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Other Portable Power Stations We TestedPhotograph: Simon HillJackery Portable Power Station Explorer 2000 Plus for $1,999: The versatile, expandable, durable, and dependable Explorer 2000 Plus was my top pick for a while, and it’s still a good choice if you find it on sale, though the Bluetti Elite 300 that unseated it packs more power into a smaller form. It does still offer some advantages, chiefly that you can double or triple the 2,042-watt-hour capacity by adding battery packs. In my tests, the capacity consistently matched up with Jackery’s claims. It had no trouble with the kettle test (UK kettles…
This post was created in partnership with SilverpushAlgorithms are flooding feeds with AI slop. What’s a brand that’s spending money and time to capture attention to do?During an ADWEEK House Possible panel co-hosted with Silverpush, industry leaders tackled that question as well as how to evaluate risk and protect your brand’s media buy in an ever-messier landscape.Brand integrity on the lineWith so much low-quality content clogging up feeds, Sarah Larkin, VP of sales at Silverpush, suggested that brands may need to redefine what success and performance mean for them and put the proper protections in place. “You have to have…
Many companies today provide AI simply as a chatbot inside their apps: you type in (or dictate) what you want it to do, and the AI bot goes and tries to do it. Still, the experience tends to feel clunky. A text-based UI doesn’t always translate to a smooth experience, for example, if you want to use a travel app to book an entire itinerary but have to scan through reams of text. According to the founders of CopilotKit, that approach doesn’t make the most of what AI agents and LLMs can do. The company’s co-founders, Atai Barkai (pictured above,…
Employees at Google DeepMind in London have voted to unionize as part of a bid to block the AI lab from providing its technology to the US and Israeli militaries.In a letter addressed to Google’s managing director for the UK and Ireland, Debbie Weinstein, the workers asked the company to recognize the Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union as joint representatives for DeepMind employees.“Fundamentally, the push for unionization is about holding Google to its own ethical standards on AI, how they monetize it, what the products do, and who they work with,” John Chadfield, national officer for technology at…
After 4,000 people attended its Cannes Lions beach takeover in 2025, Canva’s space will be three times bigger this year.Having opened its doors at La Plage du Martinez last year, the Canva Creative Cabana is expanding to Vega La Plage, opposite The Carlton Hotel. From June 22–26, the design platform will host 30 points of programming and an additional 12 fringe events, including a Pride party.Jimmy Knowles, Canva’s global head of experiential marketing, designed the activation again this year. He told ADWEEK that Canva “severely underestimated” how many visitors it would draw in 2025. “We learned quickly that the space…
It’s not just you: restaurants, malls, and offices on steamy summer days really are kept colder than necessary. Air conditioning is as much about dehumidification as it is about cooling, especially in hot, humid climates like the U.S. South, where buildings can be fertile ground for hazardous molds. “The reason they blast the air conditioner so much is because they’re trying to reduce the humidity,” Sorin Grama, co-founder and CEO of Transaera, told TechCrunch. “In some cases in commercial buildings, the air is so cold that they have to reheat it back up.” So Transaera has developed a new type…
Bose has three new speakers to spice up your home listening. The company’s new “Lifestyle Collection”—designed with a snazzy fabric-wrapped grille and gentle curves—includes the Lifestyle Ultra Speaker, Lifestyle Ultra Subwoofer, and Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar. All of them can be connected to multiple units and third-party speakers via AirPlay and Google Cast for a better multi-room audio experience.These audio products mark a “reentering” into the home speaker space for the company, bringing back the iconic Lifestyle lineup that originally debuted in 1990—known for simplicity and ease of use—which Bose subsequently discontinued in 2022.To no surprise, Bose says the Ultra Soundbar…
Anna FleischleProduction DesignerBringing receipts: During Lily Allen’s “West End Girl” tour, production designer Fleischle had the singer wrap herself in a sheet printed with sales receipts for items her ex-husband allegedly gifted to other women. It was one of many powerful moments in the concert, whose lauded visuals and production value were shaped by Fleischle’s lengthy career on London’s stages, including winning an Olivier award.West End girl, literally: The set’s intimacy gave concertgoers an up-close look at Allen’s heartbreak, revealing as much as her lyrics. There’s even talk of it becoming a bonafide theatrical production.Guillaume BrocheCEO & Creative Director, Sandfall…
