August 28, 2026 Tech and finance kingmakers: How billionaires from Musk to Soros are fueling this midterms season BY Louise Imber In 2010, the Supreme Court issued Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a landmark ruling that overturned certain campaign finance restrictions. Since then, spending by billionaires on American elections is up 160%, and more than … Continue reading Tech and finance kingmakers: How billionaires from Musk to Soros are fueling this midterms season
A reputation crisis can shape how your brand appears in search and AI for years. Learn how to contain the damage and build digital resilience. By Bill Pinkel Published on August 27, 2026 How you respond in the first 48 hours of a crisis can determine whether it becomes a short-lived setback or … Continue reading How to keep a crisis from defining your brand online
Australia’s recording association bans AI-made music from charts Songs using gen-AI as a support tool will still be allowed. By Anna Washenko Aug. 26, 2026 Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images The Australian Recording Industry Association announced today that any tracks wholly generated with AI will not be eligible for inclusion on the nation’s music charts. … Continue reading Australia’s recording association bans AI-made music from charts
Prioritize tests where uncertainty has real financial consequences, then use the results to guide decisions long after the test ends. By Tom Leonard Published on August 24, 2026 Incrementality testing is having a moment. And for good reason. Platform attribution has obvious limitations, MMM can’t answer every tactical question, and marketers are increasingly … Continue reading Run fewer incrementality tests and get more from them
Teams built around autonomy, experimentation, and cross-functional work can turn AI’s speed into faster campaigns without adding headcount. By Stacey Ackerman Published on August 21, 2026 You’ve bought the best AI tools with the expectation of faster delivery, but nothing’s really changed. Marketing campaigns still take weeks, if not months, to deliver. If … Continue reading What the teams getting the most from AI do differently
Trump Media ‘retreats from Crypto.com deals’ as prediction market push cools Suswati Basu Trump Media & Technology Group is said to be pulling back from its planned expansion into prediction markets after walking away from two previously announced deals involving Crypto.com. The retreat points to a change in direction for the company’s wider … Continue reading Trump Media ‘retreats from Crypto.com deals’ as prediction market push cools
CFTC steps in to shield Kalshi from New York shutdown attempt Suswati Basu Kalshi can keep operating for now after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) invoked its emergency powers, warning that an effort by New York to restrict the prediction-market exchange could disrupt derivatives markets in the United States and internationally if … Continue reading CFTC steps in to shield Kalshi from New York shutdown attempt
Rakuten Sees Earnings Growth From AI by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 10, 2026 Rakuten Group released earnings for the second calendar quarter, reporting the first net income in six years. It attributed the growth to advertising and artificial intelligence. The advertising business achieved high growth with revenue reaching 65.6 billion yen, up 15.6% … Continue reading Rakuten Sees Earnings Growth From AI
August 07, 2026 Employee happiness is climbing back from all-time lows, survey suggests BY Ella Chakarian A new survey shows employee morale is on the rise after hitting all-time lows. BambooHR, an HR software platform, used employee net promoter scores (eNPS)—a numeric rating of how likely employees are to recommend the organization as a place to … Continue reading Employee happiness is climbing back from all-time lows, survey suggests
Learn how to audit martech vendors, limit their access to sensitive data and make security part of every software purchase. By Constantine von Hoffman Published on August 7, 2026 Marketers have spent years defending against hackers, but the bigger risk may come from the software marketers use. Now that research has found martech … Continue reading 6 steps to protect your data from being stolen by vendors
