News Summary

• You can already find parts of Spectrum 2 in recent Adobe web apps like the company’s Firefly generative AI service, Adobe Express and some of the new Acrobat web experiences.Instagram intros background editor: Instagram introduced its GenAI-powered background editing tool to U.S.-based users on Wednesday..
• Streamers will still be able to show nudity in M-rated games.Adobe unveils Spectrum 2: Adobe has launched an update to Spectrum, the design system the company has used as the basis for all of its app and web products for the last 10 years..
• Johann is leading the app’s effort to expand its crypto exchange business and make digital assets more accessible to retail investors.TC+ subscribers get access to in-depth commentary, analysis and surveys — which you know if you’re already a subscriber..
• We also spotlight Meta’s Threads app expanding, the FCC denying Starlink a subsidy, Apple’s changing policies around push notification data and Amazon competing with its own Goodreads service.It’s a lot to recap, so we won’t dillydally..
• In it, Temu alleges “dubious copyright infringement” complaints filed against it by Shein — and also alleges that Shein abuses its suppliers by leveraging a “monopoly power” and “exclusive-dealing agreements.”COP28 recap: Tim reports on the UN climate change conference proceedings this year..
• COP28 was significant in a few unexpected respects, he says — and not just because the United Arab Emirates, the world’s seventh largest oil producer, hosted.Epic fallout: Google losing the antitrust lawsuit brought by Epic Games concerning the Play Store will have far-reaching implications for the mobile app economy..