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Simon Hodgkins
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President • CMO • Founder
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Chip Production #AI #Tesla
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Think Global Awards
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Some firms are betting that Greenland will become a new mining frontier. Its mineral riches remain largely untapped, but operating in this remote northerly region is challenging. www.bbc.com/worklife/
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Language of Quiet Luxury
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The Language of Quiet Luxury
Lessons from a Century-Old Italian Icon
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November 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Language of Quiet Luxury medium.com/p/the-langua...
The Language of Quiet Luxury
Lessons from a Century-Old Italian Icon
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October 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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hey folks, we've heard reports that some posts and accounts weren't showing up in search.

there was a technical issue on our end that prevented a small number of new posts and accounts from getting indexed.

we're backfilling the missing data now, and search results should return to normal soon.
October 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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v1.109 is rolling out today! #NewProfilePic

We've given the app a mini makeover with some new shades of blues! Plus, a whole bunch of bug fixes and performance improvements to make your experience better.
October 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
These robots can clean, exercise - and care for you in old age. Would you trust them to? www.bbc.com/news/article... #Robotics #AI
Would you really trust a robot to care for you in old age?
It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system
www.bbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
A 1919 letter regarding a ‘new’ method of communication.
October 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I have spent enough time in marketing and strategy to know that sentiment often moves faster than policy, and perception often outmuscles reality. With AI, we do not have the luxury of treating trust as a post-launch patch. Read the article on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-tru...
The AI Trust Gap And Why Optimism Alone Will Not Carry Us Through 2026
Around the world, people are talking about AI. In boardrooms and classrooms, at dinner tables and in parliaments.
www.linkedin.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Asian fast-fashion giant Shein has chosen France as the location to open its first permanent physical outlets. It will occupy concessions in department stores in Paris, followed by five others in Dijon, Reims, Grenoble, Angers and Limoges.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

#Retail #Fashion #Shein
Shein picks France to open its first permanent outlets
The Asian fast-fashion giant will open concessions in six department stores in the country.
www.bbc.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“AI is powerful - but expensive, fragmented, and locked into a few hardware ecosystems. We believe everyone should have the freedom to build and run AI anywhere, without limits.”
- Chris Lattner, Modular

www.reuters.com/business/ai-...
AI startup Modular raises $250 million, seeks to challenge Nvidia dominance
AI startup Modular said on Wednesday it raised $250 million in a funding round valuing it at $1.6 billion, as it aims to challenge Nvidia's software stranglehold on the AI computing market.
www.reuters.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“AI isn’t about prompts. It’s about scaffolding your thinking so you make sharper decisions, faster.” Join the Think Global Forum Roundtable discussion event to find out more.

Register today! www.thinkglobalforum.org/tgf-roundtab...

Date: September 24, 2025
Location: Online
September 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Join the business event! www.thinkglobalforum.org/tgf-roundtab... Growing a business requires information. However, “Executives don’t need more dashboards. They need better signals. Data without action is dead weight.” Free to attend panel discussion, register today!
September 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Google DeepMind claims ‘historic’ AI breakthrough in problem solving. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Google DeepMind claims ‘historic’ AI breakthrough in problem solving
Version of company’s Gemini 2.5 AI model solved complex real-world problem that stumped human programmers
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Fresh air and sunshine. Nature’s human charger. No USB-C required.
September 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
No one remembers the first lap. They remember how you crossed the finish line.

Beginnings are rarely smooth.

It’s the resilience and progress that shape the story.

What lasts isn’t where you started. It’s how far you’ve grown.

They remember how you showed up when it mattered most.
September 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
OpenAI has hired veteran advertising and brand leader Michael Tabtabai as its first global creative chief, a newly created role that reflects the company’s growing investment in marketing and storytelling.

adage.com/creativity/a...
OpenAI names veteran ad leader as first global VP of creative
Michael Tabtabai, a Wieden+Kennedy veteran, joins OpenAI after three years at Coinbase.
adage.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Lisbon is known to many. A tragic day. At least 15 dead and 18 injured as funicular derails in Lisbon. m.independent.ie/world-news/e...
At least 15 dead and 18 injured as funicular derails in Lisbon
An electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s landmarks and a big draw for tourists derailed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, emergency services said.
m.independent.ie
September 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Will drones deliver your next hot food order? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Will drones deliver your next hot food order?
A Swedish firm hopes that drones will open up a new market for hot food delivery.
www.bbc.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:18 AM
“Each moment of joy is small, but over time, they add up to more than the sum of their parts. What we should be doing is embracing joy and finding ways to put ourselves in the path of it more often.”

Ingrid Fetell Lee, Designer, Founder, and Author, The Aesthetics of Joy.

#Design #Creative #Joy
August 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The Australian government-owned Australia Post's move comes after several European and Asian carriers, including Swiss Post and DHL, which runs Germany's postal service Deutsche Post, Japan Post and Korea Post paused shipments to the US because of the new rules.

www.reuters.com/world/us/aus...
Australia Post pauses US-bound parcel shipments
Australia's postal service said on Tuesday it had temporarily suspended parcel shipments to the United States after President Donald Trump's administration decided to scrap a customs tax rule that allowed low-value packages to enter duty free.
www.reuters.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
August 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Nvidia's market capitalization has crossed $4 trillion, leading the world's 50 most valuable companies.
• There are 34 American companies in the top 50.
• Saudi Aramco is the largest company outside the U.S., with a market cap of $1.6 trillion.

#AI #Data
August 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM