According to Adobe, spending was down or remained the same this year, both on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. About $9 billion was spent by consumers on Black Friday in 2020 and spending on Thanksgiving this year was $5.1 billion, the same as 2020. Salesforce – which calculates its figures using data from more than one billion consumers through their commerce cloud and marketing cloud used by 24 of the top 30 US online retailers – had different numbers for Black Friday, showing on their holiday hub that US shoppers spent $13....

Frame.io’s platform enables video editors and producers to upload footage in real time. Users can also access and collaborate on the footage in real time in a secure environment across devices. Going forward, Adobe said it plans to combine its core creative software products, including the Premiere Pro and After Effects video editing tools, with Frame.io’s review and approval functionality. The combination will make it easier for teams to work together across Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, and other Creative Cloud applications, Adobe said....

VW plans to globally deploy Mobileye’s crowd-sourced mapping data to improve features like lane-keeping assistance, making it the first automaker to globally apply the innovative “swarm data” for mapping. Ford, meanwhile, is deepening its strategic partnership with Mobileye in a number of ways. Among other things, the auto company plans to use Mobileye technology to deploy hands-free driving features in future cars. Zeekr plans to offer an all-electric self-driving car powered by Mobileye Drive by 2024....

If that doesn’t strike you as hugely ambitious you haven’t spent enough time trying to get Siri to compose a text message. Speech recognition has been a huge challenge for developers, and it’s a puzzle that’s being closely watched in a variety of industries. The technology has implications for human-machine interfaces in fields like robotics, autonomous vehicles, and personal computing, all of which will benefit from computers that can accurately interpret natural speech....

The online retailer made it clear that the goal of its suit is to “shut down two major fake review brokers.” Also: Fake reviews: Facebook and eBay ban dozens of groups after watchdog probe Despite the number of takedowns, the fake review industry still appeared to be thriving as of 2021, when a data lake revealed the personal info of more than 200,000 individuals that appeared to be involved in posting fake reviews....

OIN has long protected Linux and Linux-related software from patent aggression by rival companies. With the recent increase in patent troll attacks, the OIN is also defending companies from these assaults. OIN’s community practices patent non-aggression in core Linux and adjacent open-source technologies by cross-licensing Linux System patents to one another on a royalty-free basis. OIN patents are also licensed royalty-free to any organization that agrees not to assert its patents against the Linux System....

The industry consortium said the UCIe standard, which has been ratified as UCIe 1.0, is designed to assist with “die-to-die” connections between hardware, software, and compliance testing. They also hope it will enable end users to “mix and match” chiplet components from multiple vendors for a customised System-on-Chip construction. “AMD is proud to continue our long history of supporting industry standards that can enable innovative solutions addressing the evolving needs of our customers....

Principally, you might snort, because when the business environment is tough, they try to make it easy on themselves. Take government money, shed a lot of people, and you survive quite happily. This doesn’t mean to say that airlines didn’t spend the COVID-19 pandemic thinking about how to make their customers’ experience better. I wonder, though, whether American Airlines fully thought through its latest little idea. This month, some of your friendly American Airlines airport agents may be doing something you’ve never seen them do before – pitch you the American Airlines credit card....

1835i will operate as a separate entity to ANZ and according to ANZ digital banking group executive Maile Carnegie, it will be able to take on the business model of a startup, not a bank, which includes being free of the regulatory requirements that ANZ has as an authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI). “We’re asking them to explore and actually start to create new businesses, new business models, using emerging technology, and also using kind of new, emerging, high growth, young businesses and that’s typically a risk appetite which is hard for a traditional – particularly highly regulated – business like ANZ,” she said....

The app and website issues are now online again, with the bank saying in a tweet that the issues were resolved by 2:27pm AEST. “Kia ora whanau! The outage across our online services has been resolved. Again thank you all for your patience and understanding,” ANZ tweeted. ANZ was among a number of organisations hit by a cyber attack yesterday, which also reportedly took down the Kiwibank, MetService, New Zealand Post, and Inland Revenue websites....