Moment Energy CEO Edward Chiang believes demand for power in North America is infinite — and that his startup has the solution. The company, which has headquarters in Canada and the United States, takes a novel approach to repurposing electric vehicle batteries, Chiang told TechCrunch. The company’s approach is special, he said, because of its dual focus on safety and modularity. Investors apparently agree. On Tuesday, Moment Energy announced it has raised a $40 million Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to more than $100 million. The round was led by Canadian VC firm Evok Innovations, with additional…
Inside the Volla is an Octa-core, MediaTek Helio G99 chip—which, while not the fastest mobile chip around, was plenty speedy enough for web browsing and watching 4K video. The only place I would see this chip as a limiting factor is in gaming. For that, you’d probably want something more powerful.Along with the processor you get 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of built-in storage space. There are no additional configuration options, and disappointingly there’s no microSD card slot to expand the storage. There is a sim card slot, though, and I was able to use the tablet on…
Toby Treyer-Evans & Laurie HowellFounders & CCOs, Isle of AnyChat IRL: Treyer-Evans and Howell were the power players behind ChatGPT’s first-ever brand campaign in 2025 that showcased the LLM as a co-creator in people’s daily lives, whether they were cooking for a date or training to do a pull-up. Media darlings: They also worked with A24 on 2025’s Materialists, led by the triumvirate of Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans, and premiered Coinbase’s “Your Way Out” short branded film during the Oscars. As a trusted legacy media partner, Isle of Any developed “It’s Your World to Understand,” the first launch…
Image model releases are driving growth for AI mobile apps, generating 6.5x more downloads than traditional model updates, according to a new report from app intelligence provider Appfigures. This marks a shift from earlier days, when the release of new models powering the conversational experiences drove more demand, alongside the new features like a voice chat interface. For instance, ChatGPT and Gemini each added tens of millions of new downloads after releasing their respective image models, Appfigures found. For Google’s Gemini, the release of its image model Nano Banana drove an additional 22+ million downloads in the 28 days following…
Look, I love a Kindle, but if you want to get the best e-reader for your buck, the answer is actually a Kobo. My favorite is the Kobo Libra Colour that’s cheaper than the Kindle Colorsoft and can also double as a digital notebook if you add on the $70 stylus. I also prefer Kobo’s annotating options; you can write right on the pages, instead of in weird pop-up margins and boxes only on Kindle. Kobo also has its own page-turner remote now, which I love to pair with a pillow stand holder so I can lean back and relax…
Adam SelmanEVP & CCO, Victoria’s SecretNew gig: The designer behind some of the most iconic world tour looks worn by Rihanna and Lady Gaga joined the storied lingerie house last year.All eyes on him: Selman executive produced last year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which brought in a staggering 60 million viewers with star runway turns from Angel Reese, Gigi Hadid, Adriana Lima, and more. His creativity shone through immersive set designs, spellbinding videos, and more than 90 custom looks. Hearts aflame: Off the runway, Selman led creative for Victoria’s Secret and Pink’s big-ticket holiday: Valentine’s Day. Hailey Bieber and K-pop girl…
In the long-running saga that is Cerebras Systems’ IPO, the finish line is finally in sight. The AI chipmaker said on Monday that it is preparing to sell 28 million shares at $115 to $125 a share. This would raise $3.5 billion and give it a $26.6 billion market cap at the high end. That would be a nice bump in just a couple of months for the late investors who piled into its $1 billion Series H at a $23 billion valuation in February. It would also be a boon to OpenAI and a few of its executives. Should…
The suits come in a wide array of sizes and thicknesses, and their design has improved massively in recent years, adding better flexibility and sealing. This fall, Patagonia will launch a new U-Zip version of the suit, featuring a long zipper that arcs from one shoulder to the other across the chest. I tested it this winter and it kept me extremely warm and prevented flushing (when water gets down your neck), better than any wetsuit I’ve used before. They are on the pricier side, but they are durable and should last you a long time.If you’d like to save…