Google and Walmart link YouTube ads to sales: DV360 taps Walmart data to tie video spend to checkout results, tightening commerce attribution.
Mercado Libre invests big while Walmart opens up its US marketplace to the south.
Alibaba, Pinduoduo, JD.com, ByteDance, and Xiaohongshu face scrutiny amid weak demand.
The biggest US card network could jumpstart AI commerce with its wide global acceptance.
The biggest US card network could jumpstart AI commerce with its wide global acceptance.
The fintech touts 2.25% interest and low fees as bank satisfaction drops, testing incumbents’ grip on deposits.
One-third of consumers avoid balance checks, but smart alerts can turn stress into stickier relationships.
Nearly four in 10 say AI helped spot multiple potential mistakes over three months, pointing to the possibility of measurable patient-safety gains.
Hospitals have been warned over weak compliance with price transparency rules, but even full compliance would do little to help patients because insurer-provided out-of-pocket cost estimates are often more useful than raw service pricing data.
Unlike broad LLMs, Talkspace's AI companion tool adds therapist intervention when its AI detects a crisis, making safety its potential edge.
NBA Finals rewrite the playbook: Knicks-Spurs series draws 19.1 million average viewers, up 114% YoY, proving sports’ scale edge across TV, social media.
World Cup attention rewards bold brands: Young fans flock to podcasts and vertical video, making TV-only buys a miss.
Instagram hands users the wheel on feeds: Your Algorithm lets people tune topics, testing if control can lift time spent and offering brands deeper user data.
Hearst’s AURA IQ goes real-time: AI turns briefs and reader data into instant media plans, doubling CTR in early tests.
Airbnb attracted 17.7 million unique US visitors in March 2026, 55% more than Marriott's 11.4 million, the most-visited traditional hotel brand, according to an April report from Comscore.
Meta taps Reels’ captive moment: New 5-second post-view ads aim to monetize 46% of time spent—without interrupting the scroll
Industry KPIs flag Gen Z drop-off: Software sites lost 43% of young visitors over six months as chatbots absorbed search, schoolwork, and workflows
LinkedIn wants to be a B2B influencer hub: A new marketplace lets advertisers browse creator “cards” to find ideal partners.
YouTube's share of US grocery purchase-intent clicks rocketed from 2.2% to 55.2% YoY, vaulting it from last place to first among social platforms, according to first-quarter data from MikMak.
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss how technology has changed the way Rainbow's customers research, compare, and ultimately make purchasing decisions; what the retailer has learned about serving customers that higher-end, luxury, and mainstream retailers could benefit from; and why "every AI experiment designed to replace a person failed, while every experiment designed to make a talented person better succeeded." Tune in to hear the discussion featuring Vice President of Content and host Suzy Davidkhanian, Principal Analyst Zak Stambor, and David Cost, Chief Digital Officer at Rainbow Apparel.