This week’s ads are all about connection. New campaigns from Anheuser-Busch and Heineken lean into that idea, while Reebok, Express, and Audible build similar stories around real relationships and personal growth. Elsewhere, Liquid Death teams up with MrBeast, Cardi B gets her groove on in Old Navy denim, and Goldfish brings back an iconic tagline. ..
The 2026 FIFA World Cup brought record viewership and kicked up some marketing trends. Now, it’s time to game plan for the future. Overall, the 2026 World Cup, held in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, was a rousing success for marketers. For instance, the final, showcasing Spain’s extra-time win over Argentina, drew over 66 million ..
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a double-edged sword. In capable hands, it sharpens decisions, accelerates transformation, and strengthens defense. In the wrong hands, or in well-intentioned hands without oversight, it scales risk faster than any organization can absorb. The capability is not the problem, the governance is. And right now, governance is losing the race. The ..
Horror story NFH made headlines when reports surfaced about a 2021 incident in which a Kentucky man in his 30s began visibly crying, pulled his knees to his chest, and shook his head as he was wheeled into surgery to have his organs harvested. The man, Anthony Thomas Hoover II, had overdosed and had been ..
The incident has already spurred Roderich Kiesewetter, a lawmaker and member of the German parliament’s intelligence committee, to more directly describe Russia as being responsible for the “attempted act of terrorism.” As a major hub for air cargo, Leipzig/Halle airport frequently oversees the transit of shipments for NATO and the German military. It is also ..
Google is set to host its next live Made by Google hardware launch event on August 12th, and the company says in a new video that comedian Trevor Noah will be hosting the show. The video indicates that the event will feature other celebrities and influencers as well, including Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper ..
The AI device OpenAI is developing with former Apple designer Jony Ive is “essentially a smart speaker without a display” that’s battery-powered, doughnut-shaped and roughly the size of a hockey puck, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. The device, expected to launch in 2027 for a price over $300, reportedly “will have a unique look, ..
Asking the 5th Circuit to reverse Boyle, X argued that advertisers colluded to boycott X, “eliminat[ing] the independent decision-making that would otherwise force each firm to weigh the competitive benefits of continuing to advertise on the platform, suppressing competitive rivalries and insulating the boycott from market forces. The group boycott targeting X thus distorts competition ..
Going legit While much of the visual media generated by AI has flown under the legal radar, the music industry is famously litigious. Suno is being sued by Universal and Sony for copyright infringement in the US, and a German court recently found the company was violating the country’s music licensing laws. Both cases could ..
There are a few reasons AI providers are doing this. First, much of the industry is heavily reliant on Nvidia for the hardware the companies’ models run on, and Nvidia’s continued leverage there is a potential strategic vulnerability, especially as AI companies operate in an environment where compute infrastructure is highly competitive as demand continues ..
