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Adobe to discontinue boxed, purchased software

Adobe Systems, the maker the popular Creative Suite that includes Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, After Effects, Dreamweaver and Acrobat has announced the current versions will be the last.  The company will discontinue the sale of “one-and-done” boxed or purchased software in favor of a cloud-based “software-as-a-service” scheme. 


What’s up in 2026? Fantasy headlines vs. familiar realities, & Mexico's elephant in the room

As we look ahead, we weary news junkies might hope for a sensational, feel-good story to restore our belief in humanity.

Such as Elon Musk (how can one person really be worth US$749 billion, as Forbes just reported?), donating half his wealth to save infants from malnutrition and premature death in Africa?  Or, the Jalisco Cartel (CJNG) disbanding, handing in its weapons, and its finances over to the search for Mexico’s missing persons? Or perhaps, the Catholic Church approving gay marriage?

VIEWPOINT: Trump’s game of nerves with Mexico

Last week’s U.S. military strike on a drug boat allegedly tied to Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua cartel was no routine operation. It marked a sharp escalation by President Donald Trump in his war on the cartels — a fight he says is about protecting Americans from deadly drugs and chaos spilling over the border.

The strike rattled nerves in Mexico City.