Kobo rejected 45% of self-published books last year, mostly over AI
Kobo rejected 45% of self-published books last year, mostly over AI

A self-publishing platform exists to say yes. Kobo’s, last year, spent a remarkable share of its time saying no. Rakuten Kobo rejected 45% of the titles submitted to Kobo Writing Life, its self-publishing service, in 2025, and chief executive Michael T…

Adobe just made its biggest AI push yet, and it stretches from Photoshop to Disney World
Adobe just made its biggest AI push yet, and it stretches from Photoshop to Disney World

Adobe has spent two years bolting AI onto its software. This week it tried to become the AI layer underneath everything creative and marketing, in five announcements stretched across three days. The headline is an agent inside the apps. The rest of the…

AI will make content infinite. Human taste will decide what matters.
AI will make content infinite. Human taste will decide what matters.

Artificial intelligence is accelerating content creation at a pace few people could have imagined even a few years ago, yet the brands that earn lasting relevance in the years ahead will not be distinguished by how much content they produce. They will …

Picsart launches “Earn with Picsart”, a monetisation programme with no invite list
Picsart launches “Earn with Picsart”, a monetisation programme with no invite list

The AI design platform is paying creators based on engagement performance rather than audience size, marking its transition from a tool into a platform where creators can earn directly. The launch follows an AI agent marketplace the company introduced …

Flipsnack and the shift toward motion-first business content with living visuals
Flipsnack and the shift toward motion-first business content with living visuals

Interactive content now generates 52.6% higher engagement than static formats, with users spending significantly longer interacting with dynamic media and showing higher recall for brands that use it. In practical terms, that shift may have transformed…

Gemini, ChatGPT and most other AI chatbots think alike, and it’s bad for human creativity

AI chatbots may feel creative on their own, but new research shows they often converge on the same ideas, raising concerns that relying on them could quietly narrow human creativity.

This AI creativity study says you still beat it, if you’re top tier

A massive new comparison suggests some AI models can beat average human creativity scores on a standardized test, but the most creative people still outperform every system tested, and the gap grows at the top end.
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