhttps://www.theverge.com/news/808032/github-ai-agent-hq-coding-openai-anthropichttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/skolcctcxghttps://www.theverge.com/news/807802/adobe-express-ai-assistant-prompt-editing-beta-max-2025https://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/i74asa8kuhttps://www.theverge.com/news/807811/adobe-photoshop-lightroom-premiere-pro-ai-max-2025","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Rkigehv194-F_NBhoV6toQsZxDDsukTbxEIbOZRLEHo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNTU4/NzViYmUyNmJkMmEw/NjlmMGY5Njk2Mzgw/Yjc4OS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}