Federal Reserve Echoes Consumer Sentiment In McKinsey Data by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 28, 2026 Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday suggested the central bank may not be done fighting inflation, but despite consumers feeling wary about the economy, many plan to spend the same or more on holiday … Continue reading Federal Reserve Echoes Consumer Sentiment In McKinsey Data
Marketers are giving AI more authority even as bad CRM data undermines revenue measurement, reporting, and the decisions AI makes. By Constantine von Hoffman Published on August 28, 2026 Marketing teams are giving AI more authority over campaigns while feeding it CRM data they know isn’t ready for the job. Nearly 91% … Continue reading Marketers know AI is using bad data to make decisions
From a McDonald’s order to a night at Madison Square Garden, ordinary experiences create detailed profiles people rarely see or can correct. By Jay Mandel Published on August 27, 2026 Better data can make marketing more confident without making it smarter. We capture a click, score a lead, infer an intention, and place … Continue reading Better data starts with treating people like people
August 27, 2026 Why the departure of OpenAI’s data center chief is not a good look BY Mark Sullivan Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company‘s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a senior writer at Fast Company, covering emerging tech, AI, and tech policy. Sign … Continue reading Why the departure of OpenAI’s data center chief is not a good look
AI workflows inherit the weaknesses in your data. Learn how to find gaps across your data pipeline and fix them at the source. By Ed Poppe Published on August 25, 2026 Most marketing teams I talk to use AI on their marketing data to build campaigns, write copy, segment audiences, or spot customers … Continue reading AI is making bad marketing data harder to ignore
Adam Mosseri says it’s ‘news to me’ that Instagram employees limited his exposure to teen safety data The head of Instagram is the first high-profile exec to testify in the latest social media addiction trial. By Karissa Bell Aug. 25, 2026 Heather Diehl/Getty Images Instagram boss Adam Mosseri took the stand in … Continue reading Adam Mosseri says it’s ‘news to me’ that Instagram employees limited his exposure to teen safety data
Google Agentic AI Meets Verified Data For Finance by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 25, 2026 Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) is bringing its “Commercial Graph” into “Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services” by Google Cloud via Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations. This integration and new service from Google, announced today, introduces a path to verification and … Continue reading Google Agentic AI Meets Verified Data For Finance
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
August 19, 2026 OpenAI is losing female execs. But data shows women in AI don’t even make it to the C-suite BY Pavithra Mohan Multiple executives have decamped from OpenAI ahead of its forthcoming IPO, including some of the most prominent women in its C-suite. Last week, Denise Dresser stepped away from her post as chief … Continue reading OpenAI is losing female execs. But data shows women in AI don’t even make it to the C-suite
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 that predicts future decisions … Continue reading What Google’s Purchase Of Spirit Airlines Data Means For Advertisers