As Cointelegraph notes, oracle projects are seeing bullish momentum as crypto startups intensify their focus on interoperability in 2022. In this column, we’ve been keeping track of Chainlink, which is the market leader in oracles in terms of market capitalization, as reported by Cointelegraph. Today, API3, a top 5 blockchain oracle project as per Cointelegraph, is releasing Beacons, which it dubs “a transparent, scalable, and cost-effective solution for data providers to publish data feeds....

The filing under scrutiny here is for an updated version of the MagSafe charger, and it offers up some surprising details. Also: iPhone 13: Sept. 14 event, release date, features, specs, and rumors First off, we get confirmation that the charger is a 15W unit. I’d been hearing sketchy rumors that Apple might boost the power output to offer faster charging, but the filing claims a maximum power output of 15W....

An Apple spokesperson listed several actions the company is taking in relation to its business in Russia. “We have taken a number of actions in response to the invasion. We have paused all product sales in Russia. Last week, we stopped all exports into our sales channel in the country. Apple Pay and other services have been limited. RT News and Sputnik News are no longer available for download from the App Store outside Russia....

Also: Why the iPad Mini 6 is Apple’s most exciting new product in years First came the iPad. With its classic Home button planted in the center of a bezel expanse just above the glacially fading Lightning connector, the baseline iPad’s design remains the last to bear the design DNA that defined the modern tablet. To be sure, the way Apple talks about the iPad has evolved 180 degrees in the decade since the original Pad....

First reported by ZDNet sister site CNET, existing AirTags will be updated automatically when in range of an internet-connected iPhone. Must read: One last ping: A lost AirTag’s incredible journey “The recent introduction of AirTag included industry first proactive features that discourage unwanted tracking,” Apple said in a statement. The moves, it added, represent a continued commitment to improve AirTag’s privacy and security. The new firmware, version number 1.0.276, rolls out today and replaces 1....

The 2021-2022 The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ASCI) Household Appliance and Electronics study details how American customers generally feel about a range of personal electronics and household appliances. People are slightly more satisfied with desktops (80) than laptops (79), and tablets (79) in 2022 than they were in 2021, the study found, as tablets increased from a 76 to 79 between 2021 and 2022. SEE: The 7 best tablets: Top picks for students User satisfaction with PCs is split into eight benchmarks and categorized by device type: design, graphics and sound quality, processor speed, minimal crashes, availability of accessories, ease of operation, features, and software and app availability....

Accreditation signals academic quality for prospective students and employers. Accredited colleges and universities must meet high standards to earn and maintain their accreditation. Though bootcamp providers may choose to pursue accreditation, very few do. In the U.S., as of 2021, it appears only one coding bootcamp can boast current accreditation. However, accreditation offer only one metric for evaluating educational programs. Students may also consider state licensure, independent reviews, and job placement data....

It’s a great feature, but if this is something that you’re using a lot, then what you really need is a dedicated mobile hotspot router. Also: How to convert your home’s old TV cable into powerful Ethernet lines I’ve been using Netgear mobile hotspot routers for many years, and they’ve become a part of the gear I carry when I’m out and about. I received the new Nighthawk M6 Pro for testing, and I’ve been putting it through its paces....

According to TrendForce, global output slumped to 310 million units during 1Q22, with headwinds identified as the war in Ukraine, Chinese lockdowns, and weakening consumer confidence. Samsung is not only benefitting from the successful launch of the Galaxy S22 line but also an easing of the low-end 4G processor chips, Also, thanks to Samsung’s reliance on production sites located in Vietnam and India rather than China, along with its market share in China being a mere 1%, this allowed the company to better weather the storms and overtake Apple and shift 73....

To date, Asean is the only regional organisation to have subscribed, in principle, to the United Nations’ (UN) 11 voluntary, non-binding norms of responsible state behaviour in cyberspace, according to Singapore’s Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Smart Nation and Cybersecurity, Josephine Teo. Asean advocated the need to implement the international cyber stability framework and was making good progress on the roadmap to guide adoption of the norms, said Teo, who was speaking Wednesday at the Asean Ministerial Conference on Cybersecurity, held in conjunction with Singapore International Cyber Week....