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1. Adobe releases AI assistant in Reader, Acrobat
- Today: beta version available for paying Acrobat users. 
- The AI Assistant can craft summaries and insights from long documents, answer questions, and format data sharing in reports and presentations. 
- Works with Word and PowerPoint too. 
- Firefly image generation AI model integration in Adobe’s plans. 
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