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Every brand needs to be ready for its Maduro Nike tracksuit moment

Brands love to insert themselves into cultural conversations or piggyback on buzzy current events, a strategy sometimes called newsjacking. But it can happen without seeking, or even wanting, the attention. The borderline absurd virality of a Nike tracksuit evidently worn by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as he was taken into the custody of American captorsContinueContinue reading “Every brand needs to be ready for its Maduro Nike tracksuit moment”

CES: Where is consumer tech headed? Check out these four prototypes

CES is a show that’s all about the future. Usually, that future is within the next year or two. Companies show off products to kick off marketing campaigns and begin building consumer demand. Sometimes, though, they offer a peek a good bit further down the road. Several prototypes at this year’s CES offered clues aboutContinueContinue reading “CES: Where is consumer tech headed? Check out these four prototypes”

Satya Nadella wants the internet to keep an open mind about AI. The internet isn’t having it

A new insult for artificial intelligence just dropped thanks to Microsoft’s CEO. If you use Microsoft products, it’s near impossible to avoid AI now. The company is pushing AI agents deep into Windows, with every app, service, and product Microsoft has on the market now including some kind of AI integration, without the option toContinueContinue reading “Satya Nadella wants the internet to keep an open mind about AI. The internet isn’t having it”

Perspective Matters: What a 3D Street Artist Can Teach Us About Creativity, Technology, and Constraints

How a top artist solves the problem of ideas. source https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/perspective-matters-what-a-3d-street-artist-can-teach-us-about-creativity-technology-and-constraints/91286177

Deepfakes drastically improved in 2025. They’re about to get even harder to detect

Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices, and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in quality far beyond what even many experts expected would be the case just a few years ago. They were also increasingly used to deceive people. For many everyday scenarios—especially low-resolution video calls and media sharedContinueContinue reading “Deepfakes drastically improved in 2025. They’re about to get even harder to detect”