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Apple TV renews Shrinking for season four
Apple TV renewed the comedy Shrinking for a fourth season ahead of season three's premiere.
Thomas & Friends unveils refreshed look and logo
Mattel will roll out a full-franchise relaunch this fall featuring a refreshed Thomas design and a new logo.
OpenAI says Europe does more "thinking" with AI
OpenAI's latest usage data shows higher AI adoption by power-users across Europe, and that Europe uses 17x more "thinking" than the rest of the world.
Trustbank rolls out Choice AI to guide Furusato Nozei donors
Conversational tool uses OpenAI models to recommend thank-you gifts on Furusato Choice
Apple scores BAFTA and ACE Eddie nominations for film and television slate
F1 and Severance feature among awards contenders ahead of February ceremonies
Tripadvisor flags surge in pet-friendly and adventure travel
Trendcast report shows experiences driving travel planning decisions
OpenAI offers €500,000 in grants for youth AI safety work across EMEA
Funding programme targets NGOs and researchers focused on children’s wellbeing
Microsoft outlines Frontier Transformation framework to scale agentic AI
Ignite launch highlights Intelligence and Trust model and early customer deployments
ERM and Auquan deploy AI agents to scale sustainability analysis
Partnership targets faster ESG and reputational risk assessments for investors
Dunkin’ rolls out Valentine’s Day menu from 28 January
Seasonal doughnuts, limited-time drinks and giftable MUNCHKINS tin headline offer
ASML plans 1,700 job cuts as it reshapes technology and IT teams
Chipmaking equipment group to simplify engineering structure and streamline delivery
Corona Cero strikes Olympic partnership with Canadian committee to promote winter sport
Alcohol-free beer brand to launch digital series and ski pass giveaway as part of winter campaign
Sokin secures $100 million debt facility to accelerate global expansion
Payments platform targets growth in embedded finance after Oxford Finance deal
Looney Tunes to feature at Milano Cortina 2026 in Warner Bros. Discovery Olympic campaign
Characters to appear across live events, branded content and merchandising during Winter Games
Waabi raises $750 million in Canada’s largest private funding round to date
Autonomous driving start-up secures Uber partnership and future investment to deploy robotaxis
Ads Decoded podcast urges marketers to refocus on strategy ahead of 2026
Pilot episode outlines AI-driven tools and creative priorities for campaign performance
Kyle Hanagami on editing with Final Cut Pro
Kyle Hanagami says Final Cut Pro and new Apple Creator Studio features speed his editing and align cuts to music.
Kyle Hanagami spotlights Final Cut Pro in Apple rollout of AI-powered editing tools
Choreographer known for BLACKPINK and Mean Girls uses Apple’s integrated workflow to streamline production
Ted Lasso to return for fourth season on Apple TV with new creative team
Apple’s Emmy-winning comedy series will follow a women’s football club in England’s second division
Deepgram launches Arabic speech-to-text model with broad dialect coverage
Nova-3 Arabic offers transcription across 17 regional variants for production voice applications