Apple and LG, The House For Everyone Else, Agent Standards and Amazon
Apple is taking a smarter approach to the home than I expected, leaning into integration (with partners); then, what Amazon should do about agents.
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What RAM crisis? Prime Day MacBook deals take prices back to pre-June levels with up to $250 off
Beat the RAM crunch with up to 15% off the latest MacBook Air, Pro and Neo.
News
Global Manufacturing’s Software-Led Reset: From Cost Advantage To Adaptive Manufacturing
Together with our colleague Paul Miller we’ve been working on a technology investment forecast for global manufacturing. For decades, manufacturers used to compete through scale, labor arbitrage, and optimized global production networks. But tariffs…
Comms Teams
Microsoft FabCon 2026: Enterprise AI Needs A Governed Context Layer, Not Just Data
Microsoft is steadily repositioning Fabric from a unified analytics platform into a governed context layer for enterprise AI. An agent answering a revenue question needs to know which measure applies, how customers and transactions relate, and what…
Messaging & Brand
Nutella heads to Super Bowl, part of Ferrero’s $50M marketing bet in 2027
The marketer of sweet snacks will air two commercials during next year’s game following a successful 2026 debut for its Kinder Bueno brand.
Comms Teams
7 Billion Impressions Without Paid Media: Fanta’s Halloween Strategy
Ibrahim Khan on turning the holiday into a global brand moment.
Comms Teams
Why Advertising Will Be Key to Shaping Our AI-Powered Future
Read an exclusive excerpt from Joe Marchese’s Human Dot AI.