Family offices use Addepar and Masttro to manage complex portfolios, aggregating data from custodians and alternatives. Addepar's AI, Addison, and Masttro's AI read specific data sets, producing answers that point to sources or do not.
Editor's noteAddepar and Masttro's AI integrations are not a replacement for a data strategy, but rather a tool to augment existing systems. Watch whether the family office tech lead can articulate the boundaries and permissions model for their AI solution, as this will determine the effectiveness of the integration.
TECHNOLOGY
Apple's Touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro: Everything We Know
Apple's new MacBook Pro will feature an OLED display and touchscreen, with minor design changes, including a Dynamic Island replacing the notch, and will be available in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes.
Linux 7.4 adds TAINT_FORCED_BIND for forced driver binds
Linux 7.4 introduces TAINT_FORCED_BIND, a flag marking kernel crashes caused by manually attaching drivers to devices using sysfs files. This change aims to filter out unnecessary bug reports from fuzzing tools like syzbot.
MARKETING & DESIGN
Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian on handcrafting a miniature 17th-century theatre in the age of AI
Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian collaborated with production designer Antoine Fontaine to create a miniature 17th-century theatre, Théâtre de la Reine, for a holiday campaign. Kurkdjian is a trained ballet dancer and makes a cameo appearance in the campaign film.
Casey Roarty digs through Facebook Marketplace listings and transforms his findings into art
Graphic designer Casey Roarty has created a series of artworks inspired by unusual images found on Facebook Marketplace listings, often featuring accidental beauty and unintended effects of compression and lighting.
Editor's noteCasey Roarty's art project is a commentary on the banality of online marketplaces, not just a showcase of accidental beauty. The project's value lies in its critique of the mundane, not just its aesthetic appeal. Watch whether the project sparks a wider conversation about the role of photography in online commerce.
Oslo's grumpiest resident is back – and this time he's singing
VisitOSLO has revived their campaign featuring Halfdan, a deadpan local who shares his unenthusiastic views on Oslo, this time focusing on the city's winter season in a Christmas horror musical.
ADVERTISING & PR
AI search is turning prompts into customer research
Users can now ask complex, specific questions to search engines, allowing brands to gain a deeper understanding of customers' needs and provide more tailored responses to individual circumstances, rather than generic answers.
Forbes looks to Google AI pilot for insights as publishers seek value beyond the click
Forbes has joined Google's paid News AI pilot to test new content features and gain data on its content's performance across Google's platform. The partnership involves Google using 'enhanced' content to develop AI features, such as article overviews and audio briefings. Publishers receive citation data and insights.
Inside the post-Google playbook: Subscriptions, AI and team reorgs
Publishers are adapting their business models in response to Google's changing role, with some adopting subscription-based services and AI-driven content, and restructuring their teams to focus on direct engagement with audiences.
Editor's notePublishers' frantic rebranding as subscription services and AI-driven content is a hedge against Google's diminishing traffic, not a pivot to a new era of media. Watch the revenue growth of these new initiatives, not their press releases, because that's where the real test of their viability lies.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Is it time to rethink how L&D measures AI success?
AI transforming workplace productivity may lead to a shortage of relevant skills. Dr Gleb Tsipursky suggests using time to proficiency as a key metric for L&D to measure success effectively.
Editor's noteMeasuring AI success by time to proficiency is a hedge against a skills gap, not a solution to it. The metric assumes that proficiency is the goal, but what if the real challenge is adapting to a changing job market? Watch whether L&D teams start tracking job displacement rates alongside time to proficiency.
Cloudera EVOLVE26: The Case For AI Anywhere
Cloudera announced its 'Anywhere Cloud' at EVOLVE26 in Singapore, outlining a strategy for enterprise AI that prioritises data accessibility and secure operation at scale, with a focus on flexible deployment options.
How AI-powered legal intake can improve performance of your front desk
AI systems can answer incoming calls, freeing up staff to handle follow-up tasks and urgent cases. This can improve front desk performance by increasing efficiency and productivity. Staff can then focus on more complex tasks.
PUBLIC POLICY
HHS to make sole-source award to Anthropic ahead of broader AI competition
HHS intends to award Anthropic a sole-source contract for Claude services, citing the tool's proprietary nature and its existing deployment within the agency, while a broader competition is planned for the future.
Trump’s IG pick at the VA is ‘watering down’ oversight, some employees allege
Cheryl Mason, the VA's Inspector General, has been accused by some employees of reducing the office's oversight work, leading to a decline in services for veterans, following significant staff reductions and changes to working conditions.
Editor's noteStaff cuts and watered-down oversight at the VA's IG office are a recipe for disaster. The real issue isn't the number of employees, but the loss of institutional knowledge and experience. Watch the quality of audits and investigations, not just the headcount, to see if Mason's changes pay off.
Liberty Justice Center Files First Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 338 Tariffs Against Canadian Imports
Liberty Justice Center has filed a lawsuit in a US trade court against President Trump's Section 338 tariffs on Canadian imports, citing concerns over the tariffs' legality and potential harm to trade relations.
