AI might be able to do most of a CEO’s job: It’s taking over a variety of tasks humans can do. Soft skills will be important in the wake of change.

Travel and retail will give a lift to France’s digital ad spending: Both industries will see expenditures rise higher than the country’s overall advertising outlays.

Carnival embraces 'granfluencer' wave: Cruise line teams up with Retirement House and Gronk for a multi-generational TikTok hit.

Insurtechs that rely heavily on AI have been struggling to stay afloat—let alone disrupt the insurance model—when they lack the data to build better models.

Nordstrom, Fiserv, and Insider Intelligence discussed the shift and how payment providers and retailers should think about it

Gift card spend will be strong this holiday season, per Blackhawk Network estimates, and Gen Z is leading this growth, reshaping the industry

Over a third (35%) of CMOs worldwide are using generative AI to create a great brand experience, per Dentsu Creative.

With the ascent of Chinese ecommerce disruptors and the ongoing rivalry between Amazon and Walmart, the upcoming holiday season is expected to bring some big shifts. Some of those shifts include the lessening of Cyber Five’s importance and retailers losing focus on profitability, said our analysts Jeremy Goldman and Zak Stambor on a recent episode of the “Behind the Numbers” podcast.

Gen Z’s attention is split across social media for shopping and search: The cohort’s use of multiple social networks spells opportunity for platforms and advertisers.

Another transformative European privacy bill takes shape: The UK passed the Online Safety Bill, greatly increasing penalties for moderation failures.

In its first rebrand in 14 years, Pepsi unveiled a new logo and color palette to be seen on shelves in North America this fall, marking the brand’s 125th anniversary. While the revamp nods to Pepsi’s nostalgia, it pushes into what Todd Kaplan, Pepsi’s CMO, said is an increasingly “phygital” world, where consumers engage with brands both in-store and online.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss what social networks can't stop getting wrong, whether Amazon can make its app fun, if enough people care about voice assistants, whether Uber's "Return a Package" feature will take off, how AI may change entrepreneurship, which music format has made the most money for the music industry in the past 50 years, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian, vice president of Briefings Stephanie Taglianetti, and analyst Max Willens.

The un-carrier halts controversial auto-upgrades to pricier plans amid consumer outcry, reaffirming the pitfalls of unilateral billing changes in a competitive market.

Human operators are back in its taxis after a DMV permit suspension. Public perception of autonomous vehicle safety will affect the broader AV industry.

The D2C CPG business model is challenging: Hello Bello, Dollar Shave Club, and Honest Co. are among the brands that have stumbled as they’ve sought to balance acquisition costs and customer spend.

Patients aren’t getting bang for their healthcare buck: They’re spending on care and treatment, but they’re also avoiding care due to cost and getting sicker. Is there any relief in sight?

The downsides of healthcare consumerization: Companies like 23andMe are launching products and services that purport to detect medical conditions in their early stages. The only guaranteed result for users is a lighter bank account.