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fastcompany.com - Jeff Beer - The 'Mad Men' are dead! Long live the new advertising lions!
The 'Mad Men' are dead! Long live the new advertising lions!
Fast Company

It's been an unprecedented and brutal week for the advertising industry. The finalization of Omnicom Group's $13 billion acquisition of Interpublic Group (IPG) (the biggest takeover in advertising history) is affecting tens of thousands of…

the-decoder.com - Matthias Bastian - OpenAI insists its shopping suggestions shouldn't be seen as advertising
OpenAI insists its shopping suggestions shouldn't be seen as advertising
THE DECODER

Paid ChatGPT users recently reported seeing a prompt labeled 'Shop for home and groceries. Connect Target,' which appeared to ask them to link their ChatGPT account to OpenAI's retail partner Target. For many users, the message looked like an ad.

bbc.co.uk - Clare Lissaman - Firefighters tackle blaze at Wolverhampton industrial site - BBC News
Firefighters tackle blaze at Wolverhampton industrial site - BBC News
BBC

Firefighters are tackling a blaze at an industrial estate in Wolverhampton. West Midlands Fire Service said six crews were sent to the fire at Spring Road Industrial Estate, Lanesfield Drive, in the early hours of Saturday. In an update at about…

scmp.com - Xinmei Shen - Chinese industry bodies issue RWA tokenisation warning amid Beijing's crackdown
Chinese industry bodies issue RWA tokenisation warning amid Beijing's crackdown
South China Morning Post

Mainland Chinese industry associations have issued a joint warning to real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation providers after Beijing turned on the screws, dashing hopes that Beijing might ease restrictions on digital-asset activities amid competition…

scmp.com - Agence France-Presse - 5 killed in latest clash at Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing
5 killed in latest clash at Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing
South China Morning Post

An overnight exchange of gunfire and shelling at a major Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing killed four civilians and one soldier, Afghan officials said on Saturday, the latest flare-up of fighting between the two countries despite a ceasefire…

psychologytoday.com - Kaamna Bhojwani MA - The 2025 Relationship Trends Wrapped
The 2025 Relationship Trends Wrapped
Psychology Today

Posted December 5, 2025 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. 2025 has been a year marked by political and economical turmoil and the unbridled advancement of AI. Our social and interpersonal relationships have also experienced much turmoil.

bbc.co.uk - Jen Hughes - TikTok velvet paper chain trend sees shop sell six miles of ribbon - BBC News
TikTok velvet paper chain trend sees shop sell six miles of ribbon - BBC News
BBC

A social media trend has seen a small Lincolnshire shop sell more than 6 miles (10km) of velvet ribbon. A TikTok and Instagram craze which sees users create 'paper chains' has triggered demand for the material to make Christmas decorations. Josie…

bbc.co.uk - West of England headlines: 'Lifeboat family' and 'Bath market' - BBC News
West of England headlines: 'Lifeboat family' and 'Bath market' - BBC News
BBC

Image source, RNLI/Helen Lazenby The big story in the West this week was the release of the report into the death of Dawn Sturgess, who was poisoned by a Russian nerve agent near Salisbury in 2018, and her family saying they were 'left with…

scmp.com - Coco Feng - Chinese EV maker Li Auto unveils industry's cheapest AI glasses at US$282
Chinese EV maker Li Auto unveils industry's cheapest AI glasses at US$282
South China Morning Post

Chinese electric vehicle maker Li Auto has launched its first wearable product, the Livis artificial intelligence glasses, marking a bold foray into the rapidly expanding market already crowded by tech giants like Alibaba Group Holding, Huawei…

boston.com - Madison Lucchesi - New England land owned by Paul Simon, then Richard Gere hits the market
New England land owned by Paul Simon, then Richard Gere hits the market
Boston.com

The land where the former Connecticut estate of Paul Simon and then Richard Gere sat is for sale — controversially. “Pretty Woman” and “Chicago” star Richard Gere bought the New Canaan estate from the Simon &…

scmp.com - Eunice Xu - How China's solopreneurs are using AI to crack a tough job market
How China's solopreneurs are using AI to crack a tough job market
South China Morning Post

China's artificial intelligence boom is giving rise to a new cohort of “solopreneurs”, who are turning their business dreams into reality with the help of technology, offering a glimmer of hope in an otherwise bleak job market. While…

wsj.com - Dave Michaels - Exclusive | A Round of Golf Changed Trump's Tone on the Concert Industry
Exclusive | A Round of Golf Changed Trump's Tone on the Concert Industry
Wall Street Journal

President Trump promised to crack down on bad behavior in the ticketing and concert industry to help bring down prices for American fans. This past week, though, he pardoned a sports executive in one of his Justice Department's big battles against…

slate.com - Slate Staff - Help! It All Began as an Innocent Attempt to Help My Sister. Now I'm in Charge of a Black Market Diaper Exchange.
Help! It All Began as an Innocent Attempt to Help My Sister. Now I'm in Charge of a Black Market Diaper Exchange.
Slate

Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so we're diving into the Dear Prudence archives to share classic letters with our readers. Submit your own questions to Prudie here. My sister is expecting triplets, so I have been…

wsj.com - Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo - The Unruly Black Market for Top High-School Athletes
The Unruly Black Market for Top High-School Athletes
Wall Street Journal

This is an edition of the WSJ Weekend Reads newsletter, a weekly look at our most colorful, thought-provoking and original feature stories on the business of life. If you're not subscribed, sign up here. Phillip Bell III, a wide receiver for Ohio…

thehindu.com - S. Alfred Cecil Raj - The importance of the industry-academia MoUs
The importance of the industry-academia MoUs
The Hindu

The synergy between Industry 4.0 and Education 4.0 represents a fundamental shift toward intelligent, interconnected systems in both industrial and learning environments for which a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) serves as the bridge between…

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