Technology

AI is moving upstream, showing up earlier in the decision-making process and increasingly shaping what happens next.

Newsom mandates safety disclosures, bias checks, and watermarking, defying Washington’s lighter-touch stance.

Instagram’s upgraded model boosts ROAS with less compute, nudging marketers toward hands-off buying.

Low-cost clicks give marketers insight into Amazon’s rankings, but thin volume and opaque chats curb impact.

Usage is common but confidence lags and job concerns persist, forcing brands to prove value and transparency.

Calls grow to restrict AI-generated content, prompting marketers to reassess youth-focused placements.

As Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary, we dive into how the company has grown as leader in marketing, retail, and Services—and what’s next.

MPA backlash forces a rethink of borrowed ratings, exposing risks of using third-party trust markers.

A leaked Amazon deck positions its Rufus AI shopping assistant as a high-intent retail media channel with CPC pricing on the horizon.

Brand storytelling, iconic retail, and fast-rising Services lock in users and challenge rivals on profitability and loyalty.

TotalView merges linear and CTV data across 70 million EU TVs, giving planners deduplicated, cross-channel clarity.

Slackbot unifies 8,600+ tools and agents, turning chat into a command center for enterprise workflows.

Its exclusive Insilico licensing reflects pharma’s move to AI-driven early discovery to speed development and trim costs.

A $10.1 billion valuation fuels its AI-driven health ambitions as Apple, Oura, and Fitbit ramp up rival features.

In today’s podcast episode, we discuss the various reasons why Americans consume news, how they receive information, and the evolving behaviors emerging from their growing distrust of the news media. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Vice President of Research Jennifer Pearson and Associate Director of Research at Pew Research Center, Michael Lipka. Listen anywhere, or watch on YouTube and Spotify.

The bar for a feature-based approach to mobile banking gets impossibly high.

Omnicom’s AI emphasis is raising talent questions, as sparse mentions of people highlight layoffs and a broader industry tilt toward automation and cost efficiency.