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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