The Wikipedia puzzle globe is arguably one of the most recognisable logos on the internet, but it turns out the iconic design could've looked very different. In honour of its 25th birthday, the online encyclopedia is looking back through the archives, digging up an eclectic series of logos that didn't make the cut.
https://www.creativebloq.com/design/logos-icons/these-rejected-wikipedia-logos-are-a-00s-design-time-capsule
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
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
Meta’s enormous bet on virtual reality ended last week, with the company reportedly laying off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division — about 10% of the unit’s staff — and shutting down several VR game studios, according to The Wall Street Journal. It’s a huge reversal for a company that, just four years ago, staked its entire identity on the concept.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/19/well-there-goes-the-metaverse/
The AI giant announced Friday that it will begin testing ads within the Free and Go tiers of ChatGPT in the “coming weeks,” marking a watershed moment for the world’s most popular AI chatbot as it adopts a traditional monetization approach. Ads will appear at the bottom of ChatGPT answers when there’s a relevant sponsored product or service tied to the ongoing conversation, the company said in a blog post.
https://www.adweek.com/media/openai-chatgpt-ads-sponsored-products/?itm_source=homepage&itm_medium=post-teaser-center&itm_campaign=1
The union representing employees at the Halifax office of international video game giant Ubisoft has filed a labour board complaint over the Nova Scotia studio’s closure.
The union, CWA Canada, was certified last month to represent 61 of the studio’s 71 workers. Three weeks after certification, the France-based company announced Jan. 7 the Halifax office would be shuttered, citing cost and efficiency concerns.
The union filed its labour board complaint on Tuesday, accusing the company of closing the studio in order to keep out the union, in violation of the Trade Union Act.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/union-files-labour-board-complaint-over-closure-of-ubisoft-s-halifax-studio-9.7044915?cmp=rss
A handful of police departments that use Flock have unwittingly leaked details of millions of surveillance targets and a large number of active police investigations around the country because they have failed to redact license plates information in public records releases. Completely unredacted Flock audit logs have been released to the public by numerous police departments and in some cases include details on millions Flock license plate searches made by thousands of police departments from around the country.
https://www.404media.co/police-unmask-millions-of-surveillance-targets-because-of-flock-redaction-error/