09/15 – Adobe To Acquire Figma

Adobe plans to acquire Figma for the biggest ever private software company acquisition. Is this a sign of things to come in the productivity space? Happy The Merge Day for Ethereum. TikTok just copies and pastes a BeReal clone. And California launches the first lawsuit against Amazon that might have real consequences.

Links:

• Adobe Tumbles After Agreeing to Buy Figma for About $20 Billion (Bloomberg)
• Canva moves beyond graphic design to launch a visual worksuite (TechCrunch)
• Zoom Readies Email and Calendar Products to Defend Itself Against Microsoft, Google (The Information)
• Ethereum activates The Merge as it shifts to proof of stake (The Block)
• TikTok just launched a BeReal clone called TikTok Now (TechCrunch)
• California Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Amazon (NYTimes)