Asian fast-fashion giant Shein has chosen France as the location to open its first permanent physical outlets. It will occupy concessions in department stores in Paris, followed by five others in Dijon, Reims, Grenoble, Angers and Limoges. www.bbc.com/news/article... #Retail #Fashion #Shein

AI & L10N Global Brief www.vistatec.com/vistatec-ai/...

“AI is powerful - but expensive, fragmented, and locked into a few hardware ecosystems. We believe everyone should have the freedom to build and run AI anywhere, without limits.” - Chris Lattner, Modular www.reuters.com/business/ai-...

“AI isn’t about prompts. It’s about scaffolding your thinking so you make sharper decisions, faster.” Join the Think Global Forum Roundtable discussion event to find out more. Register today! www.thinkglobalforum.org/tgf-roundtab... Date: September 24, 2025 Location: Online

Join the business event! www.thinkglobalforum.org/tgf-roundtab... Growing a business requires information. However, “Executives don’t need more dashboards. They need better signals. Data without action is dead weight.” Free to attend panel discussion, register today!

Google DeepMind claims ‘historic’ AI breakthrough in problem solving. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Fresh air and sunshine. Nature’s human charger. No USB-C required.

No one remembers the first lap. They remember how you crossed the finish line. Beginnings are rarely smooth. It’s the resilience and progress that shape the story. What lasts isn’t where you started. It’s how far you’ve grown. They remember how you showed up when it mattered most.

OpenAI has hired veteran advertising and brand leader Michael Tabtabai as its first global creative chief, a newly created role that reflects the company’s growing investment in marketing and storytelling. adage.com/creativity/a...

Lisbon is known to many. A tragic day. At least 15 dead and 18 injured as funicular derails in Lisbon. m.independent.ie/world-news/e...

Will drones deliver your next hot food order? www.bbc.com/news/article...

“Each moment of joy is small, but over time, they add up to more than the sum of their parts. What we should be doing is embracing joy and finding ways to put ourselves in the path of it more often.” Ingrid Fetell Lee, Designer, Founder, and Author, The Aesthetics of Joy. #Design #Creative #Joy

The Australian government-owned Australia Post's move comes after several European and Asian carriers, including Swiss Post and DHL, which runs Germany's postal service Deutsche Post, Japan Post and Korea Post paused shipments to the US because of the new rules. www.reuters.com/world/us/aus...

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.

Nvidia's market capitalization has crossed $4 trillion, leading the world's 50 most valuable companies. • There are 34 American companies in the top 50. • Saudi Aramco is the largest company outside the U.S., with a market cap of $1.6 trillion. #AI #Data

The Top Domains Cited by Artificial Intelligence | Key Takeaways • According to an analysis by Semrush, LLMs like ChatGPT reference Reddit and Wikipedia the most for facts • For geographical data, LLMs frequently cite Mapbox and OpenStreetMap #AI #Data

Keep punching. 🥊

An analogue evening sitting in the sun, making a few notes, with some light reading, following a busy digital week. #Summer #Brand #CMO

Confidentiality in the Age of AI Why Your NDAs Probably Require an Upgrade simonhodgkins.medium.com/confidential... #AI #NDA #Business

Japan is the birthplace of Pokémon. A McDonald’s promo in Japan sold out within hours as fans rushed to grab exclusive Pokémon cards. It is a reminder of how a local 90s game became a global brand powerhouse. Article link in the comments. #GlobalBrand #Pokemon #McDonalds #BrandSuccess

Being a Freelancer Isn't Easy. Explore The Truth! theglobaldiscussion.com/tgd/una-herl... with Úna Herlihy Ep 258 - The Global Discussion #Freelance #TheIndieList @unaherlihy.bsky.social

‘As if by magic, the shopkeeper appeared.’ Did you ever take a stroll along 53 Festive Road?

