Hi, Welcome Welcome back August 05, 2026 E.l.f. Beauty acquired Rhode for $1 billion a year ago. It’s been a great investment so far BY Yasmin Gagne Today the beauty conglomerate E.l.f. Beauty released its earnings, delivering growth of 36% in net sales, to $ 479.4 million, across its portfolio of brands. The brightest spot … Continue reading E.l.f. Beauty acquired Rhode for $1 billion a year ago. It’s been a great investment so far
Novig launches nationwide sports prediction market after securing federal CFTC approval Suswati Basu Novig is taking its sports prediction market across the United States after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved the New York company as a Designated Contract Market. The designation puts Novig under a federal regulatory structure rather than the state-by-state … Continue reading Novig launches nationwide sports prediction market after securing federal CFTC approval
Experience isn’t losing value because of AI. It’s shifting from personal expertise to better decisions, stronger teams, and organizational impact. By Kathleen Schaub Published on August 5, 2026 All tactical marketing knowledge has a half-life. For my first marketing job, I needed to know how to spec type and create ad mechanicals using … Continue reading The future belongs to marketers who make others smarter
X’s head of product is leaving the company one year after joining Nikita Bier was the face of some of the platform’s biggest changes. By Karissa Bell Aug. 5, 2026 Donny Hery/Shutterstock Nikita Bier, the startup founder who joined X as head of product last year, is leaving the company. In a post … Continue reading X’s head of product is leaving the company one year after joining
Agentic Guardrails Create Custom Ad Framework by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 5, 2026 PubMatic has introduced an advanced governance and guardrail architecture for its AgenticOS platform, combining technical controls with operational policies. It offers users of the platform the ability to customize the framework to maintain human control and auditability over autonomous AI … Continue reading Agentic Guardrails Create Custom Ad Framework
Researchers say software vendors routinely collect customer and business data and incorporate it into commercial products. By Constantine von Hoffman Published on August 5, 2026 New research says software vendors are routinely collecting far more customer data than is needed and using it to build commercial products. The findings come from Clark Barron, … Continue reading Is your intent data being sold to your competitors?
NASA’s PUNCH mission can now accurately predict when solar storms will hit Earth It was accurate to within a half hour during initial tests. By Mariella Moon Aug. 5, 2026 NASA/PUNCH/SwRI In March 2025, NASA launched the Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission in an effort to better understand solar weather. … Continue reading NASA’s PUNCH mission can now accurately predict when solar storms will hit Earth
Every AI investment should make it easier for customers to accomplish what they came to do. Here’s how to evaluate whether it does. By Annette Franz Published on August 4, 2026 Many companies are jumping into AI feet-first, hoping to save money by increasing efficiency. One of the justifications they use is that … Continue reading Customers don’t hate AI. They hate self-serving AI
August 05, 2026 Wieden+Kennedy CEO Neal Arthur says every leader needs to understand the customer BY Robert Safian For decades, Wieden+Kennedy has defined the brands that shape culture. Now, as economic uncertainty, AI, and shifting consumer expectations rewrite the rules of business, CEO Neal Arthur breaks down why understanding your audience is no longer just the … Continue reading Wieden+Kennedy CEO Neal Arthur says every leader needs to understand the customer
DraftKings faces second class action over Predictions sports event contracts platform claims Suswati Basu DraftKings is being sued in a second proposed class action that claims its Predictions platform operates as an unlicensed sportsbook, with sports bets packaged for customers as financial-style “event contracts.” The case was filed Monday (August 3) in Massachusetts … Continue reading DraftKings faces second class action over Predictions sports event contracts platform claims
