Author: Geek Planet

We have all been there: it is late at night, you are trying to plan a vacation or find a specific pair of boots you saw on Instagram, and suddenly you realize you have forty-three tabs open in Chrome. Your laptop fan is screaming, you have lost track of which flight was the cheapest, and you are ready to give up. The modern web is incredible, but it is also a chaotic mess of friction, pop-ups, and endless comparison. Google knows this, and with their latest announcement, they are trying to fix it by fundamentally changing the way we surf…

JanSport backpacks can be seen singing all over TikTok and YouTube this summer, with a back-to-school video strategy centered on absurd, cringey humor designed to make student scrollers watch twice. Lindsay Read, JanSport’s head of marketing, said this year’s “Always With You” campaign continues the themes of last year’s cringeworthy short-form video ad campaign that led to the brand’s highest grossing sales month in its 57-year history. Those ads aimed to show how dependable JanSport bags can be in every situation, whether hiding in a bathroom or burying a beloved pet, with actors singing made-up songs about their bags. JanSport again teamed…

For as quickly as it has been adopted, generative AI is still largely considered the Wild West, especially when it comes to regulatory oversight. Last week, The White House unveiled its AI framework, that some marketers interpret as the administration taking a hands-off approach to AI regulation that could set a precedent for the ad industry.The White House’s goal is to win the AI race and “usher in a new golden age of human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security for the American people,” according to its news release. Key policies in the action plan include exporting American AI around…

MSI’s new Prestige series with Intel Panther Lake chips is now available in the United States. The company first showcased these laptops at the Consumer Electronics Show 2026. The lineup consists of premium business and productivity laptops designed for professionals. On the display front, MSI’s latest laptops feature OLED screens with up to a 120Hz refresh rate (with VRR support) and DisplayHDR True Black 1000 certification. Both the 14-inch and 16-inch variants feature flip-style touchscreens and support the MSI Precision Pen stylus.   Lightweight builds and premium materials to round things out You also get multiple connectivity options on the laptops,…

Sponsorships are considered one the most reliable ways for a brand to get in good with sports fans. But most marketers are in the dark about the real commercial impact of their partnerships with franchises, tournaments and broadcasters. The search for answers could help them justify more spending, or lead them further astray.According to Forrester, 76% of U.S. consumer marketers who invested in a sports sponsorship in 2024 said they struggle to calculate the return on that investment (ROI). That’s despite 39% of CMOs saying they expect to increase sports sponsorship investments in 2025, while 28% are preparing their brand’s…

TikTok’s commerce play may be stalling but its search ambitions are only picking up speed. Just over a week ago, senior product strategy lead at TikTok, Nathan Barbagallo posted on LinkedIn that the platform is seeking a sales leader to join the TikTok search ads team in New York.  The job spec for this role, which has a base salary between $146,700 to $256,500, states that the successful individual will “shape the go-to-market strategy and drive adoption of our search advertising solutions across our Enterprise business”. Additionally, there are currently 122 open vacancies to support TikTok search – whether on the…

If your current computer is starting to feel sluggish, you don’t necessarily need a bulky desktop to fix it. A good mini PC can give you that “everything feels faster” jump while staying quiet, compact, and easy to tuck behind a monitor. The KAMRUI Hyper H2 is on sale for $459.99, down from $769.00, a 40% discount. For the specs you’re getting, this is the kind of deal that makes a lot of sense for home offices, student setups, and anyone who wants a capable daily driver without the footprint. What you’re getting This mini PC runs an Intel Core…

Meta has the industry whispering again. Word among marketers is that it’s quietly laying the groundwork for a bigger move into search. Three agency execs told Digiday that Meta has confirmed its working on something in search though the company’s staying tight-lipped on the details for now.  “I spoke with some friends to ask if they can confirm that they’re working on a search ad product and they said yeah we are planning it, but we don’t have anything to share today,” said Shamsul Chowdhury, global evp paid social at Jellyfish. Another exec put it this way: “They [Meta] told…

Clawdbot, the AI agent that took the tech world by surprise, became one of the fastest-climbing projects on GitHub because it promised something unusual. Instead of just chatting, Clawdbot can interact with your files, send messages, schedule calendar events, and automate tasks on your own computer, all without sending your data off to a big server. Its ability to act on behalf of users makes it feel like a personal AI helper. This contributed to its popularity and helped it spread rapidly among developers and curious users alike. The project was recently renamed from Clawdbot to Moltbot after Anthropic objected…

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Glossy Procter & Gamble on Tuesday announced a 2% growth in net sales for the fourth quarter of 2025. But the conglomerate’s forecast remains modest as uncertain tariffs and consumer sentiment threaten sales growth in the U.S., its largest market. The owner of beauty and personal care brands like Olay and Gillette also shared full-year results for fiscal year 2025, with net sales remaining flat at $84.3 billion. “We’re pleased with the performance P&G people delivered last fiscal year in the face of a very dynamic, difficult and volatile environment,” said outgoing…