Scientists Use AI to Create First-ever Functional Synthetic Life, Because What Could Go Wrong?

Scientists Use AI to Create First-ever Functional Synthetic Life, Because What Could Go Wrong?

AI-generated image. While the world was busy arguing over AI-generated art and essays, a team at the Arc Institute and Stanford University was training AI on a much more complex language: the code of life itself. In a breakthrough study published on the preprint server bioRxiv scientists revealed they have successfully used generative AI to…

With Apple’s new Creator Studio Pro, AI is a tool to aid creation, not replace it

With Apple’s new Creator Studio Pro, AI is a tool to aid creation, not replace it

Generative AI apps that can create photos, videos, songs, and more are growing in popularity. But with the release of Apple’s new Creator Studio Pro suite, available to the public on Wednesday, the tech giant has approached the addition of AI as a tool that aids in the creator process, but doesn’t attempt to replace…

The latest Adobe Photoshop upgrade takes AI image manipulation to whole new level

The latest Adobe Photoshop upgrade takes AI image manipulation to whole new level

Quick Summary Adobe has rolled out an update for Photoshop that brings a number of new, generative AI-powered features to the image manipulation software. The update is rolling out to Creative Cloud subscribers now so should appear soon. When you think of image manipulation, there is a very good chance Adobe’s Photoshop springs to mind….

Scaling AI starts with redesigning work, not adding tools

Scaling AI starts with redesigning work, not adding tools

There is a narrative circulating in many organisations at the moment and on the surface it sounds positive. People feel more productive because they are experimenting with AI assistants, drafting content more quickly, analysing information faster and automating tasks previously done manually. In conversation, individuals often speak with genuine enthusiasm and report experiencing meaningful benefits…

Grocery e-commerce is soaring, but regional grocers remain in a tough spot

Grocery e-commerce is soaring, but regional grocers remain in a tough spot

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Grocery e-commerce in 2025 hit a slew of monthly record-highs, cementing the shopping method as “no longer an alternative channel” but as a “dominant habit,” according to Brick Meets Click. Nearly every month in 2025 saw year-over-year…

Why renters are more comfortable with AI in building operations than we expected: Part I • RENX

Why renters are more comfortable with AI in building operations than we expected: Part I • RENX

For years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in the built form in general has been dominated by caution. Privacy concerns have shaped both public debate and industry assumptions. When we launched our most recent rental housing study, we expected those concerns to surface clearly, particularly around more visible technologies such as facial recognition. Instead, the…

How Jeremy Barbara Is Rethinking The Agency Model

How Jeremy Barbara Is Rethinking The Agency Model

Jeremy Barbara is the founder of InHouse Influencer Marketing, a New York-based consultancy launched in late 2025. Rather than operating like a traditional influencer agency, InHouse positions itself as a fractional, embedded influencer marketing team designed to function as if it were part of a brand’s internal organization. The goal, Jeremy says, is to help…

The Treasury Isn’t Your Personal Brand Fund

The Treasury Isn’t Your Personal Brand Fund

HodlX Guest Post  Submit Your Post   Influencer personas need to stop being subsidized with company or DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) money. The Web 3.0 marketing scene is rife with this. It’s mismanagement of community funds – and trust – and it needs to stop. Marketing funds are just that. They’re funds for marketing, and 99%…