44% of consumers are interested in using AI to compare multiple vehicles to one another, the top AI use case for car buying, according to a June 2025 report from CarGurus and NielsenIQ.
45% of US employees used AI at work at least a few times a year in Q3 2025, more than double the 21% who said the same in Q2 2023, according to a December report from Gallup.
Lackluster branded checkout and TPV growth in Q4 2025 end CEO Alex Chriss’ tenure.
Varo’s not dead yet thanks to a $123.9 million Series G round.
Lloyds plans a genAI-enabled, customer-facing assistant
Private banking needs to change.
Retail executives are largely aligned on one point: Artificial intelligence is no longer experimental, but is central to how retailers expect to drive growth, improve customer experience, and build more resilient operations.
Publicis shows strong growth as AI takes center stage, but advertisers should monitor which holdcos prove AI-driven gains across planning, activation, and outcomes.
TikTok reliably draws strong results that make it a must-have for short-form social advertising, even amid uncertainty.
The European Commission is probing Google’s AI data practices to stop its search dominance from hardening into AI ad power.
Brands court affluent consumers with upgrades while discounting to retain price-sensitive buyers, hedging for the next rebound.
Market power drives Senate scrutiny for good reason; a combined Netflix–HBO Max would concentrate premium CTV buying without expanding total market size.
AI is entering prime TV ads, automating complex sponsorships that programmatic pipes were never built to handle.
Marketers could face a new challenge of podcast fragmentation, requiring more complex media planning.
The Post’s layoffs show how generative search is accelerating divergence among publishers—and suggests that AI-driven discovery is breaking legacy news.
Anthropic says it prioritizes trust over monetization; the company says ads inside AI chat would undermine credibility in work, health, and reasoning contexts.
Revenues jumped 30% YoY as consumers’ takeaway habits solidified.
While Chipotle struggles to get customers through the door, Taco Bell is gaining share.
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss the run-up to the Super Bowl: how brands can stand out during the big game, what galvanizes people around this cultural moment, and how brands should be measuring success. Listen to the discussion with Vice President of Content and host Suzy Davidkhanian, Senior Analyst Blake Droesch, and Vice President of Content Paul Verna.
The Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games will begin on February 6 with an opening ceremony that will also kick off advertisers looking to make the most of the global event.