Actors will join writers on the picket line: SAG-AFTRA voted unanimously to strike after negotiations over compensation and AI broke down.
Nobody wants to pay $10 billion for Subway: The sandwich chain is seeking more bidders as rising interest rates and the business’ lackluster performance temper prospective buyers’ enthusiasm.
Burberry, Brunello Cucinelli, Swatch Group benefit from recovering luxury demand in China: But softening sales in the Americas pose problems for all but the very top tier of designer brands.
Elon Musk enters AI arena with xAI startup: The universe-decoding startup could become a focal point for controversy over concerns about AI bias, safety, and its founder’s provocative personality.
Bard chatbot updates boost Google’s generative AI bid: The tech giant is accelerating its AI market presence. International appeal and investor favor could help it unseat ChatGPT.
Production and mobile payments go hand in hand for Apple: The company is expanding its Apple Pay services in Vietnam, marking its continuous growth in emerging markets. This mirrors potential plans for expansion in India.
Now, even powered-off mobile phones can serve as a CBDC payment device, making the digital yuan more accessible than ever
An integration with Stripe ensures that businesses get paid upfront so they don’t miss out on potential revenues
It’s eyeing an acquisition with Nordics-based Lunar to jump-start growth across the EU after posting a profit in the UK earlier this year.
GenAI's rapid rise and gender divide: The tech’s adoption sees a dramatic surge, likened to the early days of smartphones, but a gender gap looms large.
Most market researchers do not think AI will take over completely, according to SurveyMonkey. Some 38% of US market researchers think that AI will take over data visualization completely, but more people (46%) believe that AI will assist while humans remain in control.
Amazon had another record Prime Day: While shoppers spent enthusiastically, their price consciousness was on full display as BNPL usage, comparison shopping increased.
Europe leads EV adoption race: Governments are implementing rules to standardize EV charging to enhance infrastructure, payment systems, and reliability. This hands-on approach could be the model for EV adoption.
Price increases caused PepsiCo, Conagra sales volumes to drop: CPG companies have to tread carefully as private label sales gain share.
The IPO market is beginning to thaw: A years-long freeze is starting to change as Liquid Death and Skims look to go public.
Consumers don’t know what they don’t know about HIPAA: US adults think the law protects their data, no matter where they share it. That ignorance can hurt digital health marketers who don’t tell users how their data is used.
GoodRx, CVS Caremark partner on Rx discounts: We explore why pharmacy benefit managers are now motivated to team up with GoodRx.
Digital health startups to watch: We spotlight medical scanning company Neko Health and provider credentialing platform Verifiable on the back of fresh funding.
On today's episode, we discuss what the current patchwork of privacy legislation looks like in the US, what the most protective state privacy laws include, and whether a federal privacy law is on the horizon. "In Other News," we talk about the countdown to comply with the West's toughest content law and the significance of Gannett suing Google. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf.