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Paramount, Warner, and the Price of Consolidation

Lenovo ThinkPad X9 Aura Edition review: a laptop with boardroom aura

Why you can trust Creative Bloq Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. (Image credit: Future/Sean Cameron) Intro The laptop as a form factor has been bound by two dreams: one for power, the other for

How To Position Your Agency As An AI Search Authority

This post was sponsored by Visto. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Clients keep asking a new question: “Are we visible in AI search?” This is the reality: Google’s AI Overviews are reducing organic traffic by 30-70% for many businesses. In fact, we’re seeing that SEO agencies that incorporate GEO (Generative Engine

Rising competition is making The Trade Desk bend, publishers say

This week’s Media Briefing looks at how The Trade Desk’s relationship with publishers is shifting, offering new incentives, more outreach and a softer approach to get OpenPath deals signed amid increasing competition from other demand-side platforms. TTD bends to some publishers to smooth OpenPath deals The detente between the Trade Desk and publishers is starting

A Queer Year of Love Letters is a collection of “time machine” fonts that take us to our countercultural past and futures

As well as functioning as a sort of archival project, Nat’s interest in paving the way for queer futures is evident in their interest in science fiction writers like Octavia Butler, Ursula K. Le Guin and Joanna Russ. “I read these writers for the same reason I research queer histories: they offer radical alternatives to

Google Retiring Core Web Vitals CrUX Dashboard

Google has announced that the CrUX Dashboard, the Looker Studio-based visualization tool for CrUX data, will be retired at the end of November 2025. The reason given for the deprecation is that it was not designed for “wide-scale” use and that Google has developed more scalable alternatives. Why The CrUX Dashboard Is Being Retired The

Howard Kurtz Loses Sunday Show, Big Weekend Expands

Fox News is introducing a new weekend morning and evening lineup that sees Howard Kurtz losing his Sunday morning show and the Big Weekend Show expanding to three hours. After a 12-year run, Fox News is sunsetting its media-focused show MediaBuzz, with its longtime host Kurtz transitioning to a political media analyst role. He will

Why I’m pre-ordering Atari’s new handheld – the Nintendo Switch for retro gamers

When Atari announced the Gamestation Go, I didn’t expect to be this interested. Retro handhelds are everywhere right now, and it feels as if there are more Atari collections than actual games. Really, how many repackaged versions of Pac-Man do we need? But this handheld console release feels different. It’s not trying to cash in

Trust Still Lives In Blue Links

I’ve been extremely antsy to publish this study. Consider it the AIO Usability study 1.5, with new insights. You also want to stay tuned for our first AI Mode usability study! It’s coming in a few weeks (make sure to subscribe not to miss it). Boost your skills with Growth Memo’s weekly expert insights. Subscribe

Adobe makes AI agents and orchestrator generally available

Today, Adobe announced the general availability of its AI agents for Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) and AEP Agent Orchestrator, the platform layer for managing and customizing AI agents from Adobe and third-party ecosystems. Adobe previewed the agents and orchestrator at its Adobe Summit event in March 2025. The Hershey Company, Lenovo, PGA Tour, Wegmans Food

How Falmouth’s online MAs are helping creatives refresh, refocus and move forward

That global studio extends far beyond Cornwall. A student in Falmouth might be trading feedback with someone in Canada while another dials in from Lagos. For Jane Pugh, who teaches film and television, this community is the beating heart of online study. “Anyone can apply – whether you’re eight months pregnant, a full-time chef, or

Google Drops Search Console Reporting For Six Structured Data Types

Google will stop reporting six deprecated structured data types in Search Console and remove them from the Rich Results Test and appearance filters. Search Console and Rich Results Test stop reporting on deprecated structured data types. Rankings are unaffected; you can keep the markup, it just won’t show rich results. API returns continue

Index’s Casale blasts The Trade Desk’s SSP relabel as ‘ignorant’

The Trade Desk’s move to lump all supply-side platforms (SSPs) under the “reseller” label is landing exactly as expected — with resistance. Index Exchange, one of the largest SSPs, called the reclassification “ignorant”, rejecting what it sees as an oversimplification of its role in the ecosystem. CEO and president Andrew Casale made the remarks on

For the first time in years, I refuse to watch Apple’s new iPhone launch

Apple is announcing the iPhone 17 line up today, but I know one person who won’t be watching (clue: it’s me). As a recovering brand disciple, I’ve sat through Apple’s launch keynotes for the last five years, often running the live blog here at Creative Bloq. But for 3 very specific reasons, in 2025 I’m,

Google Gemini Adds Audio File Uploads After Being Top User Request

Google’s Gemini app now accepts audio file uploads, answering what the company acknowledges was its most requested feature. For marketers and content teams, it means you can push recordings straight into Gemini for analysis, summaries, and repurposed content without jumping between tools. Josh Woodward, VP at Google Labs and Gemini, announced the change on X:

OrganiCare’s Caroline Goodner on Destigmatizing Women’s Healthcare

In this episode of Brave Commerce, Rachel Tipograph and Sarah Hofstetter sit down with Caroline Goodner, founder and CEO of OrganiCare, the company behind FemiClear. With deep experience launching and scaling health-focused consumer brands, Caroline shares how she has built a business that addresses overlooked but highly common women’s health issues. From vaginal health to

Samar Maakaroun’s identity for Together for Palestine applies the visual language of petitions

Samar’s work went live with Eno’s initial Save the Date post, which was designed with the overarching understanding of the “inadequacy of words and images”, Samar says. She continues: “This was not a time for design showmanship, it was a time for space and reflection, designing from within the discomfort. We’ve named the issue, but

Structured Data’s Role In AI And AI Search Visibility

The way people find and consume information has shifted. We, as marketers, must think about visibility across AI platforms and Google. The challenge is that we don’t have the same ability to control and measure success as we do with Google and Microsoft, so it feels like we’re flying blind. Earlier this year, Google, Microsoft,

Revenue teams struggle with execution, despite widespread AI adoption

AI adoption is accelerating among revenue teams, but a new report finds widespread breakdowns in execution, effectiveness and alignment. “The Go-To-Market Performance Gap Report” (registration required) from Highspot found these problems particularly prevalent among a group the report calls “AI Leapers” — organizations that lack the systems to turn insights into action. Among the report’s

This Blender tool can transform 3D models into pencil sketches

We’re big fans of Blender. The free, open-source program has a place in our guides to the best 3D modelling software and the best animation software. And it turns out that it can be given another interesting use: creating sketches that look like they were drawn by hand. One of the great things about Blender

Google Publishes Exact Gemini Usage Limits Across All Tiers

Google has published exact usage limits for Gemini Apps across the free tier and paid Google AI plans, replacing earlier vague language with concrete numbers marketers can plan around. The Help Center update covers daily caps for prompts, images, Deep Research, video generation, and context windows, and notes that you’ll see in-product notices when you’re

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