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

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Apple lays out a vision that suggests the productivity suite of the future is the one that focuses on the needs of creators — whether that’s filmmakers, musicians, artists, or anyone else enmeshed in a creative industry of some kind — and empowers them to be more efficient using AI. Apple sees AI as a tool that handles more of the basics and tedious tasks — like generating a slideshow for you to edit from your notes, extracting chord information from a song, searching across hours of video footage for the clip you need, changing the camera angle on your images, and more.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/with-apples-new-creator-studio-pro-ai-is-a-tool-to-aid-creation-not-replace-it/

Snap is turning its smart glasses team into its own company

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“Specs are launching at an important time, as artificial intelligence transforms the way that we use our computers,” Snap says. “Instead of an operating system that expects us to do all of the work, Specs feature a first-of-its-kind Intelligence System that uses its understanding of you and your world to help get things done on your behalf while protecting and respecting your privacy.”

https://www.theverge.com/news/869210/snap-specs-smart-ar-glasses-new-subsidiary

Dr Pepper’s new ad just won the internet

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After dropping an absolute earworm of a jingle on TikTok, fans begged Dr P's bigwigs to turn Romeo's catchy tune into a real ad campaign. Co-produced by creative agency Deutsch, the Dr Pepper Baby ad features glossy product shots of the beverage alongside Romeo's iconic vocals (with a little more musical production than the original viral video). Tasteful, playful and oh so catchy, the ad is a perfect example of how brands can leverage virality without bordering into the realms of cringe.

https://www.creativebloq.com/design/advertising/dr-peppers-new-ad-just-won-the-internet

Is Canva’s cringey Gen Z mode secretly genius?

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Love it or loathe it, Canva has become a staple for creatives seeking a quick and simple design platform. Shedding the sexy yet stuffy branding of leading graphic design software like Adobe and Figma, Canva's latest tool embraces its playful, user-friendly image with its new "Chronically Online" mode.

https://www.creativebloq.com/design/is-canvas-cringey-gen-z-mode-secretly-genius

Adobe Acrobat uses AI to turn your PDFs into podcasts

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Adobe has added new generative AI features to Acrobat that aim to help you quickly edit PDFs and summarize them in audio and visual formats. These updates include chat-based editing and the ability to generate personalized podcasts and presentations based on your docs, which are now available in Acrobat Studio — the AI-infused document workspace app that’s distinct from Adobe’s basic PDF reader.

https://www.theverge.com/news/864811/adobe-acrobat-studio-generate-podcast-presentation

Netflix Live Voting Is Finally Here, Kicks Off Tonight With Its Star Search Reboot

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The real-time voting tool has been teased for the last few months, but it debuts today on the platform’s new Star Search reality show. Netflix says the votes collected during the show will determine who advances in the competition and who is knocked out.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/netflix-live-voting-is-finally-here-kicks-off-tonight-with-its-star-search