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Steve Harrison

Tech roundup - Fri 26 May 2023

Generative AI in Photoshop Photoshop has released some amazing new generative AI features this week! You can now select an area and generate new AI imagery for that area with a text prompt. Three versions are generated and you can pick the best one. The tool can also remove objects

Tech roundup - Fri 19 May 2023

This week, Apple rolled out Tap to Pay in Australia, with Westpac and Tyro Payments the first payment platforms to offer this feature to business customers. Apple also previewed new iOS 17 accessibility features that include the ability to clone your own voice, aimed at people with early ALS who

Tech roundup - Fri 12 May 2023

Happy Friday! Wendy's is partnering with Google to create an ordering chatbot for their drive-thrus, and I know for certain the first thing I'm going to say to it: "Good evening Wendy!" Shopify have abandoned their push into the logistics business by selling 6 River Systems along with layoffs of

Tech roundup - Fri 5 May 2023

So much innovation is happening at the moment, a truly exciting time to be alive! I don't have any trouble filling these weekly roundups. News Coinbase and Apple both beat Wall Street earnings expectations yesterday! I found some fun images from a 1997 Wired article that included all the ways

Tech roundup - Fri 28 April 2023

Happy Friyay! Adobe has released Firefly, a generative AI tool that allows you to create graphic designs from text prompts, convert pencil sketches into stylised vectors, and even generate a variety of textures that would suit a 3D model, and more. Check out the examples on the product page. I've

Tech roundup - Fri 21 April 2023

Hello from Sydney, I just got back from Tokyo! Another week, so much happening in tech, I love it! News Apple opened their first two Apple Stores in India this week, in Mumbai and then New Delhi. Tim Cook flew in for both openings, greeting and taking photos with fans,

Tech roundup - Fri 14 April 2023

Hello from Singapore! It seems like a lot has happened in tech this week, so I'll be doing a recap followed by what I'm reading (spoiler: it's a book about Amazon) and what I've been learning about Front End crypto development on Ethereum. News Speaking about Ethereum, it's past USD$