Google Photos’ conversational editing is rolling out to Android users

https://www.engadget.com/ai/google-photos-conversational-editing-is-rolling-out-to-android-users-170057906.html She didn’t remember doing it. She remembered coming home and yes she was upset and angry, and yes she’d had a drink or two but she couldn’t remember the conversation. But she looked at the pictures and it was clear. He was gone from some photos and in some… Read the rest

The Reality Advantage™ Series – Max Keane

https://meetthe85.substack.com/p/the-reality-advantage-series-max He remembered the early home visits. He’d travelled the country spending time in people’s houses, just talking, listening, seeing their real lives. During the Bubble he’d fought the idea that AI models could stimulate the real. He’d refused to compromise, convincing his clients through stories. Those had been good… Read the rest

How brands can put the ‘social’ back into social media

https://www.marketing-interactive.com/report-how-brands-can-put-the-social-back-into-social-media The team referred to the model as “it” despite the company giving it some carefully focus-grouped name. They knew it was a machine. Their job was to make it a better one, they pointed it in the direction of social feeds, streams, games, social experiences. They told it to… Read the rest

When AI becomes the creative director: Amazon VP Jay Richman on the future of media and ads

https://www.geekwire.com/2025/when-ai-becomes-the-creative-director-amazon-vp-jay-richman-on-the-future-of-media-and-ads/ The Futurist store on the stage. His outfit and hairstyle had been carefully created according to the best data. He’d watched the T-shirt subtly change color as the latest trend came in. But he was human. A real voice, a prophet in a world of algorithmic models and passionless… Read the rest

AI-powered robots are helping AWS extend the life of data center electronics

https://www.geekwire.com/2025/ai-powered-robots-are-helping-aws-extend-the-life-of-data-center-electronics/ The nightwatchman was… a man. He sometimes thought about how odd that was. When he met his friends in the pub or the cafe after a shift he looked at his friends and thought of their jobs. One was a driver , one a gardener, I’ve a childminder: all… Read the rest

Mentoring: A two-way street to growth and wellness

https://uk.themedialeader.com/mentoring-a-two-way-street-to-growth-and-wellness She wasn’t old, she was experienced. She didn’t mind the word “old”. She’d been in the business a long time. She could remember The Before, the Anthropocene. Bubbles and crashes. She’d been part of the equality fights, seen the gradual change, the steps forward and back. She was experienced… Read the rest