AI-driven tools, deeper discounts, mobile convenience and flexible payment options drive record November spending. Constantine von Hoffman on November 26, 2025 Consumers didn’t wait for Black Friday or Cyber Monday to open their wallets this year. U.S. shoppers have already spent $ 79.7 billion online from Nov. 1 to Nov. 23—a 7.5% jump over … Continue reading Holiday ecommerce spending hits $79.7 billion before Cyber Week even begins
May 15, 2025 ‘I’ll never get out of this hole’: Older Americans brace as DOE begins Social Security garnishments BY Associated Press Christine Farro has cut back on the presents she sends her grandchildren on their birthdays, and she’s put off taking two cats and a dog for their shots. All her clothes come from thrift … Continue reading ‘I’ll never get out of this hole’: Older Americans brace as DOE begins Social Security garnishments
June 10, 2024 Why harnessing the power of generative AI begins with search As business leaders look for ways to optimize this game-changing technology in the future, they’re beginning to understand what’s possible today BY FastCo Works During the past year and a half, generative AI (GAI) has embedded itself in the fabric of everyday life. … Continue reading Why harnessing the power of generative AI begins with search
April 15, 2024 DJT stock is taking another market beating today as Donald Trump’s trial begins Although the former president’s courtroom battle likely isn’t helping Trump Media, it’s not the main thing impacting shares right now. BY Sam Becker Donald Trump will become the first former president to stand criminal trial today, and you could say … Continue reading DJT stock is taking another market beating today as Donald Trump’s trial begins
By Jessica Bursztynsky January 10, 2024 Headspace has started to integrate its mindfulness content and its clinical mental health services into one platform. The end-to-end mental health support offering comes about two-and-a-half years after the platform merged with Ginger, an on-demand mental health service. Starting this month, Headspace’s enterprise customers who have signed up … Continue reading Headspace begins rolling out all-in-one mental health offering following 2021 Ginger merger
Twitter Rebrands To ‘X,’ Begins Transformation To ‘Everything App’ by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, July 24, 2023 Twitter has officially rebranded to “X” after owner Elon Musk changed its iconic bird logo Monday, marking the latest major shift since his takeover of the social-media platform. The change follows a chain of Musk’s companies that incorporate the letter “X.” … Continue reading Twitter Rebrands To ‘X,’ Begins Transformation To ‘Everything App’
Newswire Begins Releasing AI Tool Suite For Marketers, Copywriters, Creators, PR by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, July 18, 2023 Newswire launched two tools Tuesday based on artificial intelligence to help marketers, copywriters, and content creators craft and optimize press releases and other content. Almee, an artificial intelligence (AI) writing assistant and recommendation engine, allows users to … Continue reading Newswire Begins Releasing AI Tool Suite For Marketers, Copywriters, Creators, PR
Elon Musk claims Twitter will start sharing ad revenue with Blue subscribers Kris Holt @krisholt Twitter Blue subscribers will receive a cut of revenue from ads that appear in their reply threads, CEO Elon Musk said. The new program starts today, Musk noted, but he hasn’t yet provided additional details about how it … Continue reading Twitter finally begins paying some of its creators
Meta begins its latest round of layoffs Jon Fingas @jonfingas Meta has started the layoffs it announced in March. The company has confirmed that it’s letting go of the first wave of the roughly 10,000 affected employees. CNBC notes that this initial round of job cuts focuses on technical roles, such as software … Continue reading Meta begins its latest round of layoffs
Google is (unsurprisingly) shutting down Stadia in January Kris Holt @krisholt Despite claims to the contrary as recently as July, Google is shutting down its Stadia games streaming service after just three years. The company says players will still have access to their games and be able to play them until January 18, 2023. … Continue reading Google begins refunding Stadia hardware purchases made on the Google Store
