May 21, 2025 Target stock tumbles again as customer backlash over its DEI rollback takes a bite out of sales BY Sarah Bregel Sales at retail giant Target took a dive during the first three months of 2025 and executives have indicated that boycotts over its rollback on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices are at … Continue reading Target stock tumbles again as customer backlash over its DEI rollback takes a bite out of sales
Databricks says it’s all in on data and AI for marketers, as cloud data stores sit at the center of many martech stacks. Mike Pastore on May 14, 2025 Marketing was already a top-five use case for Databricks customers, and today’s launch of its new Data Intelligence for Marketing platform formalizes the company’s efforts … Continue reading Databricks takes aim at marketers with new platform for data and AI
February 26, 2025 ‘Battle-hardened’ Intuitive Machines takes its next steps toward a lunar economy The Houston startup’s new and improved lander, Athena, is carting NASA and commercial payloads for a lunar cellular network, extreme mobility, and search for sustainable resources. BY Susan Karlin It’s been a year since Intuitive Machines (IM) made history with the first … Continue reading ‘Battle-hardened’ Intuitive Machines takes its next steps toward a lunar economy
February 15, 2025 5 hot takes on reinventing old age as a concept We have reflected long and hard on many subjects, but no one really paid attention to population aging until about the 1930s. BY Next Big Idea Club James Chappel is an associate professor of history at Duke University and a senior fellow at … Continue reading 5 hot takes on reinventing old age as a concept
AI Takes Leap With Stargate As President Trump Prepares US For Change by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, January 21, 2025 Softbank, OpenAI, and Oracle plan to form a joint venture called Stargate. Additional companies could join in. This should not come as a surprise. Many of the tech titans sat behind No. 47 as … Continue reading AI Takes Leap With Stargate As President Trump Prepares US For Change
Shoppers certainly have less money to go around this year. But that doesn’t mean they won’t be shopping for the holidays. In fact, consumers have been spending more money recently. BY Sarah Bregel Consumers are being more particular with their pennies this holiday season. That means that the holiday shopping spike could fall a little flatter … Continue reading In the holiday rush, value takes center stage for retailers
Mobile Shopping Takes Nearly 60% Of Online Sales Thanksgiving Day by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, November 29, 2024 Mobile shopping hit highs on Thanksgiving Day, reaching 59.5% of all online sales — representing $3.6 billion in online spending via mobile, up 10.5% year-over-year (YoY), according to data released Friday. Marketers looking to buy additional media might want … Continue reading Mobile Shopping Takes Nearly 60% Of Online Sales Thanksgiving Day
November 21, 2024 X’s former head of global affairs takes job with Musk rival Sam Altman Nick Pickles will be the chief policy officer for Sam Altman’s Tools for Humanity. BY Reuters Nick Pickles, the former head of global affairs at Elon Musk’s social media platform X, is joining forces with one of Musk’s rivals, … Continue reading X’s former head of global affairs takes job with Musk rival Sam Altman
The FTC wants to clean up fake reviews and fabricated social media followers. Let’s hope it’s got a big bucket. Mike Pastore on September 27, 2024 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ban on fake and AI-generated customer reviews takes effect on Oct. 13, 2024. The final rule, which was announced in August, goes … Continue reading U.S. FTC ban on fake, AI-generated reviews takes effect Oct. 13
Commerce Advertising Takes Front Seat In Performance by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 10, 2024 Favorite billing models have emerged for commerce advertising as performance takes a front seat to media buying. The cost per click (CPC) and cost per order and action (CPO/CPA) models remain the industry’s undisputed favorites, according to data released … Continue reading Commerce Advertising Takes Front Seat In Performance
