2025 was the year that advertising dealt with shocks to the system: AI disruption reverberated across every part of the ecosystem, Omnicom completed its $13 billion megadeal for IPG, creating a marketing Goliath, and tariff uncertainty threw certain sectors into…

Victoria Jones, the daughter of Oscar-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones, who appeared alongside her father in multiple films in the 1990s and on red carpets, was found dead in San Francisco on New Year’s Day, according to local authorities. Jones,…

Well, now we know why Samsung is only selling the new Galaxy Z TriFold in limited markets. According to a new report, the company is selling its groundbreaking new foldable at a loss. In fact, Samsung reportedly isn’t even trying…

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the world’s largest accountancy organization, will stop offering online exams starting March 2026. The decision comes as AI-powered cheating outpaces detection methods. ”We’re seeing the sophistication of [cheating] systems outpacing what can be…

Commercial robots are far more vulnerable to hacking than many users realise, with cybersecurity experts warning that some machines can be taken over in minutes. Now, Chinese developers have demonstrated how flaws in humanoid and quadruped robots allow attackers to…

China drafted landmark rules to stop AI chatbots from emotionally manipulating users, including what could become the strictest policy worldwide intended to prevent AI-supported suicides, self-harm, and violence. China’s Cyberspace Administration proposed the rules on Saturday. If finalized, they would…

Apple plans to enter the foldable smartphone market in September 2026, debuting its first foldable iPhone. We’ve heard multiple rumors about the design of the upcoming device, but little has been revealed about the operating system or the software features.…

We’ll admit it just this once: Hollywood is not the world. What counts as a disaster for us might not have much of an effect beyond it. (In fact, the growing disconnect between Hollywood and the public at large is…

A musician in Canada has had a concert cancelled after he was falsely identified as a sex offender by a Google AI overview. The Juno Award-winning fiddler, singer and songwriter Ashley MacIsaac had been due to play at the Sipekne’katik First Nation in Nova…

Vince Zampella, who co-created the popular video game series Call of Duty, has died in a car crash in California, aged 55. Zampella’s death was confirmed by Electronic Arts, which owns Respawn Entertainment, a game studio he co-founded. The influential…

Apple has published a fun teaser on the Apple Fitness+ Instagram account, promoting what it promises to be “something big” that will land on the service next year. Watch it below. ’The countdown begins’ In the teaser, published as an…