Hi, Welcome Welcome back August 21, 2026 This Chinese movie’s terrible animation is an unwitting beacon of the anti-AI movement BY David Salazar Moviegoers will often flock to the cinemas for one of two reasons: in response to viral clips on social media, like in the case of Obsession, or because of the draw of a … Continue reading This Chinese movie’s terrible animation is an unwitting beacon of the anti-AI movement
Marketing data influences budgets, but only 49% fully trust its accuracy and completeness. Disconnected reporting is behind the confidence gap. By Constantine von Hoffman Published on August 21, 2026 B2B marketing budgets are influenced by data that fewer than half of the people responsible for measuring marketing and communications fully trust. Only 49% … Continue reading B2B marketers don’t trust the data used to shape budgets
Microsoft Advertising’s Agentic Playbook by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 21, 2026 Microsoft Advertising on Friday released an agentic commerce blueprint to guide businesses, retailers and developers when artificial intelligence (AI) agents make purchases on behalf of humans. Part of the plan means helping companies prepare readable data to drive product recommendations and optimization. … Continue reading Microsoft Advertising’s Agentic Playbook
We have more details on Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods and they are pretty dang weird Each earbud takes its own image, which is then synchronized for use by Visual Intelligence. By Lawrence Bonk Aug. 21, 2026 Billy Steele for Engadget Apple accidentally leaked a video of its forthcoming camera-equipped AirPods earlier this week, thanks … Continue reading We have more details on Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods and they are pretty dang weird
August 21, 2026 The bots already won the front door BY Pete Pachal That’s my clearest takeaway after reading the first section of the latest State of the Bots report from TollBit, which builds payment rails between publishers and AI crawlers. In it, People Inc.’s Chief Innovation Officer, Jonathan Roberts, outlines the company’s approach to AI … Continue reading The bots already won the front door
August 21, 2026 GNC has closed hundreds of stores in the last 3 years: See a list of locations that have lost the most BY Christopher Zara Years ago, stocking up on protein powder and herbal supplements meant stopping by your local GNC store, but that option is quickly disappearing for local communities around the country. … Continue reading GNC has closed hundreds of stores in the last 3 years: See a list of locations that have lost the most
Attribution turns complex buyer journeys into neat charts. Marketing contribution looks at the content, conversations, and decision points those charts miss. By A. Lee Judge Published on August 20, 2026 Attribution models never measured the full buyer journey. Marketers have spent two digital decades asking the wrong question: Where did this lead come … Continue reading Marketing contribution is the new attribution
Microsoft Advertising’s Agentic Playbook by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 21, 2026 Microsoft Advertising on Friday released an agentic commerce blueprint to guide businesses, retailers and developers when artificial intelligence (AI) agents make purchases on behalf of humans. Part of the plan means helping companies prepare readable data to drive product recommendations and optimization. … Continue reading AI Buys It: Microsoft Advertising Agentic Playbook
August 21, 2026 Here’s what employees are looking for in their CEOs—and what they avoid BY Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow In a new analysis by job and recruiting platform Glassdoor, employees say career development and mentorship are among the most desired traits in their company’s leadership. The analysis looks into Glassdoor reviews of senior leadership collected from May 2025 … Continue reading Here’s what employees are looking for in their CEOs—and what they avoid
August 21, 2026 What I learned when I gave up my daily to-do list and tried ‘task-batching’ BY Anisa Purbasari Horton When it comes to productivity, there is no shortage of tips. I’ve tried many of them (some of which I’ve written about for this publication). But in the end, I’ve largely stuck to a similar practice: … Continue reading What I learned when I gave up my daily to-do list and tried ‘task-batching’
