Hi, Welcome Welcome back What Google’s Purchase Of Spirit Airlines Data Means For Advertisers by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 19, 2026 Consumer data is no longer just a record of past transactions. It has become a tool for analyzing and shaping future behavior. Predictive analytics and behavioral economics have created a feedback loop … Continue reading What Google’s Purchase Of Spirit Airlines Data Means For Advertisers
New program shows how Gmail is using sender verification and recipient feedback to decide who gets preferential inbox treatment. By Constantine von Hoffman Published on August 19, 2026 Google is giving political campaigns a way around Gmail’s spam filters, creating a new class of bulk sender that gets different treatment. Beginning September … Continue reading Google gives political email a lane around spam filters
Washington and Crypto.com pause litigation, new federal bill targets wildfire markets, today in prediction market news LIVE Suswati Basu Today in prediction market news, we’re following fresh legal and regulatory developments, including Washington and Crypto.com agreeing to pause their litigation pending a Ninth Circuit ruling, Connecticut urging the Second Circuit to deny Kalshi … Continue reading Washington and Crypto.com pause litigation, new federal bill targets wildfire markets, today in prediction market news LIVE
August 19, 2026 Why founders should never use AI-generated pitch decks BY Leslie Feinzaig I start my work weeks with deck reviews. Every Monday morning, in advance of our weekly fund meeting, I look at all the decks that entrepreneurs submitted through our website in the past week. Every deck gets a rating: “Yes!” means we … Continue reading Why founders should never use AI-generated pitch decks
IAB’s updated framework draws the AI disclosure line around what changes consumer perceptions of authenticity, identity, and what’s real. By Constantine von Hoffman Published on August 18, 2026 The IAB released Version 2 of its “AI Transparency and Disclosure Framework” today, updating its guidance for when advertisers, agencies, publishers, platforms, and technology companies … Continue reading IAB updates standard for disclosing AI in ads
August 19, 2026 How to ask people for help landing a job and actually get a response BY Anish Lalchandani “I am actively looking for a job. Can you let me know if you see something relevant?” If you have recently been laid off, are worried about your current role, or are proactively looking for your … Continue reading How to ask people for help landing a job and actually get a response
Some brands dominate Google yet barely surface in AI answers. Here’s where traditional authority and AI recall diverge. By Kelsey Libert Published on August 18, 2026 Some of the brands with the strongest SEO footprints barely appear in AI answers. Others with much smaller search footprints show up again and again. Fractl analyzed how consistently … Continue reading AI visibility index shows which brands are disappearing
Novig sues Wisconsin officials over sports event contract enforcement Suswati Basu Novig has taken Wisconsin officials to federal court, aiming to prevent the state from using its gambling laws against sports event contracts available through the company’s federally supervised exchange. Ludlow Exchange LLC, operating as Novig, lodged the case Friday (August 14) in … Continue reading Novig sues Wisconsin officials over sports event contract enforcement
AI is moving deeper into media buying and budget allocation, helping marketers put more of their spending into what’s working. By John Premkumar Published on August 17, 2026 AI is giving marketers more ways to change where money goes while a campaign is still running. Media bids, creative, targeting, channel mix, and budget … Continue reading The next AI opportunity is deciding where to spend
August 18, 2026 What to do if your biggest client is a risk to your solo business BY Anna Burgess Yang Every year, I look at how much money I earn from each client. Some years, my earnings are very skewed toward one client (or two). If something had happened to that working relationship, my year … Continue reading What to do if your biggest client is a risk to your solo business
