September 2025 may prove to be the biggest month in Google’s history in terms of legal scrutiny, even if its defense team seems to have snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in its critical search antitrust case, although it’s only at the halfway point. Google may have been ruled a monopolist twice in
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Rather than seeing the necessary inclusion of this classic design as a limitation, Smörgåsbord looked to the logo as a catalyst for an entirely new design system altogether – one that would be flexible enough to stretch from the field to the screen and be impactful enough to support the original mark. Starting with a
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Anthropic agreed to a proposed $1.5 billion settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic over claims it downloaded pirated books to help train Claude. If approved, plaintiffs’ counsel says it would be the largest U.S. copyright recovery to date. A preliminary approval hearing is set for today. In June, Judge William Alsup held that training on lawfully
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It’s hump day for Netflix as the Season 2 premiere of Wednesday debuted at the top of Nielsen’s Top 10 Overall Streaming chart for the week of August 4. The initial four-episode drop of the mystery/comedy series starring Jenna Ortega earned 3.750 billion viewing minutes, enough to give it the second-largest weekly streaming total of
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The word ‘rules’ is often defined as control or dominion over a space. When new systems emerge, rules are resisted; they represent limits. Consider the early internet. In the 1980s and 1990s, forums, chatrooms, and file-sharing sites thrived in a rule-free zone. Anything went, and few objected. But growth brought problems: spam, cybercrime, harassment, piracy,
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When Judge Amit P. Mehta issued his long-awaited remedies decision in the Google search antitrust case, the industry exhaled a collective sigh of relief. There would be no breakup of Google, no forced divestiture of Chrome or Android, and no user-facing “choice screen” like the one that reshaped Microsoft’s browser market two decades ago. But
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B2B SaaS user journeys are rarely straightforward. Unlike the faster, more direct paths common in B2C, SaaS buyers take longer to decide — working through extended evaluations, multiple stakeholders and often trials or demos before committing. That’s why it’s essential to understand where conversions happen and where users drop off. Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Funnel
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Sarah and Samantha Ferrer are first generation Cuban American twins based in Miami, Florida, who are reinventing vaporwave in the form of ceramics. Drawn towards themes of girlhood and documenting the unique culture of their home town (“which often times feels like its own country,”) these talented sisters capture an endearing mix between kitsch and
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No one can deny that Publicis has ruled the holding company roost since at least the start of the pandemic. The French holding company invested in data, ad-tech, mar-tech and other acquisitions that have rounded out its offerings (Mars United Commerce and Profitero for commerce media, Lotame and Epsilon for data, Influential and Captiv8 for
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ArenaNet’s Guild Wars 2 is a strange beast. On the one hand, it’s a painterly MMO that feels like concept art come to life. On the other hand, it’s a fashion sandbox where players obsess over gliders, capes, and shinier-than-thou legendary weapons. Holding those two worlds together? Artists like Chelsea Mills, Advanced Prop Artist, although,
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Amazon’s vp of global video advertising, Krishan Bhatia, is leaving the company, according to Amazon. The company said in a statement, “Krishan Bhatia has made the decision to leave Amazon. We’re grateful for his contributions to the Amazon Ads organization, and we wish him well in his future endeavors.” An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment
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Chameleonic, androgynous and versatile, Tilda Swinton is well known for her gargantuan body of work with auteurs such as Derek Jarman, Jim Jarmusch, Lynne Ramsay, Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Wes Anderson. Encompassing art films and blockbusters, she’s as hilarious as she is heartbreaking – simply put, she’s an icon of cinema. However, when you have an
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Are your AI writing tools helping or hurting your SEO performance? Join Nadege Chaffaut and Crystie Bowe from Conductor on September 17, 2025, for a practical webinar on creating AI-informed content that ranks and builds trust. You’ll Learn How To: Engineer prompts that produce high-quality content Keep your SEO visibility and credibility intact at scale
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As data and AI become the dominant forces in marketing, the real question is no longer if your martech stack matters, but what belongs at its center. The tools and platforms marketers choose today will determine whether their organizations are ready to compete in an AI-driven future. The martech ecosystem has never been larger —
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I’ve been working in this studio for around three years now, and I feel pretty lucky to own it. My previous studio was a loft I converted, but it was a relatively compact space. My wife and I walked past this house often and then saw it up for sale. We’d always admired it, partly
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Interaction to Next Paint (INP) is a meaningful Core Web Vitals metric because it represents how quickly a web page responds to user input. It is so important that the HTTPArchive has a comparison of INP across content management systems. The following are the top content management systems ranked by Interaction to Next Paint. What
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Earlier this week, Judge Amit Mehta issued his long-awaited remedies ruling in the Department of Justice’s search antitrust case against Google, stopping short of a forced sale of key assets, such as Android and Chrome. While the ruling does impose new guardrails on how Google can wield its dominance, it’s fair to say it was
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Brands like Rapha and Patagonia often utilise long-form formats to tell stories. The Patagonia website features a range of long-form documentaries. One of the top results, Seeking South, clocks in at just shy of 55 minutes long. Meanwhile through Rapha’s YouTube channel, you can find short films such as Migration, a 20-minute documentary about the
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We’re more than halfway through 2025, and SEO has already changed names many times to take into account the new mission of optimizing for the rise of large language models (LLMs): We’ve seen GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) floating around, AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), and even LEO (LLM Engine Optimization) has made an apparition in industry
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A lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday accuses Horizon Media, the largest privately owned media agency in the world, of racial and gender discrimination, perpetuating a hostile work environment, and retaliation. Charisma Deberry, who currently serves as vice president of strategic communications and engagement at Horizon, and Latraviette Smith-Wilson, who was previously chief marketing and
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