Great brands are built on commitment. ⬇️ ✴️ To an idea. ✴️ To a belief. ✴️ To the work. - Sir John Hegarty

What if your creative genius lives on the other side of rest? - Pia Mailhot-Leichter Welcome to the Creative Club #Creative #Marketing

New Episode: What Makes a Story Worth Telling? theglobaldiscussion.com/tgd/andie-co... Speed, Strategy, and the Power of PR with Andie Cooper Ep 257

Recharging.

£7 Million for a handbag. www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

With 122 votes it seems that em dashes are too much of an AI tell. Thoughts? #Emdashes #ChatGPT

Find me on LinkedIn. www.linkedin.com/in/simonhodg...

Are you part of the Open AI Academy yet? #AI

“[AI Agents] don’t replace deterministic workflows, copilots, or human judgment. They complement them. In many cases, they depend on them to be effective.” - Eoin Hinchy #AI #AgenticAI

A pleasure to be invited as a guest on C-Suite Perspectives. Episode coming soon! #CMO #CSuite #Strategy #Leadership

📢 1.104 is rolling out with new ways to personalize your notifications! • Activity Notifications: Get push alerts from your favorite accounts • Repost Notifications: See when someone likes or reposts something you’ve reposted • New Notification Settings: Fine-tune which notifications you receive

Do you build independent teams? Teams that can lead, decide, and move without needing constant oversight. These people can think clearly, get things done, and deliver solutions. Most companies hire good people and then put obstacles in the way. The advantage begins when you trust and empower people.

"The solidarity and compassion extended to the Navajo and Hopi nations, inspired by the historic gift of the Choctaw Nation to Ireland during the Great Famine, has left an indelible mark on our communities." - Ethel Branch, Navajo Nation. www.rte.ie/news/politic...

#Bitcoin #BTC #Crypto

Here is the speaker for the roundtable event. Dr GPT! Take a look. ⤵️ www.linkedin.com/posts/simonh... #Healthcare #AI #DrGPT

Currently reading: ‘Welcome to the Creative Club’ by Pia Mailhot-Leichter and ‘What’s Your Dream?’ by Simon Squibb. #Creative

⌨️ Browser Wars are Back! Major news from OpenAI ⌨️ OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser. ⌨️ OpenAI's browser is designed to keep some user interactions within a ChatGPT-like native chat interface instead of clicking through to website. #OpenAI #ChatGPT #Search #SEO #LLM

If AI and Healthcare are topics of interest, do not miss this roundtable discussion on July 23. (Register today) 👇 AI & Healthcare, The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown. Speaker Harvey Castro, MD, MBA. www.thinkglobalforum.org/tgf-roundtab... #AI #Healthcare

⭕️ Ferrari is looking less like a carmaker and more like Hermès ⭕️ Italian design, exclusivity and racing heritage have made the company both a champion of the car industry and something altogether different. www.economist.com/business/202... #Ferrari #Hermes 🏎️

Where are you on the AI + Hunan scale? #AI #L10N

If AI and Healthcare are topics of interest, do not miss this roundtable discussion on July 23. (Register today) 👇 AI & Healthcare, The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown. Speaker Harvey Castro, MD, MBA. www.thinkglobalforum.org/tgf-roundtab... #AI #Healthcare

🐙 Don’t Touch! H/T Robotzu

#Nvidia and #Broadcom ⤴️

Why Playing it Safe Might Be Holding You Back theglobaldiscussion.com/tgd/pia-mail... with Pia Mailhot-Leichter Ep 252 – The Global Discussion

“Podcast translation is an exciting step forward as content continues to globalize, allowing us to bring our catalog of hit shows and talent to these regions, helping us reach new audiences and bring fresh, insightful content worldwide.” www.linkedin.com/posts/simonh... #Podcasting #Translation

CMO: See Magician

Are you already experimenting with strategies known as Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)? simonhodgkins.medium.com/how-ai-is-ch... #AI #Search #AEO #GEO