Step-by-step prep for Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Substance 3D, and Blender on the NVIDIA RTX Spark Blackwell superchip. Audit, benchmark, and plan procurement before the 2x speedup ships later in 2026.
Canva is live in Gemini today via @Canva command. CapCut and Adobe Creative tools are next, turning Gemini into a one-window stop for design.
Adobe confirmed on May 19 that its Adobe for creativity connector is coming to Google Gemini, bringing 50+ professional tools including Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and Firefly into the AI chat interface.
Adobe faces a class action lawsuit filed May 14, 2026, alleging the company used journalists' and podcasters' voices to train AI models without consent under Illinois BIPA law.
Adobe Firefly in 2026 is the most boringly reliable AI generator for working designers. Native Photoshop and Illustrator integration plus IP-cleared training data make it the safe pick for client work.
Adobe launched an AI productivity agent on May 6, 2026 that converts PDFs and documents into podcasts, blog posts, presentations, and social media content.
Adobe expanded its NVIDIA partnership at Adobe Summit on April 20, 2026 with Firefly Foundry custom-tuned models, 3D digital twins on Omniverse, and CX Enterprise Coworker agents. Launch partners include WPP, CAA, WME, and UTA.
Adobe released Lightroom Classic 15.3, Desktop 9.3, and Mobile 11.3 on April 16 with background AI processing that keeps photographers working while Denoise and Super Resolution run.
Adobe Premiere Pro now has a dedicated color grading environment. Color Mode adds 32-bit precision and NVIDIA RTX-accelerated workflows without leaving the application.
Adobe After Effects 26.2, released April 15 2026, adds an AI-powered Object Matte tool that lets editors isolate and track any moving subject with a single click.
Adobe launched the Firefly AI Assistant on April 15, 2026, a creative agent that takes a plain-English brief and executes multi-step workflows across multiple Creative Cloud apps at once.
Adobe has launched two new AI image editing features in Firefly: Precision Flow generates multiple variations from a single prompt, while AI Markup lets creators draw on images to guide AI edits.
Adobe Illustrator Turntable is now generally available, automatically generating up to 74 editable 3D views from a single 2D vector.
Adobe opened Firefly Custom Models to public beta, letting any Creative Cloud subscriber train a private AI model on their own images for consistent style output.