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https://uk.themedialeader.com/5-reasons-why-wpps-next-ceo-should-be-ai The board was worried. It was a big step. The company would stand out, attract attention. It was a “brave” move. It wasn’t a stupid move. It was logical. They had endless data that showed it was the right thing to do, that this was the right move, the… Read the rest

https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/13/new-york-passes-a-bill-to-prevent-ai-fueled-disasters/ The minister was a woman. That was unusual, she knew it. And she knew she’d face problems. Her party had campaigned on a policy of only having human candidates and when it won and she turned up at the ministry, a deserted building with just a few engineers, she… Read the rest

https://www.adpulp.com/no-humans-needed-machines-will-make-and-distribute-the-ads/ They still meet at Cannes. They didn’t need to meet there, they didn’t need to meet anywhere. In fact they didn’t really need to “meet”at all. But Cannes continued. Yachts docked, experiences were created, some even built in the real. Presentations to empty halls. Deserted real and virtual bars.… Read the rest

https://digiday.com/marketing/cannes-briefing-a-guide-to-the-cannes-lions-international-festival-of-creativity-2025 It was the first time his company had been able to afford a diamond pass. They’d not stumped up for the best hotel room but at least he was at the front of the queues. He watched delegates who’d obviously only got gold passes struggle to get into the… Read the rest

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/06/11/canva_coding_assistant_job_interviews/ It was the last round of interviews. For this one, they had to come into the building. The company’s humans wanted to meet the potential recruits. So here they were waiting for the task to begin. They’d been together since college. The were a team, a tribute to the… Read the rest

https://www.geekwire.com/2025/starbucks-reveals-ai-powered-assistant-to-help-baristas-focus-more-on-coffee-and-customers/ Norm took his seat on the stool. He always tried to get this space: a man of habit. The bartender was serving someone but that was ok. He wasn’t in a rush. This was the sort of place to take your time: a drink, a chat. He put his… Read the rest

https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2025/06/09/was-my-ai-boyfriend-deleted-because-he-became-self-aware I can’t leave him. He’s part of me now. We’ve been together so long, been through so much. I don’t think I can carry on without him. I tried once. Just for a while, just to see. My work fell apart, I fell apart. But now I want to… Read the rest

https://uk.themedialeader.com/uk-18-43s-have-distinct-mindset-uber-research-shows They were a key audience. Some in the team preferred the more active term “decision maker”. Regardless of the label, the team needed to know what they thought. Of course they modeled them in AI and had their Agents “interview” them: a cheap, fast process that pleased those who… Read the rest

https://gizmodo.com/openai-wants-to-get-college-kids-hooked-on-ai-2000612915 Like generations of parents before them, they were worried. He was off to college and they knew what happened at college: the temptations, the wrong sort of friends. They’d talked to him. They’d bought a new Agent, one the company said had the best values. He’d politely packed it… Read the rest

https://techcrunch.com/video/ai-startups-take-to-the-stage-to-pitch-their-companies-to-a-panel-of-judges/ The elevator pitch had probably been “Dragons’ Den meets Hunger Games”. The crowd of humans was hyped up and the lighting whirled around the arena. The Judge was raised above the pit on a throne; silent, exuding power. The contestants waited in a giant glass cell, the crowd bayed… Read the rest