The Scoop: The secret propaganda push capitalizing on anti-data center sentiment
Plus: Delta explains high prices; PlayDoh’s plan to attract adult women.
Plus: Delta explains high prices; PlayDoh’s plan to attract adult women.
Plus: Microsoft cuts 2.1% of its workforce, shares memo online; The Boston Globe takes it back to 1776 with special edition of paper.
Plus: Threads ties X in monthly active users; AI messaging gets more positive on humans; FIFA has a Trump problem.
Plus: Companies rethink AI-related layoffs; a new study shows what patriotic branding looks like now.
Plus: Uber changes its background check policy; Kara Swisher becomes Democratic kingmaker; Kohl’s lost sight of its audience.
Plus: Apple explains why it’s raising prices; how even financial filings can tell a brand’s story.
Plus: U.S. zoos respond to wave of false threats; Polaroid leans in to anti-AI marketing.
Plus: Recipe makers push back against AI slop; Satya Nadella positions Microsoft as a pro-human AI; Bed Bath & Beyond hunts for oldest coupon.
Plus: Study finds major trust gap in brand messages that use AI; Oatly changes strategy to focus on events, collabs.
Youth social media bans spread; NBC News touts stability; AI-linked layoffs fuel backlash.
Plus: Ben & Jerry’s co-founder accuses parent company of muzzling the brand’s voice; Tom Brady’s coconut water aims to go viral with a controversial name.
Plus: The internet is divided over HelloFresh’s Pride post; Cracker Barrel earnings show promising signs of brand recovery.
Plus: CCOs are getting more powerful; it’s getting harder to track AI influencers; Chase shows off power of PR with Times hit.
Plus: Brands take smaller role in Pride; Uber puts limits on AI use due to cost; T-Mobile seeks to become a lifestyle brand.
Plus: DuckDuckGo makes search play based on choice; what happens when you neglect top-of-funnel.