The brief · 10 March 2026

The AI brief, 2026-03-10

Two heavyweights on the hardware side today, and a lightweight on the usage side: Photoshop finally understanding what you're asking it in a single sentence.

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Applied Materials and Micron team up to reinvent AI memory

The ChatGPT you use runs on servers powered by memory, DRAM, HBM, NAND. If these two companies figure out how to make that memory more energy-efficient, it directly affects the cost and speed of the models you use every day. The question is how long before this moves out of the labs.

practitioners › The work is happening at Applied Materials' EPIC Center and in Micron's fabs, focused on process and hardware architecture, not on any announced shippable product.

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Photoshop now takes plain text prompts to edit your photos

You describe what you want changed and the assistant handles the rest. No more digging through menus to cut out a background or extend a canvas, just type your request in plain language.

practitioners › Public beta on web and mobile, unlimited generations for paid accounts.

Adobe →