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'People share more with AI sex therapists than humans': Bryony Cole on AI generated intimacy

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From AI partners to sex therapy bots, sextech expert Bryony Cole reveals why people bare their souls to machines more than humans, and what it means for brands eyeing our data.

OpenAI owns the AI conversation and Anthropic's 'good guy' play isn't changing that: study
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The ChatGPT parent leads global AI narrative as rivals trail significantly, per Carma's research.

Why the ChatGPT uninstall wave is a brand story, not a tech story

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When a defence contract determines whether people will use that AI, we have moved beyond features. Something deeper is happening, opines Sanat Sinha.

Accenture Song links staff promotions to AI use
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Accenture and Accenture Song aim to be the most "client-focused, AI-enabled" place to work.

Big Tech’s AI spend in 2026: following the money
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A chart-led look at Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon's $650 billion commitment to AI and what that scale means for advertisers, cloud growth and future revenue models.

Anthropic’s Super Bowl debut hilariously touts Claude’s ad-free AI
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As OpenAI brings ads to ChatGPT, its popular competitor brings two cheeky spots from Mother to the Big Game, quashing any notion it will do the same.

How marketers can stop their brand and budget being buried in AI slop
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With forecasts suggesting up to 90% of web content could be AI-generated by 2026, media and fraud experts explain why verification tech alone won’t shield advertisers from the rise of convincing synthetic content.

Meta hits $200 billion revenue milestone on AI-powered ad surge
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Meta reports double‑digit year-on-year revenue growth, with advertising once again accounting for almost all of the top line.

Two-thirds of shoppers use AI for product discovery, but 92% still trust human reviews
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AI tools are increasingly popular among shoppers, but scepticism remains when asked to rely solely on AI during the final stages of a purchase journey.

The age of 'being recommended' has begun: what ChatGPT ads will change
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In AI-led marketing, trust beats targeting, says Resonant principal Ramakrishnan Raja.

Philippines follows Indonesia, Malaysia to ban Grok over AI deepfakes
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X’s pledge to limit access to Grok will not affect the Philippine government’s decision to block the chatbot, according to the acting head of the country’s cybercrime centre.

Delegating cognition, one prompt at a time
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In the rush to automate, have we stopped thinking about thinking? And what AI is doing to our minds? Publicis' Laurent Thevenet implores.

In 2026, will AI …
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Industry leaders do some crystal ball gazing and predict how the transformative tech will shape their industry or job function in 2026.

Ant International appoints US basketball star Sabrina Ionescu as global ambassador
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The four-time WNBA All-Star will boost Ant's global footprint and youth appeal beyond Asia.

Why L’Oréal’s CMO is betting on startups to keep the world’s biggest beauty brand ahead in innovation
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To maintain its leadership in the rapidly evolving beauty tech space, L’Oreal is partnering with startups to accelerate innovation, deliver personalised beauty experiences, and pioneer new technologies.

Redundancy is a business decision. Here’s how to bounce back fast
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As layoffs reshape the creative industry, redundancy is now a commercial reality. Recruitment director Dean Connelly shares a practical roadmap for how talent can reset, reposition, and get hired in 2026.

Marketers pour millions on BTL, only 2% say they can measure ROI
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Despite sweeping investment in activations, marketers admit they lack the tools and the confidence to prove impact. Many see AI as the biggest hope for fixing the gap.

Pakistan English daily Dawn accidentally prints ChatGPT prompt in business report
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The internet had a field day.

AI has made Double 11 in 2025 smarter. Now it must make it sustainable
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Gen Z shoppers buy with emotion, platforms sell with algorithms, and sustainability is the new fault line in China’s trillion-yuan e-commerce ecosystem.

What AI can’t design is the bit that makes people care
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Sure, AI can generate, scale and optimise. But as Susie Hunt, Asia chair of Elmwood & MSQ, reminds us, it can’t feel, and it certainly can’t make people feel.