Artificial Intelligence

Abandoning its EV ambitions, Apple focuses on AI-driven services and devices, aiming to lead on-device innovation while navigating fierce competition and regulatory battles

RTO policies clashed with remote-work culture as AI-driven layoffs swept through industries, highlighting a shifting balance between workforce stability and technological adaptation.

In January, our EMARKETER Daily newsletter team made some advertising and marketing predictions for 2024 on everything from AI to attention metrics.

Cyberattacks and overloads disrupt industries: From telecom strikes to service failures, 2024’s outages underline the fragility of tech systems and the urgent need for diversification and resilience strategies.

Retail genAI use is skyrocketing: Retailers are wielding the tech to improve productivity and the customer experience while shoppers rely on genAI to uncover deals and product recommendations.

37% of AI initiatives in the UK and US are run by the CMO or another executive, and 26% by a marketing operations team, per a November report from Invoca.

Brands focus on AI as creative ally: The technology's role in fostering innovation and cost savings augments human touch.

The martech landscape is shifting from prompt-based AI to more sophisticated autonomous systems. Agentic AI—artificial intelligence that can independently execute tasks, make decisions, and learn from interactions—represents a significant evolution in how marketing teams can operate and scale their efforts.

Ad buyers will see a year of agency changes, privacy problems, AI innovations, and media network competition in 2025. Here are five charts to help media planners prepare for the year ahead.

OpenAI rolls out free search to capture shoppers during a peak ecommerce season, offering price comparisons and product links just when consumers need them most

New features like live translation and an on-device assistant transform Ray-Ban Meta Glasses into a practical tool, signaling progress in wearables development.

New features let users join conversations with AI hosts. Experimental yet groundbreaking, it promises tailored podcasts but risks monotony with limited host variety.

By questioning OpenAI’s shift, Meta warns of tax loopholes and nonprofit misuse, signaling growing tensions over funding ethics and competition in AI’s commercialization.

Patients have mixed opinions of healthcare tech: Healthcare organizations and marketers will need to keep innovating without compromising the patient experience.

The data: Nurses remain skeptical of the impact that AI will have in healthcare settings, according to Jarrard’s 2024 Nurse Survey Report. Some 837 US nurses were surveyed in September 2024.

Wrapped 2024 feels more like a beta test than a celebration, hinting at a company spread too thin to please its audience.

AI video technology attracts early adopters: Brands like TCL embrace imperfect results for cost savings.

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss if AI development is slowing down or speeding up, when it’s all said and done what happens to TikTok, if live sports are under threat from highlights, the potential impact of impending tariffs, which sports kids play the most, and more. Tune in to the discussion with Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Senior Director of Forecasts Oscar Orozco, Principal Forecasting Writer Ethan Cramer-Flood, and Senior Forecasting Analyst Zach Goldner.

With GPT-4 features, privacy options, and a price under $150, Solos’ AirGo Vision glasses dare to unseat Ray-Ban Meta as the go-to wearable for tech lovers.

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss when and where we will start to see ads alongside ChatGPT, how other AI startups are rolling them out, and what kinds of GenAI ads will be most impactful. Tune in to the discussion with Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, and Analysts Jacob Bourne and Daniel Konstantinovic.