Human‑centred technology, demystified. We map the frontier – AI, interfaces, data, and emerging platforms – through practical explainers and critiques that keep builders and creatives one step ahead.
Media buying has become a numbers game. Now some agencies are tearing up the hiring playbook and recruiting mathematicians, economists and computer scientists over advertising graduates, and betting that curiosity beats a marketing CV.
Hannah Bowler
Every leader in The Subthread’s Uncut series, which features agency leaders from across various disciplines, had something to say about AI. What’s striking is how little they agree. Three of them – Rosh Singh, Nomi Leasure and Emily Rickard – map the real risk in three completely different places.
Alex Zeevalkink
Designers used to spend hours turning creative ideas into print-ready files. Juliet Faldin has started handing much of that work to AI. She shares how she’s using the technology to take the grind out of print production and put more time back into the thinking.
Juliet Faldin
AI-generated imagery is reshaping how we see the world. But when it comes to disability, it’s still stuck in a narrow, stereotypical past. A new initiative from Ottobock and Microsoft shows how brands can work with the community to lead AI toward more accurate, human representation.
Hannah Bowler
Brands used to obsess over one moment: grabbing attention on a crowded supermarket shelf. Now, they’re fighting to stay visible across four very different environments. Lisa Mathews shares some wisdom on what it takes to build a brand that wins across all these spaces.
Lisa Mathews
Fans do more than just watch sports. They search, plan and buy around them. Emma Welch unpacks how live search intent around tentpole events reveals what people want to do next – and how brands can use those signals to move faster, target smarter and stay ahead of the game.
Emma Welch
