US patients say Big Tech isn’t trustworthy with medical info: But if tech companies can demonstrate value with their healthcare products and services, consumers’ lack of trust may not matter.

Is it AI or is it your doctor? A recent study showed ChatGPT’s responses to patient questions were hardly distinguishable from actual physicians’ responses. But people still don’t trust it for medical advice.

On today's episode, we discuss a milestone for digital video, why TV lovers still love their TVs, and the relationship between digital audio and social networking. "In Other News," we talk about how many US shoppers use their phones to pay for things at the register and how many generative AI users there are in the US. Tune in to the discussion with our forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood.

Twitter’s new creator payment program dishes money to the far-right: A handpicked first batch of influencers includes controversial figures that advertisers fear.

Threads engagement unspools: Despite a promising start, Meta's new app faces a dip, potentially dimming ad potential.

The US ad market grew for the first time in 11 months this May, according to Standard Media’s US Ad Market Tracker. Now the question is if expansion can continue. June and the start of July brought a host of ad updates that could help continued growth, including ad tools enhancements from Google and Microsoft, retail media opportunities from Roku and Uber, and more. Here’s a breakdown of what’s new.

Retail media has transitioned from its 1.0 era, defined by on-site search and sponsored product ads, into the era of retail media 2.0, which consists of a mosaic of ads on-site, in-store, and across other media channels. “The opportunity gets much bigger, but realizing the opportunity also gets a lot more complex,” our analyst Andrew Lipsman said on “Behind the Numbers: Reimagining Retail.”

China’s economy flounders: Retail sales grew 3.1% YoY in June, a sharp drop from the previous month.

In Threads’ first week, 33.5% of app downloads came from India, followed by Brazil (22.5%) and the US (16.1%), according to data.ai.

Consumers of all ages and income levels shopped Amazon Prime Day this year. Shoppers spent more this year compared with 2022, and despite a tough economic climate, Prime Day shoppers didn’t price compare as much as expected.

Despite increasing competition, Tesla's innovative reputation can sustain it for the short term.

Kroger Precision Marketing’s secret sauce: Achieving equivalent sales impacts with 51% fewer impressions, enhancing ad intelligence with in-house platforms, and recruiting top-tier talent, according to Cara Pratt.

How shoppers buy groceries online is changing: As consumers grow more cost-conscious, pickup’s share of digital grocery orders rises.

OpenAI and AP enter a two-year partnership to share news content and technology. Can they protect copyright and ensure fair compensation for writers?