Technology

More integrations can enable more sophisticated results, but banks have a lot of problems to solve before they can take full advantage.

More token-efficient reasoning and deeper workflow automation aim to win customers from Anthropic and Google.

Anthropic sues Trump administration over blacklist, pitting ethics against politics in the latest push to keep AI safe.

New creator tools aim to boost monetization, but weak performance perception could cloud ROI confidence.

CMOs face burnout as oversight of multiple AI tools fuels fatigue, errors, and attrition risk.

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss the three big questions surrounding Spotify right now: What will the audio giant do about AI slop? Can it generate significant revenue from advertising? Will people sit down in their living rooms and turn on a podcast to watch, en masse? And more. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Senior Analyst Ross Benes and Senior Editor Daniel Konstantinovic. Listen everywhere, and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

54% of shoppers lose confidence after scam encounters, making prevention a growth lever, not just compliance.

Email remains consumers’ preferred marketing channel, but tailored, intentional outreach is necessary to cut fatigue and drive results.

71% of moviegoers are more likely to watch a film after seeing social ads, showing how online buzz drives real-world ticket sales.

Early talks suggest OpenAI may plug into TTD’s pipes, helping to scale ads fast and offer familiarity to cautious advertisers.

It’s looking at powering ads in third-party chatbots, extending its ad business beyond retail media.

SearchAtlas pushes marketers to manage AI agents—not dashboards—as stacks consolidate.

By merging entertainment, info, and news, it’s compressing user behavior and forcing brands to rethink channel strategy.

Expanding attribution data to likes, comments, saves, and shares shows social’s rising ad clout beyond clicks.

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss the biggest takeaways from the social media addiction trials so far, what our numbers tell us about social media usage in the US, and where else Americans spend their time consuming media. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Principal Forecasting Writer Ethan Cramer-Flood and Senior Director of Forecasting Oscar Orozco. Listen everywhere, and watch on YouTube and Spotify.