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How AI is Changing the Hiring Landscape for Good
Artificial intelligence has the power to reshape the job market and the hiring landscape in several ways. Although many people believe that integrating AI into our everyday lives will reduce available jobs, AI is actually on track to create millions of jobs over the next decade. This is because it is expanding the capabilities of humans in current roles and is opening doors for roles to appear that were never relevant or possible before. Specifically during the hiring process, AI is helping cand
Jamie Cashion in Viral Alaska Hotel Video: 56-Year-Old Karate Grandmaster Stops Alleged Robbery
Anchorage, Alaska | May 2024A dramatic hotel encounter in Alaska has captured public attention after video footage surfaced showing Jamie Cashion, a former volunteer firefighter and ninth-degree black belt in American Karate, stepping in to stop an alleged robbery involving a taxi driver. The video, which quickly spread across social media, shows Jamie Cashion calmly confronting a suspect and later restraining him after an apparent physical attack inside the hotel.Witnesses say Jamie Cashion obs
How NBCU Scored the First $10 Million Super Bowl Ads
Ad president Mark Marshall explains what pushed NBCUniversal into a historic Super Bowl.
Email marketing automation tools: How to choose in 2026
Selecting an email marketing automation platform goes far beyond choosing where marketers will send emails. The right tool becomes the backbone of lifecycle marketing — powering personalized workflows and driving revenue. Email marketing automation platforms help businesses send targeted, personalized emails at scale by automating workflows, segmenting audiences, and integrating with CRM and ecommerce tools. Today’s marketing teams need platforms that offer predictive analytics, journey-based t
‘Will Shat’ Stars in Raisin Bran’s Pro-Poo Super Bowl Ad
The cereal brand hopes the bathroom humor will help it spotlight the fiber gap.
Girls March to Their Own Beat in Dove’s Super Bowl 60 Commercial
'The Game is Ours' from Ogilvy champions joy through sport.
Marketers on the Move: Hires and Promotions at Disney, Edible Brands, LPGA, and More
A weekly roundup of the biggest U.S. and global brand leadership appointments.
Show HN: Small demo of AI for finding common ground on divisive topics
Hey HN,The AI that's becoming ubiquitous (and a bit forced) could be used to help people and communities - things like countering polarized media, helping people get involved in civic life, and coordinating collective action.I built an app that's a small step/experiment in that direction; it uses Ai to help people find common ground on divisive topics.
It's not sticky at all, just a demo of using this thing as a personal lite-mediator.The origin: My partner and I were stuck
Show HN: SimpleNet – A modern BBS moderated by local LLMs
Hi HN,I’ve always missed the high-signal, community-centric feel of old-school Bulletin Board Systems, but the moderation overhead for small communities is usually what kills them. I built SimpleNet to see if we could bring back the BBS vibe using modern tech.The Tech Stack: The core of the platform is a modern BBS architecture, but the "secret sauce" is the moderation layer. Instead of relying on big-tech APIs or an army of volunteers, I’m using open source LLMs to assist with content
Show HN: Candid – Your front-row seat to politics
Hi HN! I’m Eric, the creator of Candid.I built Candid because I was exhausted trying to follow politics across 10 different apps, sites, and news sources - and still felt like I didn’t actually know what was going on on any of the issues I cared about.Political information is everywhere now, but it’s so fragmented across socials (Truth Social, X, TikTok, Instagram, Blue Sky, etc), government sites, and legacy media that it’s become harder than ever to follow. At the same time, Gen Z & Millen
Show HN: Post Tomato – simple social media publishing with AI
i HN<p>I built Post Tomato to make social media publishing simpler.<p>You can write posts manually or generate them with AI, then publish or schedule them across platforms like LinkedIn, Threads, and Telegram from one place.<p>I built this after getting tired of juggling multiple tools just to publish content consistently.<p>Would love to hear your feedback — especially what feels missing or unnecessary.
X Announces Partnership with WBD for Winter Olympics
<p>The deal will provide new opportunities for tie-in campaigns. </p>
LinkedIn Outlines Measures to Combat Scam Job Listings
<p>Scammers are posing as recruiters to lure people into giving them their information. </p>
EXCLUSIVE: X’s Memelord Product Chief Has a Plan to Save the Platform—If Grok Doesn’t Destroy It First
X's head of product Nikita Bier is releasing a suite of new tools to lure creators and advertisers back, even as Grok runs amok.
LinkedIn Continues to Add Users, Revenue
<p>LinkedIn saw 30% growth in video ads in the most recent quarter.</p>
Meta Outlines AI-Powered System Improvements
<p>Meta says that its AI updates are driving increases in engagement and ad performance.</p>
Snapchat Previews Shared AR Experiences in Specs
<p>Snap's coming AR Specs will be able to detect other Specs around them for collaborative experiences.</p>
Snapchat Shares Data on How its Users Seek Info on Financial Products
<p>Most people now seek information on financial products from social apps. </p>
EXCLUSIVE: Read the Email TikTok Sent to Advertisers After Its U.S. Rollover Screwed Up Their Campaigns
The company told advertisers its U.S. data center failure could mean missing ads and broken campaign features
Salesforce President Ariel Kelman’s 25-Year Playbook for Marketing at Scale
What every tech marketer can learn from Salesforce.