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Adobe’s creative software has become an important part of how designers, photographers, and video editors work, but its subscription model has also attracted complaints from users who want more affordable alternatives. Now, a software developer has used Anthropic’s Claude to build 7 free alternatives to some of Adobe’s most popular applications. The developer, Brandon Thomas, has introduced seven open-source applications under ArtCraft, a project that aims to recreate the features and familiar interfaces of Adobe Creative Cloud tools, including Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and After Effects. Thomas says he used Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.5 to help build the software in…

Renting a house, taking a danfo, and finding a side hustle are familiar parts of life in Lagos. It’s no wonder they are among the experiences drawing millions of people to Lagos Life, a Nigerian-made browser game that allows users to build virtual lives and interact with one another. Since launching on October 1, 2026, the game has reportedly surpassed 10 million players in just 11 days. Its creator, Shalom Rayhamen, announced the milestone on October 11, also adding a record of 49.2 million visits. However, these figures come from the game’s own live dashboard and have not been independently…

For six years, Moove has helped Nigerian ride-hailing drivers access vehicles they might otherwise struggle to finance. But the Lagos-founded mobility company is now leaving its home market, barely five weeks after Uber stopped operating in Nigeria. Moove, which was valued at $2.1 billion in August, announced on October 8 that it would conclude its Nigerian operations. The company also said it would hand over eligible vehicles worth approximately ₦35 billion to customers currently using them, without requiring further payments for the vehicles themselves. The decision brings an end to Moove’s operations in the country where founders Ladi Delano and…

AI assistants are beginning to take on more responsibilities in online shopping, from finding products and comparing prices to placing orders on behalf of customers. But as these tools become more capable, a disagreement is emerging over whether AI companies should be allowed to use retailers’ websites without their permission. It is with this reasoning that Amazon has blocked Meta’s Muse AI agent from shopping on its platform, preventing users from buying products on Amazon through the assistant. The restriction began on September 20, after Meta reportedly refused Amazon’s request to remove the retailer from Muse’s shopping experience. And users…

The possibility of artificial intelligence (AI) replacing human workers has become a growing concern as technology companies develop systems capable of performing tasks previously handled by people. Some industry leaders have even warned that increasingly advanced AI could significantly reduce the number of jobs available to humans. However, as these companies work towards making their systems more capable, they are also becoming increasingly dependent on human experts to train and improve them. This growing demand has helped Snorkel AI raise $350 million in fresh funding, bringing its valuation to $3.5 billion as AI developers spend heavily on specialised human knowledge.…

As cybercriminals are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to find weaknesses in company systems and launch attacks faster, cybersecurity companies are simultaneously developing AI-powered tools that can test how easily hackers could break into an organisation’s systems. One of these cybersecurity companies, Armadin, has secured $255.5 million in Series B funding to expand its technology, which uses AI agents to simulate cyberattacks against companies before real attackers can exploit their security weaknesses. Announced in early October, the funding round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Redpoint, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, In-Q-Tel,…

The Pentagon has confirmed that personal information belonging to more than 3 million people were exposed after unauthorised users gained access to a Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) system and remained inside for months. The breach affected about 2.76 million living people and another 294,000 people who are deceased, and the exposed records included Social Security numbers, names, dates of birth, contact information, and details about the jobs some people held within the U.S. military and Defense Department. The breach was detected after a long time and while the attackers already gained access. The DMDC says unauthorised users were able…

Amazon is exploring a new way to pay for some of the expensive Nvidia chips powering its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Instead of keeping about $8 billion worth of Grace Blackwell processors on its own balance sheet, the company is reportedly discussing a deal that would place the chips in a separate investment vehicle and lease them back for continued use by Amazon Web Services (AWS). According to the Financial Times, Amazon has been speaking with investors in recent weeks about the plan, which would cover thousands of Nvidia chips already being installed across more than a dozen data centers…

Salesforce has fixed three security flaws in its Agentforce platforms that could have allowed attackers to use the company’s own AI agents to steal sensitive CRM data or send phishing messages through Slack. Dubbed “SalesBleed,” security researchers at Zenity Labs discovered that an attacker could hide malicious instructions inside a Salesforce Web-to-Lead form, which companies commonly use to collect information from potential customers. And once the submission entered a company’s CRM, the instructions could remain there until an employee asked Agentforce to review the lead. For Agentforce, the employee did not need to open the suspicious submission, click a malicious…

New research from Google reveals how AI is finding software vulnerabilities and weaknesses that are more likely to give attackers deeper access to vulnerable systems. The Google Threat Intelligence Group found that half of the vulnerabilities identified with the help of AI could lead to remote code execution, compared with 26% of vulnerabilities discovered through other methods. In this case, remote code execution flaws are especially serious because they can allow an attacker to run malicious commands on a vulnerable system from another location. Google also found that AI-assisted vulnerability research produced fewer low-risk findings. Between January and August 2026,…