J.D. Power’s suit warns banks that claims must match methodology, or they’ll pay in trust.
Loan searches start in-chat, routing qualified borrowers to its marketplace and lender network.
Chatbots now steer patient choice, surfacing providers with rich, accurate site data.
Pharma companies back rapid reviews to speed patient access, while opponents are concerned about transparency lapses and safety trade-offs.
HealthlineAI offers pharma marketers a new way to reach high-intent patients. But it must contend with consumers going to general-purpose chatbots for health info.
Edelman study finds falling confidence in doctors, CEOs, and government as Americans consult a wider mix of health information sources.
When Caitlin Clark suffered an injury that sidelined her for much of the 2025 season after a transformative 2024 rookie year, concerns emerged about the WNBA's trajectory. But the league proved resilient, with viewership recovering to 2024 levels by season's end despite an initial 55% drop in the two weeks following her injury, according to USA Today.
Nike reclaims cultural clout with the World Cup by embracing a viral casting miss
In today’s podcast episode, we discuss what the data says about young people actually going out and touching grass, what “logging off” really looks like, whether this trend is a temporary backlash or the beginning of a long-term cultural shift away from screens, and some of the best examples of brands taking note of this trend by creating real-world experiences. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Vice President of Content Suzy Davidkhanian, Analyst Paola Flores-Marquez, and Senior Analyst Gadjo Sevilla. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube or Spotify.
New York reins in AI ads: New rules demand disclosures for synthetic performers and guard the deceased, putting onus on advertisers.
Search profiles open in the US: Google courts top creators with feature profiles in Discover as AI answers dent traffic and ad economics.
Ad avoidance comes to Apple’s apps: Filtr vanishes in-app ads for $5 a year, challenging reach and cross-app tracking across iPhones, Macs, and iPads.
YouTube Shorts earns MRC stamp: Shorts is the first short-form platform accredited, giving brands third-party backing on safety systems.
Just 7% of US adults use AI chatbots extremely often or often for health information, while 59% never use them at all, ranking chatbots last among seven major health information sources, according to an October 2025 Pew Research Center survey.
Amazon's rapid expansion into artificial intelligence, advertising, and supply chain services is prompting analysts to reconsider what kind of company it has become, even as its core retail operations continue to fuel growth across all divisions. "Is Amazon even a retailer anymore?" said our analyst Suzy Davidkhanian on a recent episode of "Behind the Numbers." "It started as a bookstore. It turned into a marketplace. Then it became AWS, and then they started selling their fulfillment services, and then advertising, and now they're making AI chips."
$11 billion Europe bet, faster delivery, and Prime expansion aim to lift overseas share.
An unusual partnership signals the need for scale to win stablecoin spend.
Fannie-backed loans let buyers pledge Bitcoin, widening the mortgage pool.
Cautious outlooks from Walmart and Five Below raise questions about consumer resilience as gas prices take their toll.
Microsoft turns store tech into service engines: Project Solara swaps apps for AI agents, recasting devices as task-driven tools for retail and beyond.