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If you’ve been wanting to hire Mickey Mouse to make a video for your brand, you’re gonna love today’s news.
Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 👟 Lululemon’s CEO is Departing in January
Can’t outrun underperformance. Atheisure company Lululemon announced its CEO Calvin McDonald will step down from the position on January 31 following a year of suboptimal sales. The company’s board of directors is conducting a search process with a “leading executive search firm” to identify the company’s next CEO and McDonald will stay on as a senior advisor through March 31. (CNBC)
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3. 🦾 OpenAI Launched GPT-5.2 Amidst Increased Google Competition
The LLM competition is heating up. OpenAI launched its latest model, GPT-5.2, today following some big recent Gemini releases from Google. GPT-5.2 is available to ChatGPT paid users and developers via the API in Instant, Thinking, and Pro modes depending on the user’s need and is being pitched as its most advanced model yet. (TechCrunch)
4. 😡 Been Burned By A Marketing Agency Before?
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5. 🪩 Google is Testing a Gemini-Powered Tool for Making Web Apps
Boogie wonderLLM. Google just introduced a new AI experiment for the web browser: the Gemini-powered “Disco,” which helps users turn open tabs into custom applications. With Disco, users can create “GenTabs,” a tool that proactively suggests interactive web apps that can help complete tasks related to what they’re browsing and allows them to build their own apps via written prompts. (CNN)
6. 👨 ChatGPT is Debuting an ‘Adult Mode’ in Q1 2026
ChatGPT’s going into the new year NSFW. OpenAI’s CEO of Applications said that they expect “adult mode” to debut within ChatGPT in the first quarter of 2026, adding that the company wants to get better at age prediction before introducing the new feature. The company is currently in the early stages of testing its age prediction model, designed to automatically determine when to apply safeguards for under 18 users. (The Verge)
7. 🪄 OpenAI’s Sora Can Officially Use Disney Characters
The most magical place on Earth might be OpenAI’s Sora video generator. The company just signed a three-year partnership with The Walt Disney Company to bring Disney’s iconic characters to its short video creator using simple prompts. Disney is also making a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI. (TechCrunch)
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