🎨 U.S. users can now change their Reels algorithms.

🎙️ The Washington Post debuts AI-personalized podcasts.

🍔 McDonald’s pulls down a polarizing AI-generated holiday ad.

🅰️ Why is the Calibri font in the news?

😬 The Squidward Crocs are worse than we could have imagined.

⚡ Nature Valley brings back 80s-era Boppers for a Stranger Things tie-in.

Pinterest’s 2026 Trend Report is a story about emotional resonance, individual expression, and creative freedom.

These insights can be helpful for anticipating and approximating what kinds of styles, products, or content will resonate in 2026 and why.

So, here’s a quick breakdown of major themes:

• Escapism & Emotional Reset. Through aesthetics like “Cool Blue,” cosmic “Extra Celestial,” or nature-inspired “Wilderkind,” people are looking for visual calming or imaginative escapes.
• Nostalgia Revisited & Remixed. Trends like “Throwback Kid,” retro toys/fashion, and vintage-inspired décor recycle past styles but with new twist.
• Maximalist & Personal Style Revival. Styles like “Glamoratti,” “Neo Deco,” “Khaki Coded,” or “Poetcore” are about bold personal expression, statement fashion, and individuality > minimal uniformity.
• Mixing Beauty, Scent, and Sensory Expression. “Glitchy Glam” (bold, imperfect makeup), “Scent Stacking” (layered fragrances), and tactile or textured aesthetics challenge conventions.
• Home & Environment as Identity Space. Home décor trends like “FunHaus” (circus-inspired décor), “Neo Deco,” or other bold interior aesthetics show that people are rethinking their living spaces as expressions of personality and mood.

Dig into the full report for more.

Shopify just launched a free tool that helps you quickly expand your storefront with an “instant catalog” of products.

It’s designed to increase conversions and it uses data from hundreds of millions of buyers to surface personalized product recommendations directly in your Shopify admin.

You can then place these products across your store, from on-site placements to thank-you pages, and earn either cash commissions or ad credits when a customer buys through you.

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Zoom would like to drop its positive albeit outdated pandemic associations now.

The brand tapped Colin Jost’s agency No Notes and SNL darling Bowen Yang for a new campaign, “I Use Zoom!”

Yang plays an overzealous IT manager who champions a clunkier platform only for employees to rise up and declare their allegiance to Zoom.

The 30-second hero spot is part of a larger push spanning podcasts, influencers, TV (including a national College Football Playoff buy), and even a regional Super Bowl pre-show placement.