Author: Geek Planet

The creative industries are experiencing their most consequential transformation in decades, and the new Centre for Creative AI — launching this fall via a partnership between University College London, the Royal College of Art and The Brandtech Group — represents a paradigm shift in how creative talent is developed in an AI-integrated economy. For leaders managing creative teams or seeking out talent in fields including media, entertainment, fashion and design, the initiative promises critical insight into the evolving skill set organizations will need and how to cultivate it. Mark Eaves, founder of Brandtech agency Gravity Road and a key architect…

Apple’s Studio Display is long overdue for a refresh. Launched in 2022, the current model features a 27-inch 5K IPS panel with a 60Hz refresh rate and packs the A13 Bionic chip. Recent leaks suggest that Apple is finally preparing a meaningful upgrade that could bring a new chip, a 120Hz panel, and HDR support. A new report now claims the revamped Studio Display could launch in the coming months. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s new Studio Display “has been in the works for some time,” and is “slated for a launch in the first half of 2026.” While…

AI might be the main storyline of this quarter’s earnings season but the creator economy is shaping a compelling subplot.Mentions on earnings calls over the last month suggest more CEOs aren’t just acknowledging it — they’re positioning it as a meaningful lever for growth. Below, Digiday rounds up the most telling remarks. Unilever — Fernando Fernandez, CEO “We are also using a modern approach to scale the brand, with more focus on content at scale, ‘what others say,’ and influencers. Whether it is the Vaseline Verified social-first hacks campaign — which won nine awards recently at Cannes — or culturally…

The Korean tech giant Samsung has finally confirmed the Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event, and it’s going to be, no surprises here, February 25, 2026. The in-person event will take place in San Francisco, California, commencing from 10 AM PT or 1 PM ET. Its livestream will be available on the company’s official YouTube channel. Galaxy S26 pre-orders go live with early incentives “The new Galaxy S series is coming – built to simplify everyday interactions, inspire confidence, and make Galaxy AI feel seamlessly integrated from the moment it’s in hand,” says Samsung. While the event is scheduled for about two…

While Android beta testers were exploring the newly-launched Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2.1, Google decided to surprise everyone. The official Android Beta Program handle on Reddit has confirmed the arrival of Android 17 Beta 1, and it’s coming sooner than you’d think. “We are looking forward to our next Beta program cycle that covers our Android 17 Platform Release (26Q2),” says Google. It says the upcoming update will build on the Android 16 QPR platform release and include the “latest bug fixes and improvements.” A surprise at the end of the cycle The timing isn’t exactly shocking, as Android 16…

Chrome may soon get a new scam-fighting upgrade that leans on Gemini. Google is testing Gemini antiscam protection in Chrome as an extra check that kicks in only after the browser already thinks a site looks risky. This isn’t an always-on system that reviews every page you open. Chrome steps in at higher-risk moments, then sends the flagged page out for deeper analysis, keeping the existing scam defenses in place. The feature, spotted by Windows Report, is tied to Enhanced Safe Browsing (Enhanced protection in Safe Browsing settings) and it’s off by default. If you don’t opt in, you won’t…

He made that clear on Wednesday (August 6) when he hosted a live Spaces alongside senior engineering, product and brand safety staff, who all tried to sketch out the platform’s future. At the center of it all is Grok, the in-house AI assistant Musk sees as key to X’s next act — and appeal to marketers.  The hope is that Grok will eventually automate all advertising on the platform. But for now, that ambition is concentrated in three areas: using Grok to assess content for brand safety, tailoring product recommendations based on user behavior, and rolling out Grok-powered tools in…

One of Nothing’s boldest ideas, Essential Apps, is now available for Phone 3 users, unlocking a new way to create highly personalized, AI-generated widgets for your home screen without any coding wizardry. The feature, currently rolling out in beta through the web-based Nothing Playground platform, is an early step toward the company’s long-term vision of an AI-native operating system called Essential OS. What can Essential Apps do? But what is Essential Apps anyway? Think of it as tiny yet useful tools that do very specific things for users, in the form of a widget. Want a widget that can track…

At the MMA’s recent CMO summit, the conversation kept circling back to one thing: AI is accelerating the push to operationalize creative. “It was the subject matter of everything discussed on stage over the course of the event’s two days,” said Travis Lusk, group director of AI Solutions of media management business Ebiquity, referencing the event at the end of July. But it doesn’t stop there. The same theme is showing up in pitch decks, investor memos and agency roadmaps. The idea of overhauling creative at an operational level — structured, scored and optimized in real time. In practice, this looks…

It seems that in the world of smartphone technology, time is a flat circle. Just when we thought we had moved on to a future dominated entirely by AI and software tricks, Samsung is reportedly reaching back into its archives to revive a hardware feature it killed off years ago. According to new reports coming out of South Korea’s supply chain, the tech giant is seriously looking into bringing back variable aperture cameras for its future flagship phones. If you have been following the Galaxy lineup for a while, you might remember this feature from the Galaxy S9 and S10…