Canva is raising prices for its AI features, pushing users to pay significantly more for access to these enhanced tools.

Canva is significantly raising prices for some customers, with Canva Teams subscribers on older pricing plans facing a staggering 300% increase for a five-person plan, which will rise from $119.99 per year to $500 per year.
Canva is raising prices for its AI features, pushing users to pay significantly more for access to these enhanced tools.

Canva is significantly raising prices for some customers, with Canva Teams subscribers on older pricing plans facing a staggering 300% increase for a five-person plan, which will rise from $119.99 per year to $500 per year. To ease the transition, users will receive a 40% discount for the first 12 months before the new pricing takes effect. The company cites its suite of AI-powered design features, including Magic Studio, as justification for this increase.

Meanwhile, Google Photos is rolling out an AI-powered search feature called Ask Photos, powered by Google’s Gemini AI model. This feature allows users to search their photo libraries using natural language queries, leveraging the AI's understanding of the photos' content and metadata. For example, it could help users recall what they ate during their last visit to a specific restaurant or the theme of their child's last birthday party.

In other news, Ilya Sutskever’s AI startup, Safe Superintelligence (SSI), has raised over $1 billion in capital. Before founding SSI, Sutskever led the now-dismantled Superalignment team at OpenAI, which focused on general AI safety research. His departure from OpenAI followed a widely publicized fallout due to a “breakdown in communications.”

Here’s a concise summary of the latest tech news:

1. **Bluesky's Surge in Brazil**: Following the shutdown of X in Brazil, Bluesky has gained over 2 million new users within days, becoming the top app in the country, surpassing Meta's Instagram Threads.

2. **Innovative Robotic Wheelchair**: Korea’s Institute of Machinery and Materials has developed a prototype wheelchair capable of climbing stairs and navigating rocky terrain. It features a compliant wheel with a “smart chain” structure that adapts to the ground.

3. **Anthropic's New Offering**: Anthropic is launching Claude Enterprise, a subscription plan for its AI chatbot, directly competing with OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise aimed at businesses.

4. **Paper Pro Tablet from reMarkable**: The new Paper Pro tablet adds color and enhanced capabilities while maintaining a focus on minimal distractions, and it can also serve as a typedeck for focused writing.

5. **Spotify's Global Launch of Daylist**: Spotify is introducing daylist, a personalized playlist that adapts throughout the day, allowing users to enjoy different music styles at various times.

6. **Karo App for Task Management**: Karo is a task management app that allows users to assign tasks to friends and family, featuring reminders that can be sent to contacts even if they don’t have the app.

7. **Salesforce Acquires Own Company**: Salesforce has acquired Own Company, a New Jersey-based data management and protection provider, for $1.9 billion, marking its largest acquisition since buying Slack for $27.7 billion in 2021.

8. **YouTube's New Policy for Teens**: YouTube will limit teens' exposure to videos that promote specific fitness ideals or appearances, responding to criticism about the platform’s impact on eating disorders.

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2024-10-01 20:39:47