Timothée Chalamet Builds His Dream Soccer Team in Adidas’ World Cup Short
The 5-minute spot kicks off the shoe brand's Tier-1 sponsorship of the tournament
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Rumors of my death are slightly exaggerated
AI hallucinations are getting ambitious.A couple people recently emailed, asking whether the Klein bottle business was still operating after my death.“Huh?” I thought. “I ain’t dead yet.”After some digging, I discovered the source: an AI-generated review of The Cuckoo’s Egg circulating on Facebook. Alongside the usual synthetic praise and fabricated details, it confidently announced that I had died in May 2024.Apparently AI has now advanced to the point where it can kill people off before they n
Show HN: iOS SimulatorCamera – use your MacBook camera with iOS simulators
I’ve been working on an iOS library SimulatorCamera: http://simulatorcamera.akylas.fr/It’s a lightweight iOS library that lets you use your Macbook camera or a video as camera feed in iOS simulators. Apple never implemented it and i really needed it for my apps. There are multiple ways of "integrating" it in your app. I am also working on a "swizzle" way allowing to integrate with a simple "install" call.It’s still evolving, and I’d really appreciate
Vox Media Welcomes a Bidding War
James Murdoch is the latest suitor to eye the empire. What does that mean for the rest of the portfolio?
Snapchat usage declined in the US and EU in Q1
<p>Snapchat's user growth declined in the U.S. and EU, compounding growth concerns for the app.</p>
Threads adds playable music stickers in-stream
<p>Users will be able to add tracks to their Threads updates, as a native music sharing option.</p>
Meta adds more insight tools to Edits to enhance video projects
<p>Having more insights data in-stream will help creators build better, more effective video projects.</p>
LinkedIn launches Ad Agency Certification to showcase LinkedIn Ads knowledge
<p>The program will enable agencies to demonstrate their understanding of the latest LinkedIn ads skills and trends.</p>
Reddit shares key trends for in-app financial services research
<p>Reddit shared the insights at its recent finserv conference in New York, showcasing evolving usage behaviors in the app.</p>
Meta is preparing to launch AI agents to undertake tasks for users
<p>Meta's agentic tools would introduce users to a new phase of automation, in which AI tools can act on their behalf.</p>
Beyond Gravitational Threshold: Orbiting Uncertainty Loops With Empathetic Exhaustion
By the time the household understood the nature of the disorder, the architecture of the family itself had already begun reorganizing around it.It wasn’t dramatic and perhaps that’s what made it so dangerous.The collapse did not arrive with sirens, shattered windows, or cinematic overdoses. It arrived subtly through altered routines, emotional distortions, sporadic instability inside the home. The family system adapted gradually to dysfunction until dysfunction itself became ambient. Like carbon
CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies at 87
Turner pioneered the 24-hour news network, fundamentally changing the news industry.
5 science-backed pricing tips from the U.K.’s top marketing podcast
In 2007, Coulter and Coulter showed two advertisements to two random groups of customers. Each advertised £10 discounts on flights to Turkey. One listed the tickets at £188. The other showed a higher price: £233. Customers found that the cheaper tickets felt like a worse value. Why? Researchers found that people more easily differentiate smaller numbers. The difference between 4 and 3 seems more salient than 9 and 8. So, customers were more likely to buy when the prices ended in smaller numbers
Brand Visibility: How to Increase It in the Era of AI
Brand visibility determines whether your business gets found or gets passed over — in search results, on social feeds, and increasingly, in AI-generated answers. It’s one of the highest-leverage investments a marketing team can make, and also one of the most commonly mismanaged. Most teams treat visibility as a byproduct of other activities: run some ads, publish some content, and hope people notice. The brands that consistently outperform their categories do the opposite — they deliberately bu
New Disney CEO Reveals the AI Enhancements Coming to Disney+
In his first earnings call, CEO Josh D'Amaro calls Disney+ the 'digital centerpiece' of the company.
The Wearable Data Paradox: Why More Health Data Isn’t Reducing Healthcare Costs
Wearable devices have become a symbol of modern health awareness. From tracking sleep cycles to monitoring heart rate variability, they promise a more proactive, data-driven approach to care. Adoption continues to rise, and with it, the expectation that more data will translate into better outcomes—and lower costs.But that transformation has yet to fully materialize.Despite the explosion of wearable data, most healthcare systems and employer-sponsored plans still struggle to turn that informatio
Advertisers Spent $1 Billion on Criteo in Q1, Up 8% Year-Over-Year
Still, Criteo's growth numbers remain plagued by two major client losses.
Old Navy Appoints Michael Francis as Chief Customer Officer Amid Turnaround
Gap Inc. has brought on veteran brand executive Michael Francis as chief customer officer of Old Navy and head of marketing shared services for the group.
Ziff Davis Buys Four Brands From Recurrent Ventures, Launches a Lifestyle Group
The company acquired Dwell, Domino, Business of Home, and PopSci, extending a multiyear roll-up as competitors pull back from the open web.
The Real WPP Story Is in the Margin, Not the Revenue
When WPP posted its first-quarter numbers last week, one line did all the talking.