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'Downton Abbey' Creator Lord Julian Fellowes Treated for Essential Tremor with Incisionless Ultrasound; Workday and Microsoft Announce AI Partnership; Melissa Joan Hart Named Pop Secret's 'Chief of Butter'

16.9.25

MIAMI – Lord Julian Fellowes, the acclaimed creator of Downton Abbey, has been successfully treated for essential tremor using an incisionless focused ultrasound therapy, medical technology company Insightec announced today. In the enterprise technology world, a major partnership was unveiled between Workday and Microsoft to deliver a unified AI agent experience. The day also brought a dose of 90s nostalgia, as actress Melissa Joan Hart was named the first-ever "Chief of Butter" for Pop Secret popcorn.

'Downton Abbey' Creator Treated with Breakthrough Incisionless Therapy

Insightec announced that Lord Julian Fellowes, the Oscar-winning writer and creator of the global hit series Downton Abbey, was successfully treated for essential tremor. The treatment was performed using the company's incisionless focused ultrasound technology, which offers a non-invasive alternative for the common neurological movement disorder estimated to affect more than 60 million people worldwide. The high-profile case highlights the growing adoption of advanced medical therapies for neurological conditions.

Workday and Microsoft Partner on Unified AI Agent Experience

In a flurry of major announcements, enterprise software giant Workday revealed a new strategic partnership with Microsoft. The collaboration will create a unified AI agent experience for enterprise customers by integrating the Workday Agent System of Record with Microsoft Entra Agent ID, a move designed to elevate human-agent collaboration.

This was part of a broader AI strategy reveal from Workday, which also included the launch of:

  • Workday Build, an open developer platform with an "Agent Builder" to create and scale AI solutions.

  • Workday Data Cloud, a new platform to unify HR and finance data, with partnerships announced with Databricks, Salesforce, and Snowflake.

  • An expansion of Workday Illuminate™ with new purpose-built AI agents for HR and finance tasks.

90s Nostalgia Pops Up in New Marketing Campaigns

Popcorn brand Pop Secret has named 90s icon and actress Melissa Joan Hart as its first-ever "Chief of Butter." As part of the brand's new "Spill Everything" campaign, Hart is inviting fans to call a new hotline (1-844-SPILL-PS) to "spill their juiciest secrets," get popcorn advice, and unlock exclusive offers.

Continuing the theme of nostalgia, The Webby Awards kicked off its 30th anniversary by announcing "The Webby 30," a celebration of the 30 most iconic and influential companies that have shaped internet history. Honorees include tech giants like Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Netflix.

In Brief: Business Transitions, New Products, and Education

  • Business Leadership: A new generation is taking the helm at Herr Foods Inc., the 80-year-old family-owned snack food company. The leadership transition marks a significant milestone for the Pennsylvania-based maker of Herr's potato chips.

  • New Products: The highly anticipated 2025 Bonne Maman® Advent Calendar was officially released and is now available for purchase. In other product news, nutribullet® launched the nutribullet Flex™, a new portable blender with a twist-off base for on-the-go convenience.

  • Education & Social Impact: A new analysis showed that students using the ST Math program through a decade-long partnership with Phillips 66 have achieved double the math gains. In other education news, a report from iCIMS revealed that while frontline hiring is urgent across industries like healthcare and retail, broken and slow processes are stalling the filling of critical roles.

  • Finance: Betterment at Work and First Citizens Wealth announced a new partnership to launch a 401(k) solution for small and mid-size business clients.

  • Legal Victory: The Health Law Alliance announced a "complete victory" over the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which immediately lifted a suspension order against one of its clients and ended all further proceedings.


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