Inside Unilever’s AI beauty marketing assembly line — and its implications for agencies
The CPG giant has created an AI-augmented in-house production system. Could it be a template for others…
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ChatGPT is crushing all other AI chatbots, and the numbers prove it
It might seem that “ChatGPT” is all you ever hear about when discussing AI chatbots, also known as LLMs. As it turns out, that’s reflected in the real world, too. Statcounter, which tracks the market share of operating systems, browsers, social media sites, and more, has begun tracking the number of sessions by users who
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A Dell-icious Chromebook too affordable to pass up — Only $200
TL;DR: Tough enough for school, work, and clumsy hands, the brand-new Dell Chromebook 3100 offers 8GB RAM, an all-day battery, and Chrome OS for just $199.99. Built to take a beating and keep going, the Dell Chromebook 3100 is a rugged, no-nonsense laptop made for real life—whether that means a messy desk or your kid’s snack-covered hands…
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Trump closes the online shopping loophole that beat tariffs
An executive order by President Trump will eliminate the de minimis exemption on tariffs on a worldwide basis, essentially making everything you buy subject to tariffs from the country of origin. The order will take effect on August 29 at midnight, on goods that enter the country or are withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption…
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Microsoft finally fixes the worst thing about Excel’s pivot tables
Data wonks, rejoice! Pivot tables now automatically refresh themselves in a new beta version of Microsoft Excel. You might expect that pivot tables—which can be used to summarize rows and columns of data into a digestible “number”—would automatically refresh when the data within changes. Charts already do that…
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Trump promised a drilling boom, but US energy industry hasn’t been interested
Exec: “Liberation Day chaos and tariff antics have harmed the domestic energy industry…
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Everyone’s a loser in Trump’s AI Action Plan
On July 23, the Trump Administration released its long-awaited AI Action Plan. Short of copyright exemptions for model training, the administration appears ready to give OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and other major players nearly everything they asked of the White House during public consultation. However, according to Travis Hall…
Read moreAdvertisers expand affiliate efforts as creator marketing matures
Marketers want more rigor from their creator investments and to do that they’re driving more investment in affiliate schemes…
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Shipping is free on these $80 Chromebooks
TL;DR: This Lenovo 300E Touchscreen Chromebook is on sale now for $79.99 (reg. $284.99) with free shipping. Finding a dependable laptop that doesn’t feel sluggish or overpriced can be a challenge, especially if you just need something simple that works. The refurbished Lenovo 300E Chromebook manages to hit that sweet spot between practicality and affordability…
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Intel’s ‘Panther Lake’ CPUs remain on track amid massive layoffs
Intel said Thursday that the company’s next big CPU bet, Panther Lake, remains on track to begin shipping this year, and the supporting 18A manufacturing process has already entered production. However, Intel plans to end 2025 with just 75,000 employees as it continues reducing its workforce…
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