Jay Peters / The Verge:
Adobe reversed its plans to discontinue Animate after creators expressed frustration, stating it won't get new features but will remain available “indefinitely”  —  It won't get new features, but it will still be available. … Adobe is no longer planning to discontinue Adobe Animate on March 1st.

Madlin Mekelburg / Bloomberg:
Filing: OpenAI accuses xAI of systematically destroying evidence in its antitrust case by directing employees to use auto-deleting “ephemeral messaging tools”  —  OpenAI accused Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company of “systematic and intentional destruction” …

Adobe is no longer planning to discontinue Adobe Animate on March 1st. In an FAQ, the company now says that Animate will now be in maintenance mode and that it has "no plans to discontinue or remove access" to the app. Animate will still receive "ongoing security and bug fixes" and will still be available for […]

Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE:
Alaffia Health, which provides AI tools for health plan claims operations, raised a $55M Series B led by Transformation Capital  —  Agentic artificial intelligence for health plan claims operations startup Alaffia Health Inc. announced today that it has raised $55 million in new funding to accelerate growth …

Lee Ying Shan / CNBC:
KKR and Singtel agree to acquire the remaining 82% stake in data center operator STT GDC for ~$5.1B, giving the company an enterprise value of ~$10.86B  —  Private equity firm KKR and Singapore Telecommunications will acquire the remaining 82% stake in data center operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres …