Automating Background Removal with Firefly Services

As a quick FYI, if you would rather skip reading my text and jump to a video, I’ve got one at the end of this post. Be my guest to scroll down and watch that instead. One of the most interesting aspects of Adobe Firefly Services is what it enables in the automation space. I think it’s fair to say that these automations will still be followed up by a human checking, tweaking, and adjusting results, but if the APIs can save a significant amount of time, that’s got to be a great benefit. Let me demonstrate one simple example of this – removing background images at scale. The Remove Background API The Remove Background API is part of the Photoshop API family and handles the... more →
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Tim Cook defends Apple Hong Kong map app removal – Quartz

Tim Cook defends Apple Hong Kong map app removal  Quartz Apple pulls map app used by Hong Kong protesters to track police after pressure from Beijing.  Slate Apple, Google Pull Hong Kong Protest Apps After China Uproar  The Wall Street Journal Apple removes Hong Kong map app after Chinese criticism  MarketWatch Tim Cook defends Apple’s pulling of Hong Kong protest app  Los Angeles Times View full coverage on Google News “map app” – Google News… more →
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